Join Den Jones as he sits down with Sam Kabert, an emotional fitness trainer who built a seven-figure business by age 31 but discovered that financial success didn't equal life fulfillment.

Sam shares his transformation from chasing work-life balance to embracing soul-life balance, and introduces the neuroscience-backed concept of emotional fitness that's helping executives break free from burnout and negative thought loops.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

- From Success to Depression

Sam discusses achieving seven-figure success while working minimal hours but experiencing numbing depression
Key quote: "I was running on the programming of when I achieve A, B, C, I will feel X, Y, Z. So that always kept me in the future state"

- The Be-Do-Have Model

Introduction to shifting from doing-having-being to being-doing-having for sustainable success
Key quote: "For myself and a lot of entrepreneurs and a lot of high performers, they're just stuck in the doing mode"

- Soul-Life Balance vs Work-Life Balance

Sam explains his concept of soul-life balance that includes tending to inner world and spirituality
Key quote: "Soul life balance is recategorizing work life balance to fit work underneath life because that is all the doing energy"

- The 90-Second Rule of Emotions

Discussion of Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor's neuroscience research on emotional processing
Key quote: "We are feeling creatures who think, not thinking creatures who feel"

- What is Emotional Fitness?

Sam defines emotional fitness as breathe first, feel second, lead with strength
Key quote: "If people learn how to regulate their nervous system just long enough to feel that emotion for two minutes, a minute and a half or so, then all of a sudden they can get clear thinking"

- Three Ways of Working

Sam outlines his service offerings: keynotes/workshops, one-on-one coaching, and certification training

- The Future of Emotional Health

Discussion on the shift from mental health focus to emotional fitness prioritization
Key quote: "I see the future of humanity and our wellness prioritizing emotional health"