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 Air Force Special Agent, police officer, entrepreneur, and world traveler, Maurice shares how he built financial independence without sacrificing purpose. Together, he and Kaj explore the lessons military service taught them about risk, resilience, perspective, and why chasing experiences often creates more wealth than chasing money.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why money runs when you chase it
• How to build financial freedom while keeping your day job
• The difference between building wealth and building a life
• Why exposure to new experiences changes the way you think
• How intentional life design creates time, freedom, and fulfillment

If you've ever felt trapped by the conventional path, this conversation is a reminder that you can consciously design a life that's aligned with your values, purpose, and vision.

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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, international living, and entrepreneurship, every achievement began as an idea long before it became reality.

In this episode, Maurice explores why imagination deserves just as much attention as education, skills, and discipline. He reflects on the question that stopped the room: "What was your biggest obstacle?" His answer wasn't failure, lack of opportunity, or money. It was often the fears and limitations projected by other people.

In this episode:

• Why every meaningful achievement is created twice—first mentally, then physically
• How adult peer pressure sounds different from childhood peer pressure
• The surprising lesson Maurice wanted students (and teachers) to hear
• Why imagination may be the most underdeveloped skill in modern life
• How to give yourself permission to dream beyond what others think is realistic
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If you've ever felt called toward something bigger, this conversation will remind you where every journey begins.

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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 evolved.

For years, Maurice has spoken about designing a life of freedom through intentional choices, financial independence, geographic flexibility, meaningful relationships, and purpose-driven work. But as he reflects on the journey from where he started to where he is today, he recognizes that freedom was never the destination. It was the runway.

In this episode, he explores deeper questions that emerged once the noise began to fade:

• Why freedom is a path, not a destination

• How removing static creates space for deeper awareness

• The difference between optimizing your life and harmonizing it

• What it means to build coherence instead of simply building more

• Why success may be less about becoming someone new and more about remembering who you’ve always been

This conversation is both a reflection and an invitation—an honest look at what happens after many of the goals you’ve worked toward begin to materialize, and the focus shifts from creating a life to inhabiting it.

As Maurice puts it:

“The runway still matters. I’m just talking more about the flight.”

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Try Life On Newsletter https://www.trylifeon.com/blog?tag=newsletter

Email: maurice@trylifeon.com

Website: https://www.trylifeon.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricephilogene