All Posts by Bruce Firestone

20-things you need to do to produce an endless stream of grateful clients— devote at least ½ day a week to biz dev (to a maximum of 1-day per week) define your irresistible coaching niche define your ideal (target) client what is the irresistible outcome of your coaching? market the heck out of your practice […]

[excerpt from Don’t Back Down, the real story of the founding of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators and why big leagues matter, Bruce M Firestone, 2015, https://brucemfirestone.com/product/dont-back-down/] Ottawa-based tech and real estate billionaire Sir Terence “Terry” Matthews reinforces the following ten “Terryisms” for each startup he has guided to success: 1. Form an early (and lasting) attachment to your […]

I’ve just finished reading Ron Wiens’ excellent book, Building Organizations: that Leap Tall Buildings in a Single Bound, 2012. If I understood it correctly, the role of a leader is to build an organization that (eventually) won’t need him or her to function effectively. You can do this, according to Ron, by building, EI, emotional intelligence, RI, relationship […]

What is QSV, quick sale value. There is no generally accepted definition, but here is my attempt at defining it based on experience: QSV, quick sale value, is the price a property put on the market will trade at less seller administrative, legal and accounting charges, realtor fees and closing costs in a liquidation process […]

Here’re a few tips on how to save money from the Financial Diet, https://youtu.be/G6l5GWYE9fQ: 1.       cash cleanse—pay only using cash (wherever you can) 2.       BUY IN BULK and use coupons/take advantage of deals 3.       treat yourself occasionally but don’t overspend due to stress, excitement or sadness 4.       rack up points but only if you can pay […]

The Pit If you want your building interiors to be highly animated and increase collisionable hours, you could do (a lot) worse than copy the Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism’s “pit” on the main floor of their building on Carleton University’s campus… What’s it used for? -speeches -parties -presentations -charettes -teaching -gatherings -random meetings/collisions -concerts […]