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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...

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 Fighter Jet Pilot, was one of the very few female pilots operating at that level, only the...

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 a...

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 mout...

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

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...

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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, n...

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 lik...

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,...

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 give a damn? Good news and bad news. The good news is you get to decide whether you are goin to contri...

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'...

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 Colm" Classic episode is for you. To find out the Three Important Business Lessons We Can Learn from The...

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 n...

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 emergency. So I thought I'd revisit a 'Coffee with Colm Classic' from 2028 - POYOOMF. Do you realize yo...

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 – defined (by me) as those who have nothing original to contribute – those simply rehashing others’ work...

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? Whether you remember or not, you can find out how you can benefit in 2023, from Mr. Miyagi’s sage advice, ‘w...

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 come to believe that rather than ageing we are in fact levelling up in the Game of Life and therefore...

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 the...

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, a...

“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...

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' a...