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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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 mainstream news to inherited family beliefs and subconscious conditioning, Maurice explores how repetitive messaging quietly programs the way we think and live.

Drawing from his own journey through military service, corporate life, real estate investing, and global travel, Maurice shares how intentionally curating his mindset became the foundation for achieving financial, geographic, purpose-driven, and relationship freedom.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Thoughts shape emotions, emotions drive actions, and actions create reality
• How social media subtly shapes identity and self-worth
• The difference between inspiration and comparison
• Why your environment matters more than motivation
• How conscious mental inputs can completely change your life trajectory

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, stuck, distracted, or disconnected from your purpose, this conversation will challenge you to rethink what you allow into your inner world and reclaim the power to consciously design your life.

Connect with Maurice

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