59 : Finding Her Dream Job In Sustainability & An Entirely New Relationship With Money (Part 3) with Julia Li

Welcome to the mindful fire podcast where we explore living mindfully on the path to financial independence and beyond.  I'm your host, Adam Coelho and I'm so glad you're here.

If you're new to the mindful fire podcast and you haven't yet checked out the other parts of our 3-part series with Julia, you can find the full series at mindfulfire.org/julia.

On today's episode of the podcast, we dive into part three of our three part series with Julia Li. This series has followed Julia's journey of making a huge life in career change of leaving Google after six years to pivot into the field of sustainability.

What I really love about this series with Julia is just how relatable and actionable it is for me and for anyone who listens to it.

Many of us want to start this new year with more intention and alignment with our values and our purpose. These conversations with Julia provide not only inspiration, but also practices like journaling reflection and envisioning that we can use to get clear on what we really want and to begin walking down that path.

I hope you've enjoyed this series with Julia as much as I have and I would love to hear what it's inspired you to do in your own life.

You can reach out to me on Instagram @themindfulFIREpodcast and drop me a DM and let me know what you're planning for 2022. I really would love to hear it.

Today on part three of my conversation with Julia,  we dive into the final chapter of her pivot out of Google and into the field of sustainability after taking three months off to rest and reflect.

In today's conversation, Julia shares her mindset and practical approach to identifying which area of sustainability she wanted to work in.  She then shares how she went about identifying potential companies and ultimately connected with those companies to begin the interview process.

There's a ton of practical advice Julia shares that can be applied to any career moves you've been thinking about making in 2022.

And finally Julia shares with me how her entire relationship with money has changed over the last year since we recorded our first conversation together, before she left Google.

In that conversation, I recommended a book to Julia called The Simple Path To Wealth, which you've probably heard me talk about numerous times on the podcast. The Simple Path To Wealth by JL Collins is really my go-to recommendation for anyone looking to understand their money better or improve their financial situation and certainly to anyone looking to get on the path to financial independence.

Julia shares, how reading this book and another one called Your Money Or Your Life by Vicki Robin, changed her mindset and relationship with money. Her new insights about money. Really got me thinking about my own relationship with money and I think they'll do the same for you.

If you haven't already, I recommend listening to the full three part series with Julia which you can find at mindfulfire.org/Julia.

Books Mentioned

• The Simple Path. To Wealth - JL Collins 
• Your Money or Your Life - Vicki Robin

Connect with Julia

• Trash Talk - Julia's Sustainability Newsletter 
• Julia Li on LinkedIn

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