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Real Talk Events Today
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Global Mingle Dublin – Language Exchange + Party (Every Tuesday)
**This tuesday it's free before 6:15pm**
[Participate to win Discounts or Free entry](https://forms.gle/wKXom67Aq9aK55UGA)
The best way to connect, meet people, play, sing, dance, and have fun while learning.
Here’s how it works:
1️⃣ First, relaxed conversations, no music, for real talk and connection.
2️⃣ Then the energy rises! games & karaoke like a party with friends.
🤔 Coming alone? Don’t worry we’ll introduce you to people and break the ice for you!
🤔 Not confident in your language level? Relax — everyone’s learning too.
🤔 Afraid of awkward silences? We’ve got icebreakers and games to keep the vibe flowing.
### 💶 Price
🎟️ **€5 entry**
🍺 **€10 entry including a pint**
*(If you don’t win free entry or a discount.)*
Global Mingle, Language exchange + Karaoke
**This tuesday it's free before 6:15pm**
[Participate to win Discounts or Free entry](https://forms.gle/wKXom67Aq9aK55UGA)
The best way to connect, meet people, play, sing, dance, and have fun while learning.
Here’s how it works:
1️⃣ First, relaxed conversations, no music, for real talk and connection.
2️⃣ Then the energy rises! games & karaoke like a party with friends.
🤔 Coming alone? Don’t worry we’ll introduce you to people and break the ice for you!
🤔 Not confident in your language level? Relax — everyone’s learning too.
🤔 Afraid of awkward silences? We’ve got icebreakers and games to keep the vibe flowing.
### 💶 Price
🎟️ **€5 entry**
🍺 **€10 entry including a pint**
*(If you don’t win free entry or a discount.)*
Temple Bar Toastmasters - Dublin City Centre
## About this event
## **Temple Bar Toastmasters, in person meetings, will allow you to be a confident speaker, gain an edge in your career and communicate effectively.**
**FREE to all first time guests!**
Open to all members of the public.
**The club meets every first & third Tuesday of the month.**
* Bring a friend or come alone, all welcome- we are a friendly supportive group!
**Benefits for you:**
be a confident speaker
gain an edge in your career
communicate effectively
prepare for online job interviews
become a confident public speaker
**How we help you:**
regular opportunities to speak
a planned programme
mentoring and coaching
friendly supportive feedback
practice on hosting a meeting
different speaking situations
\* \* Entry fee of 5 euros applicable at the door (free for first time guests) \* \*
****
Examined Life: Outliers by Malcom Gladwell
An Examined Life - A discussion group to exchange ideas and opinions related to science, economics, psychology and philosophy.
The format is that we select a theme and pick a book related to that theme to discuss.
The link to the book will be posted and also a talk/podcast related to the book should you not have time to read the full book before the meetup.
Pre-reading is not mandatory, however, everyone will get more out of the session if you read the book or listen to the short talk.
The aim is to meet in Wetherspoons. Usually we are at a long table near the front window or, if not, a long table downstairs. Ask around and I'm sure you'll find the group!
Outliers - Malcom Gladwell
Book link
https://www.amazon.ie/Outliers-Story-Success-Malcolm-Gladwell/dp/0141036257/ref=asc_df_0141036257?mcid=f14a0c45b0b33d649fd5fbfa274398c7&tag=ieshopgosmp-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=743310902853&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10083558665555011541&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007858&hvtargid=pla-466623711983&psc=1&language=en_IE&gad_source=1&dplnkId=99f5d2dc-e973-4dd3-8d25-f3a59a1b9c97
YouTube summary link
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snC-vezNCKs ](https://youtu.be/lGnXYgbBLvQ?si=vQIoPfBsuD3UWWV)
Hope to see you there
Stop the Self-Sabotage and Regain Your Self-Worth | Free Lecture
How many times have you promised yourself you would finally change…
—and then somehow ended up in the **same patterns again**?
You know you’re capable of more.
You know you deserve more.
Yet something invisible keeps pulling you back.
It’s **not laziness.**
It’s **not lack of intelligence.**
And it’s definitely **not a lack of potential.**
It’s **self-sabotage.**
And once you understand **how it works — and how to break it — everything can change.**
✨ **“When you shift the foundation, your results shift automatically.”**
## **What We’ll Cover**
### This **Free Live Presentation** will show you:
✔ **Why self-sabotage happens** (even when you truly want success)
✔ The hidden mechanisms that quietly **erode self-worth**
✔ How to **stop undermining your own progress**
✔ Practical steps to rebuild **genuine, stable self-confidence**
✔ How to move forward **without fear, guilt, or inner resistance**
This is **not surface-level motivation.**
This is about **understanding the real cause — and regaining control.**
You know you’re capable of more.
**Now it’s time to prove it.**
## **The Transformation**
### Imagine what changes when you:
✨ Stop **procrastinating** on the things that matter most
✨ **Speak up** without doubting yourself
✨ Take action **without the inner voice holding you back**
✨ Feel **real self-respect** — not just temporary confidence
**Self-worth isn’t something you fake.**
**It’s something you restore.**
## **Is This For You?**
### This event is for you if:
• You feel **stuck in repeating patterns**
• You sabotage **relationships, career moves, or personal goals**
• You struggle with **self-doubt despite your abilities**
• You’re ready for **real change — not just another motivational talk**
## 📍 **Venue**
**Church of Scientology & Community Centre of Dublin**
Firhouse Road, Dublin D24 CX39
## 📅 **Date & Time**
**19 May 2026 — 7:00 PM**
**Free Admission • Seats Are Limited**
**Self-worth isn’t something you fake.**
**It’s something you restore.**
This is a **free in-person lecture**, and **seats are limited.**
If you’ve been waiting for the **“right time”** to finally break the cycle…
✨ **This is it.**
**Reserve your spot now** and take the first step toward becoming the person you already know you can be.
👉 **Reserve Your Seat Now**
Real Talk Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
Killiney Hill Walking Tour - Guided Historical Walk and Time to Chat!
Join us on a history-focused walking tour of Killiney Hill Park!
My name is Marina Boyle and I'm a local tour guide excited to lead a tour of Killiney Hill Park! I’ll be taking you through everything from the obelisk to the quarry, and explaining why the stories of Killiney Castle and Daedalus and Icarus have enchanted visitors to the park for years. Whether you are local, new to the area, or wanting to learn and make friends at the same time, this tour is for you.
We'll start at the car park in Killiney Hill, which is accessible via Dalkey DART station, car, or the 59 bus. Together we'll visit all the highlights of the park, where I'll explain the local history and leave time for guests to chat and make connections as well.
This event will start at 15:30 sharp and last approximately 1.5 hours. Please note that this is a tip-based tour, and most guests choose to contribute around €5–€10 per person (or more if the tour was unforgettable 😄). Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
I am looking forward to meeting you!
Self development Book Club: The inner game of tennis
**Stop overthinking and start performing. We’re discussing W. Timothy Gallwey’s classic on silencing the "inner critic" to unlock peak performance.**
Sunday Footie - LARGE PITCH - PREPAY €8.50
Please PREPAY for this game either by Revolut https://revolut.me/davidandl or Paypal ([kenna.david@gmail.com](http://kenna.david@gmail.com/))
√ We have just 60 minutes to play so please come along a few minutes early to ensure we can start on time.
√ The maximum number of players is 18. Please be sure you show up. Places are in high demand so unfortunately, failure to show will result in you being automatically removed from the group.
√ As always, you participate in these games at your own risk and an agreement to indemnify the organisers from any injury, loss, claim, or infection.
Real Talk Events Near You
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Drunken Philosophy: What’s up with all the AI hate?
**Welcome to Drunken Philosophy** a casual, curious social discussion
**Optional topic for this meetup: What's up with all the AI hate?**
A recent survey found that 74% of Americans have a negative view of AI, and I want to know why. Come out and debate whether AI is good or bad.
My hot take: a labor-saving tool that could potentially help cure cancer gets called dangerous because it might raise unemployment or cause a speculative investment bubble, that tells you a lot more about capitalism and the economic system we live under than it does about the tool itself. As a computer programmer, I think AI is a wonderful tool that has increased my productivity by at least an order of magnitude. I'd go so far as to say Claude Code is the best tool I have ever used. Debate me and name a better one.
Is AI potentially dangerous? Yes, but so are a lot of tools. Chainsaws. Steam engines (early ones would occasionally explode and kill everyone in the room). Do you think cavemen sat around debating whether fire could be used as a weapon or for self-harm, and decided not to discover it?
I have two friends who hate AI for opposite reasons: one thinks it's a fad and not useful, and the other thinks it's going to take over everything and cause human extinction.
Come out tonight, have a friendly debate, and make some friends.
No lectures. Friendly crowd. Drop in for one drink and stay if it's fun.
In-Person Meeting: How I Get Private Lenders and Partners to Fund My Deals
(Note: RSVPing here on meetup does NOT reserve your seat. To do that, you’ll need to register at our website, **[HERE](https://www.coreerocks.com/Events.aspx?ID=In-Person-Columbus-Meeting-How-I-Get-Private-Lenders-and-Partners-to-Fund-My-Deals-14-6-2-2026)**.)
Tuesday, June 2nd, 5:00–8:30 PM Eastern
Central Ohio Chapter Meeting
IN PERSON IN COLUMBUS
How I Get Private Lenders and Partners to Fund My Deals
If you can’t fund it, you don’t have a deal.
And right now, funding is where more investors are getting stuck.
Private lenders are more cautious.
Partners are asking better questions.
And deals that look good on paper still fall apart when the money doesn’t show up.
That’s why we’re bringing in a panel of investors who are actually getting their deals funded right now.
You’ll hear how they’re finding money, structuring deals, and building relationships that lead to repeat funding.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
* Where they’re finding private lenders today
* How they start conversations that lead to funding
* What makes lenders and partners say YES
* How they structure deals to be fundable
* The biggest mistakes investors make when raising money
* How to build repeat funding relationships
**Early Session (6:00–7:00 PM Eastern):**
**Having Trouble Finding Tenants? How Community Shelter Board Can Help**
Nicholas Brenner will walk you through programs designed to help rapidly rehouse tenants, including financial support that can stabilize your rentals.
**The Deal Room (7:00–7:30 PM Eastern)**
Bring deals, funding needs, buyers, and problems.
This is where connections turn into action.
This meeting is for serious real estate investors nationwide, and we’re known for our high-content, real-life education and our nationwide community of dealmakers.
Members and non-members at all levels are welcome.
Register below to reserve your seat.
Remember, to actually reserve your seat, you have to go **[HERE](https://www.coreerocks.com/Events.aspx?ID=In-Person-Columbus-Meeting-How-I-Get-Private-Lenders-and-Partners-to-Fund-My-Deals-14-6-2-2026)** and register on our website!
How to Get Off-Market Deals With Direct-to-Seller Marketing
**How to Get Off-Market Deals With Direct-to-Seller Marketing**
Want to learn how to get off-market deals through direct-to-seller marketing without relying on agents, wholesalers, or the MLS for consistent deal flow?
That is exactly what we are covering at this next Columbus Investors Club Meetup.
Get Your Free Ticket **[HERE](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-get-off-market-deals-with-direct-to-seller-marketing-tickets-1987845260686?aff=cicmeetupapp)**[ ](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-get-off-market-deals-with-direct-to-seller-marketing-tickets-1987845260686?aff=cicmeetupapp)🎟️
Most investors who try to do off-market deals make the same mistake: they throw money into a marketing channel, pray that it works, and hope a deal comes out the other side. There is no real strategy, no clear math, no tracking, and no process to know what is actually working.
At this meetup, we are going to break down how to reverse engineer direct-to-seller marketing using our SCALE framework so you can approach your marketing with more clarity, confidence, and consistency.
We will cover how to think through inbound, outbound, and free marketing channels, how to choose the right channel for your goals, how to run the numbers before you spend, how to allocate the right budget, how to launch the campaign correctly, and how to evaluate and track performance so you can make better decisions moving forward.
**SCALE Framework:**
**S –** Select the right channel
**C –** Calculate the numbers
**A –** Allocate the budget
**L –** Launch the campaign
**E –** Evaluate and track it
**What We’ll Cover**
* How to get off-market deals through direct-to-seller marketing
* How to stop guessing and start reverse engineering your marketing
* The difference between inbound, outbound, and free marketing channels
* How to choose the right channel for your business and market
* How to calculate the numbers before launching
* How to allocate a budget based on goals, not emotion
* How to launch and track a campaign the right way
* How to create more consistent and predictable deal flow
**Date:** May 28, 2026 (Thursday)
**Time:** 6 - 8pm EST
**Location:** Ohio Brewing Company, 421 E 2nd Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
**Save Your Seat** → https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-get-off-market-deals-with-direct-to-seller-marketing-tickets-1987845260686?aff=cicmeetupapp
**FREE DRINKS & FOOD PROVIDED!**
**About Columbus Investors Club**
The Columbus Investors Club is a local meetup for real estate investors, aspiring investors, contractors, vendors, lenders, realtors, and other professionals who want to grow in the Columbus market.
The goal is to create real connection, real opportunity, and real growth by getting the right people in the room. Whether you are brand new or already doing deals, this is a place to build relationships, learn from others in the business, find opportunities, and grow your presence in the local real estate community.
Must See Thursday: I LOVE BOOSTERS at the Drexel + GRAETER'S!
Join us as we get together to see the top-reviewed comedy-drama, I LOVE BOOSTERS! The film comes from writer/director Boots Riley and follows a group of shoplifters who take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. Here are details, trailers and our plan for this event:
DESCRIPTION: The film follows a group of shoplifters who take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. It is written/directed by Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You) and stars Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Eiza González, LaKeith Stanfield, Will Poulter, Don Cheadle, and Demi Moore.
BUZZ AND ACCLAIM: I Love Boosters was the opening film at this year’s SXSW Festival and premiered to rave reviews! It is currently earning a tremendous 97% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes where critics call it, “an unexpected celebration of friendship, community, and solidarity.” Others call the film “an exercise in radical empathy,” a “masterful” and “optimistic” film designed to “provoke discussion” while making the audience laugh.
TRAILER: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4lPRISgr9c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4lPRISgr9c)
SUMMER OF ICE CREAM: GRAETER’S! Established way back in 1870 in Cincinnati, this historic, family-owned brand is famous for their delicious small batch ice cream and any chocolate chunk flavors! They are currently the only commercial ice cream maker using the French Pot method that they’ve been using since they first opened! Plus, those chocolate chunks, oh my goodness! Vegan options are available.
PLAN: We’ll plan for a 7pm-ish showing and will meet in the lobby area about 20 minutes before the show. Advance ticket purchase not required for this theater but Showtime and complete details will be confirmed/announced as the date gets closer.
Look forward to seeing you there, Dan
In Person Event: The Secrets to Mental Health
Mental Health, how do you understand it? How can you improve it?
How do you get rid of stress, anxiety and uncertainty? These emotions are buried deep in your reactive mind. Find out what the reactive mind is, and in the process find yourself.
Have you ever suffered from a traumatic experience, a deep loss or been through a painful breakup? Has your ability to communicate suffered as a result? And after that, even though you "moved on" did you find that things were never quite the same? Have you ever looked at childhood photos, or reminisced your early life and wondered where that happiness and spark went?
Are your emotions out of your own control? Have you ever felt, even if you aren’t aware of it, that possibly you are getting in your own way of your happiness and success? How does this affect your self-confidence?
Find out what is at the root of all stress, anxiety, depression and self-doubt. Find out how and why you hold yourself back from achieving your goals and having the life you have dreamed of. As soon as you learn what is at the root of these unwanted conditions, you’ll see it is something you can DO something about. You will not be labeled or categorized at this MeetUp.
This group is hosted by the Dianetics and Scientology Life Improvement Center of Central Ohio.
Friday night Social - Central Ohio Friends - 5 years of friends
For the last 5 years, Central Ohio Friends and Columbus Social Connection have teamed up for some incredible nights out and some of the biggest social events in Columbus with our biggest combined event bringing out 80+ people.
⚠️ Please only RSVP through ONE group to help keep headcount accurate.
Now we’re celebrating where it all started.
On Friday, May 22, we’ll be joining Central Ohio Friends 🍻 **Starting at** Brothers Bar & Grill in the Arena District the same place their very first event was held back in 2021.
Whether you’ve been to one of our events before or **have been waiting for the right one to come out to,** this is a great one to jump into.
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