What I Wish I Knew at 25...
What if everything you've been taught about money, success, and business is keeping you from the real win?
In this solo episode, Caleb Edwards drops 10 brutally honest lessons forged through two decades of entrepreneurship, fatherhood, and faith—including losing half his net worth while his son fought for his life. These aren’t recycled Instagram soundbites. They’re hard-won truths from someone who’s walked through fire.
Caleb talks about trading cash flow for ownership, why a poverty mindset survives even in six-figure earners, and why presence is more powerful than any paycheck. If you’re a high-performer who’s realizing that hustle isn’t the same as freedom—this is your episode. These 10 principles will help you shift from just stacking income to actually living out legacy.
TAKEAWAYS
- Cash flow creates income, but ownership creates legacy.
- Time—not money—is the real measure of freedom.
- The middle-class mindset is fear wrapped in respectability.
- Money should serve you, not master you.
- Your business isn’t a business if it can’t run without you.
- Your kids care more about your presence than your net worth.
- Responsibility pulls men out of passivity.
- If you lose your mission, you lose everything.
- Therapy is good—but purpose is better.
- Faith, family, and freedom are the only metrics that matter long-term.
FOLLOWS
CHAPTERS
0:00 10 Lessons That Would’ve Saved Me 15 Years
1:06 Cash Flow Is Cool. Ownership Is King
2:14 Time Is the Most Expensive Asset
3:03 Networks: Gold Mine or Time Suck
3:47 The Middle-Class Mindset Is a Trap
4:32 Money Problems Are Often Lens Problems
5:02 Entrepreneurs Who Can’t Step Away Are Employees
5:30 The Goal Isn’t Rich. It’s Free.
6:00 Presence > Paychecks
6:24 Men Need Responsibility More Than Therapy
6:56 Legacy: Faith, Family, Capitalism
KEYWORDS
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