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 same time invest some of this most precious resource to create more wealth! Win-win.

In this week's "Coffee with Colm" I explore some ways you can create more free time whilst simultaneously improving your financial situation now and for the future.

As always, there are no right or wrong answers, just right or wrong for you, and there is certainly no judgement in the "Coffee with Colm" series or in WIG-WAM, my hope is to simply inspire you to Think, and A.C.T. where appropriate.

Therefore, I invite you to stick on the kettle, grab a coffee and Think and A.C.T. Rich with me for a few minutes in your preferred way...

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 to take a stab at prioritizing those roles, eg is being an accountant actually more important than being a parent? Or a partner?

As always, there are no right or wrong answers, just right or wrong for you, and there is certainly no judgement in the "Coffee with Colm" series, my hope is to simply inspire you to think, and act where appropriate.

Therefore, I invite you to stick on the kettle, grab a coffee and think with me for a few minutes in your preferred way...

It's great to be back.

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, some stressful, some joyful. Imagine fifty-two of them sewn together into a wonderfully beautiful, individual, unique patchwork quilt representing one year of your life.

In this week's "Coffee with Colm" I take that imagery and expand it to cover the eighty one years of life that someone on this side of the world is expected to enjoy on average.

Eighty-one Patchwork Quilts is all you have. How many have you discarded, thrown off the bed? What were they like? How many have you left? What would you like them to be like?

I invite you to stick on the kettle, grab a coffee and think with me for a few minutes in your preferred way...

It's been a while!

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 audio recording, reflecting the changing consumer habits around online content.

The first in the series talks about some of the lessons I learned in COVID that I am taking with me as we emerge into a post-covid reality.

One Percent Living is presented for your consideration.

Enjoy.

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 as big as it is

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.

As such they align with Irish poets John O’Donoghue and Seamus O’Rourke

Published in eight anthologies,

Audio poems featured monthly in East London Radio

She encourages: “Seek the beauty in your surroundings”.

Episode 111

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 people to help them realise their dreams and fulfil their potential. She is a qualified and experienced Professional Coach, qualifying from Kingstown College with two Coaching Diplomas. She has a proven track record in helping numerous people successfully develop their businesses, careers and secure new positions.

This work with the horses, where there is no horse riding involved, challenges people to think differently in a natural and safe space for learning. This is a proven effective method that gets to the core of issues powerfully and effectively. Emma Jane offers this service to other coaches and their clients, which provides an effective and impactful mechanism to gain deep insights into all aspects of their clients. This in turn helps them on their transformational journey.

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 workshops, performances and exhibitions took place. Joanna then started organising music events called 'The Blue Door Sessions'. This has become one of Joanna's prime interests with the Blue Door.