Try Life On

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...

Becoming who you’re meant to be isn’t clean. It isn’t linear. And it definitely isn’t comfortable. In this episode, I sit down with Meghann Dawson to talk about what happens when your outer life looks successful, but your inner world starts breaking down. Meghann did everything “right.” She built a 20+ year career, rose through the ranks, earned respect, and checked every box society told her to c...

This is not parenting by default. This is parenting by design. Most parents raise their kids inside a script they never questioned. School. Safety. Conformity. Status. Follow the path. Hope it works. In this rare and deeply personal episode of Try Life On, Maurice Philogene and Jeff Hitner open up about fatherhood, co-parenting, raising two sons across cultures, and why exposing children to the wo...

Some conversations matter because of the information shared. Others matter because of the recognition inside the conversation. This is one of those. When Maurice joins Billy Keels, you hear two men who understand something many people never fully grasp: the default path is optional. Both are fathers of two. Both built serious careers through the corporate world. Both chose not to let titles define...

What if the life you’re chasing was never truly yours to begin with? In this powerful conversation, Maurice Philogene sits down with former Navy pilot turned leadership coach Brandon Jenkins to unpack the “Golden Path Fallacy”—the unconscious career trajectory so many high performers follow without ever questioning why. From flying combat helicopters to leading hundreds, Brandon shares the pivotal...

What if getting fired was the best thing that ever happened to you? On this episode of Try Life On , Maurice Philogene sits down with Adam Coehlo to unpack his unexpected journey from a high-powered career at Google to semi-retired entrepreneur. After a performance warning forced a crossroads, Adam used his financial independence and mindfulness practice to bet on himself—launching a new path root...

What if the life you feel stuck in… isn’t actually your life? In this episode of Try Life On , Maurice Philogene breaks down a powerful shift in perspective: you’re not trapped, you’re simply returning to a state that no longer serves you. Drawing from decades of experience across law enforcement, military service, corporate leadership, entrepreneurship, and global living, Maurice explains how ide...

What if everything you’ve been told about money… is backwards? At the Get Out of California Summit hosted by longtime friend, Amy Silvis, Maurice Philogene shares a radically different perspective: real estate isn’t the goal—it’s just a tool to build a life you actually want. From saving his first down payment over five years to creating passive income across multiple countries, Maurice breaks dow...

What if losing your job isn’t the end—but the wake-up call you needed? In this episode, Maurice Philogene responds to a message from a TLO community member who was suddenly laid off and felt something unexpected: relief. Using her story as a starting point, Maurice shares the unfiltered truth about his own career journey, retiring from three different professions while navigating layoffs, politics...

What if you didn’t have to choose between your passion and your profession? In this episode, Maurice Philogene sits down with two-time Olympian Gabriella Doueihy to unpack what it really looks like to chase the Olympic dream while building a corporate career. From representing Lebanon at the Rio 2016 Olympics and Tokyo 2020 Olympics to working at Ernst & Young through a global athlete program,...

What if telling the truth about your life could finally set you free? In this powerful conversation, host Maurice Philogene sits down with award-winning filmmaker Nicole Amelio-Casper to explore what it really means to build a life around purpose — even when it costs you comfort, security, and certainty. From volunteering at NPR at age 30 to documenting the untold stories of veterans, Nicole share...

In this conversation with Mindful Fire podcast host Adam Coelho, Maurice breaks down the exact process he used to integrate three parallel careers over 25 years, retire from each, build sustainable wealth and cash flows, build businesses and more. Along with principles he developed, he walks through the process of creating a life he doesn’t need a vacation from. That lived experience led to develo...

In this unscripted convo recorded in a car on the way to the airport, Maurice sits down with his friend, Maher Harb, founder of Sept Winery in the mountains of northern Lebanon. After losing his father in the Lebanese Civil War at just seven years old, Maher grew up carrying responsibility far too early… eventually walking away from a stable corporate career in France to return home and reclaim fa...

Most people think they’re living their lives—until they realize their nervous system is on call for everyone else. In this episode, Maurice Philogene breaks down the subtle but dangerous pattern of unconscious living where notifications, urgency, and external demands dictate your mood, energy, and identity before your feet even hit the floor. Drawing from a powerful conversation with a fellow busi...

What if everything you’re building is costing you your life instead of giving it back? In this unfiltered conversation on the Best Ever CRE Show, Maurice and Matt Faircloth step outside the usual business playbook and challenge deeper assumptions behind modern success. The entrepreneurial system, formal education, and corporate culture train people to pursue income and status, but rarely ask wheth...

The words you use out loud and in your head are quietly determining the life you live. In this powerful Mastermind call, Maurice sits down with NLP practitioner and hypnotherapist Edgard Aziz to explore how language acts as the bridge between thought and action, vision and manifestation. Drawing from neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and real-world application, Eddie breaks down how everyday s...