Blogs by Bruce | Bruce Firestone

How to create your very own high-performing PB4L, personal business for life

Where do (good) ideas come from to start your own business? Well, if you are Ben Jacobsen, you marvel at

In defense of the sharing economy and in particular home-sharing platforms

In June 2019, I wrote to city consultant Brian Bourns who had held a short-term rental workshop, https://ottawa.ca/en/short-term-rental-workshop-3, which no

Land development: merchandising and marketing

Many real estate developers forget about branding and merchandising. Imagine if you went to a high-end dress shop or a

CIBC main branch Sparks street Ottawa re-imagined…

The end of an era happens this November 2019–Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce’s main branch is closing on Sparks street

Eyes on the Park

What makes New York’s central park so successful (it’s the most visited park in the US) is, in part, the

On the plus side of a tornado attack: multi level basements

On the plus side of getting whacked by a tornado in September 2018 is knowing soil conditions in our neighborhood,

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My real job is not real estate investment and business coach and realtor, it’s file clerk. That’s right, file clerk.

Specific opportunities and challenges facing Ottawa in a global context

Nothing can go wrong in the construction industry, right?

A client of mine asked me today about helping him sort through a very complex contract to fit up his

Taking care of yourself and your family for three generations

I believe it’s time for a new approach to taking care of yourself and your family for at least three

My GaVinci Report

My friend and adviser Corey Oliver helped me develop my very own GaVinci Report. It rhymes with “da Vinci” for

Prof Bruce’s Message Map developed with chief storyteller Corey Oliver

Developing a message map for a business, organization or even a sole practitioner like me, is really important. It helps

Woodlot development potential

Clients of mine, first time home-buyers Katie and John (not their real names), are not on a path like others.

What price should you pay for investment real estate?

I teach/mentor/coach a buy and hold strategy when it comes to real estate investing. It’s also a truism that you

Five Lessons A Millionaire Taught Me About Life and Wealth, Summary

By Richard Paul Evans (2005) Review (from Amazon): When Richard Paul Evans was twelve, his father, a building contractor, shattered