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Welcome to the Mindful FIRE Podcast, where we explore living mindfully on the path to financial independence and beyond.

On today's episode of the podcast I'm joined by my new friend, Jenny Wood.

Jenny Wood is the founder of Google's Own Your Career program, which helps Google employees increase their impact and influence in their current role and or land their next role.

In just a few months, the program scaled from 153 users to tens of thousands users across Google's global offices & continues to grow like a rocket ship. 

In today's conversation we discuss:

• What owning your career actually means
• Practice tips to figure out where you want to take your career
• Jenny’s thoughts on the role work plays in building a life
• How Jenny applies the Own Your Career tips in her own career
• Jenny’s advice to people early on the path to financial independence
• Jenny’s advice to people new to meditation and/or mindfulness
• How to connect with Jenny

Connect with Jenny Wood

• LinkedIn : Jenny Wood
• Website: ItsJennyWood.com

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