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Caoimhe de Fréin

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Life Design Coach - Live by Design, not by Default.
Life Design Workshop: October 16th
Online Journaling Club - Sept 7th - 8 weeks course✨️

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Hello hello!

A little cheat sheet post on how you can work with us this Summer & Early Autumn.

We work with lots of different people in many different ways. So if you've got questions/ideas, message me here or email info@defrein.com to ask more about what we do.

How are you answering the last slide?

Please like, share, comment this post... whatever you've got to help give it a wee boost ✨️ word of mouth is so powerful for small businesses, so tell your pals, family, grannies, coffee baristas, hair dressers, gym buddies about our work... we'll be only too delighted to get the mention 💫💫💫 by @de_frein

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3 months ago

Baaahhhh so many many new followers- hello to you all. 👋👋👋

And a big hello to all you golden oldies who've been following for a while - thanks for sticking around ✨️

A quick re-intro.

It's so gorgeous to have you all here & following along with me on this adventure.

If you like what I do, please follow, drop a ❤️, comment, or share my account with a pal.

I'm here to inspire you to live by design, not by default, by sharing what I'm learning, what works for me & all those bloopers 😂🙈

Fáilte romhaibh uilig & go raibh míle for the follow & support.

Caoimhe x by @de_frein

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4 months ago

Gosh a but emotional putting this post together.

The website was launched 5 years ago (for jewellery) this September. So many twists, turns, knockbacks, self-doubt & fear. But I kept going.

So many things kept me going - family & friends, my vision boards, mantras & journaling, the stories I heard back about the impact I was making & cheerleading from you all.

Thanks for keeping me going.

Follow along if you like this type of chat & if you want more colour & joy in your life.

Let the adventure continue ✨️✨️✨️ by @de_frein

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5 months ago

22 years ago, the last time my sister and I went on holidays with Mam (and Dad ❤️). Lake Garda, Italy.

Where has that time gone?

Slide to the end to see where it all began!

Vision boards can do funny things. They help us be brave, lean into fear and dream big. But they also remind us that this is one precious life, and we get one go at it. So you have to make time for the important stuff too.

It would have been easy to say, “We must go on holiday together,” and let it slide.

But my vision board, looking at me every day, kept me accountable and made me determined to make sure this trip actually happened.

And it's one I'll never forget. ✨️

We've started planning next year's city break. Please add suggestions in the comments 🍊... relatively flat, max 3hr flight ✈️ 🙏 by @de_frein

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17 hours ago

When Aolish from @ardu_risetogether asking me to bring my Life Design workshop to Sligo, if I'm totally honest... I wasn't sure if people would want it 😳

So we put together a waitlist, sent invites & now HALF THE WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT 👏👏

I'm so excited to come to @modelsligo & create this space for you to pause, think, get creative & start living by design, not be default.

Comment SLIGO & I'll send you rhe link to read more & book.

Oh & tell all your pals in the WEST.

We're going national

Yippee by @de_frein

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6 days ago

How can we live by design not default?

Caoimhe DeFrein joined Wendy in studio to share the wisdom

#MorningsWithWendy #LifeLessons #SeptemberReset by @de_frein

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7 days ago

Somewhere along the way, my camera roll became my vision board.

It's hard to believe this all happened in ONE week.

At the start of building DEFRÉIN, there were weeks that I didn't know how to fill...

But this didn't happen overnight. It happened by showing up every day & just being FRONT ROW READY (FRR*) everytime I was asked to do something I thought I couldn't do.

I think doing something when you're scared is like a muscle you can flex. Start small. Practice being brave. And all of a sudden, you're comfortable with doing the scary stuff.

I've lots of stuff planned for the next few months, that scare me. But I know I'll figure it out as I go.

So ask yourself what you're scared of & how can you be a bit braver this weekend??

You've got this. Be FRONT ROW READY. Who knows where it will take you! ✨️

Caoimhe xx

*FRR was a mantra on a previous vision board that helped me learn how to yes by @de_frein

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11 days ago

Pardon the pun...

There's no other way to put it...

On Tuesday morning, I was facilitating a Career Design Workshop for a gender ERG in ESB and...

⚡ The ENERGY in the room was ELECTRIC. ⚡

It really was!! 💕😂

These women, many of whom had never met each other before, came together to gain clarity on their career vision - where they're going, what matters to them & how they want to show up along the way.

They set intentions like:

Brave. Spicy. Bold. Balance. Believe. Confidence.

You better believe they're backing themselves & bringing their full selves to the table.

They created a vision for what they want next, explored the values & strengths they want to bring with them, and turned all that thinking into tangible actions they can actually take.

And somewhere in the middle of it all, a room full of colleagues became a room full of women cheering each other on. 💪

That’s the magic of these sessions for me.

95% of participants gave it a 4 or 5 🌟 rating... can't beat that!

Career Design isn't about having your whole career mapped out.

It's about taking the time to step back, get intentional about what you want, and start designing what comes next.

Thank you ESB for having me - what a brilliant group. ⚡ by @de_frein

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12 days ago

Just sayin'...

Taking a moment to celebrate this win that @oprah is completely oblivious of...

Thanks to everyone who showed up... those who messaged to say they couldn't make it as they were heading to Oprah... you're forgiven! I'll quiz you on the recording I've shared from tonight 😂😂 by @de_frein

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15 days ago

Beyond grateful, excited, a bit unhinged & truly amazed...

If you had told me that by taking the leap to help others live by design, would have me featured & then writing in the actual newspaper @independent.ie , speaking on podcasts & radio @newstalkfm @rtenews @karlhenrypt @greyareadrinker & so many more... no words... none.

And yes, that's all amazing. But it's messages from everyone telling me how much their lives have changed as a result of my work... that's where the real gold is.

I just love my work, & love that you are all here helping me along, spreading the word.

Go read my article in the indo, 5 powerful questions you should ask yourself this month. It combines my creativity, science, engineering & general Caoimhe-ness to help you take a few small steps to design your life this September 💪✨️

Comment Independent or Indo & I'll pop you the link by @de_frein

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19 days ago

When I started my defrein insta account, it was SO CRINGE!! I was quite simply morto as I thought people would laugh at me, might think I had notions, or my content would be crap...

I could feel THE CRINGE run through my body whenever I posted. But then people started to message to say my ideas & story were helping them... it started to get easier, or I just started to have less f##ks to give...

Ironically now, people say how much they love my content & how great I am at it. Sharing that is a bit CRINGE in itself 😂 but one I need to own. 💪

So here's my challenge for you - how can you embrace the CRINGE this week?? by @de_frein

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20 days ago

If you'd told me 2 years ago m, part of my work would involve bringing people together to chat, create & journal in the wild (!) I would never have believed you...

The first photo sums up the joy my work brings me (& also how much I dislike posing for a photo! 😂)

DEFRÉIN GATHERINGS was stunning this morning. Thanks to everyone who trusted me with their Sunday morning.

My favourite part, was someone saying they'd never journaled before, & then they couldn't stop once they'd started.

A few people have messaged over the weekend to ask if they can still sign up to journaling club... yes you can. It starts tomorrow, online, 8.15pm. Comment JOURNAL, I'll share the link.

In the meantime, thanks to everyone who joined today & all the gorgeous messages...

Stay tuned for more DEFRÉIN GATHERINGS

Grá mór,
Caoimhe x by @de_frein

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