208 : Build a Life You Don't Need a Vacation From with Maurice Philogene

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Dec 16, 2025

Maurice Philogene, a former senior executive and retired federal agent turned real estate investor, shares his inspiring journey of blending diverse careers. He discusses his 'try life on' philosophy, emphasizing the importance of pursuing varied interests without guilt. Maurice offers practical advice on crafting vivid visions for your ideal life and turning dreams into attainable goals. He highlights the value of financial and time freedom, encouraging listeners to build meaningful relationships and live purposefully, all while integrating mindfulness into everyday practices.

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INSIGHT

Careers As Pieces Of A Lived Life

Maurice Philogene treats careers as parts of a life to be tried on rather than a single identity.
He intentionally meshes multiple roles (executive, military, cop, investor) to craft a life he doesn't need a vacation from.

ADVICE

Design Life From Your Perfect Day

Write your perfect day in vivid detail and use it to design your personal blueprint.
Then build a work blueprint that supports that life and reject jobs that conflict with it.

ADVICE

Choose Jobs For Purpose Or Freedom

Treat jobs as either purpose-driven or purposeful funding for your lifestyle.
Say no to promotions that trade time freedom for marginal pay increases.

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In this episode: "Trying Life On", 5 Freedom Principles, Purposeful Work, & more with Maurice Philogene.

Adam Coelho talks to Maurice Philogene, a former senior executive at an IT consulting firm and a retired federal agent, who is now a full-time real estate investor. They discuss Maurice's philosophy of "trying life on" and how he has been able to mesh together his different interests and careers. They also talk about the importance of envisioning, reducing big dreams into achievable goals, and building a personal and work blueprint.

Episode Takeaways

Maurice's philosophy of "trying life on" involves meshing together different interests and careers to build a lifestyle you don't need a vacation from.
Maurice reduces big dreams into achievable goals by having people write down their perfect day in vivid detail and building a personal and work blueprint around it.
Maurice encourages people to build meaningful relationships and intentionally make decisions related to time, financial, and geographic freedom.
Maurice believes that adults forget to dream and that we need to remember our purpose of plugging into life planet as intended.
Maurice believes that if we really want to do something, we will find a way to make it happen.
Maurice encourages people to be unapologetic in their pursuit of a meaningful and fulfilling life.

Maurice’s Contact Information

Maurice Philogene on LinkedIn
Quattro Capital : https://www.thequattroway.com/

Maurice Philogene Bio

Maurice Philogene is a former senior executive at an IT consulting firm, a retired federal agent and lieutenant colonel, and a full-time real estate investor. He is also a former street cop in Washington DC. Maurice's philosophy is to "try life on" and he has been able to mesh together his different interests and careers to build a lifestyle he doesn't need a vacation from.

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