Most professionals are trained to measure success in one currency: money. Salary, title, status, external validation. If those numbers are going up, it must mean they are winning. But what if that scoreboard is incomplete?
In this Outlawbrary episode, Kate and Shayla dive into The Five Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom and explore his argument that financial wealth is only one pillar of a rich life. Alongside money, Bloom challenges readers to consider time wealth, social wealth, mental wealth and physical wealth, and to notice what happens when one pillar is overdeveloped at the expense of the others.
For high performers, especially lawyers and professionals wired to optimise for achievement, this framework can hit close to home. Kate and Shayla discuss autonomy over time, the seasons of life that feel like survival mode, the idea of “enough,” and whether chasing more might quietly be costing people their health, relationships or curiosity.
They also share their honest reflections. Does the book offer a practical reset for those stuck in high-pressure careers, or does it feel obvious? If you have been quietly wondering whether the ladder you are climbing is leaning against the right wall, this episode invites you to reconsider what real wealth actually means.
