The Mindful FIRE Podcast

Derk de Korver joins The Mindful Fire podcast to share his journey to becoming a professional Ironman Triathlete, reaching the World Championships several times.  He recalls his time in Dublin, where he and Adam Coelho, the host, bonded over side hustling and partying.  Derk talks about his transformation to becoming a healthier person, and how his goals shifted from just wanting to finish his fir...

Take a moment to appreciate how far you come in your life with this new guided meditation by Adam Coelho.  So often people race from thing to thing trying mightily to reach their goal... But once they get there... They just look immediately past that goal to the next goal Never stopping Never fully appreciating: How far they've come All the things they've learned All the things they&apos...

“I'm not leaving Google, I'm actually joining another company and in order to join the other company, I've got to move” - Jeena James In this episode of The Mindful Fire Podcast, Adam Coelho interviews Jeena James. Jeena shares her incredible journey of growing up in India, working at Google for 13 and a half years, and then transitioning to a startup environment. She talks about th...

This guided meditation is all about creating space for possibility in the face of challenging situations in your life. While we all have challenging situations in life, I created this meditation for my 12,000 Google colleagues who were laid off last Friday and the thousands of other people affected by layoffs in the tech sector.  I am grateful to still have my job but so many of my friends do not....

In this podcast episode, Adam Coelho and Ashanti Branch talk about Ashanti's move from engineering to teaching. Ashanti explains the moment he made the decision to switch and how he had to keep himself from constantly thinking about the money he could have made if he had stayed in engineering. They also discuss the five F’s and strategizing for success and how it can help us achieve our goals...

Today’s guided meditation is all about cultivating and sharing kindness. We’ll begin by checking in with ourselves and observing our breath. Then, we'll take some time to gather and multiply kindness within ourselves. Then we will practicing sending kindness out to others. Finally, we open to receiving kindness from others. I hope you enjoy this practice PS: Introducing the… 🔥 FIRE Starter G...

On today's episode, Adam Coelho is joined by his good friend Susie Ade. Susie works as a global program manager for driving mental health and wellbeing programs for Google's data centers and is a certified professional coactive coach. Together, they discuss the FIRE movement, designing your life and career in a way as if you've already reached financial independence. Key Takeaways D...

9 months into my dream job I get called into my boss' office He says my team is going away and I have a few months to find a new job or leave Google 30 days before the deadline...👇 I have a grand total of ZERO job offers This is rock bottom. If was to survive, something needed to change My mindset needed to change At rock bottom, I CHOOSE two NEW MINDSETS 1. The world is abundant with opport...

Listen to Full Episode : mindfulFIRE.org/78 What does it mean to live your life in concentric circles? Jonathan Reynolds joined me on the podcast. He shared his “3 Ps” approach to living and working mindfully. Jonathan’s 3 Ps are: Personal Professional People Let’s dive a bit deeper. Jonathan said: “ I reserve a time each day where I'm alone Sometimes that’s reading, sometimes that's med...

Listen to Full Episode : mindfulFIRE.org/78 PS: Introducing the… 🔥 FIRE Starter Group Coaching Program You did the “money” part. You saved, invested, and built real options. But if you’re being honest… FU money alone isn’t enough —and you might still feel stuck in “one more year syndrome,” unclear on what you actually want next. In 10 weeks or less , we’ll help you get clear on what you want—and...

Listen to Full Episode : mindfulFIRE.org/78 How does building the skill of mindfulness help you become a more effective negotiator? Jonathan Reynolds & I dive into this topic, which he uses everyday as CEO of Mindful Life, Mindful Work. 🔥 What's your favorite negotiation tactic? Connect & DM me on LinkedIn PS: Introducing the… 🔥 FIRE Starter Group Coaching Program You did the “money...

Welcome to the Mindful FIRE Podcast, a show about crafting a life you love and making work optional, using the tools of mindfulness envisioning and financial independence. Today we explore what it means to live and work mindfully with my new friend Jonathan Reynolds. I'm your host, Adam Coelho ( Connect & DM me on LinkedIn ) and I'm so glad you're here.  On today's episode...

Listen to Full Episode : mindfulFIRE.org/78 What in heck is “networking without asking”? Jonathan Reynolds has had 6000 calls in the last 15 years.  On today’s “SPARK” episode, he shares his approach to networking without ever asking for anything. Link in comments. Here’s what Jonathan said👇 Jonathan’s approach: “ Vision is where it starts and then everything flows from there. Ultimately we wanna...

Welcome to the Mindful FIRE Podcast, a show about crafting a life you love and making work optional using the tools of mindfulness, envisioning and financial independence. On today's episode of the podcast I'm joined again by my new friend, Jenny Wood. Jenny Wood is the founder of Google's Own Your Career program, which helps Google employees increase their impact and influence in t...

Welcome to the Mindful FIRE Podcast, where we explore living mindfully on the path to financial independence and beyond. On today's episode of the podcast I'm joined by my new friend, Jenny Wood. Jenny Wood is the founder of Google's Own Your Career program, which helps Google employees increase their impact and influence in their current role and or land their next role. In just a...

Full episode with Jenny Wood drops tomorrow. Subscribe now so you don't miss it. Free Journaling Guide If you're looking to craft a life you love and make work optional. I invite you to go to mindfulFIRE.org/start to get a free journaling guide with the first 3 questions I recommend you ask yourself. To find out what the questions are & get the free guide go to mindfulFIRE.org/start...

Listen to the full episode 77 with Jenny Wood -------------   “How do I know it’s time to switch roles in your career?” Jenny Wood of Google's Own Your Career program Has been asked 1000+ times. Her advice👇 Don’t switch roles . . . F L I P roles Ask your self honestly: F - Fun - Am I having fun? L - Learning - Am I truly learning? I - Impact - Does my work make an impact? P - Personal - Does...

Welcome to the Mindful FIRE Podcast, where we explore living mindfully on the path to financial independence and beyond. Today in part two of my conversation with Sarah, we discuss how we can use money to unlock our full potential and why dreaming and enjoyment are critical to living in this way. We also talk about the flip side, how frugality and being afraid to engage with money actually cuts of...

On today's episode, I have a special treat for you. Today, instead of me leading the guided meditation, our practice will be led by Sarah McCrumb, who joined us last week on episode 73.  Sarah was kind enough to share with us, one of her money activations, meditation of sorts. This money activation explores the link between enjoyment and the energy of money. If you enjoy today's practice...

Welcome to the Mindful FIRE Podcast, where we explore living mindfully on the path to financial independence and beyond. On today's episode of the podcast, I'm excited to bring you a really special guest. Sarah McCrum. Sarah was introduced to me by a former guest Morgan Bricca. Morgan joined us on episode six , seven and fourteen of the podcast. Sarah is an author educator and business i...

Welcome to the Mindful FIRE Podcast, where we explore living mindfully on the path to financial independence and beyond. Today’s guided meditation is all about creating space within your busy life to invest in yourself. Something powerful happens when we slow down, sit down and turn our attention inward. Like a snow globe being set down on a table, we allow our mind and body to settle and we can s...

Welcome to the Mindful FIRE Podcast, where we explore living mindfully on the path to financial independence and beyond. On this episode I'm joined by my friend, Sean Alexander Hickle, entrepreneur and founder of SimpleApproach. US , an online personal training program. In this episode, Sean and I explored the idea of thinking about our health and our fitness as an area of investment equal to...

Welcome to the Mindful FIRE Podcast, where we explore living mindfully on the path to financial independence and beyond. In this guided meditation we envision what we want our ideal life to look like and how we want to show up in our life 3 years out. I hope you enjoy it. FOLLOW for more guided meditations and inspiring interviews.  More from The Mindful FIRE Podcast More Inspiring Interviews Free...

Welcome to the Mindful FIRE Podcast, where we explore living mindfully on the path to financial independence and beyond. On today's episode, we’re diving into Part 2 of my conversation with FIREy Philanthropist, our first anonymous guest. FIREy Philanthropist wanted to remain anonymous because they practice stealth wealth, which means they don't tell their neighbors, friends, and really...

With so much going on in the world right now, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Each and every one of us is affected by what’s happening. Welcome to the Mindful FIRE Podcast, where we explore living mindfully on the path to financial independence and beyond. Today’s meditation is a practice of creating space in our lives. We practice cultivating a space of refuge in our busy lives amidst all the chal...