Lewis HowesYour Personal 24/7 Greatness Coach

Proof That Money Doesn't Buy Happiness

2 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, Lewis Howes recounts a personal experience living in a Los Angeles apartment building populated by celebrities and billionaires. He describes discovering a tent in the driveway, indicating that a wealthy resident had recently died by suicide. The incident prompts Howes to reflect on the misconception that financial wealth guarantees personal fulfillment. He argues that without healing one's relationship with oneself, even immense wealth cannot prevent despair or save a life, emphasizing the importance of self‑acceptance over monetary success.

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I used to live in an apartment building in LA, a lot of celebrities and billionaires. I was the poorest person there, but I was on a trip and I came back driving back into the valet and there was a tent in the driveway. And I kind of jokingly said to the valet attendant, someone didn't jump, did they? Kind of like joking. And the guy looked at me with like a serious face, like, yeah, it just happened like 30 minutes ago. I was like, this can't be real. It was like, what? There's billionaires in here. There's millionaires in here. There's celebrities in here. I was like, why would someone worth so much money take their life? And I don't want to assume what really happened, but it doesn't mean having all the money in the world is going to solve all your problems and you're going to feel like you can love and accept yourself. And so you may learn how to make a lot of money, but if you haven't learned how to heal your relationship with you, then all the money in the world can't save your life.