Coffee with Colm

Yeah, 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...

Yep, 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 bei...

Welcome 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 Confrontin...

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.

How 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 peo...

Time 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 s...

4 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.

A simple exercise to allow you determine how you're doing in terms of work-life-balance

Work-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...

It'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 hundr...

It'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 though...

Season 4 finale - Episode 112 Given a month to live in 2002, still here in 2021. After being diagnosed with one of the worst cases of Head & Neck cancer ever seen, oncologists around the world now say it has become one of the most inspirational cancer stories there is. Survival would have been a miracle by itself, but it is now the length and quality of Liams recovery that has made this story...

Ger White, born in West Limerick, definitely won the “ovarian lottery”. Raised in a “Rambling House” meant neighbours called each night and told stories round the fire. She sees herself as a spiritual person, grounded and connected with life. Grateful to be married to the gentlest of men, who allows her to do her own thing! (Barry, 20 years) Her poems cover Irish nature, Christianity, beauty, loss...

Emma Jane works as a senior leader in a semi-state agency. Outside of this she also runs a small equestrian farm, with her partner, at Martinstown Lodge located out­side Athboy, Co. Meath. They have established an innovative leadership and career coaching development centre at Martinstown Lodge, using the unique technique of equine supported coaching. Emma Jane is passionate about working with peo...

Joanna Ryan_Purcell is an artist, writer and performer with a professional background in theatre. Joanna wrote her own adaptation of the Children of Lir. This is written through prose poetry and the book is illustrated with her own paintings and Joanna performs her book as a one woman show. In 2018 Joanna founded 'The Blue Door Studio', which she opened in Nenagh. This was a creative space where w...

Johann Callaghan is a bestselling Author, Speaker, Sleep Science Coach, Health & Wellness Coach and Podcaster. She has featured many times in the media; on radio, TV, newspapers and magazines and she is an award-winning entrepreneur. She is the creator of the 'Empowering Sleep Success', 12 Week Live Group Coaching Online Program. Her podcast 'Empowering Family Health' is a very successful show...

Nicola is a mother to four, disability advocate, entrepreneur, and down to earth, straight talking woman. Her nickname is ‘Noogle’ as in Nicola Google. She is somebody who always finds solutions and answers for friends and family – she gets sh*t done. A woman of opposites – measured, calm and laser focused, she is also spontaneous, intuitive, and trusting, and as a result accepts life on life’s te...

Join us on episode 106 of the Coffee At Eleven Show as we are moved by the dynamic young Kerry actor, writer, and activist for both Travellers and  Mental Health as he discusses acting, writing, his family, and his faith

Jean Evans is an expert on all things networking. It is her passion, and one that is borne out of experience and plenty of trial and error, mistakes and mishaps. Through her blogs and social media channels, Jean shares tips, tricks, hacks and ideas on how to become an effective networker in business. She told me, "Learning to network is a game-changer. It’s empowering, enlightening…it leads you to...

S4 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

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.

"Music Is No Weight To Carry Through Life" ~ S4 E2 of The Coffee At Eleven show with Brian Reilly

The Coffee At Eleven Show returns with Evelyn Pepperrell of Pepperrell Media Connection in the hotseat.

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