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In this episode: healthcare and FIRE, why healthcare costs so much, physician burnout, patient–doctor allyship with Jordan Grumet Download the free FI Life Jumpstart Episode Summary Who benefits when healthcare becomes more expensive—and less personal? Jordan Grumet returns to discuss The Healthcare Heist and his argument that corporate intermediaries undermine care. We explore electronic records, insurance, malpractice, and the pressures dividing patients and doctors. Jordan shares patient actions and a vision for change through shared storytelling, before discussing healthcare’s implications for FIRE and why happiness shouldn’t wait for retirement. Guest Bio Jordan Grumet is a physician, host of Earn and Invest, and author of Taking Stock, The Purpose Code, and The Healthcare Heist. Resources & Books Mentioned Free FI Life JumpstartThe Healthcare HeistTaking StockThe Purpose CodeThe CitadelThe JungleBeing MortalEarn and InvestThe Purpose Code SubstackGuest Contact Information Jordan’s website Key Takeaways Who Jordan believes profits from broken healthcare—and who pays the price.Why your doctor may be your ally, not the enemy.Practical ways to push back on denials and advocate for better care.Healthcare questions to answer before you leave your job.Why the life you want shouldn’t wait for your FIRE number.

In this episode: a companion meditation to episode 250 with Lance Diaresco, breath awareness, becoming, connection, contribution with Adam Coelho Episode Summary Who are you becoming, beyond what you are accomplishing? In episode 250, “Define Enough and Design Your Next Chapter,” Lance Diaresco joined me to explore moving from career to calling, defining enough, and creating a life with greater meaning. In this companion episode, I invite you to bring one of the ideas from our conversation into your own experience through a guided meditation. We begin by settling into the breath and practicing the simple act of noticing, returning, and beginning again. Then we explore the three questions in Lance’s “me, we, world” compass: Me: Who am I becoming?We: How am I connecting?World: How am I contributing?There is no need to force an answer. This practice offers space to notice what arises, envision how you want to connect and contribute, and feel into the life you are creating with kind, curious awareness. You can enjoy this meditation on its own or listen to my conversation with Lance in episode 250 for the ideas behind the practice. About Your Guide Adam Coelho is the host of The Mindful FIRE Podcast. This guided meditation was originally recorded with the Mindful FIRE Legends community. Resources & Related Episodes Episode 250: Define Enough and Design Your Next Chapter with Lance DiarescoJoin the Mindful FIRE Legends communityKey Takeaways Each time you notice your mind has wandered, you have a chance to return to the breath and begin again.Let “Who am I becoming?” invite curiosity rather than pressure to find the right answer.Explore how you are connecting in your current life and the life you envision.Consider how you contribute in big and small ways, then notice how that contribution feels in your body.Use the three questions as a gentle way to reconnect with yourself, your relationships, and what matters to you.

In this episode: career to calling, meaningful experiments, enoughness, mindful discernment, financial freedom with Lance Diaresco Episode Summary After leading global brands at Disney, Levi’s, and Google, Lance kept asking himself question: “Is this all?” He shares how a sabbatical, mindfulness, volunteering, and small experiments inside Google helped him move toward coaching and purposeful work without one reckless leap. Adam and Lance explore enoughness—balancing drive and contentment—and how to define success across ambition, workload, money, and time. Guest Bio Lance Diaresco is a former global brand leader at Disney, Levi’s, and Google. He now coaches leaders, facilitates workshops and retreats, and is developing work on discernment. Resources & Books Mentioned Journey to the Heart by Melody BeattieThe Simple Path to Wealth by JL CollinsSearch Inside YourselfGuest Contact Information WebsiteLinkedInKey Takeaways Let “Is this all?” open a process of curiosity instead of forcing an immediate answer.Experiment before leaping: facilitate, volunteer, coach, and learn what creates energy.Define enoughness as the balance between ambition and contentment.Use financial freedom to design meaningful work, protect time, and contribute without pressure.

In this episode: arriving in the present, kind curiosity, breath awareness, beginning again, intentional action with Adam Coelho Resources & Books Mentioned Free FI Life Jumpstart journaling exerciseMindful FIRE Legends communityEpisode Summary Rest in the simplicity of this moment with a short guided meditation from Adam Coelho. You’ll notice how you’re arriving, settle attention on the breath, and practice returning without judgment whenever the mind wanders. With nowhere to go and nothing to accomplish, each inhale and exhale becomes an invitation to experience your life as it is happening now. The practice closes by helping you choose how you want to show up for yourself and others.

In this episode: financial independence as runway, career reinvention, self-imposed pressure, writing a first book, coaching-driven leadership with Jeff Jaworski Episode Summary Three years after leaving Google, Jeff Jaworski returns to share how FIRE gave him room to build The Shift, write The Leader Shift, and shape work around family and purpose. Jeff and Adam explore why the habits that create success can hold us back in a new chapter—and how to build without recreating the pressure of the rat race. Guest Bio Jeff Jaworski is the founder of The Shift Coaching & Consulting, a former Google executive, and the author of The Leader Shift. He coaches leaders and organizations to replace heroic leadership with teams that think and scale. Resources & Books Mentioned Adam's free FI Life Jumpstart exerciseThe Leader Shift by Jeff JaworskiMindful FIRE episode 151Guest Contact Information The ShiftJeff on LinkedInKey Takeaways FIRE can create options and runway for meaningful reinvention - not just retirement.Distinguish pressure that is real from pressure you manufacture yourself.A new chapter requires new behaviors; what got you here may hold you back there.Scalable leaders ask before telling, explore possibility, and lead performance - not metrics.

In this episode: visualizing your work-optional ideal week, mindfulness, financial independence, life design, mini experiments Episode Summary In this guided meditation, Adam invites you to settle into the breath and visualize your ideal work-optional week. You’ll explore where you are, who you’re with, what you’re doing, and how that life feels in your body. The practice closes by turning your vision into one small experiment you can try today. Resources & Books Mentioned Mindful FIRE Legends communityFree FI Life Jumpstart ExerciseKey Takeaways Meet yourself as you are with the kind, curious awareness of mindfulness.Picture an ordinary week in your financially independent, work-optional life—including an “ideal Tuesday.”Notice the feeling of that week and where you experience it in your body now.Choose one mini experiment—one small step toward your ideal week—to take today.

In this episode: mortality as motivation, memento mori, pre-grets, escaping autopilot, one-more-year syndrome, living wider and deeper with Jodi Wellman Episode Summary Jodi Wellman explains how remembering that life is finite can help us stop postponing it. She and Adam explore counting your remaining Mondays, turning “pre-grets” into action, balancing future security with aliveness now, and using small experiments to add vitality, meaning, and connection. Guest Bio Jodi Wellman is an author, speaker, positive-psychology practitioner, and founder of Four Thousand Mondays. After 17 years in corporate leadership and 12 years in executive coaching, she made memento mori—remembering we must die—her life's work. Resources & Books Mentioned You Only Die Once — Jodi WellmanDie With Zero — Bill PerkinsMonday Mornings Left CalculatorAstonishingly Alive AssessmentMindful FIRE Episode 232 with Pete AdeneyShay's WarriorsGuest Contact Information Website · Instagram Key Takeaways Count your remaining Mondays to make time feel scarce and valuable.List “pre-grets,” then give each meaningful goal a date and first action.Keep useful routines, but add novelty before habit domination turns life into autopilot.Assess whether your life needs more width—fun and vitality—or depth—meaning, purpose, and connection.

In this episode: The Gap and The Gain framework for appreciating your progress on the path to financial independence Episode Summary Adam Coelho leads a 22-minute meditation inspired by The Gap and The Gain. Rather than measuring against a moving ideal, listeners compare where they are now with where they were four or five years ago. The practice replaces impatience about reaching FI with appreciation for current progress and the life unfolding today. Resources & Books Mentioned The Gap and The Gain by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin HardyMindful FIRE Legends communityDownload my FI Life JumpstartKey Takeaways Measuring against an ever-moving ideal creates “the gap”; measuring backward reveals “the gain.”Notice how “not there yet” thoughts feel in the body before trying to change them.Recall professional, personal, and financial progress from the past four or five years.When caught in the gap, ask “Is this useful?” and shift toward gratitude, learning, or a concrete gain.

In this episode: geoarbitrage, location independence, financial freedom, living abroad, visas, scouting trips with Richelle Gamlam The next Ask What's Possible Workshop is September 18th - Learn more & Sign up Episode Summary Richelle Gamlam, founder of Move Abroad Coach, joins Adam to explore how moving abroad can help people design a more aligned, affordable, and expansive life. They discuss geoarbitrage, “first not forever,” the income/visa/tax triangle, fears around moving with kids, and how scouting trips can turn a dream into a concrete plan. Guest Bio Richelle Gamlam is the founder of Move Abroad Coach and host of The Move Abroad Coach Podcast. After 13 years abroad across six countries, she helps people create location-independent lives overseas through mindset, strategy, visas, income planning, and practical relocation support. Resources Mentioned Adam’s FI Life Jumpstart exerciseMove Abroad Masterplan - Only $37Move Abroad Escape Plan BootcampBoundless LifeRichelle’s Contact Information Website: moveabroadcoach.comPodcast: The Move Abroad Coach PodcastInstagram: @moveabroadcoachKey Takeaways Geoarbitrage can accelerate FI by lowering living costs while preserving income.Start with the life you want, then align income, visa, and taxes.“First not forever” reduces all-or-nothing pressure around moving abroad.A scouting trip should test daily life, not just tourist highlights.

In this episode: visualizing your life of financial freedom, releasing unhelpful stories, cultivating mindfulness, envisioning what you want Episode Summary This guided meditation explores how the stories we tell ourselves shape the reality we experience. Adam Coelho invites you to settle the mind, bring your vision for financial freedom into awareness, and notice not only the life you’re imagining after FI, but also the story you’re carrying about whether that vision is possible. With kind curiosity, the practice helps you identify doubts, resistance, or limiting narratives — and gently choose the stories that move you toward the life you want. Resources & Books Mentioned Mindful FIRE Legends communityFI Life Jumpstart envisioning exercise

In this episode: envisioning, thinking BIG about life, redefining hard work, Mindful FIRE, rediscovering true priorities, and choosing Slow FI with Nic Ferry Join us for a live envisioning workshop Friday Aug 14th to think BIG about what you want for your post-FI life so you can start living it now.  Learn more & sign up.  Episode Summary Nic Ferry shares how coaching, mindfulness, and envisioning helped him move from workaholic striving toward a more intentional life. He describes finding the “impossible” house, getting a military move paid for, choosing family over chief resident status, and creating opportunities in obstetric anesthesia and international medicine. Guest Bio Nic Ferry is a physician, anesthesiology resident, father of three, and Adam’s first coaching client. His path blends financial independence, family-centered decision-making, and a growing commitment to low-resource medicine abroad. Resources & Books Mentioned FI Life JumpstartAsk What’s Possible WorkshopThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Gap and The Gain by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin HardyThe Simple Path to Wealth by JL CollinsThe White Coat Investor by Dr. James M. Dahle

In this episode: financial independence, life design, envisioning, mini experiments, asking what you actually want with Adam Coelho Episode Summary Adam explores the deeper question that comes after building financial freedom: what do you want that freedom to make possible? Through three anonymized stories, he shows how FI can create options, but clarity comes from envisioning, experimenting, and choosing a new story before life defaults into “one more year syndrome” Resources & Books Mentioned Free FI Life Jumpstart ExerciseAsk What’s Possible Workshop“The Predicting Brain” by Regina Pally

In this episode: mindful awareness, breath meditation, returning from distraction, letting go, daily intention Episode Summary Adam Coelho leads a seven-minute practice for resting in present-moment awareness. Using the breath as an anchor, listeners practice noticing distraction with kindness, beginning again, and setting an intention for the day. Resources & Books Mentioned Mindful FIRE Legends community

In this episode: women and money, defining enough, Rich & Radiant, Splendor Week, building wealth without burnout with Liz Carroll Episode Summary Liz Carroll returns to share Rich & Radiant and her mindful approach to helping high-performing women turn income into wealth. She and Adam explore money safety, enoughness, values-based life design, and intentional scheduling. Guest Bio Liz Carroll is a financial coach, life coach, yoga/meditation teacher, and founder of Mindful Money Coaches. After reaching FI at 48, she helps high-performing women redefine wealth with calm, clarity, and intention. Resources & Books Mentioned Rich & Radiant by Liz CarrollFree to Focus by Michael HyattMindful FIRE episode 200BeRichAndRadiant.comCalendly, Mindvalley, Headspace, Insight TimerMindful FIRE LegendsFree Envisioning GuideGuest Contact Information Website: mindfulmoneycoaches.comInstagram: @mindfulmoneycoachesLinkedIn: Liz CarrollKey Takeaways Liz starts money work with body safety and mindfulness before spreadsheets.“Enough” must be defined personally before calculating a FIRE number.Her Splendor Week protects Grandma Thursdays, client slots, and white space.Adam’s coaching moment reframed burnout as a schedule-design problem.

In this episode: guided meditation, visualizing an ideal day, setting an intention with Adam Coelho Episode Summary A short guided meditation recorded with the Mindful FIRE Legends community. You’ll start by settling into the body and breath, noticing how you’re arriving, and practicing returning kindly when the mind wanders. Then you’ll shift into a visualization: imagine an ideal day where you’re financially independent and free to choose how you spend your time. You’ll explore what you’re doing, who you’re with, and how you want to feel—then close by choosing one small intention to live into today. Resources & Books Mentioned Free Envisioning Guide - mindfulfire.org/startJoin Mindful FIRE Legends - MindfulFIRE.org/joinKey Takeaways Use three deep breaths to arrive, then “begin again” each time distraction appears.“Financial independence” can be used as a visualization container to explore values, not just numbers.Make the ideal day vivid by tracking sensations: where you are, who you’re with, and how you feel.End with one concrete intention: a single action you can try today that aligns with the vision.