Uncage Yourself 33: Maurice Philogene - The Freedom Fighter
Maurice Philogene lives a robust life, with a background as a senior executive, real estate investor, restaurant owner, traveler, public servant, philanthropist, and lifestyle design/wealth coach. We spend our time in this episode discussing his driving aim: freedom. A self-proclaimed “freedom fighter,” he highlights what he learned from the corporate world and how we can design a lifestyle that’s just dripping with our version of freedom.
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TIMESTAMPS
02:16 Love of the Mediterranean
04:29 Moe’s backstory
08:07 Active work, passive income
11:23 The freedom fighter mentality
14:28 Combatting the Default Script
16:31 Maximizing utility within corporate
18:36 Intentional lifestyle design
22:56 Finding door-opening relationships
25:08 Stepping into philanthropy
28:33 Be selfish so you may be selfless
31:26 “A day in the life” with Moe
34:54 Rapid-fire questions
44:49 Closing message
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TAKEAWAYS
1. Once you have enough money to take care of your basic needs, you see that life is not about money at all
2. The five freedom principles: financial, time, geographic, purpose, relationships
3. We are responsible for using our income, experience, and skills to create our version of happiness
4. First and foremost, determine the utility that corporate jobs offer you — then, design from there
5. Be careful fulling into "rent-a-brain" situations; figure out how to conserve time and energy to unleash your creativity
6. It's okay to be selfish...in order to become selfless
7. Seek constant movement: expose yourself to new geographies, cultures, people, ideas, and opportunities to ensure you're always expanding
8. “We feel better as a human [when] we’re accessing the Earth.”
9. Everything comes from new relationships: being around people that are doing things on "another level"
10. Creating wealth can be joyous, as that abundance enables you to give to others
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RESOURCES
Connect w/ Maurice on LinkedIn
Connect w/ Maurice on Instagram
Maurice's investment firm: Quattro Capital