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CrossFit Ireland PodcastColm’s Unwritten Rules of ProgrammingA glimpse inside what goes into the weekly programming 2025-01-1416 min

The Training Table2.7 Colm O'Reilly: Marketing and Mental HealthSummary In this conversation, Colm O'Reilly shares his journey in the fitness industry, particularly focusing on the rise of CrossFit in Ireland. The discussion delves into the challenges gym owners face in marketing and client acquisition, the importance of community and mental health, and practical tips for enhancing mental fitness. Colm also reflects on his experience writing a book about mental well-being and offers insights into effective marketing strategies for gym owners. The conversation emphasizes the need for empathy in business and the significance of building genuine connections with clients. Keywords 2024-12-1946 min

The Fifth Court - DSBA Legal Podcast of the YearE89 The Fifth Court - Colm O'Reilly - COO Business Post Group, Chairman Newsbrands Ireland, Board member Press Council of IrelandE89 The Fifth Court - The Vacation SittingsThis is the third of four vacation sittings of the Fifth Court.On this episode we've teamed up with our sister podcast That Great Business Show again to bring you an interview with Colm O'Reilly, COO Business Post Group, Chairman Newsbrands Ireland, Board member Press Council of Ireland. Colm discusses the laws of defamation and copyright, how it impacts all newspapers and what is in store for the broader newspaper industry, an essential part of a functioning democracy. There are 206 other episodes of That...2024-08-2728 min

Run a Profitable GymPaid Marketing Secrets: Colm O'Reilly's Tips for Gym OwnersWhat do your prospective clients need to see one week before joining your gym?In this episode, host Mike Warkentin and marketing expert Colm O’Reilly talk about how to build a direct-response campaign that stops the scroll and brings in new members.A direct-response campaign asks people to take action and makes it easy to do so: “Do you want to get fit? Here’s how to get started.”Colm—a Two-Brain mentor and the owner of CrossFit Ireland and We Do Your Paid Marketing—explains the importance of knowing who you are targetin...2024-08-1635 min

CrossFit Ireland PodcastA Very Brief History of CFIColm and Derek talk about their paths that led them to partner up and open up “CFI 3.0”2023-05-2309 min

The Profit Lifestyle for Fitness EntrepreneursEpisode 44 - Mindset and Mental Health with Colm O’ReillySpecial guest Colm O’Reilly joins Scott and Dave on this episode, co-owner of CrossFit Ireland and creator of The Mental Health Plan. Colm used to be a stressed mess, and always struggled to achieve what he wanted, or enjoy the good times when they came along. After being referred to suicide counseling for the second time in a row, he committed to finding what really worked when it came to effective, and practical, mental well-being. Now, he gets to help others implement the skills that helped him build his inner peace - which has help...2022-05-2235 min

Our Gifted Kids Podcast#022 Lessons from CTY Ireland with Dr Colm O'ReillyToday I’m speaking with Dr Colm O’Reilly, Director of the Centre of Talented You at Ireland’s Dublin City University, about their awesome program. In the episode, you’ll hear all about the program CTYI offer, why they offer it and who get’s to attend. We also talk at length about tips for parents of gifted kids. The CTYI engages about 6000 and has operated for 30 years so I was keen to know what Dr Colm O’Reilly has learned about gifted kids and parenting gifted kids during this time! Hit play and let’s get st...2021-05-111h 06

Mindset Minutes100 - Matt’s Mindset Course ExperienceMatt’s Mindset Course Experience Matt got in touch with me to run a 12-Week Mindset Course for his gym. In this short video he shares why he reached out, his experience, the benefits and advice to anyone considering the same. If you’d like to set this up for your team reach out to me - colm@thementalhealthplan.com www.thementalhealthplan.com https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=18248924&appointmentType=11286512 2020-11-1400 min

Mindset Minutes93 - 2020: Acceptance Or Resignation?2020: Acceptance Or Resignation? I learnt a good lesson from one of my mentors this week that I’d like to share with you. He pointed out that my acceptance of 2020 was slipping into resignation. Actually, what he said was “Stop saying ‘it’s 2020, it’s a bunch of shit, there’s only here and now.’ He’s real subtle with his words like that! Acceptance is taking things as they are, taking the cards you’re dealt and playing the best hand you can. Resignation is giving up and tolerating things as they are. Accept...2020-09-0600 min

Mindset Minutes92 - Needs & WantsNeeds and Wants When we’re setting our daily intentions about what will make our day a good day we can often find ourselves focused on wants over needs. This is particularly true if we make other people responsible for making our day a success. “I want to make that sale.” “I want my kids to behave.” “I want to the win the competition.” All of these aren’t in our control so we’re relying on other people to help us become fulfilled. We all have fundamental needs - security, variety, connection, contribution, growth, achievement. Wants...2020-09-0301 min

Mindset Minutes91 - Mindset Monday: Shave With Hanlon's RazorMindset Monday - Shave With Hanlon’s Razor Hanlon’s Razor is an aphorism - Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. Or to put it another way, don’t assume people’s actions are evil or out to hurt you, it’s just that they don’t know any better. All too often our stress isn’t caused so much by what someone has done, but our reaction to it, and what we tell ourselves are the reasons why they did that. In the moment, it’s hard not to think oth...2020-08-3100 min

Mindset Minutes90 - Mindset Monday - What Do You Need To Invest In Your Mind?Mindset Monday - What Do You Need To Invest In Your Mind? Seriously, I’m asking what do you need. Is it a strategy? Is it accountability? Do you need something in your life to change before you can commit time to it? Is it you can’t see the benefits of it? You’re unsure of the point? You’re spending your entire life living with your mind. The way it interprets the world is fundamental to how you act, how you feel and your level of life satisfaction. But so few of us were eve...2020-08-2400 min

Mindset Minutes89 - How Your First Meditation Will FeelHow Your First Meditation Will Feel Whether you call it a clarity break, mindful minute, meditation, downtime, or whatever, the common myth is that when we do focused mindfulness work, that our brains should just be quiet. When this doesn’t happen, so many of us think we’re failing because we can’t hold our concentration on the breath, or whatever the object of our practice is. Usually when we sit down for a mental break, our mind will be used to going a mile a minute, and trying to catch up with e...2020-08-1901 min

Mindset Minutes88 - Mindset Monday - What’s Worth Failing At?Mindset Monday - What’s Worth Failing At? There’s the cliched question “what would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?” It’s meant to help you decide what you’re passionate about and then build your career around that. I’m going to flip it on its head this week and ask you “What’s worth failing at?” What is so important to you to try that you’re willing to put in the effort regardless of the outcome? The reason I ask this is fear of failure can be paralysing. We don’t...2020-08-1700 min

Mindset Minutes87 - Mindset Monday - Allow Yourself To Feel UncomfortableMindset Monday - Allow Yourself To Feel Uncomfortable If you’ve been watching for a while you know I love talking about counterintuitive methods and how they can help us. So much of our lives we attempt to make easier or more comfortable. Some of the time this is a worthy pursuit, but a lot of the time it’s not fulfilling, can lead to more discomfort in the long run, or just holds us back without us knowing. Avoiding that awkward conversation is comfortable in the short term, but not good for our...2020-08-1001 min

Mindset Minutes86 - Mastery of Craft. Mastery of Self.There’s mastery of our craft, which is our career, athletic goals, finances, relationships, etc. Basically anything that’s tangible or easily measurable. Then there’s mastery of self – our internal world of thoughts and emotions.* Most of us have been taught that we achieve an external/tangible goal, and that will lead to our inner happiness, peace of mind, self belief, etc. However when we hit that goal, we’re not as satisfied as we thought we’d be. We’ve two choices now, look inward or pursue the higher goal. In this episdoe I...2020-08-0502 min

Mindset Minutes85 - Mindset Monday: Lower ExpectationsMindset Monday - Lower Expectations Most of the advice in the world is telling you to raise your standards and expectations. And a lot of the time it’s true and helpful. I also love when counterintuitive advice helps us get unstuck and make progress, and I think lowering your expectations is one of those times. A lot of the time we’re stuck because inertia is powerful and very difficult to overcome. So we tell ourselves we need a lot of energy to get going, and it’s energy we don’t have. (O...2020-08-0301 min

Mindset Minutes84 - It’s All A Mess (And No Thing Will Fix It!)It’s All A Mess (And No Thing Will Fix It!) I was talking with someone the other day and they were expressing a lot of sadness, anger and frustration at the state of their life. Nearly everyone of us has felt at some point that nothing was right and nothing would fix it. And you know what, they were right? No-thing would fix it. No one thing is going to fix everything. To take an extreme example, there’s early evidence that psilocybin or psychedelics have a massive impact on PTSD, treatment resistant depression, addi...2020-07-2101 min

Mindset Minutes83 - Mindset Monday - What Can You Say No To?Mindset Monday - What Can You Say No To? Every Mindset Monday is designed to take the lessons you’ve learnt so far and put them into immediate action. The action could reap immediate returns or they could be slow burners that improve your life incrementally over time. This week we’re going to ask ourselves “What can I say ‘no’ to this week?” Take a minute to get calm and clear and then write down your answer. It could be saying ‘no’ to negative self talk, ‘no’ to excuses about why you can’t make time for...2020-07-2000 min

Mindset Minutes82 - You’re not broken. You’re not wounded.You’re not broken. You’re not wounded. Language is important, particularly in the language we used to describe ourselves. I’d like if anyone has used the terms “broken” or “wounded” to describe their trauma to listen to this: You’re not broken. You’re not wounded. Saying so implies all of you is broken or wounded. And if so, you’re incomplete, and it’s not too far of a step then to think you’re not worthy or enough. You may have wounds, or emotional scar tissue. But that doesn’t mean you’re...2020-07-1600 min

Mindset Minutes81 - How Clarity Helps Your Communication and RelationshipsHow Clarity Helps Your Communication and Relationships So much of our happiness (and frustrations!) come from the people in our lives. Therefore it makes sense that we should invest time in developing our relationships. Most of us don’t do this in any deliberate fashion, and run the risk of miscommunication, misunderstanding and all that comes with it. Think of this: If you’re a mess in your head, and try to communicate in a messy way with someone else who may also be unclear in their head, you’re not set up for success. ...2020-07-1601 min

Mindset Minutes80 - Another Reason Why You’ll Quit Taking Care of Your MindAnother Reason Why You’ll Quit Taking Care of Your Mind The starting point for improving your mindset and mental well-being is to spend some quiet time daily. This allows you to gain clarity on what thoughts and feelings you’re having. Many of these are just running on autopilot in the background. What often happens is you start to notice a lot of your patterns of thought - the stories your brain creates to make sense of the data it observes - maybe aren’t that helpful, healthy or useful. ...2020-07-1401 min

Mindset Minutes79 - Why you should mind yourself at the start of your dayWhy you should mind yourself at the start of your day I recommend you take care of your mind at the start of the day. If not, it becomes just another thing you need to tick off on your task list. If it’s something you fit in around everything else it can be a source of stress, and a speed bump to your momentum during the day. You’ll try get through it so you can get on with it. Amazingly, this doesn’t lead to all the benefits we talk about! When w...2020-07-0801 min

Mindset Minutes78 - You Need BothYou Need Both There’s many mentors and success gurus, executive coaches, strategist, etc, that will tell you that when you achieve X then you’ll be happy. On the other side there’s plenty that will tell you that you need to achieve inner peace or self love before you can set out to achieve your external goals. In reality, we need both. It’s not an either/or proposition. Exercise can boost your mood and help you feel better. But exercise can be an escape from your worries and over indulgence is just...2020-07-0701 min

Mindset Minutes77 - Mindset Monday - What’s The Long Term Priority?This week’s Mindset Monday is to set your long term priorities and then ensure your calendar and actions reflect these in your day to day life. We all fall prey to the “have to’s” of life, emergencies that pop up, people that need our time, urgent tasks etc. I regularly need to audit my time to make sure what I’m doing is in line with my values and priorities and not just saying yes to the loud demands. Without doing this, we can feel frustrated and unfulfilled when we look back on our weeks, months, or...2020-07-0600 min

Mindset Minutes75 - Mindset isn’t a tablet, it’s a vitaminMindset isn’t a tablet, it’s a vitamin A lot of the time people treat mindset work like a tablet - to be taken to alleviate symptoms when you’re not well. Then once you’re through the shaky patch, to be discontinued until you need it again. Mindset is one of the five pillars of health, alongside sleep, nutrition, movement and relationships. And just like all the other aspects, it needs consistency above all else. We all shy away from preventative work because the urgency isn’t there to solve any obvious pr...2020-07-0300 min

Mindset Minutes74 - Caught Up In The Panic-Slump Cycle?Caught Up In The Panic-Slump Cycle? The Panic-Slump cycle is getting an adrenaline high from solving an emergency or drama followed by a low. Now maybe your adrenaline high doesn’t feel good. You’re capable of springing into action when things need to be solved - you’re great in a crisis. It takes its toll on you. Maybe it’s not immediate but you feel like you can’t focus on growth while putting out fires or dealing with others issues. Or you stop exercising, sleeping or eating right while in solve ever...2020-07-0201 min

Mindset Minutes73 - Two reasons you’ll stop working on your mindset/mental health (and why both of them are a mistake!)There are two reasons you’ll stop working on your mindset. The first is “it worked so well I stopped doing it.” Maybe you started meditation during a particularly stressful time and used the practice to get through it. Then once out the other end you “didn’t need that stuff” to go about your day. The second is when things hit the fan we abandon the practice because it’s not urgent. You’ve too many fires to put out that you can’t waste time sitting quietly when there’s so much to be done. The...2020-06-3001 min

Mindset Minutes72 - Mindset Monday - How Can I Make Today Meaningful?Mindset Monday - How Can I Make Today Meaningful? This week’s Mindset Monday Challenge is to spend the week seeking purpose and meaning. Normally we ask ourselves “what would make today good?” and usually we seek out pleasure or things that are immediately rewarding. This makes sense on the surface, we want to enjoy what we’re doing with our time. The problem is if we use enjoyment as our primary guide we can find ourselves unfulfilled. Very often what will lead to fulfilment, pride and satisfaction isn’t enjoyable in the moment or immediatel...2020-06-2900 min

Mindset Minutes71 - A Friendlier Way to Look at Fear & AnxietyA Friendlier Way to Look at Fear & Anxiety Here’s another way to look at fear and anxiety. Most of the time most of us treat these emotions as something to avoid at all costs. We’ll either avoid the situations that cause them, or if they do arise we’l quickly try to abate them. We automatically and instantly reason that fear is a sign that something is wrong. There’s a threat to our survival and we need to make both the feeling and the threat go away ASAP! What i...2020-06-2900 min

Mindset Minutes69 - Fully Feeling & Releasing EmotionsFully Feeling & Releasing Emotions This practice comes from Jim Dethmer, author of Conscious Leadership. Emotions are feelings in the body. If we don’t feel them fully they energy gets trapped, and can cause a lot of suffering for quite a long time. We either engage in a lot of numbing - food, alcohol, tv, exercise - or we constantly replay the event and the story around the emotion. Dethmer calls this drama based/thought based emotion, and it intensifies the emotion. The first stage is to locate the sensation in the bo...2020-06-2401 min

Mindset Minutes68 - Mindset Monday - The CEO of You, Inc.Mindset Monday - The CEO of You, Inc. This week’s Mindset Monday Challenge is to spend some time today to pretend you’re the CEO of You, Inc. Your job is to carve out the time to determine what’s important, what you value, and what activities will maximise your life. We’re taking all areas of your life: your happiness, your health, your wealth, your relationships, your legacy. Then it’s important to look at your schedule and start putting these things in motion. Much like a good CEO wouldn’t a...2020-06-2300 min

Mindset Minutes67 - ❌ The Danger of Rushing to Fix What's Wrong ❌❌ The Danger of Rushing to Fix What's Wrong ❌ When we unconsciously rush to fix things - change our living situation, our jobs, our bodies, our partners - we run a couple of risks. The first is we may not be addressing the key issue. Have we asked ourselves why we want to change, or what the change will bring about, enough to get to the root need we’re trying to satisfy? We all like solutions, and working on them can feel like we’re improving our lives. Without getting clear on what the need...2020-06-2001 min

Mindset Minutes66 - Made it? (Outer Success, Inner Turmoil)Made it? (Outer Success, Inner Turmoil) Ever feel like you’ve made it but you’re not feeling as content as you think you should? We can be materially very successful but still feel unsatisfied, unhappy or uneasy. Our brains are funny little things. We all tend to focus on concepts that are easier to grasp, like money or titles, simply because they’re easier to grasp! It’s much more work for our brain to try figure out if we’re feeling happier or more at ease. So our brains try to conserve calories by not thi...2020-06-1901 min

Mindset Minutes65 - Clear ExpectationsClear Expectations Some would say that you shouldn’t have expectations, as they’d lead to disappointment. Expectations themselves aren’t inherently bad. What we need is to have clarity on what those expectations are. If we base our expectations on events or other people, we can fall into the juvenile thinking of entitlement. We disconnect from one another as the childish parts of our brain feels entitled to the other person fulfilling our wishes, almost as if that’s their only role. We can forget they're also dealing with their own unique situations, feelings and desi...2020-06-1800 min

Mindset Minutes64 - Mindset Monday - What Would You Tell Your Best Friend?Mindset Monday - What Would You Tell Your Best Friend? This week’s Mindset Monday is to keep asking ourselves “What Would I Tell My Best Friend?” This is such a powerful question because it cuts through all the excuses and BS we’re prone to telling ourselves. It takes away all the reasons why we can’t do what we should do in our own best interests. At the same time it has powerful compassion behind it. We’re not being harsh on ourselves. We’re not berating ourselves or engaged in self flagellat...2020-06-1500 min

Mindset Minutes63 - Mindset Monday - Am I blaming or taking responsibility?Mindset Monday - Am I blaming or taking responsibility? Hey everyone! Our Mindset Monday challenge for this week is to stop and ask yourself “am I blaming or taking responsibility?” We things go wrong our default reaction can be to blame somebody. It can happen before we even realise it that we’ve done it. Blaming is an immature response, it’s your ego working hard to protect itself. It keeps us focused on the problem. And when we blame out loud it puts other people on the defensive. When we take res...2020-06-0800 min

Mindset Minutes62 - Residual beneficiaryResidual beneficiary The residual beneficiary is who’s left when everyone else has been taken care of. One of the biggest mistakes I see a lot of us making is that in our lives, the residual beneficiary is us! We’ll take care of our boss’s needs, customer needs, employee needs, family needs, and then finally what’s left (if there is anything left!) we’ll maybe take care of our needs. Your mental health is not an afterthought. It’s not something to devote some time too only when everything else is in order...2020-06-0400 min

Mindset Minutes61 - Doing The Right Thing / Tough Self LoveDoing The Right Thing / Tough Self Love Being compassionate towards yourself doesn’t mean that you take the easy road. In fact, there’s times when compassion can be considered tough love. If we take the easy choice, we may avoid temporary discomfort, and we’ll replace it with long term resentment or dissatisfaction. To build ourselves up, we ask ourselves what would be the right thing, what has the best long term payoff for everyone, and what would I be proud of doing today? This, coupled with an understanding that it may...2020-05-2900 min

Mindset Minutes61 - It is NOT about being toughIt is NOT about being tough The first problem with the idea of toughness is when tend to think of it as a fixed trait. You either have it or you don’t. And the opposite of toughness is weakness, right? So if you’re not tough you’re weak. Which means anytime our attempts to be tough fail, and they inevitable always will with enough stress, we’re left being inadequate. Secondly there’s little to no evidence toughness leads to a better performance or improved mental health. So we’re working hard at building a m...2020-05-2800 min

Mindset Minutes60 - You can’t change your mind if you don’t know your mindYou can’t change your mind if you don’t know your mind Taking daily quiet time is the fundamental practice of mindset change because it allows us to build awareness. We humans are the only species capable of knowing that we’re thinking and experiencing. Most of the time we’re on autopilot, with our environment and old routines determining our habits. When we take some time each day, and it doesn’t have to be much, we can step back and see what we’re thinking, feeling, and doing with a little more objectivity...2020-05-2700 min

Mindset Minutes59 - Why I didn’t work on myself soonerWhy I didn’t work on myself sooner When I was younger, I didn’t work on myself because I held the believe that I was either whole and worthy, or broken and somehow wrong. This prevented me from doing the necessary work on me with a professional that would heal my mental wounds. I didn’t see a psychologist because if I did, my ego told me I was broken and weak. So I tried to ignore any pain or negative feelings, deny them and bury them. It was only when I realis...2020-05-2600 min

Mindset Minutes58 - You need to know how you’re feelingYou need to know how you’re feeling None of us would like to think we’re being controlled by someone else. We’d fight back against it and we’d be right to rebel. This is why it’s so important to know how you’re feeling and understand your behaviours so you’re not being controlled by your past self. Your past self did things because it was the best strategy at the time. Now, however, it may not be the best thing for you. The first step is to give yourse...2020-05-2200 min

Mindset Minutes57 - I give myself permission to feelI give myself permission to feel We all engage in numbing or distracting activities some of the time. A lot of us, we do this a lot of the time. It’s because feelings can be overwhelming, and in the past the behaviour we’re doing alleviated that feeling, or at least stopped us from feeling it for a bit. Giving yourself permission to feel is hugely liberating. And yes, it can be a little scary (or a lot scary!) We give ourselves permission to feel when we understand that feelings are natural sign...2020-05-1901 min

Mindset Minutes56 - Expecting Others to Intuit Our FeelingsExpecting Others to Intuit Our Feelings One of the biggest ways we undermine our happiness is by expecting others to intuit our feelings and then being frustrated/disappointed when they don’t act in a way we hope they will. This makes sense when we’re kids, we don’t really know our needs, or what our emotions are, so the adults in our life generally try satisfy our needs for us. When we explain it like this we can see the trouble is we’re never really taught how to do this ourselve...2020-05-1800 min

Mindset Minutes55 - A Gift To Your Future SelfA gift to your future self A few weeks back I put out a video saying “Julia Roberts was wrong”, criticising a point a client had relayed to me from ‘Eat, Pray, Love.” This is my apology note to Elizabeth Gilbert after listening to her on the Tim Ferriss podcast where she dropped this gem. Very often, we avoid doing things we know our good for ourselves. Mainly because they’re not immediately fun and take some work. When Ms Gilbert is faced with one of these tasks (she names flossing as one of them) s...2020-05-1600 min

Mindset Minutes55 - Structure for Sanity: The Tentpole MethodStructure For Sanity Here’s some advice I can give you if you’re finding yourself bored, frustrated, or lacking motivation lately. As humans we’ve some fundamental needs, and oftentimes these can be contradictory. For example we’ve a need to feel fulfilled, which we can only do if we stretch ourselves outside our comfort zone a little. But we’ve also the strong desire to conserve energy. Creating a structure around our day gives us a sense of order, stability and security. It can help us do what we need to do in orde...2020-05-1401 min

Mindset Minutes54 - How often are you saying no to life?How often are you saying no to life? Whenever I find myself down, frustrated or upset I eventually notice it’s because I’m saying no to life. What do I mean by this? For a start it means I’m meeting circumstances with fundamental aggression. I’m resisting and opposing what’s going on instead of accepting it and dealing with it. This could be getting annoyed/angry that others aren’t behaving how I want them to, feeling constricted by my schedule, or just plain wishing things were different. I’ll repeat again t...2020-05-1200 min

Mindset Minutes53 - Forgive and F*OffForgive and F*Off Forgiveness is fricking hard! It goes against our sense of fairness. We resist it because it can feel unfair, like the offending party is getting away with what they did. Or by forgiving them we’re somehow condoning their behaviour. Forgiveness though, is fo the forgiver. It’s letting go of resentment and anger that draining our energy and holding us back. A great thing is even if you add a million qualifiers to it, it can still be hugely beneficial to your mood and mindset. “I’m open to one d...2020-05-0700 min

Mindset Minutes52 - The Complete FixThe Complete Fix One of the biggest things that holds us back from progress is ignoring the partial fix because we want the complete fix! It’s human nature, we don’t want to burn unnecessary calories for what seems like a very small reward. We want our effort to have a big pay off. The analogy I like to use with depression is that we want to completely eliminate the darkness. To get rid of every last bit of it. And we feel like we can’t do that. What we can do tho...2020-05-0600 min

Mindset Minutes51 - No need to apologise for your feelingsNo need to apologise for your feelings How often have you apologised for feeling upset, anxious, moody or emotional? Reached out to a friend because you needed advice or reassurance, only to say sorry for being a burden or ranting to them? Or the old favourite, saying you know others have it worse and adding a nice layer of guilt on top of your feelings? Your feelings are completely valid. And there is no need to apologise for having them. Your feelings are a signal that a need is or isn’t being met. When yo...2020-05-0501 min

Mindset Minutes51 - Asking For Help Doesn’t Mean You’re WeakAsking For Help Doesn’t Mean You’re Weak When your best friend, or a close family member asks for help or let’s you know they’re struggling, what’s our response? We’re glad they’ve reached out and we’re happy to help!! The flip side is when they hide their struggle, we’re usually mad at them and say something like “why didn’t you tell me sooner!?” We tend to view this courage and vulnerability as admirable. Someone willing to share their struggle with us is brave. Yet when it’s us we think it...2020-05-0300 min

Mindset Minutes50 - Reward Strategy or Avoidant Strategy?Reward Strategy or Avoidant Strategy? Yesterday we talked about other ways apart from a formal deliberate sit to begin building your mental health practice. Where’s the line drawn though between using something as your meditation and just living your life? For a start, we don’t meditate to get better at meditating! We meditate basically as a controlled environment to check in with our thoughts and be aware of what our brain is doing all day. The more we practice the more we’ll notice our thoughts, feelings and just how present we are throug...2020-05-0201 min

Mindset Minutes49 - Savouring - Amplify The AwesomeSavouring - Amplify The Awesome If you’re someone who struggles to do a “formal” meditation practice, there’s another way to add mindfulness into your daily life. Take an activity you do repeatedly that improves your mood and clear your head, and be deliberate about savouring it as you’re doing it. This could be cleaning, exercising, painting, listening to music, or even watching your favourite show. Savouring is pausing to fully experience and appreciate the moment as you’re doing it. It amplifies the awesomeness. Bringing a little bit more deliberate, conscious aw...2020-05-0100 min

Mindset Minutes48 - Fighting Feelings, Beating Anxiety, Conquering Depression. - Why all these expressions aren’t helpful!Fighting Feelings, Beating Anxiety, Conquering Depression. - Why all these expressions aren’t helpful! Whenever we resist our feelings, we actually give them more power over us and usually end up suffering more. Fighting feelings, beating anxiety, conquering depression - all very tough adversarial phrases that conjure up our emotions as some enemy to be beaten on the battlefield. What this implies is that if our feelings get the best of us (or even if we just feel them intensely) it’s because we’re somehow weak and unable to fight them off. This a...2020-04-3000 min

The Irish Fitness PodcastEpisode #13 - Andy Ewington & Colm O ReillyThis week we are speaking to one half of the Dublin Throwdown team, Andy Ewington. Andy runs through a number of things including programming, the importance of sleep and the Dublin Throwdown 2020. Also on this weeks show we have Colm O Reilly. Colm is the owner of CrossFit Ireland and also runs The Mental Health Plan. Colm talks all things mental health and some really helpful tools on taking care of your own mental health everyday. This episode is sponsored by HIIT Coffee and The Dublin Throwdown.2020-01-271h 26

Run a Profitable GymTwo-Brain Radio: Paying Attention to Mental Health With Colm O'ReillyTwo-Brain Radio: Paying Attention to Mental Health With Colm O'ReillyColm O'Reilly owns CrossFit Ireland in Dublin and recently celebrated the gym's 12th anniversary. But he's not here to talk business; he's here to talk mental health and entrepreneurship.When Colm was 17, he attempted to end his own life. Since then, he's dedicated years to understanding his own psyche and how his response to outside events affects his inner emotional state. In this episode of Two-Brain Radio, Colm explains why business owners and entrepreneurs are especially susceptible to depression and anxiety...2019-09-2634 min