Category Archives for "Life Coaching"

According to podcaster Mark Leruste, Ernest Shackleton’s famous recruitment ad for his 1914 Endurance expedition to Antarctica could be a useful stand-in today for anyone thinking of becoming an entrepreneur, https://youtu.be/f6nxcfbDfZo. Here’s that ad, which it is believed first ran in the London Times (although that is far from certain, https://discerninghistory.com/2013/05/shackletons-ad-men-wanted-for-hazerdous-journey/): Men wanted for hazardous […]

Ever wonder why, according to Sports Illustrated, nearly 80% of former NFL players go broke within three years of leaving the league? Not to mention other high net worth people like successful actors or busy executives and entrepreneurs experiencing financial problems as they age. According to superstar player agent Leigh Steinberg, there are five main […]

[This article originally appeared in Ottawa Business, Journal, https://obj.ca/article/opinion-big-rig-gaining-steam-microbrewery-biz.] What’s in a name? Well, if you are Ottawa Senators defenceman Chris Phillips and the other four founding partners of Big Rig restaurant and brewery, a lot. Mr. Phillips and his partners – Angelis Koutsos, Lon Ladell, Pierre Cleroux and Jimmy Zourntos – spent $5 million […]

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 […]

I try to support worthy causes as best I can. How? By auctioning me off… for breakfast! This is what we do: What: breakfast for you and two amigos (total of up to three) with Sens founder, Century 21 Explorer realty broker, Real Estate Investment and Business coach, Bruce M Firestone, PhD Preparation: send Prof […]

Welcome to: The Firestone Institute Pro Bono (FREE!) Business, Life and Real Estate Coaching Clinic Date: March 6th, 2019 Time: 7 pm ET to 9 pm ET Investment: this webinar is FREE Access: you can access this event from any computer, tablet, smartphone or just plain home phone. Simply logon to using this link—Zoom meeting […]

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 […]

YES, I want to sign up for the Firestone Institute ninja real estate investor, co-coaching and development manager course. YES, I want to learn how to be a development manager to ensure my projects and those of others I deal with get started as soon as possible and come in on-time and on-budget with as […]

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 […]

Do you want to learn how to be a real estate investment and business coach? Do you want to help other people (including yourself) take care of themselves and their families for three generations? Do you want to learn (and coach others) how to buy, finance and manage an above-average performing real estate investment portfolio […]

Pricing is an art, not a science, just like negotiating. So, how do you tell a client, a tenant, a customer what the price is for your product or service, especially if it’s a high price, say, much higher than they are expecting? Maybe it’s a commercial lease renewal and you are upping your price […]

A few suggestions: let them vent first don’t argue don’t answer each point with counterpoint nod smile occasionally make encouraging noises frown at the right spots sympathize with them ask, “Can you tell us more?” ask, “Can you elaborate on that?” say, “I didn’t know that” “I understand” “That’s interesting” “I can see your point” […]