What if your money wasn’t just numbers on a spreadsheet, but the fuel that powers your ideal life? In this episode, host Maurice Philogene breaks down the concept of a financial blueprint—a step-by-step framework to align your money with the lifestyle and “perfect day” you’re working toward.

Drawing from real coaching experiences and his own journey, Maurice reveals how shifting your mindset around money, leveraging assets creatively, and tackling financial blockers can help you buy back time and freedom. Along the way, you’ll hear powerful stories of people who restructured debt, added new income streams, and reframed old programming around money to unlock their next chapter.

Key Takeaways:

• How to design a financial blueprint tailored to your perfect day

• Why your relationship with money matters as much as the numbers

• Creative ways to clear debt, build assets, and reclaim your time

If you’re ready to stop letting money control you and start using it to live life on your own terms, this conversation will get you there.

Connect with Maurice Philogene:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mauricephilogene/

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

Website: https://www.trylifeon.com

This episode reminds us what the Try Life On process entails with respect to money. Spoiler alert… it’s not about $20M. Rather, it’s about money basics designed to power your designed life.

Topics of Discussion:

• ​How money fits into the TLO process
• ​Understanding your ‘freedom’ number
• ​Why goalposts of success keeps moving
• ​Reverse-engineering financial goals
• ​Avoiding lifestyle creep and payments
• ​Using paychecks to buy assets that pay

Welcome to a real-world MBA on money, mindset, and freedom. Whether you’re just starting or recalibrating your journey, this detailed listen is for you.

Connect with Maurice Philogene:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mauricephilogene/

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

Website: https://www.trylifeon.com

What if chasing millions isn’t the path to joy? In this powerful conversation, Maurice Philogene sits down with Jerome Myers—the coach and entrepreneur who first challenged Maurice to tell his story and, in many ways, sparked the creation of Try Life On.

Together, they dive into what it really means to “exit the matrix”: leaving behind titles, corporate careers, and cultural programming to step into purpose, fulfillment, and freedom on your own terms. Jerome shares his Exit to Excellence framework and the hard-earned lessons from walking away from a $20M corporate division to build a life centered on meaning, not money.

You’ll hear insights on:

• Why money alone can’t buy freedom or legacy

• How to define your “enough number” and live it

• The shift from doing → being, and why it matters

• The courage to exit to purpose, not just from something

This is an episode about reclaiming your story, rewriting your definition of success, and learning how to truly try life on.

Connect with Jerome Myers:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jeromemyers

Connect with Maurice Philogene:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mauricephilogene/

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

Website: https://www.trylifeon.com

When life delivers a wake-up call, will you answer?

In this intimate episode, Maurice shares raw, unfiltered voice notes he recorded for Try Life On coaching students and listeners Larry, Noelina, Marco and Charles, related to his own personal journey and mindset.

Question topics and who asked:

1. ​Understanding spiritual resets (Larry)
2. ​Knowing your why (Noelina)
3. ​Closing the first real estate deal (Noelina)
4. ​Finding your purpose (Marco)
5. ​Why become a Police Officer (Charles)

Maurice answers about his own personal journey—how a deeply challenging season sparked a profound spiritual awakening, reshaped his values, and reaffirmed his faith. From decades of high achievement across careers and countries to an unflinching look within, Maurice reveals how letting go of society’s definitions of success opened the door to a more meaningful life.

You’ll hear how he:

• ​Reaffirmed his faith after hitting an emotional low
• ​Learned the difference between career identity and true self
• ​Aligned every life decision with values, purpose, and freedom

This is an invitation to rethink what truly matters—and to start living your own definition of success.

Connect with Maurice Philogene:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mauricephilogene/

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

Website: https://www.trylifeon.com

What if the key to your purpose is hidden in the pain you’ve lived through?

In this powerful episode, Maurice sits down with Joanna Horton McPherson—actor, educator, and founder of Women of Influence—to explore how our life stories hold the clues to our purpose. From struggling to fit into traditional systems to building a framework that helps leaders speak with authenticity, Joanna shares her path of awakening, healing, and legacy-driven leadership.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• ​Why your past challenges are the foundation of your future voice
• ​How to turn lived experience into transformational storytelling
• ​The True Influence Method for unlocking your purpose on stage and in life

Whether you're ready to speak your truth or just beginning to rediscover it, this conversation will inspire you to be brave as hell.

Connect with Joanna:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoannaHortonMcPhersonPage/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joannahortonmcpherson/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanna-horton-mcpherson/

Follow Maurice:

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mauricephilogene/

Website: https://www.trylifeon.com

Email: maurice@trylifeon.com

What if your job, your investments, and your lifestyle could all serve one greater mission—freedom?

This episode is a deep dive on taking control of life via financial knowledge and wealth. This session was pulled together by Antonio Cousins, a Baton Rouge, Louisiana real estate professional and investor as means to teach other men the value of taking control of their financial destiny.

Topics include — Taxes, Salary, Single Family Home investing, Apartment Building and Mobile Home Park syndication, using passive income to exit the work world, and more.

Antonio and Maurice share mindset, skillset and soul-set around taking control of your finances and how it powers ability to design life.

Maurice uses his own example of breaking free from the W2 grind and his designed, virtual, purpose-driven life that spans the U.S. and the Mediterranean. From buying his first condo at 21 to building an international real estate portfolio and closing 26 apartment complexes in two years, Maurice has learned that wealth is just a tool—and freedom is the goal.

Key themes include:

- Escaping rat race through intentional investing

- Power of passive income to buy back time

- The mindset shift minorities need to build real wealth

- Tax strategy, mentorship, and doing your first deal

- Why purpose, not profit, keeps you going

This episode is a must-listen to stop chasing money and start designing a life you never want to retire from.

Antonio Cousin:

504-220-7297

Antonio@Service1stRE.com

@CousinSellsLa (Instagram, YouTube)

What if the words you speak are the very thing holding you back?

In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, Maurice sits down with NLP practitioner Edgard Aziz to explore how the language we use—internally and externally—shapes our identity, behavior, and ultimately our destiny.

From Beirut to Maryland, Edgard and Maurice unpack how subconscious programming, societal labels, and early childhood messages quietly dictate much of our adult decision-making.

Key themes include:

• ​How language becomes a “silent script” that defines your limits
• ​Why consistency matters more than motivation
• ​Tools for shifting out of victimhood and into ownership

Whether you’re craving personal freedom, a mindset shift, or just want to understand why you feel stuck—this episode will challenge how you speak to yourself and inspire you to try life on, intentionally.

Connect with Edgard Aziz:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edgard-aziz-064a461a/?originalSubdomain=lb

What if your life story held the blueprint for your personal brand?

In this powerful Mastermind group call, Maurice Philogene is joined by personal branding strategist Steve Carlis, whose work with figures like Mel Robbins and Grant Cardone has helped shape some of the most recognizable brands today. Together, they dive deep into identity, impact, and what it really takes to scale your message beyond one-on-one conversations.

Steve unpacks how to discover your unique expertise, define your audience, and turn your personal experiences into a repeatable, monetizable framework. Whether you're pivoting in your career or refining your brand, this conversation offers a roadmap for lasting influence.

Key Takeaways:

• ​ Why your personal challenges often reveal your brand’s core
• ​ How to balance impact with income
• ​ The power of clarity in your message and audience

You already have what it takes—the magic is in how you package it.

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🔗 Connect with Steve Carlis:

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

🔗 Connect with Maurice Philogene:

Website: https://trylifeon.com

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