The mindbodygreen Podcast

637: How to identify what really matters & reverse engineer your life | Sahil Bloom


Listen Later

"I define wealth as being able to take my son in the pool at 1:00 PM on a Tuesday," explains Sahil Bloom.

Bloom is a NYT bestselling author of The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life. He’s also an entrepreneur, investor and a proud, son, husband, and father who believes the greatest things in life come not from finding the right answers, but from asking the right questions.

  • The math that changed Sahil’s life (0:18)

  • Redefining success & happiness (2:03)

  • The truth about time with kids (6:11)

  • Can you be a present parent & still pursue a career? (8:37)

  • The “last time” principle (13:30)

  • The arrival fallacy we all fall into (19:18)

  • Avoiding the pyrrhic victory (23:33)

  • Light switches vs. dimmer switches (30:00)

  • His anti-goals framework (32:49)

    Referenced in the episode: 

    • You can check out Bloom’s book here: The 5 Types of Wealth
    • Learn more on his website, here
    • You can read the stats of the American Time Use Survey mentioned, here

    • We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: [email protected].

      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

      ...more
      View all episodesView all episodes
      Download on the App Store

      The mindbodygreen PodcastBy mindbodygreen

      • 4.5
      • 4.5
      • 4.5
      • 4.5
      • 4.5

      4.5

      1,942 ratings


      More shows like The mindbodygreen Podcast

      View all
      The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance by Dave Asprey

      The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance

      7,231 Listeners

      The Model Health Show by Shawn Stevenson

      The Model Health Show

      7,285 Listeners

      Well Beyond 40 by JJ Virgin

      Well Beyond 40

      1,091 Listeners

      The Jesse Chappus Show by Jesse Chappus

      The Jesse Chappus Show

      1,531 Listeners

      The Proof with Simon Hill by Live better for longer

      The Proof with Simon Hill

      2,632 Listeners

      The Genius Life by Max Lugavere

      The Genius Life

      4,925 Listeners

      Dhru Purohit Show by Dhru Purohit

      Dhru Purohit Show

      3,485 Listeners

      The Dr. Hyman Show by Dr. Mark Hyman

      The Dr. Hyman Show

      9,270 Listeners

      The Peter Attia Drive by Peter Attia, MD

      The Peter Attia Drive

      8,455 Listeners

      Everyday Wellness: Midlife Hormones, Menopause, and Science for Women 35+ by Everyday Wellness™

      Everyday Wellness: Midlife Hormones, Menopause, and Science for Women 35+

      172 Listeners

      BETTER! Muscle, Mobility, Metabolism & (Peri) Menopause with Dr. Stephanie by Dr. Stephanie Estima

      BETTER! Muscle, Mobility, Metabolism & (Peri) Menopause with Dr. Stephanie

      620 Listeners

      Be Well by Kelly Leveque by Kelly Leveque

      Be Well by Kelly Leveque

      1,408 Listeners

      Huberman Lab by Scicomm Media

      Huberman Lab

      29,313 Listeners

      The Art of Being Well by Dear Media, Will Cole

      The Art of Being Well

      1,490 Listeners

      Clean Beauty School by mindbodygreen

      Clean Beauty School

      101 Listeners

      The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show by Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

      The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show

      1,271 Listeners