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ChooseFI | Financial Independence Podcast

Make the Impossible Possible

ChooseFI | Financial Independence Podcast

Jonathan Mendonsa & Brad Barrett | Choose FI Media, Inc

Investing, Business, Careers

4.85.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

The father in the gymnastics video spent a year learning backflips and splits—not for himself, but to spend meaningful time with his daughter. That's the kind of commitment that separates dreamers from doers. This mashup covers multiple angles on making the impossible possible: mindset, grit, goal-setting, and the power of community. Brad and Jonathan dissect a viral video of a dad learning gymnastics alongside his daughter, then bring on Jillian from Montana Money Adventures in the second segment. Jillian helps listeners create a roadmap to an intentional life by clarifying values and identifying their unique strengths. Timestamps & Key Topics: [00:01:04] Exploring Grit — Resilience and perseverance as foundations for personal growth and financial independence [00:01:38] Father's Journey with Gymnastics — How commitment and sustained effort build deeper relationships [00:04:16] Mindset Shift — Identify and challenge limiting beliefs to open new possibilities [00:09:07] Setting Effective Goals — Start where you are and reset goals as you evolve [00:15:01] Community Impact — Surround yourself with people who push you forward [00:27:59] Jillian's Roadmap to Success — Values-based planning for intentional living [00:43:06] Embracing Life's Seasons — Every phase brings unique opportunities Key Quotes: "I want to be the type of person that can learn anything." [00:04:47] "Easy choices, hard life. Hard choices, easy life." [00:20:03] "You're the average of the five people you spend the most time with." [00:15:01] "Each season has amazing opportunities." [00:41:44] Related Resources: The Simple Path to Wealth by J.L. Collins [00:46:48] Design Your Future by Dominick Quartuccio [00:46:55]

Transcript

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0:00.0

On today's episode, we explore this idea, how can you make the impossible possible?

0:05.4

Brad and I share our favorite video clip of the week, and Jillian from Montana Money

0:09.5

Adventures joins us on the show to help us design a roadmap to a better life.

0:13.8

Welcome to the Ultimate Crowdsourced Personal Financial.

0:16.8

This is your Friday Roundup.

0:19.3

You're listening to Choose Appi Radio.

0:23.9

The blueprint for financial independence lives here.

0:34.6

If you're looking to unblock the secrets to financial independence and early retirement,

0:39.6

you're in the right place.

0:41.6

Stay tuned and join a community of like-minded people who are getting all fans to live

0:46.4

and taking control of their lives in the pursuit of financial independence.

0:50.7

Choose FI, your home for financial independence on live.

1:04.7

So excited to have been in this past week's episode with Billy from Wealthwell Dunn.

1:08.1

In particular, talk about this idea of making the impossible possible.

1:12.9

And to help me with this, I have my co-host Brad here with me today.

1:15.4

How you doing, buddy?

1:16.3

Hey Jonathan, I am doing quite well.

1:18.5

And yeah, this episode was just so energizing.

1:20.9

I think you and I have just been talking before we had recorded and we're just so fired

1:25.0

up.

1:26.0

And I think honestly it has a lot to do with this episode with Billy.

1:29.0

Yeah, I mean, I said in the episode I want to go run around the block.

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