Category Archives for "Business Models"

If you want to understand entrepreneurs, maybe you live with one or work with or for one, then read this excerpt (see below) from Don’t Back Down, the real story of the founding of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators and why big leagues matter, a book I wrote for the 25th anniversary of the founding of […]

As folks get older, they tend to earn less even before they officially retire. Many people will recall the “Freedom 55” slogan from an old advertising campaign. I tell young people I coach, “Don’t pay any attention to the idea of retiring any time soon… if ever.” Why? For two main reasons: I believe human […]

Whether you are a high-flying coach or consultant or a house cleaner, painter, handyman, what should your hourly billing rate be? I get asked that a lot. Here’s my answer: There has been a secular increase in costs in Ottawa and Ontario over the last few years. And not just in Ontario, but all across […]

The fear of loss in most people is greater than the desire for gain so anyone’s discomfort with change is quite understandable. In ancient times, when people went about gathering berries, they did so only during the day—nighttime was when bears, sabre-tooth tigers and other predators roamed and would attack you, so you went home […]

Most people who are looking for a job or trying to get a gig or contract or make a sale start with their CV. A CV tells folks what schools you went to, jobs you’ve done, sports you played, skills you have… This, in my view, misses the mark. What do employers or potential clients […]

[This is an excerpt from an upcoming book I am working on called, Business Model Illustrations, Real Estate Investment and Personal Business for Life Mini Case Studies] David Leigh (not his real name) is a rich dentist, age 44 when he first comes to Firestone for coaching. He is a lean, polite married person with […]