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My name is Mark Hall. I’m the founder of 5 Kinds of Smoke Press, the author of Seasons of Smoke: Walking Forward Without Certainty, and the creator of the Smoke Mindset Method.
I’ve spent the last 15 years moving through different jobs, different seasons, and more changes than I ever expected. Eighteen jobs, to be exact.
Some were chosen. Some were necessary. Some ended before I was ready.
Through all of it, I kept coming back to the same question:
What do we do when life doesn’t give us clear answers?
That question became the foundation for Seasons of Smoke.
Smoke represents that space between what was and what comes next. It’s the season where things feel unclear. You may not know where you’re going, what’s changing, or whether the next step will work out.
But uncertainty doesn’t mean you’re lost.
Sometimes, it means you’re being asked to slow down, pay attention, and learn how to move forward without having every answer.
That’s what this book is about.
It’s about pressure, control, self-control, career changes, independence, family, setbacks, and the quiet decisions we make when nobody else can see the struggle.
It’s about learning that resilience isn’t simply getting knocked down and standing back up.
It’s also about how you think while you’re down.
Seasons of Smoke was released on Friday, February 20th. Writing it was one part of the journey. Sharing it with others is another.
You can find the book here:
👉 Buy Seasons of Smoke on Amazon
I’ll also be sharing more about the ideas behind the book, the lessons I’ve learned, and the mindset that helped me keep moving through uncertain seasons.
If any of that sounds familiar, I’d love for you to follow along.
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Thanks for being here.
One post at a time. One lesson at a time. One season at a time.
—Mark Hall🔥
Telling you like it is; through one human’s eye.
5 Kinds of Smoke Press
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