In this episode: mindfulness, entrepreneurship, financial independence, personal growth with Colm Dolan Episode Summary In this episode of the Mindful Fire Podcast, host Adam Coelho sits down with Colin Dolan, a former Googler and the founder of Pub Lift. They discuss Colin's entrepreneurial journey, the intersection of mindfulness and business, and the importance of creating a positive company culture. Colin shares insights on how meditation and mindfulness practices have influenced his li...
Aug 06, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep 139•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Jul 30, 2024•23 min•Ep 138•Transcript available on Metacast 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 their current role and or land their next role. In just a few months, the program scaled from 153 users to tens of thousands of users across Google's global offices & continues to grow like a rocket ship. In today's conversation we discuss: Jenny’s FLIP model...
Jul 23, 2024•33 min•Ep 137•Transcript available on Metacast 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 CHOSE 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 learnin...
Jul 16, 2024•20 min•Ep 136•Transcript available on Metacast Podcast Show Notes In this episode: Early Retirement, FIRE, Financial Independence, Mindfulness, with Guest Maggie Tucker Episode Summary: In this episode, Adam Coelho interviews Maggie Tucker, who retired early at the age of 41. They discuss Maggie's journey to financial independence and the steps she took to achieve early retirement. The episode is divided into two parts, with this episode focusing on Maggie's experience eight months after retiring. Guest Bio: Maggie Tucker is a reti...
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep 135•Transcript available on Metacast I’m excited to bring you an all new meditation that helps you explore your BIG vision by visualizing your ideal day. Your stories create your reality. The practice of visualization helps you plant seeds of the new stories you want to cultivate in your life. Are the stories you're telling yourself helping you get where you want to go? Mindfulness helps you become AWARE of your stories - helpful or unhelpful. This guided meditation helps you get in touch with the stories you're telling y...
Jul 02, 2024•18 min•Ep 134•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode: Mindfulness, Financial Independence, Painting Murals, Aligning Money with Values, Living in Integrity with Finances Episode Summary In this episode, Adam interviews Morgan Bricca, a professional mural artist, about her journey to financial independence and how she aligns her money with her values. Morgan shares her story of saving and investing early in life, and how her passion for painting murals led to a successful career. She emphasizes the importance of living in integrity ...
Jun 25, 2024•43 min•Ep 133•Transcript available on Metacast 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 ...
Jun 18, 2024•19 min•Ep 132•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode: Mindfulness, minimalism, simplicity, the concept of enough, financial independence, entrepreneurship Episode Summary In this episode, Adam interviews Rose Lounsbury, a minimalist and author, about the concept of enough and the journey towards simplicity. They discuss the challenges of decluttering, the importance of self-compassion, and the ongoing practice of mindfulness. Rose shares her personal journey and insights on finding peace of mind and creating space for what truly ma...
Jun 11, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep 131•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode: Relaxation in the Present Moment Meditation This mindfulness exercise invites you to leave everything behind for a moment and revel in the profound simplicity of the here and now. Our daily lives are filled with tasks, plans, concerns, obligations to family and work, and so much more. The list goes on. Nonetheless, we have the option to let go of all that has transpired and all that is yet to happen, and merely immerse ourselves in the infinite moment of now, even if it's j...
Jun 04, 2024•21 min•Ep 130•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode: Habits, Personal Development, and Building a Successful Business with Cathryn Lavery Episode Summary In this episode, Adam Coelho interviews Cathryn Lavery, entrepreneur and founder of Best Self Co. They discuss the power of habits, personal development, and the journey of building a successful business. Cathryn shares her story of transitioning from architecture to entrepreneurship, the inspiration behind the Self Journal, and the importance of self-awareness and self-improveme...
May 28, 2024•50 min•Ep 129•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode: Starting a Business, Self-Awareness, Overcoming Perfectionism, Finding Purpose, Creativity and Personal Development Episode Summary: Haley shares her personal journey of starting her own business and the challenges she faced along the way. She emphasizes the importance of purpose and self-belief in pursuing entrepreneurial endeavors. Guest Bio: Haley Hoover is the owner of the Sparkling Hippie, LLC, where she specializes in business coaching for wellness-based businesses. With a...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep 128•Transcript available on Metacast In This Episode: mindfulness, achieving work-life balance, overcoming perfectionism, prioritizing family, ideal day design, presence, self-awareness, personal growth with Matt Drinkhahn Episode Summary In this episode, host Adam Coelho interviews Matt Drinkhahn, an executive coach and host of the Eternal Optimist Podcast. Matt shares his personal journey of overcoming perfectionism and workaholism, and how it affected his relationships and overall well-being. He emphasizes the importance of aski...
May 14, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep 127•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode: Financial Independence, Living Intentionally and the FI Freedom Retreat in Bali with Amy Minkley Episode Summary: On today's episode, Adam Coelho is joined by Amy Minkley, a passionate advocate of financial independence and the host of the Five Freedom Retreat in Bali. They discuss Amy's journey to Asia, her experience with the FIRE movement, and how financial independence opens up a world of possibilities. They also delve into the importance of designing a life with i...
May 07, 2024•54 min•Ep 126•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode: Money as a Tool, Retirement and Autonomy, Awareness and Choice, Community and Belonging, Coast FI and Slow FI with Diania Merriam Note from Adam I hope you are well. I know I've been MIA for the last few weeks, without any new episodes. I've had some incredible things happening in my life, all thanks to envisioning. I can't wait to share them with you and share a resource I'm creating for you to think BIG about your own life and vision, so you can create simi...
Nov 28, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep 125•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we will explore a 12-minute guided meditation to find peace, ease, and a sense of refuge in the present moment. Today's meditation focuses on creating space in our lives. Amidst the challenges and difficulties happening in the world, such as war, layoffs, and economic instability, we will cultivate a space of refuge. This space allows us to leave everything behind and simply be with ourselves. To begin, we intentionally let go of our worries and concerns, and we tune into o...
Oct 31, 2023•17 min•Ep 124•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode: Engineering Serendipity with Tony Wilkins Get my Free Envisioning Guide Here Episode Summary: In this episode, Tony Wilkins joins the Mindful Fire Podcast to discuss the concept of engineering serendipity. They explore the idea of how seemingly chance encounters and events can lead to meaningful connections and opportunities in life. Tony shares his personal journey and experiences with serendipity, highlighting the importance of setting goals while remaining open to unexpected ...
Oct 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep 123•Transcript available on Metacast With so much suffering happening all around us it's easy to get overwhelmed by difficult thoughts and emotions. Unfortunately, mindfulness isn't a magic solution to remove the suffering in the world. But it does offer a different way of relating to the suffering and difficult emotions we are experiencing within ourselves. Today's guided meditation offers a chance to create some space within ourselves to allow whatever we're feeling to be there and to keep coming back to the ...
Oct 17, 2023•19 min•Ep 122•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode. I'm joined by my friend, Kerri Jacobs. Who's actually a former manager of mine. I'm really excited to have her on the podcast. Kerri Jacobs has been leading high performing teams at Google in London, New York city, and now the Bay area for over 12 years. Her obsession with empathy and leadership and inclusion in every aspect of life led her to create the program, leading with empathy and to roll it out to leaders at Google. Kerri is also a member of the 20...
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr•Ep 121•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Oct 03, 2023•21 min•Ep 120•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode: Pursuing FIRE mindfully, intentional living, retiring early and living abroad with Tracy Collins. Tracy Collins joins Adam Coelho on the Mindful Fire Podcast to discuss her journey towards financial independence and her project called Mindful Fire Life. They explore the concept of pursuing financial independence mindfully and the importance of understanding one's values and goals. Tracy shares her experience of reaching her work optional number and the power of talking abou...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep 119•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Sep 19, 2023•24 min•Ep 118•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode, I'm joined by my friend Nirav Shah. Nirav is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher, and he started the meditation blog, meditativeman.org. After retiring at the age of 49 from a career in technology. Nirav is extremely passionate about helping people find the elusive peace within and to that end has recently written and released a book called Shortcut to Serenity . In today's conversation we discuss: How Nirav retired early from his career in technology Wh...
Sep 12, 2023•49 min•Ep 117•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode: Guided affirmations practice to speed up your journey to FI One way to speed up your journey to financial independence is to train yourself to spot opportunities and to take action when you find them. This could be a new job, reconnecting with an old friend or colleague or trying a side hustle. When your mind is ready to see opportunities, the possibilities are endless. Today’s guided meditation trains your mind to be ready to see opportunities everywhere and to take action to m...
Sep 05, 2023•22 min•Ep 116•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode: Investing in Yourself, Mental Wealth, Entrepreneurship, Self-Compassion, Self-Awareness with Rich Jones Episode Summary In this episode, Adam interviews Rich Jones, a health and performance coach, speaker, and masters track and field athlete. Rich shares his journey of how he invested in himself and made the decision to quit alcohol, work with a leadership coach, and take a mental health leave from work. He also talks about the importance of mental wealth and how it's more ...
Aug 29, 2023•59 min•Ep 115•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Aug 22, 2023•20 min•Ep 114•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode: Achieving FIRE, Living a life of adventure with Deb & Chris from Go Bucket Yourself Episode Summary Deb and Chris join Adam to discuss their journey to financial independence, their experience with house hacking, and their transition to a nomadic lifestyle. They share practical tips for budgeting, saving money, and building wealth. Guest Bio Deb and Chris are a couple who achieved financial independence in their 30s. They document their journey and offer financial advice thr...
Aug 15, 2023•56 min•Ep 113•Transcript available on Metacast Join me for this short 10 minute guided meditation on self compassion. We're usually so very hard on ourselves so I hope you'll take this short break to practice a little kindness towards yourself. 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...
Aug 08, 2023•15 min•Ep 112•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode: mindfulness and money, building a startup and getting acquired, awareness and choice with money, identifying personal values, and the Mindful Money Practice app. Episode Summary: Paul Montoy-Wilson, co-founder of the Mindful Money Practice app, joins Adam Coelho on the Mindful Fire podcast. They discuss the intersection of mindfulness and money, the process of building a startup and getting acquired, and how the Mindful Money Practice app facilitates awareness and choice with mo...
Aug 01, 2023•36 min•Ep 111•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode : Guided meditation to help you drop into this moment. Often our busy minds feel like the choppy waves of the ocean during a storm. But even during a storm, if you drop below the surface just 10-15 feet, the water is calmer and quieter. I like to think of meditation as a practice of dropping in, dropping below the busy and tumultuous waves of my mind, into the calmer, quieter peace of this moment. That's what this practice is all about. I share simple guidance to help you dr...
Jul 25, 2023•23 min•Ep 110•Transcript available on Metacast 
