Stories from life experiences, including mental health, entrepreneurship, fitness and travel. Learn from others to inspire you to write your own story!
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1: Sinead Hegarty - Dealing with Anxiety & Overcoming Fear
Sinead joins me as we share our stories in dealing with anxiety. We discuss mental health, overcoming fear and tools for success. Sinead is an inspiration in how she has grown her own business and social media following. She is a great influence in educating on relationships, mental health, meditation and believing in ourselves.
Sinead recommends books which you can find at conorhillick.com/podcast (http://conorhillick.com/podcast).
Find us on instagram @sineadheg @chillick
Website: conorhillick.com (http://conorhillick.com)
Email: conor@conorhillick.com
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5 Oct 2021
18: Colin Harmon - 3fe
Colin Harmon is the owner & founder of 3fe coffee and the author of What I Know About Running Coffee Shops. Colin left his job in investment banking in 2008 to pursue a career in coffee, giving himself a year to see if he could make something of it. 13 years later he has one of the most successful and well known coffee shops in Ireland, Europe and maybe even the World with a worldwide recognised brand. This was very enjoyable with a lot of stories and lessons.
Instagram: @chillick (https://instagram.com/chillick) @colinharmon (https://www.instagram.com/colinharmon/?hl=en) @3fecoffee (https://www.instagram.com/3fecoffee/?hl=en)
Twitter: @chillick1 (https://twitter.com/chillick1/) @3fe (https://twitter.com/3fe?lang=en)
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14 Sept 2021
17: David Gillick - Athletics, Life After Sport & Therapy
David Gillick is an Olympian and a 2 x European Indoor Champion with a fantastic athletics career. He is also a television presenter, pundit and commentator, while also known for his freelance work in the corporate world. Above all of that, he is a fantastic person and that is evident in today’s podcast. Our conversation really builds, we cover David’s sporting career before talking about mindset, mental health, therapy and career paths.
Instagram: @chillick (https://instagram.com/chillick) @davidgillick (https://www.instagram.com/davidgillick/?hl=en)
Twitter: @chillick1 (https://twitter.com/chillick1/) @davidgillick (https://twitter.com/DavidGillick)
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7 Sept 2021
16: Damian McGinty - Glee, Celtic Thunder & Career Happiness
Damian toured USA & Canada at the age of 14 with Celtic Thunder, while balancing it with school and exams in Ireland. At 18 he auditioned for the Glee Project, eventually starring in the hit TV Show, Glee. I know Damian from school but in this 1 hour chat I learned so much more about him. He has had unbelievable life experience by 28, his contentment, happiness and calm but determined mindset is truly fascinating.
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31 Aug 2021
15: Brendan Hyland - Olympic Swimmer
Brendan Hyland is an Irish Swimmer, National Record holder and Tokyo 2020 Olympian. Brendan has a great work ethic and a fantastic personality full of passion and a fun approach to life.
We talk about the feeling of achieving a life long dream after watching Michael Phelps compete at the 2004 Olympics. The highs and lows of trying to qualify for Tokyo 2020, including the challenges of Covid and the relay that qualified but never did. Whether you're a young athlete, parent, enjoy a story or simply like hearing about achieving a dream, this is a great episode with Brendan.
Instagram: @chillick (https://www.instagram.com/chillick/?hl=en) & @brenhyland94 (https://www.instagram.com/brenhyland94/?hl=en)
Twitter: @chillick1 (https://twitter.com/chillick1/) & @brenhyland94 (https://twitter.com/brenhyland94?lang=en)
Website: conorhillick.com (https://www.conorhillick.com/)
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13 Aug 2021
14: Sonny Webster - Olympian & Business Owner
Sonny Webster is one of the most interesting persons that I have spoken to. At only 27 he's an Olympian and an entrepreneur running multiple businesses. Sonny has a lot of passion and drive to be successful but mostly to enjoy what he is doing and to have fun inspiring people around him and online. We chat about how Sonny manages his daily life and businesses, the traits that he has built throughout life and his story up to now.
Instagram: @chillick (https://www.instagram.com/chillick/?hl=en) & @sonnywebstergb (https://www.instagram.com/sonnywebstergb/?hl=en)
Website: conorhillick.com (https://www.conorhillick.com/) & sonnywebster.com (https://sonnywebster.com/)
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28 Jul 2021
13: Killian McLaughlin - Wild Ireland
Owner of Wild Ireland, a Wild Life sanctuary in Donegal. Killian, coined the Bearman of Buncrana by RTE, he always had a passion for animals. Killian started with a degree in multimedia, then became a solicitor but always worked towards his dream of Wild Ireland. Killian’s story has everything, determination, passion, overcoming obstacles and lessons on business and life. Make sure to listen for the story on Jack the Crow towards the end.
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20 Jul 2021
12: The Happy Pear
Today’s guest is Dave Flynn, one half of The Happy Pear, which he owns with his brother Steve. What started out as a vegetable shop 17 years ago has grown into a Lifestyle brand. The brothers run their shop, cafe, online courses and inspire others to live healthier and ultimately happier lives. From dips in the sea to meditation. Listen to their story as they went from rugby and pints, to vegetables and yoga. I'm very sorry that the audio quality is quite poor but I hope you'll be able to enjoy the content.
Instagram: @chillick (http://instagram.com/chillick) @thehappypear (https://www.instagram.com/thehappypear/?hl=en)
Email: conor@conorhillick.com (https://www.conorhillick.com/)
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Siobhan runs an online coaching platform, O-H Fitness. We chat about her path from an Actuarial Mathematics degree, working in Financial based jobs and feeling a little lost, to becoming a coach, business woman and even an employer. Siobhan has a fascinating outlook on life, staying true to her values and defining her own success.
Instagram: @chillick (https://www.instagram.com/chillick/?hl=en) & @siobh.ohagan (https://www.instagram.com/siobh.ohagan/?hl=en)
Website: conorhillick.com (https://www.conorhillick.com/) & ohfitness.ie (https://ohfitness.ie/)
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6 Jul 2021
10: Failing Your Way to Success
Episode 10 is with myself, my first solo podcast. Last week I posted on LinkedIn and it got a lot of traction. This episode builds on that. I cover small perceived failures along my path, from 15 year old me to today. It's a short episode and I explain how those failures ultimately helped me on my path to where I am now. To me it's success, to some it isn't but that's the beauty. Success is our own definition.
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29 Jun 2021
9: Damien Grey - Owner & Chef of Liath Restaurant
Today’s guest is Damien Grey, owner & head chef of Liath Restaurant, a Michelin Star restaurant in Blackrock, Dublin.
We talk about getting a Michelin star within 7 months in a restaurant that didn’t even have it’s own toilet. His love for hospitality and his philosophy of entertaining guests at each sitting. Damien has high standards but holds great values around teamwork and leadership for his staff which you’ll hear about half way through.
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22 Jun 2021
8: Amy-Mae Dolan - Riverdance Principal Dancer
Amy-Mae Dolan was world champion at the age of 12. She then never won the world’s again. But she is now the lead dancer of Riverdance and one of the most recognised dancers in the world. At the age of 23 she has one of the most developed mindsets I’ve come across. Amy-Mae’s grit, discipline, empathy and ability to balance dancing, family, work and life will give you a lot to admire in this episode.
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15 Jun 2021
7: Ed Cunningham - ANeed2Read
Ed Cunningham, host of the A Need 2 Read podcast and instagram page. Ed is an ex-marine, jujitsu lover, podcast host and mental health and therapy advocate. We talk about failure, success, reading, mental health and more. Ed gives tips to build better reading habits and how to get the
Find us on instagram @aneed2read (https://www.instagram.com/aneed2read) @chillick (https://www.instagram.com/chillick/)
Website: conorhillick.com (http://conorhillick.com/)
Email: conor@conorhillick.com
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10 Jun 2021
6: Dr. Aisling Hillick - IVF & Surrogacy Experience
Today's episode is a special episode with my sister, Aisling. Aisling is a GP, Irish dancing teacher and Irish Dancing judge with a fantastic story about her family. Aisling shares her and her husband's experience going through 12 IVFs and finally surrogacy and welcoming their kids. We talk about the ups and downs but how it was all worth it and that she'd do it all again! If you'd like to get in touch with Aisling you can do so through myself on instagram or email
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Email: conor@conorhillick.com
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8 Jun 2021
5: Sarah Rowe - Professional Sports, NLP & Mindset
A professional athlete, playing Aussie Rules, GAA and an ex-Soccer player, but most of all, an amazing character. Sarah has an amazing mindset and you can learn a lot from her in this episode around developing your mentality to manage life and the highs and lows of sport, careers and every day. Something I noticed is Sarah’s ability to listen well and learn from others.
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2 Jun 2021
4: Sean & Paddy Headon - Making Boxing Mainstream
The Headon twins have built one of Ireland's most successful boxing gyms. We talk about their journey from picking up boxing at a late age, to studying Business at Trinity, researching gyms in California, working at Google and building HBA from the corner of their brother's gym. We talk about the benefits of boxing for fitness, mental health and how they aim to change the perception of boxing, which is evident in their almost 90% female membership. I'm not sure you'll find two more driven, passionate and empathetic guys.
You can find recommend books at conorhillick.com/books (https://www.conorhillick.com/books)
Find us on instagram @chillick (https://www.instagram.com/chillick/) @headonboxingacademy (https://www.instagram.com/headonboxingacademy/?hl=en)
Website: conorhillick.com (http://conorhillick.com/) / www.headonboxing.ie (https://www.headonboxing.ie/)
Email: conor@conorhillick.com
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25 May 2021
3: Lucy Lord - From Sales to Sunday Times Bestseller
From 10 years in pharmaceutical sales to becoming a Sunday Times Bestseller with her book Food For The Soul. Listening to Lucy's stories fills you with energy and inspiration. She is a keen baker, cook, yogi and has a fantastic outlook and philosophy on life.
Lucy recommends books which you can find at conorhillick.com/books (https://www.conorhillick.com/books)
Find us on instagram @lordlucy (https://www.instagram.com/lordlucy/) @chillick (https://www.instagram.com/chillick/)
Website: conorhillick.com (http://conorhillick.com/) / lordlucy.com (https://www.lordlucy.com/)
Email: conor@conorhillick.com
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19 May 2021
2: Steve Crosbie - Entrepreneurship, Saunas and Sea Swimming
Steve, also known as Sauna Steve, is an ex-professional rugby player turned entrepreneur. Steve is bringing recovery and warmth to the people of Ireland with his mobile sauna that he brings to the sea. He has a fantastic mindset which you'll gather from his Freezbrury swimming challenge and is one of the nicest guys you'll meet.
Find us on instagram @chillick @fadsaoilsaunas @stevecrosbie101
Website: conorhillick.com (http://conorhillick.com/)
Email: conor@conorhillick.com
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10 May 2021
Introduction
The introduction to the Write Your Own Story podcast. Conor gives a brief overview of the podcast and himself.
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