Category Archives for "Life Coaching"

Most people know about the prisoner’s dilemma even if it’s just intuitively rather than explicitly— Two people are accused of a joint crime. Police detectives put both suspects in individual interrogation rooms. They offer each of them a deal—if you’re first to talk, you’ll get jail time of just two years. If the other party […]

Theming downtown Belleville Murals are a powerful catalyst in terms of reviving and improving urban areas. For example, Jane Golden started a program in Philadelphia to bring graffiti artists “in from the cold.” The Mural Arts Program (www.muralarts.org) in Philly employs over 300 artists each year and teaches more than 1,000 young people the art […]

I am optimistic that the global economy will recover but it will be vastly different. Overall, it may not only be a more localized economy but a more productive one too as weaker players get weeded out and some industries fade while others surge. It’s also likely that the surpluses produced by revamped economies will […]

Over the Christmas holidays, I was rereading The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne. I read it when I was a kid and enjoyed it, so I thought I’d see what I think of it now. It’s about five Union soldiers who escape Confederate captivity during the US Civil War in a balloon that is swept […]

[Excerpt from Gadgets and Gizmos—how to tell if you own a real business or just an expensive hobby  available from, https://brucemfirestone.com/product/gadgets-and-gizmos/] I realize this is a somewhat self-serving headline since I am a real estate investment and business coach and my spouse is a California-based CTI[1]-trained life coach, but don’t take my word for it—listen […]

Then stop fooling around and reach out for some help from coach Dawn Macmillan Firestone, ACC, CPCC, President, International Coaching Federation (ICF), Ottawa Chapter. Dawn has helped many people who: Wanted to take stock of what’s going on in their lives Wanted to push and set bigger goals for themselves and those around them–their entire […]

Over 2,000 have signed up for this free webinar on March 24 at 7 pm ET: How to protect yourself, your biz, your real estate investments as well as clients, employees, suppliers, guests, residents, tenants… in a time of Covid-19 Listen as 20-experts give their views and take questions… Register now, https://www.covidcrisisplan.com/brucefirestone Prof Bruce is […]

Coach Dawn Macmillan Firestone offers a free guided autobiography (GAB) course for individuals who are suffering/recovering from cancer.   There will be a separate course for folks who are feeling isolated due to the covid-19 outbreak. Each group is limited to six persons plus instructor. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. What this course leads […]

Take this COACHABILITY QUIZ to find out—are you ready, willing and able to be coached: 1. I have time to invest in myself. YES/NO 2. I can keep my word and promises to myself to work on my coaching material. YES/NO 3. There is a gap between where I am now and where I want […]

Here’s how I learned to do that from my spouse… There are some benefits to getting older. You tend to have more patience and perspective; you tend to make better decisions and, consequently, fewer mistakes. After I left the Sens, I wanted to figure out what to do next and, at the same time, my […]

There are some benefits to getting older. You tend to have more patience and perspective; you tend to make better decisions and, consequently, make fewer mistakes. After I left the Sens, I wanted to figure out what to do next and, at the same time, my spouse, Dawn Mac Millan Firestone, was training to become […]

Here’s a joke about negativity: Why are mathematicians so positive? Because the square root of -1 is an imaginary number. OK, so it’s not very original or even very funny, but you get the message (I hope). Want to know why you are not as successful as your 11-year old self hoped for? Right, look […]