96 : Don't Wait to Live The Life You Dream About, Slow FI & Coast FI with Jess of The Fioneers

The Mindful FIRE Podcast

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 life paths to explore different possibilities.
Guest Bio

Jess from The Fioneers is a financial independence and lifestyle design blogger who encourages mindful and intentional living. She is an entrepreneur, speaker, and coach who helps people create a life they love today rather than waiting for FI.
Resources & Books Mentioned

• Jess' Upcoming Slow FI Retreat
• "Designing Your Life" by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

Connect with Jess

• Website: TheFioneers.com
• Retreat : Slow FI Retreat 9/28-10/1
• Twitter: @thefioneers
• Instagram: @thefioneers

Key Takeaways

• Lifestyle design requires introspection, idea generation, and experimentation.
• Create three life paths to explore different possibilities and force curiosity.
• Adopt an improv mindset of "yes and" to generate ideas without criticizing.
• Mindfulness is about being kind, curious, and open to whatever arises.
• Reflect on your ideal day/week/month/year and peak experiences to understand your passions.
• Track your activities and rank them to make shifts and understand what you enjoy.

Whenever you are ready, here are 2 ways I can help you:

1. Download my free One-Page Envisioning Exercise to think BIGGER about your life and what's possible for you.
2. If you're at or nearing FI, but feel stuck and unable to move forward to your next chapter, let's chat.
My 8-week small group coaching program started May 17th.
The first group is SOLD OUT but you can JOIN THE WAITLIST.

By the end of the 8 week small group program, you will:

• Have a clear and exciting vision for the next chapter of your life
• Be able to point to specific and tangible ways you’re already living that vision

If you’re ready to finally start living the next chapter of your life, let's chat.
Book a no-pressure curiosity call

Chapters

1. Copy of Interview (00:00:00)

2. Introduction 4:27 (00:02:02)

3. Fi doesnt need to be grandiose 2:57 (00:06:30)

4. any practical tips to help people who want to explore that for themselves? 4:17 (00:09:28)

5. Few activies that can help with lifestyle design 16:2 (00:13:45)

6. 3 Life Paths (00:16:37)

7. Experiment and Adjust ( the third process of lifestyle design) 6:58 (00:29:47)

8. Having an experimentation mindset 2:17 (00:36:39)

9. Live Session On Adam 17:51 (00:38:57)

10. More about Jess in-person retreat 4:46 (00:56:48)

11. How can people learn more and sign up 0:39 (01:01:34)

12. How did you go from think about starting a retreat to actualizing it 2:51 (01:02:14)

13. How do you actually price something in a way that's gonna be valuable for you and valuable for the person 2:19 (01:05:06)

14. The defination of Slow Fi and Coast Fi 6:00 (01:07:18)

15. Mindful Fire, final four (01:13:18)

16. Is there anything that's you're currently envisioning for your life? 2.32 (01:13:21)

17. what piece of advice would you give to someone early on their path to financial independence? 1:9 (01:15:53)

18. what piece of advice would you give to someone getting started with meditation and or mindfulness? 0.58 (01:17:03)

19. how can people connect with you online and learn more about your blog and your content and the retreat that we were discussing? 0.55 (01:18:01)