The Mindful FIRE Podcast

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, make sure to check out my interview with Sarah now available wherever you're listening to this as episodes 73 and 75. Full Show Notes | https://bit.ly/3Amk1t0More Inspiring Interviews | https://bit.ly/3w3WwSRMore Guided Meditations | https://bit.ly/3Ao19Kl🔥 Did you know that only 14% of reorgs are successful? That means 86% of reorgs fail to achieve their goals. Shocking! Honestly, after living through 11 reorgs in my last 10 years at Google it kind of makes sense. I created the Ask What's Possible Workshop to help newly formed teams rebuild trust, create psychological safety, and align around a BIG shared vision in hours, not quarters. 🔥 Want to accelerate your speed-to-alignment? Book a no-obligation fit call with me 🔥 What teams walk away with: Rebuilt trust and psychological safety A co-created, ambitious shared vision everyone is energized by Clear alignment between personal goals and team vision A short list of mini-experiments to generate momentum immediately 🔥 What makes this workshop different: Executive-level facilitation with a track record at CEO-level forums, including sessions with 27 Google VPs at Sundar's leadership conferenceOne VP shared: "Adam was masterful as he guided us through exercises to expand our perspective and ambition on our vision of what we could be and do." Neuroscience-backed, mindful conversation practices th...

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 innovator. She's the founder of Liberate Humanity, which is a place for learning and sharing the skills for liberation of the human spirit. Sarah has spent more than 20 years teaching and coaching business owners and their families.She is the creator of the innovative program “Thank You Money” based on the principles of her book, Love Money, Money Loves You.My conversation with Sarah was so interesting that we talked for almost two hours so I wanted to break this episode into bite sized chunks for you.On part one of my conversation we cover a whole lot, including her journey with money, which led her to write the book, Love Money, Money Loves You.She shares how she had to put these principles into practice in her own life when she moved from the UK to Australia, with her husband, and essentially had to start over from zero. And how she used these principles to grow her wealth and her business after starting over.I absolutely love this conversation with Sarah and I'm so excited to share with you.In today's conversation we discuss:Sarah’s journey and what she’s up to in the worldSarah’s journey with money and how the book love money, Money loves you came into the worldMoney as currency of connection between humans and connection and creativityHow money flowing from one person to another is a connecting and loving energyHow we can maximize our value by changing the way we relate to money.How do we find that balance between, being open to receiving and having a vision for our life, but not getting so caught up in one or the other that we really lose the balance.Enjoyment as a kind of barometer of successHow we can cultivate the capacity for enjoymentWhat piece of advice Sarah would give to someone early on their path to finan🔥 Did you know that only 14% of reorgs are successful? That means 86% of reorgs fail to achieve their goals. Shocking! Honestly, after living through 11 reorgs in my last 10 years at Google it kind of makes sense. I created the Ask What's Possible Workshop to help newly formed teams rebuild trust, create psychological safety, and align around a BIG shared vision in hours, not quarters. 🔥 Want to accelerate your speed-to-alignment? Book a no-obligation fit call with me 🔥 What teams walk away with: Rebuilt trust and psychological safety A co-created, ambitious shared vision everyone is energized by Clear alignment between personal goals and team vision A short list of mini-experiments to generate momentum immediately 🔥 What makes this workshop different: Executive-level facilitation with a track record at CEO-level forums, including sessions with 27 Google VPs at Sundar's leadership conferenceOne VP shared: "Adam was masterful as he guided us through exercises to expand our perspective and ambition on our vision of what we could be and do." Neuroscience-backed, mindful conversation practices th...

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 start to see more clearly what’s going on inside.I hope you enjoy.More from The Mindful FIRE PodcastMore Inspiring InterviewsMore Guided Meditations🔥 Did you know that only 14% of reorgs are successful? That means 86% of reorgs fail to achieve their goals. Shocking! Honestly, after living through 11 reorgs in my last 10 years at Google it kind of makes sense. I created the Ask What's Possible Workshop to help newly formed teams rebuild trust, create psychological safety, and align around a BIG shared vision in hours, not quarters. 🔥 Want to accelerate your speed-to-alignment? Book a no-obligation fit call with me 🔥 What teams walk away with: Rebuilt trust and psychological safety A co-created, ambitious shared vision everyone is energized by Clear alignment between personal goals and team vision A short list of mini-experiments to generate momentum immediately 🔥 What makes this workshop different: Executive-level facilitation with a track record at CEO-level forums, including sessions with 27 Google VPs at Sundar's leadership conferenceOne VP shared: "Adam was masterful as he guided us through exercises to expand our perspective and ambition on our vision of what we could be and do." Neuroscience-backed, mindful conversation practices th...

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 that, of our finances or any other area of our life that we invest in.Over the last five years, Sean has trained all kinds of people from actors and models to business people, and even billionaires on how to develop their physical fitness.In today's conversation we discuss:How Sean and I met randomly on a planeSean's backstory and fitness journeyHow to think about health and fitness as an area of investment for your lifeThe Centenarian Olympics and thinking long termHow getting started with fitness doesn't need to be complexApplying the Pareto principle (80/20 rule) to health & fitnessHow Ockham's razor applies to health & fitnessHow investing in your physical fitness affects other areas of your lifeHow building this habit impacts both self-confidence and work ethic?How getting your reps in and thinking long term mirrors a meditation practicePracticing solitudeSean’s advice to people early on path to FISean’s advice to people new to meditationConnect with Sean Alexander HickleWebsite: SimpleApproach.usSean on Instagram (@seanalexanderr)Sean on TikTok (@seanalexanderrrr)Sean on LinkedInBooks From The EpisodeThe Simple Path to Wealth by JL CollinsMiracle Morning by Hal ElrodThe Elements of Investing by Charles D. EllisSolitude by Michael Harris (Available for free on Hoopla)More from The Mindful FIRE Podcast🔥 Did you know that only 14% of reorgs are successful? That means 86% of reorgs fail to achieve their goals. Shocking! Honestly, after living through 11 reorgs in my last 10 years at Google it kind of makes sense. I created the Ask What's Possible Workshop to help newly formed teams rebuild trust, create psychological safety, and align around a BIG shared vision in hours, not quarters. 🔥 Want to accelerate your speed-to-alignment? Book a no-obligation fit call with me 🔥 What teams walk away with: Rebuilt trust and psychological safety A co-created, ambitious shared vision everyone is energized by Clear alignment between personal goals and team vision A short list of mini-experiments to generate momentum immediately 🔥 What makes this workshop different: Executive-level facilitation with a track record at CEO-level forums, including sessions with 27 Google VPs at Sundar's leadership conferenceOne VP shared: "Adam was masterful as he guided us through exercises to expand our perspective and ambition on our vision of what we could be and do." Neuroscience-backed, mindful conversation practices th...

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 PodcastMore Inspiring InterviewsFree Guided Meditations🔥 Did you know that only 14% of reorgs are successful? That means 86% of reorgs fail to achieve their goals. Shocking! Honestly, after living through 11 reorgs in my last 10 years at Google it kind of makes sense. I created the Ask What's Possible Workshop to help newly formed teams rebuild trust, create psychological safety, and align around a BIG shared vision in hours, not quarters. 🔥 Want to accelerate your speed-to-alignment? Book a no-obligation fit call with me 🔥 What teams walk away with: Rebuilt trust and psychological safety A co-created, ambitious shared vision everyone is energized by Clear alignment between personal goals and team vision A short list of mini-experiments to generate momentum immediately 🔥 What makes this workshop different: Executive-level facilitation with a track record at CEO-level forums, including sessions with 27 Google VPs at Sundar's leadership conferenceOne VP shared: "Adam was masterful as he guided us through exercises to expand our perspective and ambition on our vision of what we could be and do." Neuroscience-backed, mindful conversation practices th...

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 anyone outside of a close group of friends that they're rich and have retired early.Today, in Part 2, FIREy and I discuss some of the specific money and finance strategies he took to speed up his path to financial independence retire early (FIRE). Below are a list of articles that FIREy shared, which go into the concepts in more detail. Make sure to do your own research and consult financial professionals you work with.In Part 1, we learned about FIREy Philanthropist’s journey to reaching Financial Independence (FI) and retiring in his early forties from a career in tech. We hear the mindsets that helped him get there and what he’s been up to in the world of philanthropy since retiring.In today's conversation we discuss:The money moves FIREy Philanthropist used to speed his path to FIREThe mega backdoor Roth explainedFIREy’s thoughts on holding the stock given to you by your companyWhy was designing your home important to you and how did you make that happen?Donor Advised Fund (DAF) as a powerful tool for philanthropy that saves taxesPotential tax advantages to of donating money to a non profit using a DAFInteresting ways to minimize capital gainsWhat piece of advice would he would give to somebody early on their path to financial independenceWhat piece of advice would you give to someone getting started with meditation or mindfulnessHow you can contact FIREy with your questions on FIRE (StealthyFIRE@outlook.comI really enjoyed this conversation with fiery philanthropists and I learned so much about the ins and outs of financial independence, how to know when you're at the point where it's okay to retire early and to feel confident in that decision.Connect with FIREy PhilanthropistEmail questions to StealthyFIRE@outlook.comMore from The Mindful FIRE Podcast🔥 Did you know that only 14% of reorgs are successful? That means 86% of reorgs fail to achieve their goals. Shocking! Honestly, after living through 11 reorgs in my last 10 years at Google it kind of makes sense. I created the Ask What's Possible Workshop to help newly formed teams rebuild trust, create psychological safety, and align around a BIG shared vision in hours, not quarters. 🔥 Want to accelerate your speed-to-alignment? Book a no-obligation fit call with me 🔥 What teams walk away with: Rebuilt trust and psychological safety A co-created, ambitious shared vision everyone is energized by Clear alignment between personal goals and team vision A short list of mini-experiments to generate momentum immediately 🔥 What makes this workshop different: Executive-level facilitation with a track record at CEO-level forums, including sessions with 27 Google VPs at Sundar's leadership conferenceOne VP shared: "Adam was masterful as he guided us through exercises to expand our perspective and ambition on our vision of what we could be and do." Neuroscience-backed, mindful conversation practices th...

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 challenging and difficult things happening in our world. 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 everything at the door and we connect with how you are feeling in this moment in your body, mind and heart.After some time resting in this space of refuge we transition into some loving kindness, compassion practice for ourselves, those affected by the recent gun violence and then all beings.I hope you find it helpful. Please subscribe for more meditations and inspiring interviews.This guided meditation was recorded during our weekly community meditation on Fridays at 2:30 pm ET. We’d love for you to join us live for a short meditation and time to connect and ask questions. You can sign up at mindfulfire.org/meditate.More from The Mindful FIRE PodcastInspiring InterviewsFree Guided Meditations🔥 Did you know that only 14% of reorgs are successful? That means 86% of reorgs fail to achieve their goals. Shocking! Honestly, after living through 11 reorgs in my last 10 years at Google it kind of makes sense. I created the Ask What's Possible Workshop to help newly formed teams rebuild trust, create psychological safety, and align around a BIG shared vision in hours, not quarters. 🔥 Want to accelerate your speed-to-alignment? Book a no-obligation fit call with me 🔥 What teams walk away with: Rebuilt trust and psychological safety A co-created, ambitious shared vision everyone is energized by Clear alignment between personal goals and team vision A short list of mini-experiments to generate momentum immediately 🔥 What makes this workshop different: Executive-level facilitation with a track record at CEO-level forums, including sessions with 27 Google VPs at Sundar's leadership conferenceOne VP shared: "Adam was masterful as he guided us through exercises to expand our perspective and ambition on our vision of what we could be and do." Neuroscience-backed, mindful conversation practices th...

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 doing something a little different. We're having our first anonymous guest, FIREy Philanthropist.This guest wanted to remain anonymous because they practice stealth wealth, which means they don't tell their neighbors, friends, and really anyone outside of a close group of friends that they're rich and have retired early.FIREy had a lot of great wisdom to share from his experience retiring early and we chatted for almost 2 hours. I have edited our conversations into two 45 minute episodes.The first part, this episode, focuses on his journey to retiring early from a 21 year career in tech in his early 40s, how he made it happen, what was the experience like and what’s he up to afterwards.I really enjoyed this conversation with FIREy Philanthropists and I learned so much about the ins and outs of financial independence, how to know when you're at the point where it's okay to retire early and to feel confident in that decision.In today's conversation we discuss:What things really helped FIREy Philanthropist to reach fire in his early fortiesAcknowledging unearned privilege, its impact and achieving fireFIREy’s thoughts on avoiding lifestyle inflationHow he knew when he had enough to retire earlyHow he knew when to pull the trigger and retire early.What are you spending your time doing and what makes you happy in this post-fire lifeWhich causes FIREy Philanthropist dedicates his time, energy and money toVolunteering as a tax preparerConnect with FIREy PhilanthropistEmail questions to StealthyFIRE@outlook.comMore from The Mindful FIRE PodcastMore Inspiring InterviewsFree Guided MeditationsBooks I recommendThe Simple Path to WealthDisclaimer: This should not be taken as financial advice.None of what we discuss i🔥 Did you know that only 14% of reorgs are successful? That means 86% of reorgs fail to achieve their goals. Shocking! Honestly, after living through 11 reorgs in my last 10 years at Google it kind of makes sense. I created the Ask What's Possible Workshop to help newly formed teams rebuild trust, create psychological safety, and align around a BIG shared vision in hours, not quarters. 🔥 Want to accelerate your speed-to-alignment? Book a no-obligation fit call with me 🔥 What teams walk away with: Rebuilt trust and psychological safety A co-created, ambitious shared vision everyone is energized by Clear alignment between personal goals and team vision A short list of mini-experiments to generate momentum immediately 🔥 What makes this workshop different: Executive-level facilitation with a track record at CEO-level forums, including sessions with 27 Google VPs at Sundar's leadership conferenceOne VP shared: "Adam was masterful as he guided us through exercises to expand our perspective and ambition on our vision of what we could be and do." Neuroscience-backed, mindful conversation practices th...

Welcome to the Mindful FIRE Podcast, where we explore living mindfully on the path to financial independence and beyond.This guided meditation was recorded during our weekly community meditation on Fridays at 2:30 pm ET. We’d love for you to join us live for a short meditation and time to connect and ask questions. You can sign up at mindfulfire.org/meditateToday’s meditation is in response to the recent horrible gun violence incidents in which so many innocent lives were cut short, because of the gun laws in this country. I am feeling sad, angry and frustrated as I imagine many others are feeling.In this meditation I invite you to create space for you to connect with how you are feeling and how what’s going on in the world (and its so much) is feeling in your body, mind and heart.Then we transition into some loving kindness, compassion practice.We begin with ourselves and then offer our kindness to those in Uvalde, Buffalo, California, and Toronto.Then we expand to all humans living in the United States, since in reality we are all affected by gun violence.I hope you find it helpful. Subscribe for more meditations and inspiring interviews.Join our community at mindfulfire.org/meditateOn today’s meditation we focus onMore from The Mindful FIRE PodcastInspiring InterviewsFree Guided Meditations🔥 Did you know that only 14% of reorgs are successful? That means 86% of reorgs fail to achieve their goals. Shocking! Honestly, after living through 11 reorgs in my last 10 years at Google it kind of makes sense. I created the Ask What's Possible Workshop to help newly formed teams rebuild trust, create psychological safety, and align around a BIG shared vision in hours, not quarters. 🔥 Want to accelerate your speed-to-alignment? Book a no-obligation fit call with me 🔥 What teams walk away with: Rebuilt trust and psychological safety A co-created, ambitious shared vision everyone is energized by Clear alignment between personal goals and team vision A short list of mini-experiments to generate momentum immediately 🔥 What makes this workshop different: Executive-level facilitation with a track record at CEO-level forums, including sessions with 27 Google VPs at Sundar's leadership conferenceOne VP shared: "Adam was masterful as he guided us through exercises to expand our perspective and ambition on our vision of what we could be and do." Neuroscience-backed, mindful conversation practices th...

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 doing something a little bit different. Last week on episode 64 of the podcast, we were joined by Nirav Shah, a meditation teacher, philanthropist and early retiree. Nirav was kind enough to share one of his guided meditations with us and I'm excited to share it with you today. He calls this meditation the "Black and White Meditation". I hope you enjoy it and I welcome your feedback. Get in Touch with Nirav- Nirav's New Book - Shortcut to Serenity- Nirav's Website - meditativeman.org- Nirav's Free Guided Meditations- Nirav Shah on LinkedInMore from The Mindful FIRE Podcast- More Inspiring Interviews- Free Guided Meditations🔥 Did you know that only 14% of reorgs are successful? That means 86% of reorgs fail to achieve their goals. Shocking! Honestly, after living through 11 reorgs in my last 10 years at Google it kind of makes sense. I created the Ask What's Possible Workshop to help newly formed teams rebuild trust, create psychological safety, and align around a BIG shared vision in hours, not quarters. 🔥 Want to accelerate your speed-to-alignment? Book a no-obligation fit call with me 🔥 What teams walk away with: Rebuilt trust and psychological safety A co-created, ambitious shared vision everyone is energized by Clear alignment between personal goals and team vision A short list of mini-experiments to generate momentum immediately 🔥 What makes this workshop different: Executive-level facilitation with a track record at CEO-level forums, including sessions with 27 Google VPs at Sundar's leadership conferenceOne VP shared: "Adam was masterful as he guided us through exercises to expand our perspective and ambition on our vision of what we could be and do." Neuroscience-backed, mindful conversation practices th...