Try Life On

What if the life you've always imagined starts with something you already have: the power to create it? In this solo episode, Maurice Philogene pulls back the curtain on the metaphysics of the Try Life On framework, exploring the deeper connection between desire, imagination, identity, and the lives we create. Drawing from decades of personal experience, hundreds of coaching conversations, and...

What if the life you worked so hard to build no longer reflects the life you actually want? In this episode of Try Life On, Maurice Philogene sits down with Jess Ringgenberg, founder of Elixir Coaching and Consulting, to explore the complicated intersection of motherhood, career, identity, and ambition. After building a successful corporate career, Jess reached a point where she questioned who she...

What if the goal isn’t to build more…but to finally have the freedom to live? In this episode, Maurice Philogene joins The Mailbox Money Show to explore what happens when you stop chasing the next promotion, deal, or milestone and start designing your life around what truly matters. After building wealth through multiple careers, real estate, and entrepreneurship, Maurice shares why he chose to “d...

In this episode of Try Life On, Maurice engages in a delightful conversation with Grayson Hogard, one of the two founders of Grove Cookie Company. Grayson shares the story of his side hustle, started with his wife during the pandemic, which has grown into a successful cookie company. He recounts the journey from baking cookies at home to establishing their very own production facility, emphasizing...

What if the space you’re creating in your life isn’t meant to be filled but is preparing you for something you can’t see yet? In this episode, Maurice Philogene reflects on his years-long journey of “deleveraging”: stepping away from careers, investments, businesses, obligations, and identities that had once defined his life. What began as an instinct to slow down and move from doing to being ulti...

On this episode of the Life On Podcast, Maurice Philogene sits down with Barry “Chip” Daniels, a retired U.S. Army Colonel who spent 28 years in the military and experienced firsthand what happens when leaders have the courage to challenge the status quo. Chip shares the extraordinary story of the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment during its 2007 deployment to Iraq, where conditions on the groun...

Welcome to another episode of Try Life On! Today, Maurice sits down with Angela Marturano, co-founder and president of Orchid Holistic Search. Angela's mission is to place executives within the natural products industry, advocating for a shift away from harmful chemicals in daily products towards a more holistic and healthier lifestyle. Her dedication to promoting natural products reflects her...

What if the life you’re working so hard to build is actually keeping you from living? In this special episode, Maurice Philogene visits Pete Durand on the Feeding Crows Podcast to talk about redefining success, building financial freedom, and creating a life centered on experiences, relationships, and freedom. Pete shares his unconventional journey through the military, law enforcement, corporate...

What if changing your life doesn’t mean starting over; it means taking everything you’ve learned and using it somewhere new? Kaj Larsen has built a life that refuses to follow a traditional path: Navy SEAL, war correspondent, investigative journalist, filmmaker, entrepreneur, investor, and now back in military service. But beneath every career move is the same guiding principle: service, adventure...

What if the ideas you repeatedly consume are quietly becoming the life you live? In this spontaneous recording, Maurice reflects on a striking realization: he had underlined a passage about moving from “making a living” to truly living years ago and completely forgotten doing it. Yet, when he rediscovered it, he realized the idea had become the foundation of how he now spends his life. Maurice exp...

What if financial freedom isn’t about building more, but finally learning to live from what you’ve already built? In this powerful conversation, Maurice Philogene goes beyond his financial freedom framework to explore what it really takes to make lasting change. From “paying yourself first” and staying boringly consistent to questioning old programming and using your “perfect day” as a compass, Ma...

Financial freedom isn't about making more money; it's about becoming the person who creates it naturally. In this solo episode, Maurice breaks down the exact 10-step Freedom Plan he's followed since 2002 to build a life of choice, flexibility, and purpose. Rather than teaching investment strategies or chasing quick wins, he shares the mindset, habits, and operating system that transfor...

What if the life you've worked so hard to build is the very thing keeping you from being happy? In this episode of Try Life On, Maurice Philogene sits down with business development coach, brand strategist, and Heartcast Media founder Molly Ruland to explore the bold decision that changed her life forever. During the pandemic, Molly walked away from her business, sold nearly everything she own...

What happens when you finally silence the noise? In this powerful conversation, host Maurice Philogene sits down with Earl Talbot—former enterprise tech leader turned guide for founders and soul-driven leaders—to explore what emerges once you stop living on autopilot and start listening inward. Earl shares his 25-year journey from corporate success to existential awakening, revealing how intuition...

What if the life you've been chasing was never yours to begin with? Entrepreneur, podcast host, and global adventurer Quinton Sanicola joins Maurice Philogene for a powerful conversation about breaking free from society's expectations and building a life that actually feels like your own. From leaving college and buying a one-way ticket to Japan with just $3,000, to building businesses, em...

In this episode of Try Life On, Maurice Philogene sits down with Belen Wagaw, former Chief Storyteller and founder of MarkMind, to unpack the career pivots, bold decisions, and mindset shifts that led her to build a thriving business while living in Lisbon, Portugal. From creating location-independent income to helping others grow authentic personal brands, Belen shares the lessons she's learn...

What if the wake-up call that changes your life doesn't have to be a heart attack? After surviving a massive heart attack at just 34 years old, Glen Hicks realized he had built a successful career—but at the cost of the moments that mattered most. In this powerful conversation with Maurice Philogene, Glen shares how that life-altering experience transformed his approach to work, family, leader...

What if the thing holding you back isn't a lack of information—but a lack of implementation? In this solo episode, Maurice challenges the modern obsession with consuming more books, podcasts, courses, and content. Inspired by a listener who transformed a simple financial freedom concept into $32,000 a year in dividend income, Maurice explores the powerful difference between collecting informat...

What if true wealth has nothing to do with money? In this special crossover episode, Maurice Philogene joins Navy SEAL, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and Tactical Wealth host Kaj Larsen for a powerful conversation about financial freedom, life design, service, and creating a life that feels fully lived. From growing up in a Haitian immigrant family and investing in real estate at 21, to serving as an A...

What if the most important resource you'll ever have isn't taught in school? When Maurice was invited to speak at his son's middle school Career Day, he didn't show up to talk about careers. Instead, he shared a powerful lesson about imagination. The invisible force behind every meaningful chapter of his life. From military service and law enforcement to real estate investing, inte...

In this deeply personal episode, recorded from the Mediterranean coast of Lebanon, Maurice shares a moment of unexpected recognition. Over the course of 24 hours, four separate reflections arrived from very different people—a fellow podcaster, a community member, a former client, and a close friend. Each reflection pointed to the same realization: the TLO mission had not changed, but he had evolve...

What if the life you’re living is being shaped by thoughts that were never truly yours? In this deeply reflective solo episode, host Maurice Philogene breaks down the concept of the “mental diet”: the information, conversations, environments, and narratives we unconsciously consume every day and how they directly influence our emotions, actions, and ultimately, our reality. From social media and m...

What if the life you worked so hard to build is the very thing disconnecting you from yourself? In this deeply honest conversation, host Maurice Philogene sits down with transformational coach and former psychotherapist Carla Royal to unpack the hidden “override” patterns driving high performers, founders, and entrepreneurs toward burnout, disconnection, and emotional numbness. Together, they expl...

One phone call can completely reorganize your life. In this deeply personal episode, host Maurice Philogene opens up about the emotional reality of stepping into the role of caregiver for his parents while still intentionally designing a life rooted in freedom, purpose, and connection. Through raw voice-note conversations with a close friend facing the same transition, Maurice explores the shock,...

What happens when a 16-year-old stops waiting for permission and starts building the life she actually wants? In this episode, host Maurice Philogene sits down with filmmaker, artist, and chess player Bianca Mitchell-Avila to unpack the mindset that transformed a small documentary idea into an internationally recognized project connected to names like Keanu Reeves, Carla Berkowitz, Michael Simkin...