Try Life On

Maurice Philogene
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Sep 5, 2025 • 1h 1min

126: The Financial Blueprint: Designing Finances to Support Chosen Lifestyle

What if your money wasn’t just numbers on a spreadsheet, but the fuel that powers your ideal life? In this episode, Maurice breaks down the concept of a financial blueprint—a step-by-step framework to align 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 timeIf 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:Website: https://www.trylifeon.com Email: maurice@trylifeon.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mauricephilogene/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricephilogene
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Aug 29, 2025 • 25min

125: Your Real World MBA on Finances “TLO Style”

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 payWelcome 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
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Aug 22, 2025 • 52min

124: Why Money Isn’t the Real Freedom with Jerome Myers

Jerome Myers, a transformative coach and entrepreneur, joins for an enlightening chat that challenges the notion of wealth as the ultimate freedom. They discuss the false allure of chasing money and the importance of defining your 'enough number.' Jerome shares his own journey from a lucrative corporate job to a life of purpose. The conversation covers embracing change, the power of storytelling in personal transformation, and prioritizing authentic relationships over societal expectations. Tune in for insights on how to rewrite your own definition of success!
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Aug 15, 2025 • 28min

123: Faith, Purpose, and the Freedom to Evolve

In this candid conversation, Maurice opens up about his personal journey through a spiritual awakening sparked by hardship. Listeners discover his insights on understanding one’s purpose and the importance of recognizing true self beyond career identities. He shares personal anecdotes about closing a real estate deal as a pathway to financial independence. The dialogue also touches on the evolving role of love, community, and learning in finding purpose, especially during transitions like his career shift from law enforcement.
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Aug 8, 2025 • 55min

122: Speak Your Truth, Change Your Life with Joanna Horton McPherson

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 lifeWhether 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
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Aug 1, 2025 • 1h 36min

121: A Financial Wealth Deep Dive with Antonio Cousin

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 goingThis episode is a must-listen to stop chasing money and start designing a life you never want to retire from.Antonio Cousin:504-220-7297Antonio@Service1stRE.com@CousinSellsLa (Instagram, YouTube)
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Jul 25, 2025 • 56min

120: Rewire Your Words, Redesign Your Life with Edgard Aziz

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 ownershipWhether 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
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Jul 18, 2025 • 1h

119: Building a Brand That Scales: A TLO Mastermind Call with Steve Carlis

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 audienceYou already have what it takes—the magic is in how you package it.—🔗 Connect with Steve Carlis:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevecarlis/🔗 Connect with Maurice Philogene:Website: https://trylifeon.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricephilogene/
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Jul 11, 2025 • 46min

118: Manifest Your Life, One Bold Step at a Time with Rhonda Farrah

What if your dream life isn’t something you chase — but something you design from within?In this powerful episode of Fix Your Reflection, host Rhonda Farrah welcomes entrepreneur, global citizen, and lifestyle architect Maurice Philogene for an inspiring deep-dive into intentional living, conscious manifestation, and what it truly means to “Try Life On.”From a multi-decade career in law enforcement, the military, and corporate leadership — to complete freedom and sovereignty across continents — Maurice shares how his journey was built not on chasing titles, but on cultivating vision, patience, and self-trust.Together, Rhonda and Maurice explore:​How to detach from old identities and rewrite your life​Why systematic patience is the secret to manifestation (Newsletter 43)​The art of emotional alignment over empty affirmations​How your self-concept shapes your reality​And why most people are unknowingly living someone else's dreamThis episode also beautifully touches on Rhonda’s core message of self-inquiry, reflection, and embracing the superconscious — aligning the philosophy from Newsletter 31 on The Art of Detaching.If you’ve been waiting for a sign to redefine success, reclaim your time, and fully own your power — this is it.
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Jul 4, 2025 • 43min

117: Rethink Your Money Story with Lisa Chastain

What if your biggest financial obstacle isn’t in your bank account—but in your mind?In this episode, Maurice Philogene is joined by money coach and mindset mentor Lisa Chastain to explore the deeply emotional side of money. From how our beliefs are shaped before age 7 to why strict budgeting might be sabotaging your financial freedom, Lisa offers powerful insights for building a values-based relationship with money. She also challenges the group to ask tough, transformative questions—like what you’re really chasing with more wealth, and what truly makes you feel rich.Key themes include:• The invisible roots of your money mindset• Ditching scarcity in favor of values-driven spending• Redefining wealth on your own termsThis conversation will shift how you think about money—and how you live your life!Connect with Lisa: https://lisachastain.comFollow Maurice: https://www.instagram.com/mauricephilogene

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