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A podcast hosted by Matt Cooper featuring intimate, in-depth and insightful interviews with guests from across the worlds of entertainment, business, sports, politics and more. Audiences are long familiar with Matt’s skill as an interviewer through his radio and TV work. Now for the first time, his podcast offers him (and his guests) the opportunity to chat more personally than we’ve heard before. It’s a Matt Cooper interview, magnified.
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*** A TOP 25 SELF-IMPROVEMENT PODCAST IN FIVE COUNTRIES *** Are you going to bed at night thinking about the to-do list you didn’t finish and stressing about whether or not you'll have time to do it all tomorrow? Waking up exhausted and relying on coffee to get through your day? Are you making multiple trips to the store each week, stressing about dinner and spending too much money on groceries and take out? I’m Renae Matt and I’ve been where you are! I work full-time, I’m growing my own bus ...
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Rena Maycock is a remarkable entrepreneur who wears multiple hats. She founded Cilter Technologies, a startup that develops child protection software for smartphones. Their software detects and blocks cyberbullying, grooming, and self-harm content in user-generated messages and browsers1. Rena is also the CEO of Cilter, leading the charge to make i…
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Avril Copeland is a remarkable individual who has led an adventurous and multifaceted life. Hailing from Dublin, Ireland (her father is none other than legendary tailor Louis Copeland), Avril played international hockey for Ireland and worked in the country music business in Nashville and developed a passion for adventure racing, where she raced se…
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Have you tried a house cleaning routine in the past that sounded great on paper, but you had a hard time keeping up with each cleaning zone? One area starts falling behind and it seems to snowball into a nightmare of dirty floors, mountains of laundry, and a constant flow of dirty dishes? Cleaning zones can be great for some people, but I am not on…
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When setting up your budget routine, you might wonder “how many sinking funds should I have?” Is there a specific number?? Let’s talk about what sinking funds are and those you may want to consider. I hope this episode gets your creative juices flowing so you can set up a budget routine that works for you to reach your money goals! Let's get to it!…
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Currently proving herself to be one of the best pundits in the game at Euro 24, in this edition Matt revisits a conversation he had with one of the most influential Women in World Sport. Lisa Fallon has been a footballer, an analyst, coach, manager and now sits on the FIFA Technical Group and has built a reputation as one of the foremost minds in t…
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A listener recently asked this question: "Okay! So I’ve organized my apps in a certain order so that I won’t get distracted and rack up my screen time. But it doesn’t seem to work because I’m still on my phone a lot. What do I do now?" - Isabella Thank you for this question, Isabella! This is a challenge, especially when we live in a world that is …
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When was the last time you wrote out a grocery list? Have you ever noticed that there are certain things that are almost always on that list? One thing I implemented in our meal planning routine was a grocery list template. It’s not a copy/paste list from the internet that has a bunch of things on it that we don’t eat... It was created and customiz…
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Conor Niland, a former Irish professional tennis player, has written a captivating book titled "The Racket: On Tour with Tennis’s Golden Generation – and the other 99%." In this memoir, Niland shares his experiences as part of the 99% of players who travel the globe, hoping to climb the rankings and qualify for Grand Slam tournaments. The book prov…
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Do you have a nighttime routine in place yet? When you are busy all day, rushing from one thing to another, trying to get all the things done, it can be really difficult to “wind down” at night because your brain keeps cruising along thinking about all the stuff you still have to do. That is why creating a SIMPLE nighttime routine (that is easy to …
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Is there a spot in your home that seems to attract clutter like it has a magnetic pull? Sometimes you clean it and it feels like you look away for five seconds and it’s covered in junk again! Let’s talk about some ideas that you can use to get these trouble areas organized so you don’t have to keep dealing with the same mess over and over! Let's ge…
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Have you thought about starting a budget routine, but feel overwhelmed with the thought of overhauling your finances? Budgeting can sound super scary, but once you get the hang of it, it’s actually incredibly freeing! Yes, there is some sacrifice, but the worry and stress that it takes away is SO, SO worth it! However, if you aren’t totally convinc…
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Have you ever thought about the kind of life you want to have? We are generally so focused on the immediate tasks at hand and the projects that are right in front of us, that it can be tough to zoom out and look at the bigger picture. Have you ever asked yourself…."Are the actions I am taking now creating the life I want to be living?” It’s an inte…
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Fresh from being elected Mayor of Limerick, this week we revisit Matt's previous conversation with John Moran. Once dubbed Ireland's Mr Austerity, Limerick’s first directly-elected mayor has had a fascinating career, in law, in business, as a senior official in the department of finance during an economic crisis, Chairman of the Land development ag…
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We are heading into the busy days of summer when there is so much fun to be had! Unfortunately, our responsibilities don’t go away just because the sun is out. Poo. No need to let that get you down though! Today I want to share six time saving tips that can help you free up at least an HOUR in your day and maybe even more! *happy dance* Let’s have …
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Have you ever wanted to add something to your exercise routine, but didn’t because you weren’t confident about it and didn’t want to look like an idiot? *raising my hand* I recently switched up my workout routine at the gym and it took every little bit of bravery I had, but…I finally did it! So let’s talk today about four things I learned in this s…
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Anthony Scaramucci is an American financier but he best known for the time he briefly served as the White House Director of Communications from July 21 to July 31, 2017 before being dismissed by President Donald Trump. Scaramucci has also been critical of Trump in the media and voiced support for Joe Biden in the 2020 and 2024 election and is a hug…
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One of the struggles we hear often from women that find this podcast is that they don’t even know where to begin trying to get organized because everything feels overwhelming. Our goal here is to always help provide strategic options so that you don’t feel lost, but you can still make progress with your habits. We want you to feel supported with si…
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Are you tired of falling behind on your work, feeling like you just can’t find the time to get it all done? You might have a super organized workflow and know exactly which tasks need to be done, but for some reason, you just feel like you are ALWAYS working…or at least thinking about work and all the tasks that still need to get done. One of the g…
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The late Tony O'Reilly was many things to many people. A brilliant rugby player capped by The Lions, a business giant on both sides of the Atlantic, a philathropist, art collector, media mogul and above all one of the most influential figues in recent Irish history. Matt Cooper literally wrote the book on the man so in a special edition of Magnifie…
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Whether we are aware of it happening or not, as life goes on, we collect STUFF. Before we know it, our homes are brimming with miscellaneous things. Yes, some of those things are useful and important, but so much of it is just “stuff” and even causes frustration because it always feels messy. When we have too much stuff, there isn’t enough space fo…
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I don’t know about you, but I personally love when I can figure out a way to help my brain stay focused and use little hacks that help me accomplish the goals I set out to achieve. And that is exactly what this episode is going to focus on! I want to share four apps I have on my phone that help me maintain consistent habits and routines to help me …
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Conall Laverty is the founder and CEO of Wia, a startup that provides the backend for developers and companies to build Internet of Things (IoT) devices and among his many incredible achievements Conall was recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Europe in the technology category. In this week's episode of Magnified Conall tells Matt of getti…
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Do you find yourself procrastinating? Pushing tasks off until they start piling up and causing more stress and overwhelm later? Maybe you keep pushing it off or making excuses because you are “too busy” or “don’t have time” or maybe you feel like you just need to work on it some more because it’s not how you’d like it. There are times for refinemen…
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Do you ever go in spurts of cleaning like a mad woman? Deep cleaning every room of your home and then finding yourself burned out and exhausted? Then you feel like you’ve done enough and you stop cleaning for awhile because there isn’t time to keep up with it all. So you let things go, but then everything seems to start falling apart around you…the…
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Peter Murtagh is an award-winning Irish-born journalist and author. He spent almost 40 years working in newspapers, including The Irish Times, the Sunday Tribune, the Sunday Times, The Guardian and is the co-author of The Boss, the ground-breaking book on Charles Haughey. In addition to his journalistic career, Peter Murtagh has embarked on travel …
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When we have busy days, one of the things you might find yourself grumbling about most is dinner. The constant barrage of questions like “What are we having?” If you are tired by the end of the day or tend to get a little cranky because you don’t want to deal with deciding what you are having for dinner and then also having to cook it, this episode…
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The daunting task of doing dishes was never a chore I liked growing up, but over the years, I have actually found a process that not only helps me keep up with dishes - I actually kind of enjoy doing dishes now (shocking, right?)! Today’s episode is all about five habits I use to help me keep up with dishes and now you can use them, too! Here’s to …
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John Gibbons is an Irish environmental campaigner and the founder of the climatechange.ie website. He also co-founded the healthcare publishing and communications specialists MedMedia Group and is known to many radio listeners for his 150 appearances on Last Word On The Environment. John joins Matt on this week's episode to discuss his own farming …
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Money stress is a real thing and I am very familiar with how it feels! Before my husband and I created our first budget and started working towards getting out of debt, we were living paycheck to paycheck, up to our eyeballs in debt, and never seemed to have enough money for even simple things - like a few groceries. We were constantly watching our…
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You have likely heard of “time blocking”. Some people love it, some people hate it and it seems like the steps of HOW to time block depends on who you are talking to. I have tried several different formats of time blocking and the version I use now is BY FAR my favorite way! So today, I’ll walk you through a simple way to organize your day by using…
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Ciaran Mulligan, managing director CMUL Investments, and founder and former managing director of Blue Insurance is one of Ireland's most innovative and respected entrepreneurs with a life story to match. From his earliest beginnings in the legendary Lillie's Bordello to the sale of the hugely successful insurance business to blogging his extensive …
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If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed and rundown, it’s time to grab yourself a hot cup of coffee, a paper and pen, and tell your family you need some quiet time. Shut yourself in your room or lock yourself in a closet if you need to. Get cozy and give yourself a little space to go through these three go-to journal prompts. We are going to go de…
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How do you feel about mult-tasking? Are you trying to do ALL the things only to end up feeling fatigued with half-finished tasks at the end of the day? I want to share one way I have made shifts in my own life, so that you too can have more focus, be more productive and not feel as drained at the end of the day. Let's talk about it! Renae . . . NEX…
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Today is a special episode! I asked my mom (a mother of eleven children) to come on the podcast and share some insight on raising kids. We talked about routines she created when my siblings and I were growing up, things she wished she could go back and change, and even some encouragement for all mothers out there. If you are in the thick of motherh…
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When schedules are full, it’s easy to push ‘exercise’ off the long list of to-dos when it doesn’t feel like there is enough time in the day. The problem with this is that when we leave it out, we don’t get the amazing health benefits to help fuel our day with the energy we need. And when we don’t get that energy, we get more tired, sluggish, and mo…
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Are you struggling getting started each day? If you find yourself feeling tired and overwhelmed from the moment you wake up, we need to talk. A morning routine might be exactly what is missing to help you make shifts in the flow of your day. I want to share something with you. Today we are taking a little peek inside what my personal morning routin…
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A budget routine is something that scares a lot of people, but if you are feeling any sort of money stress, a budget is the exact thing you need! When we can create a budget routine that works well for us, we can create a plan that relieves the pressure, helps keep us more organized with our money and actually creates more freedom when it comes to …
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When life gets busy, one of the common things that we start falling behind on is our housework. I know for myself, I used to swing from a cleaning frenzy where everything needed to be spic and span to wanting to forget it all and collapse on the couch while everything fell apart around me. But thanks to simple routines, I no longer have to let that…
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Have you thought about the things you do each night and whether or not they are helpful to your future self? Today, I want to share with you four simple tasks to complete each night that will help you feel more organized. Each one only takes a couple of minutes, but it will make you feel so much more at ease to rest well and be ready for the day ah…
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A few episodes back (episode 53), we talked about five tools to make meal planning and kitchen organization easier. I touched on a few things in that episode, but today I’d like to expand on the kitchen organization with a few more tips so you can get even MORE organized in the kitchen. When our kitchen feels organized, it feels better. And when it…
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This episode has been a long time coming and I really want to tackle it today because I think it can be incredibly helpful to you if you are feeling tired and overwhelmed and aren’t sure where to start. You might not even realize how much of your time and energy is being sucked away because of ONE stinkin’ thing, but once we are aware of it - THAT …
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One of my most treasured routines is my morning routine. For me, I love the quiet early mornings to focus on the things I have chosen to start my day. And if I skip it, I feel it! But that doesn’t mean every morning is exactly alike either. I’ve been having conversations recently with other women about their morning routines, and one of the common …
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We spend a LOT of time doing laundry in our lifetime. Since it’s inevitable, I made a decision to actually enjoy doing laundry so it wasn’t so daunting or annoying. If we have to do it anyway, we might as well be happy about it, right?! Today I want to share six ways you can start enjoying your laundry routine, too! Let's get to it! Renae . . . NEX…
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Do you want to stop feeling like you are just trying to keep up with life? If you always feel a little (or a lot) scattered and can’t seem to be on time for anything, then this episode was made for you! I will be the first one to tell you that I am not naturally gifted with time management skills. I love task management and I feel like that comes v…
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If you are anything like me, you enjoy hearing tips from people you follow on what is working well for them and even things they recommend. After all, learning from each other is one of the greatest benefits of having a community of other women doing this right alongside us! So today I wanted to share a few things that I have found to be super help…
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How do you feel when you hear the word “routine”? Does it give you a sense of excitement to find some structure in your days or does it make you want to turn and run the other way? Whether you feel like a free spirit or a very organized person, you can still benefit from routines and use them to create more space and time in your day so you can sto…
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Are you feeling like your clutter is taking over your home? Do you have stuff pouring out of closets, bookshelves lined with random items and knick-knacks, papers piled up, clothes heaps toppling over, or even drawers stuffed so full that it’s difficult to close them? When there is so much STUFF to deal with, it can be hard to know where to start! …
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Are you struggling with having big dreams but you aren’t sure how to achieve them? Do you also love the idea of a paper planner, but you don’t know if you can actually commit to using it and are also wondering what the heck to track in there anyway? This episode is just for you because we are mashing those two things together! Let’s talk about what…
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We had a question come up in our Facebook Community and I want to help answer it today on the show! Stephanie was looking for help to build habits or routines to help prevent impulse snacking when she is working from home, even though she isn’t hungry. Can you relate? I know I can! Today we are tackling four things to consider when trying to break …
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If you are juggling work, home, laundry, cleaning, yard work, and more…it’s time to pause. There is a LOT on your plate and when we don’t have a clear plan on when to tackle certain things, we constantly have it in the back of our mind, feeling like we are falling behind and that in itself is exhausting! Not to mention the additional energy we will…
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