Coffee with Colm

By Colm O'Brien

Ruminations over Coffee about Life and Business... more

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How many episodes does Coffee with Colm have?

The podcast currently has 119 episodes available.

Coffee with Colm episodes:

September 22, 2024 “None of us are getting out of here alive." - and what you can do with that. Ashleigh Tobin has "Coffee with Colm" – Season 9, Episode 4.
Doo-doo, woo-woo, Susan
Jeffers, Maslow’s Hierarchy, miscarriage, unexplained infertility, childhood in
Ireland, burnout, crossroads, mid-life crises… and motorbikes! What a wonderful, wide-ranging
chat was had during the week with Ashleigh Tobin, over coffee, naturally.

If you consider yourself
mid-life (or know someone who does) you need to gift yourself time to listen to
the life-wisdom permeating this chat with Ashleigh; I promise you’ll be the
better for it – I am.

You know the score, stick on the kettle, grab a coffee, and think with Ashleigh
and me in your preferred way.

Stay well.

Watch the full episode here...
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41min
September 15, 2024 "Do Hard Things On Purpose" - the secret to handling the stresses of life and business. Brian Downes has "Coffee with Colm" – Season 9, Episode 3.
This was a great chat!

Brian Downes is a
fascinating character in real life with an equally fascinating backstory which
has equipped him, and qualified him, to do the great work he does around
performance with individuals and within teams.

From spending a week on a frozen lake in Outer Mongolia at minus 40 C (by
choice!) to watching his 8-year old daughter perform in the Cork Opera House,
to talking openly about his two-year period suffering almost daily panic
attacks and what he did to wrestle that under control, this wide-ranging chat
explores the troughs and peaks of the life of Brian (couldn't resist, sorry).

Lads, (as we say here in Munster) stick on the kettle, grab a coffee, and think
with Brian and me in your preferred way. You'll thank me afterwards.

Stay well.

Watch the full episode here…

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37min
September 08, 2024 Stephen Downey has "Coffee with Colm" – Season 9, Episode 2.
Stephen Downey is the
reason I have a TEDx Talk to my name!

I’ve known the Stephen for
several years now, and a nicer guy, you’d be hard-pressed to find, thorough
gentleman, and gentle soul, through and through.

At an Amanda Delaney ‘We
Can and We Will Talk” Event in Dublin in 2019, Stephen was introduced to the
audience, of which I was a member, as someone about to do a TEDx. I was
fascinated! Here was someone I knew, a real person, who was about to do
something I thought was only available to ‘others’.

That prompted me to start
asking better questions to find out how I could possibly grace the TEDx Red
Dot. It happened! So, thank you, Stephen.

And so, it is with great
pleasure that I introduce you to Stephen in this second only episode of Season
9 (I know!) of “Coffee with Colm” as we explore topics including stress,
mindfulness (but not the woowoo variety!), family, loss, work, the future, and
everything in between.

Stick on the kettle, grab a coffee, and think with me and Stephen in your
preferred way. You’ll learn some things you never knew you never knew.
(Ps, apologies in advance
for MY sound quality – Stephen’s is perfect!)

Stay well.

Watch the full episode
here…
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28min
August 31, 2024 NEW EPISODE Fascinating chat on 126-year-old barge, 'Drie Gebroeders' - S9, E1 "Coffee with Colm"
Wait till you hear this.

I was making my bed before
going swimming one Sunday morning in late August, and I found myself repeating
to myself out loud (I know!) Viktor Frankl’s famous quote, “We detect, rather
than invent, our missions in life.”

No idea what was going on
for me, but that phrase kept popping into my mind, and I kept repeating it out
loud. “We detect, rather than invent, our missions in life.”

So off I go, and moored on the Shannon, right where I am so blessed to swim
regularly, at the Washer Woman Bridge in Ballina, Tipperary, was this amazing
126-year-old-barge, ‘Drie Gebroeders’ crewed by Hilary and the so-called
Motleys, together raising funds for mental well-being as they sail from Erne to
Inverness!

After my swim, I got invited
onboard for a cuppa.

I’m thinking, “We detect,
rather than invent, our missions in life.”

I couldn’t ignore the
universe, so I asked could we record an episode of ‘Coffee with Colm’, which we
did with no script, no agenda, no lighting, no planning, just a phone. Amazingly,
it worked!

But then, the Universe
wanted us to meet - “We detect, rather than invent, our missions in life.”

What a wonderful way to
start Season 9 of “Coffee with Colm” – it’s great to be back!

As ever, I invite you to stick on the kettle, grab a coffee, and think with me and
Hilary, Dave, Conor and Brian, (some of) the wonderful motley crew of ‘Drie
Gebroeders’ for in your preferred way.

Stay well.

Enjoy... (I certainly did)
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28min
July 28, 2024 The Last Episode of Coffee with Colm (for a while) - Putting on MY OWN Oxygen Mask First
Lads, I’m taking a break; I’m
going on me holliers, and putting on me own oxygen mask for a bit.

I was trying to figure out how to finish the series, and then a series (I know,
right!) of happy accidents, including my usual way of recording CWC (Coffee
with Colm) failing to open on my laptop, forced me to throw myself in the River
Shannon…

…with my GoPro (a wonderful
Christmas gift from Mrs. O’B) instead.

The message is a reinforcement
of POYOOMF (Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask First) and offers a succinct way to use
same to enhance your life in 4 key areas, Health, Wealth, Relationships, and
Spirit.

So, from the beautiful
healing waters of the majestic River Shannon, at Ballina Killaloe, direct to
you, for the last time for a while, I invite you to stick on the kettle, grab a
coffee, and think with me for a few minutes in your preferred way.

Stay well.

Enjoy...
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4min
July 13, 2024S is for Spirit – a POYOOMF Mini-series Week 4 of 4 - a ‘Coffee with Colm’ Classic
This week let’s focus on Spirit - essentially YOUR relationship with YOU!
You see, self-care is not self-ish.POYOOMF is Self-care in action.
POYOOMF:
Put

On

Your

Own

Oxygen

Mask

First

This 'Coffee with Colm' Classic Mini-series is a favorite of mine, and of many others. I love simplicity - I have zero interest (and even less patience) in learning the seventeen things to do to get ahead in life - so I propose 4.

The Four Areas of Focus to enjoy a fully formed life, that deserve a POYOOMF approach are:
Health

Wealth

Relationships

Spirit

We covered the first 3 over the past few weeks, this week let’s focus on Spirit - essentially YOUR relationship with YOU!
As ever, you are invited you stick on the kettle, grab a coffee, and think with me for a few minutes as we close out our 4-week journey together to look at all four pillars
This week, Pillar 4; Spirit.
Enjoy...
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12min
July 07, 2024 R is for Relationships – a POYOOMF Mini-series Week 3 of 4 - a ‘Coffee with Colm’ Classic
There are Four Pillars to a fully formed, balanced life,
each of which deserves our attention:

1.     Health (covered, week 1)
2.    Wealth (covered,
week 2)
3.    Relationships
(today)
4.     Spirit (next week)

Remember, to POYOOMF is to engage in Self-care. Self-care is not self-ish.

Over the last few weeks, we
touched on the first two of the Four Pillars: Health & Wealth.

This week let’s focus on Relationships.

You are cordially invited you stick on the kettle, grab a coffee, and
think with me for a few minutes as we continue our 4-week journey together to
look at all four pillars

This week, Pillar 3; Relationships.

Enjoy.
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9min
June 29, 2024W is for Wealth – a POYOOMF Mini-series Week 2 of 4 - a Coffee with Colm Classic
To POYOOMF is to engage in Self-care. Self-care is
not self-ish.
Last week we touched on the
first of the Four Pillars to a fully formed life, Health.

This week let’s focus on
Wealth.

You are cordially invited you stick on the kettle, grab a coffee, and
think with me for a few minutes as we continue our 4-week journey together to
look at all four pillars

1.    Health (last week)
2.
Wealth
(today)
3.
Relationships
(next week)
4.    Spirit (week 4)

This week, Pillar 2; Wealth.

Enjoy...

Yours Truly

Colm O'Brien
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11min
June 22, 2024H Is For Health - a POYOOMF Mini-series Week 1 of 4 - a Coffee with Colm Classic
By now you probably know I'm a proponent of POYOOMF.
Put

On

Your

Own

Oxygen

Mask

First
I like acronyms (even if I have to create my own, although the grammar police will probably correct me!)I like making things simple.For me.If it helps others, great, but truth be told I do all this stuff for me. To remind me. To help me get more out of life without busting my gut 24/5/365 (I hate social media fanatics telling me I must make every waking second count!)
No. I like simple. I like effective. I like progress over time, not overnight. So, if you'd be interested in what I do that allows me make progress easily, I invite you stick on the kettle, grab a coffee, and think with me for a few minutes as we embark on a 4-week journey together to look at the four pillars of a fully formed life.
Week one, Pillar one; Health.Enjoy...
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11min
June 16, 2024 We Detect, Rather Than Invent, Our Missions in Life [said Viktor Frankl] - What's Yours? a Coffee with Colm Classic
I reconnected very happily with a friend on
Saturday. Amanda Delaney visited us at PSA Ireland (Professional Speaking
Association Ireland) and it was wonderful to see her and have the chats -
Amanda's passion for wanting to help people is palpable.

While we were chatting
about life and death (us having lost some mutual friends in recent times) and
all things in between, I quoted Viktor Frankl, " We detect, rather than
invent, our missions in life." So you can imagine my surprise (you'd think
I'd know better by now, duh!) when, upon scrolling my back catalogue of content
to put something out today, that very phrase jumped out of the piece!

I ain't temptin' fate; it's
goin' out!

Interestingly also, it's
building on last week's POYOOMF episode, and it's pointing to a mini-series
that will come out over the next four weeks, reminding us all to look after
ourselves. But even more than that it will tell us HOW TO.

Right. Amanda Delaney, great to see you. To all my amazing friends and
colleagues at PSA Ireland, and to all of you indeed, I invite you stick on
the kettle, grab a coffee, and think with me for a few minutes as we embark on
a journey together.

Enjoy...
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8min

FAQs about Coffee with Colm:

How many episodes does Coffee with Colm have?

The podcast currently has 119 episodes available.