The Truth About Money, Failure, and Starting Over | The LIV Lab Episode 31 ft. Joe Saul-Sehy

About this episode

Joe Saul-Sehy shares his journey from financial chaos to building effective systems and redefining success.

What do a maxed-out credit card, a gas station meltdown, and one of the biggest money podcasts in the country have in common? Joe. This week on The LIV Lab, I sit down with Joe Saul-Sehy , host of Stacking Benjamins , to talk about the story he doesn't hide: the messy one. Before the awards. Before the financial advice. Before helping millions of people feel confident about money. There was confusion, and a few (a lot of) questionable decisions. And some very real wake-up calls. Joe shares how he went from feeling completely out of control to building systems, surrounding himself with the right people, and redefining what "success" actually means. We talk about money, but we also talk about identity, creativity, leadership, risk, and the difference between security and opportunity. In this episode, we explore: • Why making more money doesn't automatically fix anything • The mindset shift that changed everything • "Who not how" and why community matters more than we think • The illusion of security in careers and life • How creativity became his unexpected superpower • What money can do, and what it absolutely cannot The LIV Call to Action Learn: More money will not fix bad…

People in this episode

Host: The LIV Lab

Guest: Joe Saul-Sehy

Topics covered

• money management
• failure
• success
• identity
• creativity
• leadership
• risk

Keywords

• money
• failure
• success
• financial advice
• mindset
• creativity
• leadership
• risk
• community
• habits

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stacking Benjamins

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