Shows
New Books in Medieval HistoryMax Adams and Colm O’Brien, "Northumbria AD 367-867: Earth Hall, Ring Gift and Heaven’s Field" (Birlinn, 2025)The story of the lands between the Forth and Humber from the end of the Roman period to the Viking kingdom of York is one of the most richly fascinating in British history. This the age of Lindisfarne and of Bede; of the dramatic hills, valleys and ancient routeways that link the Irish Sea and the North Sea; of names that resonate even now: Edwin, Oswald, Hild, Cuthbert, Wilfrid; of conquest, conversion and the legacies of intellectual giants.
Northumbria AD 367-867: Earth Hall, Ring Gift and Heaven’s Field (Birlinn, 2025) by Max Adams and Colm O’Brien is a...
2025-11-181h 08
New Books in British StudiesMax Adams and Colm O’Brien, "Northumbria AD 367-867: Earth Hall, Ring Gift and Heaven’s Field" (Birlinn, 2025)The story of the lands between the Forth and Humber from the end of the Roman period to the Viking kingdom of York is one of the most richly fascinating in British history. This the age of Lindisfarne and of Bede; of the dramatic hills, valleys and ancient routeways that link the Irish Sea and the North Sea; of names that resonate even now: Edwin, Oswald, Hild, Cuthbert, Wilfrid; of conquest, conversion and the legacies of intellectual giants.
Northumbria AD 367-867: Earth Hall, Ring Gift and Heaven’s Field (Birlinn, 2025) by Max Adams and Colm O’Brien is a...
2025-11-181h 08
New Books with Miranda MelcherMax Adams and Colm O’Brien, "Northumbria AD 367-867: Earth Hall, Ring Gift and Heaven’s Field" (Birlinn, 2025)The story of the lands between the Forth and Humber from the end of the Roman period to the Viking kingdom of York is one of the most richly fascinating in British history. This the age of Lindisfarne and of Bede; of the dramatic hills, valleys and ancient routeways that link the Irish Sea and the North Sea; of names that resonate even now: Edwin, Oswald, Hild, Cuthbert, Wilfrid; of conquest, conversion and the legacies of intellectual giants.
Northumbria AD 367-867: Earth Hall, Ring Gift and Heaven’s Field (Birlinn, 2025) by Max Adams and Colm O’Brien is a...
2025-11-181h 08
New Books NetworkMax Adams and Colm O’Brien, "Northumbria AD 367-867: Earth Hall, Ring Gift and Heaven’s Field" (Birlinn, 2025)The story of the lands between the Forth and Humber from the end of the Roman period to the Viking kingdom of York is one of the most richly fascinating in British history. This the age of Lindisfarne and of Bede; of the dramatic hills, valleys and ancient routeways that link the Irish Sea and the North Sea; of names that resonate even now: Edwin, Oswald, Hild, Cuthbert, Wilfrid; of conquest, conversion and the legacies of intellectual giants.
Northumbria AD 367-867: Earth Hall, Ring Gift and Heaven’s Field (Birlinn, 2025) by Max Adams and Colm O’Brien is a...
2025-11-181h 08
New Books in ArchaeologyMax Adams and Colm O’Brien, "Northumbria AD 367-867: Earth Hall, Ring Gift and Heaven’s Field" (Birlinn, 2025)The story of the lands between the Forth and Humber from the end of the Roman period to the Viking kingdom of York is one of the most richly fascinating in British history. This the age of Lindisfarne and of Bede; of the dramatic hills, valleys and ancient routeways that link the Irish Sea and the North Sea; of names that resonate even now: Edwin, Oswald, Hild, Cuthbert, Wilfrid; of conquest, conversion and the legacies of intellectual giants.
Northumbria AD 367-867: Earth Hall, Ring Gift and Heaven’s Field (Birlinn, 2025) by Max Adams and Colm O’Brien is a...
2025-11-181h 08
Coffee with ColmCaroline 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 our parents, to letting go of the past, and
embracing the present with one eye on the future, I had the most enjoyable coffee
chat with Caroline Rigney.
I know Caroline and Joe Rigney, primarily
because myself and Mrs. O’B are regular imbibers of their del...
2024-03-1713 min
Coffee with ColmA "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 2024A "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 across an open-water swimming challenge called Freezebrury - to remain immersed in open water for a cumulative total of 435 minutes during the month of February, when Irish waters are at their coldest,
sea, lake and river.
So I decided to accept the...
2024-03-0303 min
Coffee with ColmKaren 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 knowing what to expect.
The speaker that ‘spoke’ to her was not even
on her radar before she attended, and interestingly he did so through story – no surprise there perhaps?
Before the conference ha...
2024-02-2514 min
Coffee with ColmCoaches! 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 all the coaches I know (and know of), I realised the majority had the same problem; you and me, we would coach all day long -
oftentimes evenings, and weekends - helping people with their life and business
challenges. All you want to do is serv...
2024-02-1811 min
Coffee with ColmFrom Early Retirement to Pendulum to Teaching Future Generations ~ Paul Massey has Coffee with ColmPaul 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 himself instinctually NOT
following his own advice!
Paul is lucky to be alive. He retired from
retail shortly thereafter but has never stopped contributing.
We were blessed to enjoy Paul’s company as par...
2024-02-1118 minCoffee with ColmHe (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 past week and as such missed the opportunity to have coffee with one of the Pendulum Vagabond Crew - don't worry, we've some crackers lined up over the coming weeks, this is just a blip - life th...
2024-02-0405 min
Coffee with ColmSuch 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 question wasn’t going to matter; the train had left the station…
She also named her Standout Speaker and shared
why his talk had such an impact on her.
It was a thoroughly...
2024-01-2817 min
Coffee with ColmNicola Connolly Byrne has "Coffee with Colm" and names her Standout Speaker from Pendulum Summit 24So, 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 life and diverse
businesses (thus the Vagabond moniker); some small, others larger, all making a
difference in their respective spaces.
We had fun. We laughed, many of us cried, all
of us learned something about ourselves, but we all le...
2024-01-2113 min
Coffee with ColmFrom 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 become twice world champion!That, my friends, is the potted history of my first guest on 'Coffee with Colm' for 2024.Steve Judge joined me for coffee and to say his story is inspirational is an understatement. What better way to kick off t...
2024-01-0636 minCoffee with Colm3 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 either, it has to be said!Anyway, I chose the podcast I created on foot of his interview with which to finish this pre-Pendulum '24 mini-series because of what Colin said. He said, "The day has yet t...
2023-12-1504 minCoffee with Colm4 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 his talk I gleaned some life and business lessons, which I am happy to share here as life hacks for you to consider.
Regardless of the lessons and tips, it's one cracking story!
2023-12-1005 minCoffee with Colm3 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-seriesFighter 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
Fighter Jet Pilot, was one of the very few female pilots operating at that
level, only the second ever female pilot to fly the Tornado GR4 on the front
line, amassing and surviving 45 live combat sorties.
And Mandy was just one...
2023-12-0204 minCoffee with Colm5 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 more grateful!
Be More Grateful was the first
of 5 Tips On How To Get The Most Out Of Life; truly amazing, coming
from a man who had a much, much tougher star than most.
To hear me recou...
2023-11-2503 min
Coffee with ColmAdmirals 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, Leaders - like you and me - can actually damage our organizations by opening our big fat mouths! (I know! shocked me, too!)I'm sayin' nothin'.Stick on the kettle, grab a coffee, and think along with my friend Marshall and me for a few minutes in this archive...
2023-11-1805 min
Coffee with ColmBe 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
2023-11-1104 min
Coffee with Colm'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 & Self-Empowerment Summit, held
annually in Dublin, since 2014. What a pleasure.
The
reason I wanted to have the chat was because of how instrumental The Pendulum
Summit has been in my journey, both personally and professionally, having
attended in-person from 2015 through to when COVID derailed our world. I am so
...
2023-11-0432 min
Coffee with ColmHow 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'
2023-10-1804 min
Coffee with ColmHow 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'
2023-10-1805 min
Coffee with ColmHow 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
2023-10-1810 minCoffee with ColmThe €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 place twenty years ago, in 2003 and I didn't know it at the time, nor even in 2019, but that one single meeting has led to an eight-figure business, employing hundreds, with sales to date exceeding one hundred million euro - and we're only getting started!Gr...
2023-04-1504 min
Coffee with ColmI 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 of the
lessons I have learned and share my excitement as to what I believe is to come.
Stuff like:
· Levelling Up Vs Ageing
· The Speed of Life
· POYOOMF
...
2023-03-2207 min
Coffee with ColmWhat 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 insight that skydiving as a sport is a missed sponsorship opportunity for one of the nappy brands, I gained some valuable life lessons which I will take with me to the grave (and nearly did!)To find out what I learned, stick on the kettle...
2023-03-2008 min
Coffee with ColmWhat Are Your 100 Year Goals? - a Coffee with Colm Classic RevisitedWhat 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 give a damn?
Good news and bad news.
The good news is you get to decide whether you are goin to contribute or not to a better 22nd century.
The bad news...
2023-03-1709 min
Coffee with Colm81 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 Thomas on Grafton St nominated her - fist she heard about it was when the Press called her to say she'd won!) was only the beginning.
She married my dad, Tommy, and together they raised 5 of us.
One of my sisters...
2023-03-0107 min
Coffee with ColmThe Three Important Business Lessons We Can Learn from The Humble Hedgehog – a “Coffee with Colm" ClassicThe 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 Colm" Classic episode is for you.
To find out the Three Important Business Lessons We Can Learn from The Humble Hedgehog, stick on the kettle, grab a coffee, and think with me for 4 minutes in your preferred way…
#coffeewithcolm #hwrs...
2023-02-1704 min
Coffee with ColmHow 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 because of some catastrophic circumstance - you most likely will simply decide that all the hard work is not worth the mediocre results.
You will give up!
You can however set yourself apart, re-e...
2023-02-0405 min
Coffee with ColmPOYOOMF - Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask First in 2023 - a Coffee with Colm Favourite RevisitedPOYOOMF - 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 emergency.
So I thought I'd revisit a 'Coffee with Colm Classic' from 2028 - POYOOMF.
Do you realize you have only 48 weeks left to achieve your goals for 2023?
One way to...
2023-01-2805 min
Coffee with ColmNEW EPISODE – I Don’t Like Karaoke. Are You a Karaoke Coach (or Manager) With Nothing Original to Say? – This Week’s ‘Coffee with Colm’ EpisodeI 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 – defined (by me) as those who have nothing original to contribute – those simply rehashing others’ work, others’ ideas.
Great Coaches are like Great Chefs – there are no new food ingredients out there, just creative ways of combining them to produce someth...
2023-01-1706 min
Coffee with ColmNEW 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’ EpisodeDo 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?
Whether you remember or not, you can find out how you can benefit in 2023, from Mr. Miyagi’s sage advice, ‘wax on, wax off’, and to do so, simply stick on the kettle, grab a coffee, and think with me for five min...
2023-01-1505 minCoffee with ColmWhy I'm Only Setting Four Goals in 2023NEW 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 come to believe that rather than ageing we are in fact levelling up in the Game of Life and therefore I am becoming more bad-ass with each level achieved! (also, I am embracing the universally accepted premise around the inverse relationship...
2023-01-0705 min
Empowering Family HealthEp#68 Shining A Light For Children | Colm O Brien | CARIToday, I am speaking with Colm O Brien, who works with the charity organisation, CARI (Children At Risk in Ireland). Colm is extremely passionate about the work he does with CARI who help support children who have experience child sexual abuse and their families.The purpose of this conversation is to help raise awareness of the organisation and the much needed funds to help see more children and families at their Dublin and Limerick based offices.At the start of the pandemic, there were almost 100 children on the waiting list for CARI’s services.
2022-12-1830 min
Coffee with ColmI'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 business and life lessons to be gleaned from that memorable cinematic moment; would you like to know what they are?
What if you weren't afraid any more as 2022 draws to a close and we creep towards the promising dawn of 2023, wouldn't that be...
2022-12-1704 min
Coffee with Colm'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 Empire Strikes Back.
There's a great scene where Luke Skywalker and Yoda, along with the adorable R2D2, are standing by the side of a swamp, and Skywalker is trying to use 'The Force' to retrieve their crashed spaceship out...
2022-12-1103 min
Coffee with ColmWant 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 suffering? But she was talking to me about me! Her own son. Her eldest son at that!
Confused, I asked her what she meant and she explained that when she was growing up in Dublin, first in Rialto and then Coolock, the...
2022-11-1905 min
Coffee with ColmYou 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 I said the problem could be you?
Ouch! "Hurtful." I hear some of you whimper.
The reason the 'eejits' appear to be killing it is... wait for it... 'perseverance!'
And the reason for every idea you've...
2022-11-1203 min
Coffee with Colm‘Leverage’ - The Reason Why Michael O’Leary and Sir Richard Branson Get Paid Whether They Go To The Office Or Not - A Coffee with Colm Episode From The Archives.‘Leverage’ - The Reason Why Michael O’Leary and Sir Richard Branson Get Paid Whether They Go To The Office Or Not - A Coffee with Colm Episode From The Archives.
I had the great pleasure of being interviewed by Nicola Connolly Byrne during the week, for her Soul Chats Podcast Series. We could have chatted for hours! Nic and I grew up in the same area, five minutes (and given she’s only a young one, fifteen years) apart. We’ve both gone off on our own paths of discovery since and contribute in our own unique way...
2022-11-0605 min
Coffee with ColmThumbs Up To The Problems In Life – How To Stay Focused On Your Goals – A ‘Coffee with Colm’ Episode from the ArchivesThumbs Up To The Problems In Life - How To Stay Focused On Your Goals
Can you see your future in 2020 vision? Do problems and obstacles knock you off course too easily and too often? If so, welcome to the club I USED to be a member of, until I discovered the power of giving a thumbs up to the problems life throws my way.
In this Coffee with Colm episode, I used the familiar term '2020 Vision' however I used it in respect to asking you do you have a 2020 Vision for your life...
2022-10-1507 min
Coffee with ColmThe Three Things You Must Have To Build A Sustainable Business Part 3, Wonderful People - A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesThis is the final part in this trilogy, or mini-series if you will on How to Build a Sustainable Business.
Have you ever noticed, a three-legged stool never wobbles? Never. It's not possible. Doesn't matter what the ground under it is like, it will always sit steady - not necessarily level, but steady; we can learn a business lesson from that.
Your business, and ours can benefit by us focusing on three things, legs if you will, Brand, Systems, and People,
We looked at Brand and Systems over the last few weeks, today...
2022-09-3006 min
Coffee with ColmThe Three Things You Must Have To Build A Sustainable Business Part 2, Great Systems - A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesA three-legged stool never wobbles, ever. It's not possible. Doesn't matter what the ground under it is like, it will always sit steady - not necessarily level, but steady. We can learn a business lesson from that.
Your business, and ours can benefit by us focusing on three things, legs if you will, Brand, Systems, and People,
The first leg is Brand - we looked at that last week. Today, let's discuss the second leg, Systems.
As always, I invite you to stick on the kettle, grab a coffee, and think with me f...
2022-09-2404 min
Coffee with ColmThe Three Things You Must Have To Build A Sustainable Business Part 1 - A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesThe Three Things You Must Have To Build A Sustainable Business Part 1 - A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the Archives
As Carambola commences its twentieth year of business with an annual turnover of €10m, I am happy to share what we learned about building a sustainable business - by considering the humble three-legged stool.
A three-legged stool never wobbles, ever. It's not possible. Doesn't matter what the ground under it is like, it will always sit steady - not necessarily level, but steady.
Your business, and ours can benefit by us focusing on...
2022-09-1706 min
Coffee with ColmMost People Do Not Want What You Have To Sell. Here's How To Turn That Fact Into A Positive - A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesMost People Do Not Want What You Have To Sell. Here's How To Turn That Fact Into A Positive - A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the Archives
None of us likes to hear the word 'NO'. Yet, it can be the most liberating word in the English language looked at it in a certain way.
He, she, or they who collects the most nos wins, simple as that.
Everything is a numbers game; sales, succeeding at building a business, searching for the right employee, business or life partner, inventing something, - indeed...
2022-09-1004 min
Coffee with ColmHow To Break Free From The Gravity Of Bad Habits… A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesHow To Break Free From The Gravity Of Bad Habits… A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the Archives
2022-08-2705 min
Coffee with ColmWhat To Do When A Key Player Leaves Your Organization… A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesWhat To Do When A Key Player Leaves Your Organization… A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the Archives
2022-08-2004 min
Coffee with ColmWhy Your Business (or career) Can Never Outgrow You, And What You Can Do About It… A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesSomeone once said, if you won a million in the lottery, you'd better become a millionaire real quick, or you'll lose it and for a while that confused me. I used think if you won a million, you'd be a millionaire, and technically that may be true in the moment, but the reality is, if you don't have a millionaire mindset, and millionaire habits, you won't remain millionaire for long. Same goes for business (or career). Unless you grow personally, and develop the habits required (by the universe) for a larger business or loftier heights on the corporate ladder...
2022-08-0605 min
Coffee with ColmHave You Fired Any Clients Recently? Why Not?… A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesOriginally recorded back in 2017, this week's 'Coffee with Colm' from the archives refers to two particular clients that were clearly annoying me - truth be told I now can't even recall who they were! But I fired them.
Now, clients are hard enough to come by, without us firing them because they annoy us, I hear some say, and while that may be true at times, we have to ask the question, 'are they worth it?' and I don't just mean in monetary terms - time, after all, is the one truly irreplaceable resource for you...
2022-07-3106 min
Coffee with ColmNetworking ~ Still The Most Powerful Way To Do Business… A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesI met some people in 3D for the first time this week!
Some, I've known for years but only from the shoulders up, and up until this week, only through a video screen.
But this week, I had the privilege of attending All Ireland Business Foundation's Munster Entrepreneurs Meet-Up and Summer BBQ. It was wonderful and congratulations are due to Elaine, Kapil, Ciaran, Briga et al for creating something special through AIBF.
Nothing meaningful or sustainable happens without networking - it's about knowing, liking, and trusting someone you want to do business with...
2022-07-2306 min
Coffee with ColmBeing An Optimist Could Be The Death Of You - Here's Why … A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesI used to be an optimist. These days I'm optimistic. Subtle difference, but different nonetheless.
Years ago, I stumbled across a story about an American POW (Prisoner of War), Admiral James Stockdale, who managed to survive more than seven years in the most horrendous conditions in the prison camps in Hanoi, North Vietnam, where he was taken when his fighter plane was shot down.
How he survived - as well as why many didn't - intrigued me and I've been living by 'The Stockdale Paradox' ever since.
To hear about The Stockdale Paradox...
2022-07-1704 min
Coffee with ColmMoney Is Time. Literally. Imagine Paying Seventeen Minutes for a Cappuccino? … A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesYou have heard it said that Time Is Money, but what if it's the opposite? I believe Money Is Time!
How much does a cappuccino cost? A €3 coffee costs seventeen minutes at minimum wage* by my reckoning! And the problem is you can never get those seventeen minutes back because time is one truly irreplaceable resource available to you and me.
What can you do about it? Have a listen to find out.
I invite you to stick on the kettle, grab a coffee, and think with me for a few minutes in yo...
2022-07-0905 min
Coffee with ColmHedgehog for Breakfast, Anyone? Life and Business Lessons from a Most Unlikely Source … A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesI have to admit to enjoying rummaging about in my archive material and this week my attention was drawn to this one - Hedgehog For Breakfast.
Hedgehog For Breakfast is a mini-chapter in my book, "Feeding Johnny - How to Build a Business Despite the Roadblocks" and it refers to a concept I stumbled across in another book, by author Jim Collins. In it, Collins talks about the lessons we can take from being observant.
I enjoyed this one; I hope you do, too.
I invite you to stick on the kettle, grab...
2022-07-0204 min
Coffee with ColmLife's Not Fair ~ We Need To Learn To Roll With The Punches; Here’s How… A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesI like dipping back into the archives. It's interesting to see the same lessons are relevant over and over again. This week's 'Coffee with Colm' is timely because it's as relevant in my life today as it was when I first published it back in 2016
Life is a testing ground. That vision you have for your future will be tested, by life itself, to see are you worthy of it. Life will throw punches your way and seeming obstacles, juts to see how hard you willing to work for the vision. By learning to roll with the...
2022-06-2605 min
Coffee with ColmHow To Get Paid Whether Or Not You Go To Work - A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesOne of the most influential books I've read so far has been The Cashflow Quadrant (or Rich Dad, Poor Dad 2) by Robert Kiyosaki. I had been struggling for years trying to figure out how some people got ahead, while I was caught in the trenches, batein' it out day after day for a paycheck. Around the turn of the century, Kiyosaki explained it to me.
I've never looked back.
It's not easy, but it is something you can learn to implement over time to position yourself to get paid whether or not you go to...
2022-06-1805 min
Coffee with ColmHelicopters Don't Glide ~ Why Pushing Forward Is Crucial Especially When You Don't Feel Like It - A 'Coffee with Colm' Episode from the ArchivesBetween 2003 and 2005 our first business, a former Bewley’s Café Franchise, was failing – nothing could save it and we knew it. I wanted to crawl into a hole and say “Oh well, I tried,” but something told me to push forward. I’m glad I did.
As a result we built a € multi-million business employing hundreds of people and feeding tens of thousands of school children every day.
Perhaps you are feeling like throwing in the towel on some aspect of your life just now - maybe you should consider a different approach? Maybe pushing forward inste...
2022-06-1105 min
Coffee with ColmI'm Sorry, Please Forgive Me, Thank You, I Love You- 'Coffee with Colm' Spring 2022, Ep 7We all struggle. This past few weeks have been challenging for me and I have had to dig deep just to stand still - have you ever felt like that?
The good news is, I managed to stand still and here I am on the far side of a fallow period, brought on by contracting COVID and then struggling to pace myself as I re-emerged into a world that appears to demand we go from zero to 100MPH in 4.3 seconds!
As I contemplated this episode, I thought I'd simply share some of the tools I...
2022-03-2706 min
Coffee with ColmNo Decision is a Decision. But Sometimes No Decision is the best Decision; here's why. Coffee with Colm Spring 22 Episode 4No Decision is a Decision. But Sometimes No Decision is the best Decision; here's why.
2022-03-0507 min
Coffee with ColmI Found Myself A Bit Grumpy This Week - Here's Why... 'Coffee with Colm' Spring 2022, Ep 3Yeah, it was one of those weeks where I found myself a bit bent out of shape by life so when I sat down to record the "Coffee with Colm" vlog, I found (very unusually) myself scrapping it four times and restarting. By the fifth take, and after 45 minutes of recorded material, I felt I had worked out my angst and it finally distilled into six minutes worth sharing.
I found myself 'thinking out loud' in those six minutes and drawing parallels between Russia invading Ukraine (seeking to impose their view of the world as being the...
2022-02-2706 min
Coffee with ColmTwo Lessons I Learned When My Parachute Didn't Open Two Mile Up 'Coffee with Colm' Spring 2022, Ep 2Yep, you read that right. I was plummeting to earth for my second tandem parachute jump - at terminal velocity (almost 120 MPH) - when something went wrong.
Clearly, since I'm hear to tell the tale, I survived, but there were a handful of lessons I took from the experience, which I'd like to share.
In this week's "Coffee with Colm" episode, I recount the experience of both jumps, the first one being so exhilarating, it brought me back for a second, and the second where things went awry, the differences between both, and most importantly...
2022-02-1910 min
Coffee with Colm"Never Lose Faith That You Will Prevail In The End, Whilst Simultaneously Confronting The Most Brutal Facts Of Your Current Reality" 'Coffee with Colm' Spring Series, Ep 1Welcome back! Here's to 2022.
Admiral Jim Stockdale, was the highest-ranking US Officer to be imprisoned in the Vietnam War. He survived seven years of the most grueling treatment, including torture to within a hair's breadth of death on more than one occasion. He survived because he adopted this philosophy, "Never Lose Faith That You Will Prevail In The End, Whilst Simultaneously Confronting The Most Brutal Facts Of Your Current Reality".
I don't know what The Most Brutal Facts Of Your Current Reality are; I only know my own. Regardlesss, whatever they are, they can be o...
2022-02-1207 min
The MindBodyHealth PodcastEpisode 54 : 1% Living And Win The Week Win The War With Colm O BrienIn this episode of The MindBodyHealth Podcast I interview Colm O Brien co-founder Carambola Kidz School Lunches, Colm O Brien Motivation and Wig-Wam. Colm is an inspirational entrepreneur, business owner, coach and one of my favourite humans. Colm has had a rollercoaster life and his story is inspiring and so many lessons can be learned from it as he has done. In this interview we speak about 1% living, win the week win the war, the 4 day target, mindset, motivation, the importance of reading, how mind/body/health was instrumental in both climbing out of darkness and achieving many successes, mor...
2022-01-211h 01
Coffee with ColmHow Is Your Spirit As We Approach The New Year? How Grateful, Peaceful, Grounded, & Hopeful Are You?In this, the final episode of the Autumn Series of "Coffee with Colm", Yours Truly invites you to score yourself in each of the four areas, gratitude, peacefulness, groundedness and hopefulness as we catch our breath between the years. Enjoy.
2021-12-2404 min
Coffee with ColmHow Are The Key Relationships In Your Life Today? - This week's 'Coffee with Colm' Autumn Series, Ep 7How is your Relationship with a Significant Other? Your Kids, Your wider Family? Your Friends and Work Colleagues?
Great? Grand? Okay? Could be better? Different for all mentioned above? That's often the way.
Time is a-marching. If one or more needs attention, then better get to it; as Buddha responded when asked what is the biggest mistake people make in life? he said, "The biggest mistake is people think they have time."
In this week's "Coffee with Colm" I explore some ways for you to reevaluate your key relationships so you can begin...
2021-12-1805 min
Coffee with ColmThink and A.C.T. Rich - How To Create More Time and Money For You in 2022 - This week's 'Coffee with Colm' Autumn Series, Ep 6Time and Money are the two elements most often cited as being in short supply for people to live the life they truly want.
And of these two, the most valuable by far is time.
Bad news, good news.
Bad news: You're not getting any more time. Sorry. I asked. I was told no.
Good news: You can change how you spend your time to allow you keep more of it for yourself and those you love. You can, at the same time invest some of this most precious resource to...
2021-12-1208 min
Coffee with Colm4 Simple Things You Can Do To Improve Your Health Now4 Simple Things You Can Do To Improve Your Health Now
As we continue our conversation into Work-Play-Live, or Work-Life-Balance, Colm goes a bit deeper into how you can make some small changes for long-term results.
2021-12-0410 min
Coffee with ColmWhat Roles Do You Play In Life? Which Are The Most Important? Coffee with Colm Autumn 2021, Ep 3Work-Life-Balance is the new Getting Ahead. That's worth repeating - Work-Life-Balance is the new Getting Ahead.
You see, you are more than just a unit or production; you are more than just your job, your career or your business but too often we forget that fact and life gets out of kilter.
In this week's "Coffee with Colm" I ask you to think about the roles you play, the hats you wear and get you to take a stab at prioritizing those roles, eg is being an accountant actually more important than being a parent...
2021-11-1907 min
Coffee with Colm'Eighty-one Patchwork Quilts' How To Live A Successful Life - Coffee with Colm Autumn 2021, Ep 2It's great to be back.
In this Series of "Coffee with Colm" I'm expanding on my pre-covid work with new insights gleaned through lockdown, which, in the main, was a positive experience, forcing - or enabling - inner reflection for many, Yours Truly included.
The week is a perfect patch in the fabric of life, every week being exactly the same size and shape; seven days, twenty-four hours, one hundred and sixty eight hours in total. But every week is different in texture, tone and colour, some lighter, some darker, some fuller, some less so...
2021-11-1307 min
Coffee with Colm'One Percent Living' - How To Effect Change In Just Fifteen Minutes - Coffee with Colm Autumn 2021, Ep 1It's been a while!
COVID Lockdowns in early 2020 provided a magical pivot opportunity whereby the 'Coffee with Colm' series of weekly ruminations on all things life and business, which had been running since 2016, morphed into another 'thing' which became "The Coffee at Eleven Show".
The show took a break for summer 2021 and hasn't as yet re-emerged so whilst we figure out what to do next I thought it's time the original of the species returned for a while at least.
It's simpler too. A short video with captions and a podcast of the...
2021-11-0608 min
NetworkMeColm O' Brien MotivationIn this episode Jean chats with @colm O'Brien to chat about starting out Networking and why you need to start sooner more so then later
Colm O'Brien Motivation is evolving ever since I penned Feeding Johnny - How to Build a Business Despite the Road Blocks, which was published and went to #5 on the paperback best seller non-fiction list in early 2015.
One year later, in March 2016, we held our first event entitled "Create the Life You Really Want" aimed at waking people up from accepting the hand that life had dealt them and empowering them to...
2021-10-2025 min
Marketing with Russ... aka #RussSelfie"Marketing with Russ... aka #RussSelfie" with Colm O'Brien - Ep. 113Birthday Broadcast! Join me and help me Celebrate 57 years of Blessing on this earth, and learn about my guest Colm O'Brien, Author of Feeding Johnny, TedX Speaker, Seasoned Business Coach, Business Owner, Broadcaster, Pocaster, and much more.
Broadcast on...
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Connect with Russ:
Website: www.russhedge.com
Connect with Colm:
LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/gWjg2D7
Website: https://wig-wam.ie/ Website: https://lnkd.in/g2B2yZ...
2021-06-2127 min
Coffee with ColmInspiration Is The Oxygen Of Today ~ Jacob Cooper & The Near Death Experience That Inspired His BookS4 E4 sees Author, Hypnotherapist, Psychotherapist and Healer, Jacob Cooper zoom in from NYC.
Nowadays, he is a clinical social worker, certified hypnotherapist, reiki practitioner, but early on Jacob had a near-death experience that had a profound impact on his life.
He is the author of the recent release - “Life After Breath” How a Brush With Fatality Gave me a Glimpse of Immortality
2021-05-161h 03
Coffee with Colm"The Magic Is Within You" ~ S4 E3 ~ Vivian McKinnon Tells The Cafe How She Turned Her Life Around.Vivian McKinnon joins us on The Coffee At Eleven Show on episode 103 - Season 4 Episode 3 for one of our most powerful shows yet.
2021-05-091h 12
Coffee with Colm"Music Is No Weight To Carry Through Life" ~ S4 E2 of The Coffee At Eleven show with Brian Reilly"Music Is No Weight To Carry Through Life" ~ S4 E2 of The Coffee At Eleven show with Brian Reilly
2021-05-021h 26
Coffee with Colm"If You Open Your Mind Up To Life As An Adventure, It Brings You Loads" - Evelyn Pepperrell in S4 E1 of The Coffee At Eleven ShowThe Coffee At Eleven Show returns with Evelyn Pepperrell of Pepperrell Media Connection in the hotseat.
2021-04-2551 min
Coffee with Colm"What Can We Do?" ~ Lucky Number 7 Padraig O'Callaghan Tells Us Why He Started His Weekly "Paudcast"The Coffee At Eleven Show S03E08
2021-03-201h 09
Coffee with ColmBehind The Art ~ What Inspires Helen Merrigan Colfer's Art And We Met The Wind Beneath Her WingsThe Coffee At Eleven Show S3 E7
Behind The Art ~ What Inspires Helen Merrigan Colfer's Art And We Met The Wind Beneath Her Wings
2021-03-131h 26
Coffee with Colm"I Am Not Easily Controlled" Nadia Ramoutar Introduces The Coffee At Eleven Audience To The Concept of Partipulation"I Am Not Easily Controlled" Nadia Ramoutar Introduces The Coffee At Eleven Audience To The Concept of Partipulation
2021-03-071h 23
Coffee with Colm"I'm A Compassionate Coach" ~ Gillian O'Gorman Shares The Journey That Led Her To Founding The Wellness Lounge"I'm A Compassionate Coach" ~ Gillian O'Gorman Shares The Journey That Led Her To Founding The Wellness Lounge
2021-02-2752 min
Coffee with Colm"I Have a PhD in Mistakes" Dee Keogh on Why She Hasn't Met Oprah...Yet!""I have a PhD in mistakes" Dee Keogh on Why She Hasn't Met Oprah...Yet!"
2021-02-201h 08
Coffee with Colm"There's No Sympathy For Backpain" Niall Lane Kelly on The Coffee at Eleven Show S3 E3"There's No Sympathy For Backpain" Niall Lane Kelly on The Coffee at Eleven Show S3 E3
2021-02-131h 01
Coffee with Colm"I Was Raised By Five Mammies" - They Taught Sharon Farrell The Importance Of Managing Credit - on The Coffee at Eleven Show, S3, Ep2"I Was Raised By Five Mammies" - They Taught Sharon Farrell The Importance Of Managing Credit - on The Coffee at Eleven Show, S3, Ep2
2021-02-0545 min
Coffee with Colm"I Don't Know What Religion God Is." This, and other gems from our favorite Granddad, James Finnegan on The Coffee at Eleven Show, S3, Ep1"I Don't Know What Religion God Is." This, and other gems from our favorite Granddad, James Finnegan on The Coffee at Eleven Show, S3, Ep1
2021-01-3052 min
Coffee with ColmWhat Goals Have You Set For 2121 (not a typo) The links between 100-Year Goals, Harry Potter and Ariana Grande - on 'Coffee with Colm'What Goals Have You Set For 2121 (not a typo) The links between 100-Year Goals, Harry Potter and Ariana Grande - on 'Coffee with Colm'
2021-01-2411 min
Empowering Family HealthEp#34 How to Grow for Your Life and Your Business | Colm O BrienColm O Brien is a Business Owner & Coach, Author, TEDx & Professional Speaker, Broadcaster & Podcaster, Accredited Thought Leader. He volunteers on the board at CARI (Children At Risk in Ireland - https://www.cari.ie/) and a proud father of 3 adult children.In this episode we will be talking about how to grow for your life and businessSuccess principles that helps you move forward in lifeLearning the skillsets to build a business that is sustainable. The principle of the rachet – how to rachet forward in all aspects of our life.Self-care, POYOOMF, sleep, reading books and so m...
2021-01-1751 min
Coffee with Colm"The Ratchet Principle", Plus 3 Other Ideas Ideas To Make 2021 Great - on 'Coffee with Colm'Ladies and gentlemen, this week I'm building upon something that I started to talk about in late 2020.
Now that we're in 2021 and we're back yet again in lockdown, I want to reflect on some of the stuff I teach and build upon it somewhat; I believe it is more relevant than ever now.
And so I offer you three things you can do this week to kickstart 2021 and show you how you can lock your progress in!
2021-01-1707 min
Coffee with ColmCOVID-19; We Are All In The Same Storm - But Different Boats! A Coffee with Colm Special (3 things you can do to make life better, despite the virus)When Covid struck us all in Ireland in early 2020 I heard it said that we're all in the same boat together. And it sort of made sense and I believed it for a while. And then as time went on, I heard somebody else say, and I thought it was a much better description, "We're not all in the same boat together, we're all in the same storm together".
And many of us are experiencing that same storm from very different vantage points. Some, metaphorically speaking, from the vantage point of a cruise liner, and others from t...
2021-01-1008 minCoffee with ColmAnything Worth Doing Is Worth Doing BADLY! And why I want you to make more mistakes in 2021 - a New Years "Coffee with Colm "You've heard it said, "Anything Worth Doing Is Worth Doing Well" and it is. But anything worth doing usually takes time to get right, to get to the point where it is done well - and therefore a Universal Law suggests it must start off badly first.
So this week, over coffee, I'd like to explain why I am wishing you make mistakes, fail early and often to get the most out of 2021.
For some I may even be giving words to why stuff has not worked out for them before now.
It's...
2021-01-0206 min
Coffee with ColmAbused at 7, attempted suicide at 14, Angeline C. Driver talks about why she set up Ohana.ie, ZERO Suicide on The Coffee at Eleven ShowChristmas can be a difficult time for some people for myriad reasons; we never really know what is going on behind a smile and some outward festive cheer and so it was that Angeline Collins Driver found herself on the Coffee at Eleven Show as the final guest of 2020 to talk about a very serious malaise in our society, suicide.
Truthfully, I wrestled with the timing around releasing this episode, given that it is 'The Holidays' but perhaps now is indeed the right time as we enter yet another lockdown as the strangest year in living memory...
2020-12-2659 min
Coffee with ColmThe Coffee at Eleven Show - Christmas Special 2020It was hilarious! Santa Claus (the real one) popped in to the Coffee at Eleven Show for a chat just before the big day (or night!)!
We touched on the text-book perennial nature of of the Claus family business, centered on the three legs which require mastering for longevity: impeccable and unrelenting focus on Brand, Systems and People.
Then the craic (Irishese for fun) started, as adult after adult café goer lined up one after the other and 'Sat on Santa's Knee' for old times' sake. It was magical.
When all were duly s...
2020-12-201h 00Coffee with ColmFrom Donegal to La Rochelle - What Alison Roux is taking from COVIDFrom Donegal to La Rochelle - What Alison Roux is taking from COVID
2020-12-1205 minCoffee with ColmFrom Donegal to La Rochelle and back again - with 2 near-death experiences thrown in!From Donegal to La Rochelle and Back - with 2 near-death experiences thrown in!
2020-12-1245 minCoffee with ColmFrom Running Disco Buses in The Gaeltacht to Potentially Disrupting an Entire Global Industry - Meet Martin O'Regan on The Coffee at Eleven Show S2, Ep2Poor Martin O'Regan's Mother thought he must be up to something nefarious when he was handing her large sums of cash to 'mind' during his teen years. Of course he wasn't but the 'forever entrepreneur' has always, even from a young age seen opportunities the rest of us mere mortals miss and whilst his buddies were enjoying the craic (Irish-ese for fun), our Martin was the impresario making it all happen - for a margin, naturalment.
From those early 'Craic' dealing days, Martin has honed his entrepreneurial eye and raised his eyesight from the West of Ireland t...
2020-12-0504 minCoffee with ColmFrom Running Disco Buses in The Gaeltacht to Potentially Disrupting an Entire Global Industry - Meet Martin O'Regan on The Coffee at Eleven Show S2, Ep2Poor Martin O'Regan's Mother thought he must be up to something nefarious when he was handing her large sums of cash to 'mind' during his teen years. Of course he wasn't but the 'forever entrepreneur' has always, even from a young age seen opportunities the rest of us mere mortals miss and whilst his buddies were enjoying the craic (Irish-ese for fun), our Martin was the impresario making it all happen - for a margin, naturalment.
From those early 'Craic' dealing days, Martin has honed his entrepreneurial eye and raised his eyesight from the West of Ireland t...
2020-12-0543 minCoffee with ColmTommy O'Brien (The Da) on The Coffee at Eleven ShowTommy O'Brien (The Da) on The Coffee at Eleven Show
2020-11-2913 minCoffee with ColmFrom Selling Eggs off a Company Pushbike to Owning a Multi-million Euro Continuous Power Business – Padraig Smith on The Coffee at Eleven Show S2, Ep1 TRAILERPadraig Smith’s first company vehicle was a pushbike with a wooden pallet strapped to the back from which he sold farm-fresh eggs for IR£1 per dozen at 10% commission when he was in school.
Roll on a handful of years and he is owner and Managing Director of a €multi-million business in the continuous energy space.
Padraig graced the Coffee at Eleven Show zoom café with his presence and regaled the live audience with story after story showcasing the human side of business.
He finished by telling us what he is taking with him fr...
2020-11-2905 minCoffee with ColmFrom Selling Eggs off a Company Pushbike to Owning a Multi-million Euro Continuous Power Business – Padraig Smith on The Coffee at Eleven Show S2, Ep1 FULL SHOWPadraig Smith’s first company vehicle was a pushbike with a wooden pallet strapped to the back from which he sold farm-fresh eggs for IR£1 per dozen at 10% commission when he was in school.
Roll on a handful of years and he is owner and Managing Director of a €multi-million business in the continuous energy space.
Padraig graced the Coffee at Eleven Show zoom café with his presence and regaled the live audience with story after story showcasing the human side of business.
He finished by telling us what he is taking with him fr...
2020-11-2953 min
Coaching the GAAmePaudie O'Brien on Creating a Balance in Youth PlayersA discussion with Cork GDA Paudie O'Brien on dealing with Youth players. We talk about Burn out, having many masters and also club policy to protect the early and late developers.
2020-04-1559 min
WIKN Podcast | WIKNE45 Colm O’Brien, Seasoned Businessman and CEO Mentor shares What He Knows NowWIKN is a one stop shop for advice from industry experts, offering their insights with hindsight about what they know now that they wished they knew then.
[emaillocker id=”34438″] Welcome to episode 45 of What I Know Now, the personal development and leadership podcast. This week’s guest is Colm O’Brien. Colm is a bestselling author, seasoned businessman, business blogger, business coach and CEO mentor. He is also a naturally relaxed public speaker and he uses the ups and downs of his career to inspire the […]
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