The Mindful Finance Podcast: Recent Episodes
Highlander Wealth
The Mindful Finance Podcast uses mindfulness practice to reveal a non-judgmental approach to how our finances affect our lives, and how we can regain agency in our financial storyline.
Our financial lives can reflect our higher ideals and the positive transformation we'd like to see in the world. But what can we actually do to bring these goals to bear on our daily decisions? Our sixth Mindful Finance Podcast articulates a three-step path we can follow to realize our lofty intentions through practical actions.
In this short 9-minute episode, you’ll discover:
How intertwining our ideals and our finances makes investing more enjoyable
How breathing, feeling and talking are the building blocks of sound decision-making
How Mindful Finance changes the experience of money and shifts how you engage with your world
How these techniques are free, simple and always available
Does Money Spark Joy?
Our fifth podcast offers a series of questions designed to inspire deeper contemplation of your Investment Self. Too often, we cut off pieces of our personal experience from our financial lives. Mindful Finance shows us that powerful intelligence is available to us when we take the time to notice.
In this short 8-minute episode, you’ll discover:
The value of curiosity and creativity in the investment sphere
How your first thought is often your best thought
How mindfulness allows hidden information to be accessed
How the simple act of noticing can spur profound change
Mindful Finance is the Compass Pointing to the Returns You Want
Financial return remains a primary evaluation of investment success, and impact investing brings societal and environmental markers to the conversation as well. The Mindful Finance concept of ROI adds another consideration: you.
In this quick 9-minute episode, you’ll discover:
How an inward-facing assessment expands traditional ROI
How one simple question is the gateway to sanity in investing
How the ancient maxim “Know Thyself” especially applies to modern investing
How good outcomes can come from meeting with the expected and the unexpected
How cultivating individual positivity could change an entire industry
Uncovering the Intelligence of Uncomfortable Situations
Given the intensity of day-to-day life, it isn’t always clear how to apply Mindful Finance techniques. If you’ve found yourself in heightened interactions where deep breaths and quiet contemplation just aren’t feasible, then this is the episode for you.
In this 17-minute podcast you'll also discover:
How Mindful Finance curbs indecision and procrastination
How finance is fertile ground for growing a sane life and a compassionate society
How spaciousness gives both advisors and investors an edge
How small acts of reflection can be part of an enormous transformation
The Goal is Financial Empowerment
With a non-judgmental approach to how our finances affect our lives, we can regain agency in our financial storyline. This episode will guide you through a fundamental mindfulness technique, the primary tool for building our capacity for openness, equilibrium and sound decision making.
In this quick 16-minute episode you’ll also discover:
How a holistic approach to money management can benefit investors and society
How compassion is the key for finance to become a positive force in the world
How lifelong friendship is the foundation of Highlander
How awareness and attention have the potential to transform your financial storyline
How it all starts with good posture and breathing in and out
What is Mindful Finance, and how can it help you access the full range of your decision making power?
These (and many others) are the questions we will explore in the coming weeks and months, starting today.
In this 17-minute episode you’ll discover:
How to create the space to make a financial plan that offers long-term happiness
How mindfulness practice literally changes the anatomy and function of your brain
Why the present moment and non-judgment are the cornerstones of mindfulness
Why, according to a former paramedic, emotions around money are stronger than those around illness and death
How to counter stress by uncovering the storyline behind painful feelings
How mindfulness is the perfect complement to the rigor and clarity that benefit financial decisions