The Mindful FIRE Podcast 222 : Stop Chasing Success: The Inner Work That Actually Fulfills with Sam Kabert
In this episode: outsourcing worth to work, soul life balance, the be/do/have model, nervous system regulation, and daily Sona practice with Sam Kabert
Episode Summary
Sam Kabert built a seven-figure business working under four hours a day, earned a spot on Silicon Valley's 40 Under 40—and still fell into a numbing depression. In this episode, Sam unpacks why external success left him empty and shares the frameworks he discovered on his journey inward: the soul life mindset, the be/do/have model, and why conventional work-life balance misses the mark.
Guest Bio
Sam Kabert is a serial entrepreneur turned keynote speaker, breathwork teacher, and author of the #1 bestselling book SOUL/Life Balance. Named to Silicon Valley's 40 Under 40 at 31, he now helps high-performing leaders reclaim clarity and fulfillment through mindfulness, NLP, and nervous system regulation.
Resources & Books Mentioned
- SOUL/Life Balance by Sam Kabert
- Start Something That Matters by Blake Mycoskie
- Sam Kabert's TEDx Talk
- Front Row Dads
Guest Contact Information
- Website: samkabert.com
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kabert
- Breath Club : samkabert.com/club
- Instagram: @samkabert
Key Takeaways
- Hitting seven figures while working under four hours a day still led Sam to depression—proof that outsourcing your worth to your work is a trap no level of external success can fix.
- The be/do/have model flips the script: get crystal clear on who you are first (Sam uses Matthew McConaughey's "future hero" concept as a guide), then act from that identity rather than chasing a fleeting dopamine hit.
- Soul life balance reframes work-life balance by adding the yin/inner world—mental and emotional state—that the traditional model ignores entirely, making work just one part of life rather than a counterweight to it.
- The Sona daily practice i
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