About this episode

Sahil Bloom discusses the four kinds of wealth and the importance of measuring time, social, mental, and physical wealth alongside financial wealth.

#745: A friend once asked Sahil Bloom how often he saw his parents. About once a year, Sahil said. How old are they? Mid-60s. His friend did the math out loud. If they live to 80, you'll see them 15 more times. Sahil was 30, living in California and making great money at a venture fund. Within 45 days of that conversation, he quit his job, sold his house and moved across the country to be near family. He's now managing partner of SRB Ventures, an early-stage fund backing more than 60 startups, and he writes The Curiosity Chronicle, a newsletter read by millions. His book, "The 5 Types of Wealth," is a New York Times bestseller. His framework starts with a scoring problem. Financial wealth gets measured every day. Time, social, mental and physical wealth run in the background, unmeasured, until something forces you to look. You'll get exercises for each. Build an energy calendar that tracks which activities charge you up and which drain you. Map your relationships by how healthy and how frequent they are. Ask what your family and your community need from you. Define what "enough" means in dollars, then write the number down. Sahil also walks through anti-goals — the things you…

People in this episode

Host: Paula Pant

Guest: Sahil Bloom

Topics covered

• wealth
• personal finance
• life choices
• family
• self-reflection

Keywords

• wealth
• financial independence
• self-reflection
• family
• life choices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SRB Ventures, The Curiosity Chronicle

Books & works: The 5 Types of Wealth

Places: California

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