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Coffee with Colm

by Colm O'Brien

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Ruminations over Coffee about Life and Business

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  1. “None of us are getting out of here alive." - and what you can do with that. Ashleigh Tobin has "Coffee with Colm" – Season 9, Episode 4.

    Doo-doo, woo-woo, Susan Jeffers, Maslow’s Hierarchy, miscarriage, unexplained infertility, childhood in Ireland, burnout, crossroads, mid-life crises… and motorbikes! What a wonderful, wide-ranging chat was had during the week with Ashleigh Tobin, over coffee, naturally. If you consider yourself...

  2. "Do Hard Things On Purpose" - the secret to handling the stresses of life and business. Brian Downes has "Coffee with Colm" – Season 9, Episode 3.

    This was a great chat! Brian Downes is a fascinating character in real life with an equally fascinating backstory which has equipped him, and qualified him, to do the great work he does around performance with individuals and within teams. From spending a week on a frozen lake in Outer Mongolia…

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  3. Stephen Downey has "Coffee with Colm" – Season 9, Episode 2.

    Stephen Downey is the reason I have a TEDx Talk to my name! I’ve known the Stephen for several years now, and a nicer guy, you’d be hard-pressed to find, thorough gentleman, and gentle soul, through and through. At an Amanda Delaney ‘We Can and We Will Talk” Event in Dublin in 2019, Stephen was...

  4. NEW EPISODE Fascinating chat on 126-year-old barge, 'Drie Gebroeders' - S9, E1 "Coffee with Colm"

    Wait till you hear this. I was making my bed before going swimming one Sunday morning in late August, and I found myself repeating to myself out loud (I know!) Viktor Frankl’s famous quote, “We detect, rather than invent, our missions in life.” No idea what was going on for me, but that phrase…

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  5. The Last Episode of Coffee with Colm (for a while) - Putting on MY OWN Oxygen Mask First

    Lads, I’m taking a break; I’m going on me holliers, and putting on me own oxygen mask for a bit. I was trying to figure out how to finish the series, and then a series (I know, right!) of happy accidents, including my usual way of recording CWC (Coffee with Colm) failing to open on my laptop,...

  6. S is for Spirit – a POYOOMF Mini-series Week 4 of 4 - a ‘Coffee with Colm’ Classic

    This week let’s focus on Spirit - essentially YOUR relationship with YOU! You see, self-care is not self-ish.POYOOMF is Self-care in action. POYOOMF: Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask First This 'Coffee with Colm' Classic Mini-series is a favorite of mine, and of many others. I love simplicity - I have...

  7. R is for Relationships – a POYOOMF Mini-series Week 3 of 4 - a ‘Coffee with Colm’ Classic

    There are Four Pillars to a fully formed, balanced life, each of which deserves our attention: 1. Health (covered, week 1) 2. Wealth (covered, week 2) 3. Relationships (today) 4. Spirit (next week) Remember, to POYOOMF is to engage in Self-care. Self-care is not self-ish. Over the last few weeks,...

  8. W is for Wealth – a POYOOMF Mini-series Week 2 of 4 - a Coffee with Colm Classic

    To POYOOMF is to engage in Self-care. Self-care is not self-ish. Last week we touched on the first of the Four Pillars to a fully formed life, Health. This week let’s focus on Wealth. You are cordially invited you stick on the kettle, grab a coffee, and think with me for a few minutes as we...

  9. H Is For Health - a POYOOMF Mini-series Week 1 of 4 - a Coffee with Colm Classic

    By now you probably know I'm a proponent of POYOOMF. Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask First I like acronyms (even if I have to create my own, although the grammar police will probably correct me!)I like making things simple.For me.If it helps others, great, but truth be told I do all this stuff for…

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  10. We Detect, Rather Than Invent, Our Missions in Life [said Viktor Frankl] - What's Yours? a Coffee with Colm Classic

    I reconnected very happily with a friend on Saturday. Amanda Delaney visited us at PSA Ireland (Professional Speaking Association Ireland) and it was wonderful to see her and have the chats - Amanda's passion for wanting to help people is palpable. While we were chatting about life and death (us...

  11. Time - The Great Leveller - In This Episode Yours Truly Uses The River Shannon To Explain

    Time - The Great Leveller - In This Episode Yours Truly Uses The River Shannon To Explain. Time is infinite. Your time, my time, not so. This week, I threw myself in the River Shannon (voluntarily and safely) to draw an analogy between the inexorable flowing of the river and that of time itself...

  12. Professionals Never Lose - They either Win or They Learn.

    Professionals Never Lose - They either Win or They Learn. I’m sure you were taught, as I was, the phrase, “Sometimes I win and sometimes I lose” and yet again we were taught wrong. No more than, as we said last time on “Coffee with Colm”, Practice does not necessarily make perfect, but practice...

  13. Practice Doesn't Make Perfect - Practice Makes Permanent

    I'm sure you were taught, as I was, that practice makes perfect and yet it seems we were both taught wrong, not on purpose mind, but wrong nonetheless. Practice does not necessarily make perfect, but practice ALWAYS makes permanent. You see whatever you practice you get better at. As human…

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  14. Coaching - THE Quintessential 100 Year Work - Possibly the Most Important Work in the World

    Coaching - THE Quintessential 100 Year Work - Possibly the Most Important Work in the World. Recorded ON Lough Derg (not in it this time) on my birthday - Yay, Happy Birthday to me! Level 61 and loving life - in this week's "Coffee with Colm" Yours Truly ruminates about one of his most cherished...

  15. Caroline Rigney, a renowned Co. Limerick farmer took time out to attend Pendulum Summit in January – and then to have “Coffee with Colm”.

    Caroline Rigney, a renowned Co. Limerick farmer took time out to attend Pendulum Summit in January – and then to have “Coffee with Colm”. From pigs breaking through fences, to packaging delicious pork and bacon product for fans nationwide, to Killaloe Farmer’s Market, to forgiving ourselves and…

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  16. A "Coffee with Colm" Special recorded LIVE while immersed in 7 degree water in the Shannon River as the sun dawned on the last Sunday of February 2024

    A "Coffee with Colm" Special recorded LIVE while immersed in 7 degree water in the Shannon River as the sun dawned on the last Sunday of February. My lovely Mam passed a year ago - on Feb 20th 2023 - God Rest Her. Being an all year round open-water swimmer since 2020 I was intrigued to stumble...

  17. Karen Pappin’s Standout Pendulum Speaker had an Immediate and Profound Impact on her – one she was not expecting!

    Karen Pappin is a fellow Dub (South Side, but we’ll let her off – although I had to address it over our coffee chat!) living in and working from beautiful Kinvara, Co. Galway. She’s a storyteller – a Brand Storyteller - and she came along to Pendulum as part of our little group of Vagabonds, not...

  18. Coaches! Disruption Incoming! If you Coach, this episode of "Coffee with Colm" is for you...

    The Biggest Challenge Most Coaches Face is Filling Your Diary. We have the solution for you. As a Professional Coach myself (part-time), like you, I learned that the hardest part of coaching is… prospecting… to find clients. Coaching is not the problem, prospecting is. When I looked around me at...

  19. From Early Retirement to Pendulum to Teaching Future Generations ~ Paul Massey has Coffee with Colm

    Paul Massey was a retailer back in the day. One thing he insisted on was that he trained his staff what to do in the event of a robbery – no eye contact, open the till, step away, no heroes. When two guys arrived one evening, one with a sawn-off shotgun, the other with a hammer, Paul found…

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  20. He (or She) Who Collects The Most Nos Wins

    How do some people, get ahead, and many don't? Those who get ahead in any area of life, take more shots than those who don't - simple! In so doing, they experience more rejection, and the natural outflowing of experiencing more rejection, is... more success! I was a tad under the weather for the...

  21. Such FUN as well as DEEP LEARNING - Emma Owen talks all things Pendulum '24 over "Coffee with Colm"

    Galway Girl, and Film Industry Pro, Emma Owen, had “Coffee with Colm” during the week to share her experience of attending Pendulum Summit. It was FUN! Then, on one of my questions, Emma began her response with, “Can I be a bit controversial here?” I knew right there that my answer to that…

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  22. Nicola Connolly Byrne has "Coffee with Colm" and names her Standout Speaker from Pendulum Summit 24

    So, a group of Business Vagabonds got together, and we went along to The Pendulum Summit 2024 to witness the 10th anniversary of its founding by Frankie and Norma Sheehan, to listen and learn from each other as well as from the world-class speakers on stage. We all came from different walks of…

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  23. "It'll Be OK, Friend." Mental Health - The Elephant in the Room - Yours Truly Considers Brent Pope's Phenomenal Pendulum Talk

    There is a Global Pandemic affecting 1 in 4 of us – Mental Health IS The Elephant in the Room. I was blessed to attend Pendulum Summit in Dublin during the week along with another 2,000 souls, twenty of whom had come together as The Vagabonds’ to have fun and learn and make friends over the few...

  24. From Wheelchair To Twice World Champion - Steve Judge has "Coffee with Colm" and explains how...

    You've had a car accident. They rush you to hospital. They tell you they're going to operate to save your legs. They lie!They are in fact operating to save your life; your crushed legs are incidental (to them!) When you wake up, they tell you you'll never walk again.You disagree! So instead, you...

  25. 3 Life Tips From Hollywood Actor, Dubliner Colin Farrell

    You all know Colin Farrell - Hollywood Actor, and a fellow Dub. Colin was interviewed by Miriam O'Callaghan on the stage at Pendulum Summit back in 2019 and he lived up to all my expectations of the man; being at once a global celebrity and a humble man who hasn't forgotten his roots. Not ugly...

  26. 4 Lessons From One Of The Heroes Of The Thai Cave Rescue in 2018 - Jim Warny

    Jim Warny is a real-life hero! He is the Belgian-born, Cave Diver, living in Ennis, who led the Coach to safety during that tremendous superhuman effort that saw the coach and all twelve young boys rescued when the caves they entered got flooded. He spoke from stage at Pendulum in 2019 and from…

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  27. 3 Tips For Moving Forward At Speed Safely from Mandy Hickson Former RAF Fighter Pilot – Episode 4 of 6 in a Pre-Pendulum ’24 'Coffee with Colm' Mini-series

    Fighter Jets Don't Have Wing Mirrors! Did you know that? I didn't. Sort of makes sense though. Apart from aerodynamics perhaps, I imagine it true that they are moving too fast in combat to have time to look behind them. Regardless, Fighter Jets Don't Have Wing Mirrors! Mandy Hickson, former RAF...

  28. 5 Tips On How To Get The Most Out Of Life, From Nick Vujicic, A Man Born Without Limbs – Episode 3 of 6 in a Pre-Pendulum ’24 'Coffee with Colm' Mini-series

    I actually can’t imagine it – and truthfully, wasn’t sure I believed what I was seeing when Nick Vujicic was ‘placed’ on stage at Pendulum Summit in Dublin the year before COVID struck – yet there he was this tiny, incredible human confidently talking with 3,500 mesmerised souls telling us to be...

  29. Admirals Don't Make Suggestions

    Right. Episode 2 of 6 in a Pre-Pendulum '24 Mini-series, curated by Yours Truly to allow you experience some of the world class magic, and diversity of thought that can only be found at The Pendulum Summit.This week, Marshall Goldsmith tells us why Admirals Don't Make Suggestions; in other words,...

  30. Be A Dream Doer in 2024 – Episode 1 of 6 in a Pre-Pendulum ’24 'Coffee with Colm' Mini-series

    Be A Dream Doer in 2024 – Episode 1 of 6 in a Pre-Pendulum ’24 'Coffee with Colm' Mini-series

  31. 'When Colm Met Frankie' - a Pendulum Summit 10th Anniversary Special 'Coffee with Colm'

    I had the most amazing experience during the week! I had a virtual coffee with Frankie Sheahan, former Munster and Ireland Rugby Legend, laterally known around the world for, along with his wife and business partner, Norma, co-founding The Pendulum Summit – The World's No.1 Leadership &...

  32. Another €750k Tax Free ONLY IF Financial Planning Is Played As A Team Sport Facing Forward Ep 4 of 4

    Another €750k Tax Free ONLY IF Financial Planning Is Played As A Team Sport Facing Forward Ep 4 of 4

  33. How You Can Pay Your Family To Reduce Your Tax - Ep 3/4, Paul Overy QFA FLIA has 'Coffee with Colm'

    How You Can Pay Your Family To Reduce Your Tax - Ep 3/4, Paul Overy QFA FLIA has 'Coffee with Colm'

  34. How You Can Access €2m Tax Free To Retire - Part 2 of 4, Paul Overy QFA FLIA has 'Coffee with Colm'

    How You Can Access €2m Tax Free To Retire - Part 2 of 4, Paul Overy QFA FLIA has 'Coffee with Colm'

  35. How To Reduce Your Taxes Forever - Paul Overy QFA, FLIA Part 1 / 4 a 'Coffee with Colm' Mini-series

    How To Reduce Your Taxes Forever - Paul Overy QFA, FLIA Part 1 / 4 a 'Coffee with Colm' Mini-series

  36. The €100 Million Meeting - Telling ‘The Man on The Train’ Story - a “Coffee with Colm” Classic recorded LIVE in 2019

    What if the next person you meet led to €100 million in sales? Would you be excited? Or nervous?This week's "Coffee with Colm" retells my famous "Man on the Train" story recorded live at an Amanda Delaney 'We Can and We Will Talk' Event in Dublin in 2019.The actual Man on the Train meeting took...

  37. I Am Delighted To Have Just Turned 60! Here’s Why… – A Special Roundy Birthday Celebration Episode Over “Coffee with Colm”  

    I Am Delighted To Have Just Turned 60! Here’s Why… – A Special Roundy Birthday Celebration Episode Over “Coffee with Colm” Level 60! Woohoo. SO excited. In this week’s once in a lifetime episode of “Coffee with Colm” I share why I am so excited about ageing. In only 8 minutes I ruminate on some…

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  38. What Happens When Your Parachute Fails? Mine Did. Here's What I Learned - a Coffee with Colm Classic

    Recently I had cause to revisit my 'Parachute Story', reflecting on what I learned when my parachute failed as I plummeted to earth at terminal velocity (no kidding!) which is c200kmh, having exited a perfectly good aircraft two miles above the earth by choice! Apart from the tongue in cheek...

  39. What Are Your 100 Year Goals? - a Coffee with Colm Classic Revisited

    What Are Your 100 Year Goals? - a Coffee with Colm Classic Revisited "But I won't be here in 100 years, Colm." I hear you complain. Exactly. You won't be here. Are you going to leave the world a little bit better off for your having taken up space here, or are you going to be 100% selfish and not...

  40. 81 Patchwork Quilts in Honour of my Mother who passed Peacefully on Feb 20th 2023 at Age 84. RIP Mam - a "Coffee with Colm" Classic (like my Mam)

    81 Patchwork Quilts in Honour of my Mother who passed Peacefully on Feb 20th 2023 at Age 84. RIP Mam - a "Coffee with Colm" Classic (like my Mam) Doreen O'Brien (nee Stenson) was a beautiful woman in every sense. Being named Irish Press Bride of the Month in June1961 (her work colleagues in Brown...

  41. The Three Important Business Lessons We Can Learn from The Humble Hedgehog – a “Coffee with Colm" Classic

    The Three Important Business Lessons We Can Learn from The Humble Hedgehog – a “Coffee with Colm" Classic What do Hedgehogs do best in the world? They do Hedgehog; they don't try to be anything else. If you want better results with less stress in your business or career, then this "Coffee with...

  42. How To Set Yourself Apart In Your Very Crowded Marketplace - A "Coffee with Colm" Classic originally recorded in 2017.

    What is your USP? Your Unique Selling Point? No, really, what is it? Do you have one? Or are you just like the business down the road, or that other one online? If so, you’re banging your head against the wall and will most likely fail over time – probably by throwing in the towel rather than...

  43. POYOOMF - Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask First in 2023 - a Coffee with Colm Favourite Revisited

    POYOOMF - Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask First in 2023 - a Coffee with Colm Favourite Revisited That went fast! January. I'm just back from a trip to Helsinki with Mrs. O'B and some really cool people and as we took off, we were reminded to POYOOMF - Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask First in the case of...

  44. NEW EPISODE – I Don’t Like Karaoke. Are You a Karaoke Coach (or Manager) With Nothing Original to Say? – This Week’s ‘Coffee with Colm’ Episode

    I don’t like Karaoke; there, I’ve said it. To me it’s a bunch of wannabes trying to live somebody else’s best life – what a waste! Be original! A trend I’m sensing in Coaching today (whether professionally, or as a manager coaching a team) is an exponential rise in the number of Karaoke Coaches –...

  45. NEW EPISODE - Wax On, Wax Off, Wax On, Wax Off - What We Can Learn from Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid Movie– This Week’s ‘Coffee with Colm’ Episode

    Do you remember the movie, “The Karate Kid?” The original one was released in 1984 -just in case you weren’t feeling old! And do you remember Mr. Miyagi? And do you remember Mr. Miyagi teaching the kid karate, by having him polish his car? Wax on, wax off, wax on, wax off? Do you? Remember?…

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  46. Why I'm Only Setting Four Goals in 2023

    NEW EPISODE - Why I'm Only Setting Four Goals in 2023 – An all-new Coffee with Colm Episode “Not another Goal Setting Video, Colm – give me a break!” I can hear some of you moan; ‘Hould yer whisht awhile… you see, I’m turning 60!’ Sixty! how did that happen? I’m absolutely fine about it too. I’ve...

  47. I'm Not Afraid Any More. Here's Why... - A Coffee with Colm Episode From The Archives.

    Who remembers Kevin (Macaulay Kulkin) in Home Alone? (btw it was released in 1990 - that is 32 years ago, just sayin'!) Many of us do. Remember the scene where he's jumping up and down on his parents' bed shouting "I'm not afraid any more, I'm not afraid any more."? Well there are profound…

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  48. 'Do. Or Do Not. There Is No Try.' Words To Live By From The World's Favorite Jedi Master - A Coffee with Colm Episode From The Archives.

    I'm a Star Wars Fan, having seen the first movie in the cinema when it first came out, way back in 1977 as a fourteen year old, and then, along with the rest of the world, fell in love with the little green Jedi Master, Yoda, when he first graced cinema screens in 1980 in Star Wars sequel, The...

  49. Want To Know Why Me Ma Used Refer To Me As The Man With The Big Kidneys? Here's Why - A Coffee with Colm Episode From The Archives.

    “Here he comes - the man with the big kidneys.” said my mother. At first I thought she was talking about some poor unfortunate (or Telpis as they are often referred to in Limerick) and I was tempted to look behind to see who was following, and from what sort of disfiguration the poor soul was...

  50. You Need To Be Open To New Ideas, But Beware Magpie Syndrome - A Coffee with Colm Episode From The Archives.

    Ever get fed up when successive idea after idea fails to materialize into the business or career of your dreams? And at the same time you see other 'eejits' (we don't say it out loud, but that's what we're thinkin, right?) seemingly killing it? Well, do you? Be honest, no one's watching. What if…

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Ruminations over Coffee about Life and Business

Hosted by

Colm O'Brien

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How many episodes does Coffee with Colm have?

Coffee with Colm has 105 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on September 22, 2024.

What is Coffee with Colm about?

Ruminations over Coffee about Life and Business

How often does Coffee with Colm release new episodes?

Coffee with Colm publishes every two weeks, based on its 105 episodes since November 2020.

Who hosts Coffee with Colm?

Coffee with Colm is created and hosted by Colm O'Brien.
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