In this episode: Psychological Flexibility, Resilience, High Performance Psychology, Crafting a Life You Love Episode Summary: On today’s episode, we’re joined by my new friend, Dr. Adam O’Neil PHD. Adam is a clinical and high performance psychologist who works with high performers like olympic athletes, musicians and business executives who need to perform when it really counts. In this episode we explore how we can cultivate resilience and psychological flexibility in our lives to overcome cha...
Jul 18, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 109
PS: Introducing the… 🔥 FIRE Starter Group Coaching Program Connect with your big vision for the next chapter of your life and start living it in 10 weeks or less using envisioning and the power of your mind. Interested? Let's chat. 🔥 WHO I'm creating this for: I'm creating this for YOU if you are feeling stuck & frustrated after saving and investing for years to create "financial freedom" only to find yourself: Unclear or unsure about what you want Overwhelmed by...
Jul 11, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 108
In this episode: Looking at life as a practice, sales to engineering, envisioning, deliberate practice, music with Dan Arwady I'm excited to re-share with you all my episode with my good friend, Dan Arwady, on this episode The Mindful FIRE Podcast. The episode originally aired a few years back and Dan shares a lot of wisdom about practice that you can apply to your own pursuits. I’m excited to introduce it to our new and growing audience. If you enjoy the show, please share the episodes wit...
Jul 04, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 107
In this episode: resting in this moment meditation This guided meditation practice invites you to set everything aside for a little while and rest in the incredible simplicity of this moment. We all have so much going on in our lives: things to do, things to plan, things we’re worried about, kids and family to take care of, jobs to do, etc. The list is endless. However, we can choose to set aside everything that has come before and everything that is yet to come and just drop into this timeless ...
Jun 27, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 106
In this episode: Envisioning, Manifesting, Moving From Italy to NYC, & Being a Modern Witch with Nadia Carta Nadia Carta shares her journey of becoming a corporate executive and embracing her calling as a modern witch. She talks about the powers she possesses in connecting with people and inspiring them to achieve their goals. Nadia also discusses the importance of envisioning and manifesting, and the role it has played in her life. Guest Bio Nadia Carta is a corporate executive at Google, e...
Jun 20, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 105
In this episode : Grounding meditation "Imagine that your body and even your mind are rooted, grounded, planted here in this spot while the crazy world just keeps on spinning." - Adam Coelho This quote captures the essence of today’s grounding meditation practice. In today's world, it often feels like we're caught in a strong storm, being blown in many different directions, making it hard to maintain our balance and stability. Mindfulness helps us regain our stability by grou...
Jun 13, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 104
In this episode: Final month of my sabbatical, reflecting on Rest, Play, Connect, Mindfulness, Personal Finance with David Moltz In this episode of the Mindful Fire Podcast, Adam Coelho discusses his recent sabbatical and the lessons he learned about rest, play, and connect. He also talks about the power of envisioning and how it helped him achieve his goals during the sabbatical. Additionally, he shares his thoughts on social media consumption and returning to work with a fresh perspective. Key...
Jun 06, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 102
On today’s episode I share an update 2 months into my 3 month sabbatical. During the time I chose a theme of “rest, play, and connection”. I relaxed, watched comedy on Netflix, went for walks in nature, did a pushup challenge, and played pickleball with my wife. I also had opportunity to realize one of my biggest dreams, which I had been envisioning. I create the opportunity to teach my first paid Envisioning Workshop at a Camp Woodward, which I attended as a teen and always wanted to return to....
May 30, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 101
In this episode: Simple awareness and gratitude practice Welcome to this week's guided meditation practice! For this session, we will be practicing a simple mindful awareness exercise. In this shorter version, we will focus on bringing a kind and curious awareness to our breathing experience, moment by moment and breath by breath. To wrap up our practice, we will take a moment to consider someone or something in our lives that we are extremely grateful for. Then, we will take the time to re...
May 23, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 100
In this episode: mindfulness, taking time off work, managing expectations, self-limiting beliefs, lessons learned from sabbaticals, and rest with Julia LI I'm taking three months off work and recently talked to Julia Li about my plans for this time off. She's had experience taking a sabbatical and gave me some great insights and advice on how to make the most of this time and manage my expectations. We talked about common self-limiting beliefs and guilt around taking time off and how t...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 99
In this episode: Envisioning 3 months off work, Mindfulness, Burnout, Learning to Rest & more - Adam Interviewed by David Moltz Today, I’m kicking off something a bit different. Last year, around this time, I took a three-month break from work and decided to chronicle my experience by recording an episode before, during, and after. I invited my friends, Julia Li and David Moltz, to interview me at different points throughout the journey. In this four-part series, you’ll hear what’s going on ...
May 09, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 98
In this episode: Envision your ideal future in vivid detail with a surprise ending. In today's guided meditation session, we will delve into the art of envisioning the life of our dreams. This practice involves mindfulness, which is the state of being fully present in the moment without any judgment. By being mindful, we allow ourselves to experience the present moment without getting caught up in worries about the past or future. Once we have achieved a calm state of mind, we will proceed ...
May 02, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 97
In this episode: Lifestyle Design, Mindfulness, Financial Independence, Entrepreneurship, Location Independence with Jess from The Fioneers. Jess from The Fioneers shares her journey to financial independence and how she shifted her focus to mindful living. She discusses the importance of understanding your needs and crafting a life that aligns with your values rather than sprinting towards the finish line. Jess also shares practical tips for lifestyle design and how to create three distinct lif...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 96
In this episode: Loving kindness of the body practice Are you listening to what your body is telling you? In this guided meditation, we practice bringing a kind, curious, and loving awareness to our body. We start by checking in with ourselves to see how we are feeling. Then, we perform a guided body scan, bringing loving awareness to each part of our body. Finally, we conclude by bringing loving kindness and compassion to our body, which makes our entire existence possible. PS: Introducing the…...
Apr 18, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 95
In this episode: mindfulness and compassion, overcoming anxiety and depression, cultivating compassion, finding meaning and purpose, and writing and creativity with Claire E. Parsons. In today’s episode, I’m joined by my new friend, Claire E. Parsons, a mindfulness and compassion teacher, lawyer, writer and author of “How to Be a Badass Lawyer”. Claire shared her struggles with anxiety and depression and how meditation helped her overcome these challenges. She emphasized the importance of compas...
Apr 11, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 94
In this episode: Body scan meditation to experience impermanence. Impermanence - the fact of life that everything is constantly changing and nothing stays the same for long - can be best observed and experienced within our own body. During my 10 day silent Vipassana meditation retreat in Northern California, I truly experienced the impermanence of life. The practice of body scan meditation, where we were aware of each part of the body from head to toe for 10 hours per day, made it clear that eve...
Apr 04, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 93
In this episode: The mindful money method, overcoming a scarcity mindset, using bridge thoughts, envisioning our future selves, living debt-free, and the power generosity on the journey to FI with Liz Carroll, the mindful money coach. On today’s episode,I am joined by my new friend, Liz Carroll, who shared her journey towards financial independence. Liz was inspired to become financially independent after reading Financial Peace by Dave Ramsey, when she was 30 and working for AT&T. Her plan ...
Mar 28, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Today's guided meditation is focused on creating space within your busy life to invest in yourself. When we slow down, sit down, and turn our attention inward, something powerful happens. It's like a snow globe being set down on a table; our mind and body settle, and we can start to see more clearly what's going on inside. I hope you enjoy the meditation. PS: Introducing the… 🔥 FIRE Starter Group Coaching Program Connect with your big vision for the next chapter of your life and ...
Mar 21, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 91
In this episode: Teaching Kids Financial Independence, Allowance, Rob’s road to FI and more. In this episode of the Mindful Fire Podcast, Rob Phelan, a high school math and personal finance teacher, shares his passion for teaching about money and raising a financially responsible generation. He discusses his own journey into personal finance and how to equip children with better decision-making skills for their future. He also emphasizes the importance of personal finance and the role of teacher...
Mar 14, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 90
In this episode: 12 minute guided meditation to find peace, ease and a space of refuge in this moment. 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 challenging and difficult things happening in our world (war, layoffs, the economy, etc). In this space of refuge we can just leave everything at the door and just be with ourselves in this moment. We begin this meditation by intentionally leaving everythin...
Mar 07, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 89
In this episode: "Trying Life On", 5 Freedom Principles, Purposeful Work, & more with Maurice Philogene. Adam Coelho talks to Maurice Philogene, a former senior executive at an IT consulting firm and a retired federal agent, who is now a full-time real estate investor. They discuss Maurice's philosophy of "trying life on" and how he has been able to mesh together his different interests and careers. They also talk about the importance of envisioning, reducing big dre...
Feb 28, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Today's meditation explores the question: What is enough? This is one of the core questions that drove me to create this podcast. So many of us in the financial independence retire early community are trying to grow our wealth so we can reach some arbitrary number, assuming that once we get there, we will achieve freedom and everything will change. But the question is, what is enough? So often, when people reach their desired number, they think they need more or just a little more time, wha...
Feb 21, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 87
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 first marathon, to wanting to qualify for Kona, and eventually winning his age group overall. He also sha...
Feb 14, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 86
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've overcome To be who they are Right here. Right now This practice invites us to take in the good an...
Feb 07, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 85
“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 the challenges of making the transition and why she felt the need to push beyond her comfort zone. Jee...
Jan 31, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 84
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. Friday was a wake up call - a reminder of why it's so important to be intentional about your li...
Jan 24, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 83
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. Key Takeaways: Ashanti Branch is an educator who left engineering to pursue teaching. He saw a new...
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 82
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 Group Coaching Program Connect with your big vision for the next chapter of your life and start livin...
Jan 10, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 81
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 Developing a FIRE mindset can help you change your life Design your life and career in a way as if yo...
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 80
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 opportunity. 2. I don't worry about doing things right or wrong. I take action, which leads to learni...
Nov 07, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 79
