Join us at Pendulum Summit 2025 to learn from tennis legend Andre Agassi. Discover insights from his journey as a champion, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. Gain lessons in resilience, leadership, and innovation. 🌟
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Be kind to yourself. Go get a takeaway coffee with your books, sit by the canal and look at the swans. Think about how their parents were there before you, their young will be there after you’ve gone. This will pass. Talk to somebody. Colin Farrell's advice
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For a country that has world class business people, entertainers, sports people and musicians, how in God’s name can we not house people, find a bed for them in hospital and develop a sustainable funding model for third-level education? Applause for Gary McGann
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And finally, Colin Farrell expertly dodges a question about his love life.
@MiriamOCal
: How's your love life?
Collin Farrell: I LOVE life!
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We share 98% of our DNA with great apes. 30% of our DNA with yeast and 25% with bananas. So get over yourself! We’re meant to be flawed, it’s the human condition. Look to the person next to you. Completely flawed. See?
@Rubywax
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To be at your best every day you got to genuinely like yourself, accept this is who you are and stop being self critical, and feel really confident in what you do! Great advice from
@Martynnewman
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Two of the world's most fearless adventurers together in one picture -
@BearGrylls
&
@markpollock
connecting at
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. If ever there were two people to take inspiration and motivation from, it would be these guys! Thanks so much for being here with us 😊
"Well kid, I've never met anyone so down on their luck and full of themselves!" so said Aaron Sorkin to
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guest speaker
@ImMollyBloom
when she pitched her life story and memoir to him to see if she could get it made into a movie 😎 She's amazing!
Do I regret certain things? Sure, every time I hurt somebody I regret that. But if I lived in regret? Beating myself up about it, carrying it around? Well that wouldn’t work for me. I’m comfortable withmy life's trajectory; regrets are part of that. Colin Farrell
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"Throw yourself 100% into what you are doing, have fun at whatever buisness you're working on, it is entrepreneurs that change the world"
-
@richardbranson
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There’s no right way to tread this path of life. We’re all bound together as a community. We’re bound by a moral obligation to take care of each other. Not at the expense of our own health but it’s real.
Colin Farrell in conversation with
@MiriamOCal
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I enjoy every success I’ve had but success is such a relative term. Think of a film that doesn’t do well with the critics but it makes $500million. Ask the actor and they’ll tell you probably not but the studio? Well that’s a different story! Colin Farrell
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I stay away from it all. Not because I’m bigger than it or better. I just have no interest in it. I love the work and being an actor. I’m very grateful that after twenty years that I still get to make films and provide for the people I love. Colin Farrell on fame
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"No-one talks about bereavement. Nobody wants to die. That's why I still feel my own heartbeat, keeping myself in the present."
@damekellyholmes
shares the darkest time of her life when her mother died. Resonates with many in the crowd as she describes her loss.
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He speaks so frankly about his childhood sexual abuse at the hands of a neighbour and the link between his trauma and his heroin addiction in his later years, it's easy to see why Christy Dignam is loved by so many and is an absolute national treasure.❤️
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"Some of the greatest ideas in the world today are in your heads right now. I bet you if we closed the doors here today someone in this room has an idea that will change the world" -
@JoMaloneMBE
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There is not another me. There is a purpose to me being here. You don’t know what you can achieve until you try. Who are the happiest people on Earth? Those who take time to count their blessings.
@nickvujicic
on importance of being present, esp with your family
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In order to be the best, you have to aim to be the best. Every team I’ve ever worked with has experienced failure. Success can’t happen without some failures on the way.
@leinsterrugby
coach, Stuart Lancaster, at
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"Life doesn't require us all to be perfect because perfect doesn't exist.....just keep moving, always forward, even when it's difficult. Fear is an emotion, use it to keep you sharp. As for the marks and the scars....they make us." -
@BearGrylls
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Privileged to have a special perfomance of Lean on Me by St
@colmanscollege
choir from Fermoy, Co.
#Cork
. It's a fundraiser for their schoolmate and friend who was diagnosed with cancer. Good on you, lads! Donate here
#colmansstandtogether
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Wonderful footage shared with everyone at
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by
@StephenMRCovey
of himself & his father the late great Franklin Covey (author of self help classic ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’) in a clip from one of his seminars to illustrate the importance of Trust 😊
To any woman concerned about the impact having children might have on their career, I say to you - it all works out in the end. Of all the titles I’ve had, ‘working mother’ is the best one. Baroness
@karren_brady
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You can’t just will things to happen. Sure, opportunities can present themselves but you still have to work for it. What you can choose to do is put yourself in an environment that syncopates with your passion.
Colin Farrell speaking with
@MiriamOCal
on stage at
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Humility matters hugely. The understanding that we’re all just people with our feet on the ground. As soon as we lose that ordinariness, that hunger to win, we’ve lost it all.
We’re either all superstars or none of us are superstars.
Brian Cody
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@KilkennyCLG
"Hold onto it. You might find it useful."
Bryan Dobson responding to
@BorisJohnson
taking his notes about the value of trade between Northern Ireland the Rep of Ireland
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'Our shareholders are entitled to the truth...we must not mislead them.'
@Lord_Sugar
on the importance of trust and honesty in politics as much as in business in reference to his opinion on Brexit and Boris Johnson. He's in conversation with Richard Curran here at
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"I still remained focused on the dream (to become an Olympic Champion).... despite injuries, illnesses operations and setbacks."
@damekellyholmes
shares how her motivation and her almost obsessive focus helped her to keep striving for her goals.
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See it, Say it, Fix it.
Don’t have the blame culture in your business.
Adapt to change.
Human nature is against it.
@susie_wolff
believes you need to Push your self to find the next margin of gain. She sure did in her motor sport career.
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A look back to earlier when
@Rubywax
said her definition of happiness is "being able to focus on what you want to focus on" and the most flattering thing you can give another human being is your attention. Learn how to be
#mindful
for mental health to survive
@VisualNewsdesk
1: Trust is an economic driver not merely a social virtue
2: Trust is the number one competency of leadership needed today
3: Trust is a learnable skill
Three 'Big Ideas' that
@StephenMRCovey
wants to share with
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this morning.
Thank you to
@SileSeoige
, our unflappable MC who was absolutely fantastic! She was so warm & engaging; a VIP in her own right who was instrumental in helping to weave
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into the wonderful tapestry of speakers onstage to the delight of everyone in the audience ❤️
Having a strong commitment is a sobering fact of high performance teams and their successes, it’s down to hard work. There’s no shortcuts, no secret sauce. The goal or the point is the product of the 10,000 kicks before that point.
@bernardbrogan
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A man who needs no introduction to our audience, award-winning actor Colin Farrel joins
@MiriamOCal
on stage for our final session of day one. Read his bio here:
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You’ll never know what you can achieve until you try. Dream it, believe it and do it.
@MandyHickson
leaves us on a high note, followed by thundering applause for one of our most enthusiastic speakers!
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We had the amazing
@MandyHickson
as our MC this year and she was just wonderful.... both on stage and behind the scenes making sure everyone was on time and comfortable.
No impressive jet photos this time but still a great performance.
Thank Mandy
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This clip is just the very tip of an amazing iceberg - here’s a couple of minutes with some highlights from an awesome
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in
@TheCCD
this week. What a fantastic 2 days we had! What were YOUR highlights? ❤️ Let us know!
When I think of my 11-year-old self growing up in Mayo, everyone thought I was mad saying I wanted to go into space but there are more opportunities now with commercial agencies. I’ll keep going until I get there and put the first Irish flag in space!
@SpaceNorah
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6 elements need to be embedded in your team to create High Performance Culture: 1: Purpose 2: The Process 3: Measurement 4: High Standards 5: Honest Communication 6: The Unit -
@curridcaroline
, one of the leaders in the field of sports & performance psychology
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Good morning from Dublin. As we head into
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day two we'd like to thank everyone who made day one a success: speakers, interviewers, crew, volunteers and the superb attentive audience. We're ready for another great day.
"Strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it." Brilliant message on the slide behind
@damekellyholmes
onstage who is now a mental health advocate alongside her other many wonderful achievements 😍
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If we’re going to be creative, we have to escape from our usual pathways of thought. That requires a more conscious, thoughtful, slow and relaxed way of thinking. No hurried thinking is allowed in creativity.
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"I didn't have a strategy, there was no marketing plan. I just grabbed the opportunity when it came" -
@JoMaloneMBE
talking about how she tried body cream on someone famous, they bought 100 bottles to share with friends at a party.
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"Inviting me to talk about ethics in business is like inviting Kim Kardashian to talk to high school girls about chastity." - Andy Fastow, former Enron CFO speaking here at
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in
@TheCCD
If I wanted something, my parents told me to get it myself. I had to figure it out so I started vacuuming with my shoulder and chin for $2/week. It thought me patience. Don’t just give your kids something because they want it. Get them to set goals.
@nickvujicic
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"Tell someone why you appreciate them, not just that you do appreciate them... people want to be appreciated, practise more appreciation in the workplace, in your home and for yourself. Write down 3 things you appreciate about yourself" -
@MarciShimoff
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Two ladies who have had very FAST careers with different kinds of fuel
@susie_wolff
@MandyHickson
chatting with Ellis Watson as they all came off stage at
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- all shared great Motivational points that helped them acheive.
Christy Dignam and
@OfficialAslan
doing what they do best - singing their hearts out & bringing us along on the journey! What a privilege to be in the room with such a legend. Still going strong & captivating all in
@theccd
with 2 of Ireland's favourite tunes ❤️
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"I made a vow that I would never suffer alone again...I talk to my friends, I call people and say I just need to talk. Sometimes we think when we're up at the top of the ladder that we can't show any other weakness - of course we can."
@damekellyholmes
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Working with Martin McDonagh was great. I still have such a grá for Brendan Gleeson. He’s strong, he’s bright, he’s well-read. In Bruges was an amazing time. Colin Farrell
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Our fearless photographer
@conorsphotos
was brought up on stage by
@dmscott
to show us what a REAL photographer looks like - don’t fall into the habit of using stock photos! (You can tell which is the professional shot below obviously 😂)
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@TheCCD
MC
@SileSeoige
asking our packed room to reflect:
- What do I have?
- What do I want?
- What am I afraid of?
- Imagine for a moment that I wasn’t afraid and whatever I wanted was guaranteed success. What would I do?
Not sure? After
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, you will. Get ready!
Announcing
@MandyHickson
is joining Pendulum 2023! A former Royal Air Force pilot, Mandy Hickson has profound insight into how to make decisions under pressure. Halloween Rate available until October 28th. Invest now:
Can't remember the six qualities Baroness
@karren_brady
said you need to be the best you can be in your personal and business life? No problem. The brilliant
@VisualNewsdesk
illustrators have you covered.
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