(also known as ‘watch Ben read a book today’)
This morning my good friend Phil Gerbyshak chucked a book at me. Ouch !
Turns out, it was exactly what I needed (funny how life works eh?)
The book he threw at me is Joe Calloway’s new book ‘Work Like You’re Showing Off: The Joy, Jazz and Kick [...]
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Bach on Books: Liveblogging a review
Posted in Book Reviews, Facebook, Misc, personal growth on July 21, 2007 | 9 Comments »
Live from New York, It’s JJLN
Posted in Ben in the media, Expert Interviews, Featured Post, personal growth on July 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Live on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 114 from 8 AM until 9 AM (Eastern time) on Monday July 16th Greg Balanko-Dickson, Phil Gerbyshak, EM Sky, Steve Sherlock and I will join host and best selling author Karen Salmansohn on the the Be Happy, Dammit! show for what is sure to be an amazing and enlightening [...]
5 skills that will make you rich
Posted in Busines Tips, Featured Post, personal growth on April 6, 2007 | 5 Comments »
5 skills that will make you rich
The great Jim Rohn (he’s the one on the right in this picture) says “don’t wish things were easier, wish you were better.” Life is no walk in the park. We are all presented with challenges that we must overcome. Winter always comes. In order to succeed at [...]
How to be a Lovecat
Posted in Book Reviews, Busines Tips, personal growth on March 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
“Your network is your networth.” This quote, which appeared on the back of Keith Ferrazzi’s Never Eat Alone, was my introduction to Tim Sanders, lovecat extraordinaire. “Treat it with respect. Nurture it. It is the most valuable thing you own outright.”
Love is the Killer App is a book about how to build a huge, powerful [...]
Instructions for Life from the Dali Lama
Posted in personal growth on March 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three R’s:
Respect for self
Respect for others and
Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know [...]
Need something to read this morning?
Posted in Blogroll, Book Reviews, Busines Tips, Misc, personal growth on March 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The first 4 reviews of 2007’s Love Affair with Books are now up at Joyful Jubilant Learning:
(click the date to be taken to the review)
March 1: Made to Stick, written by Chip and Dan Heath, Reviewed by Tim Milburn
March 2: Setting the Table, written by Danny Meyer, Reviewed by yours truly!
March 3: GRUB, written [...]
A Love Affair with Books 2007
Posted in Blogroll, Book Reviews, personal growth on March 2, 2007 | 4 Comments »
This Month, Joyful Jubilant Learning presents A Love Affair with Books 2007. Every day, a guest author will be posting his or her review on a book – new or old, business or not etc.
There are some great people involved, myself included, and there are going to be some AWESOME reviews. Check out the line [...]
Ben’s Top Three Tips for Sales Success
Posted in Busines Tips, Featured Post, personal growth on February 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
1. Focus on the client
2. Give give give
3. Look at them with love in your eyes
What are your top sales tips? Leave them in the comments section!
Benjamin Bach is a Sales Representative with Keller Williams Golden Triangle Realty in Kitchener Waterloo. He is passionate about building wealth for his clients, and loves nothing more [...]
Hire a business coach!
Posted in Busines Tips, Featured Post, personal growth on January 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Most entrepreneurs never reach their full potential because they’ve come to the conclusion that they are the authority on pretty much every topic. They built their business up themselves, and they won’t take advice or help from anyone. They loath to even delegate menial tasks to associates. Their ego dictates that they be independent, rather [...]
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- Flaherty comments further on Canadian Real Estate and MortgagesYesterday we looked at reports from Ottawa that Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was looking at tightening up mortgage regulations, specifically increasing the minimum down payments and reducing the maximum amortization periods (currently 5% and 35 years). This morning Bloomberg has more from Flaherty (but still no specific proposals): ...
- Ottawa hints at tighter mortgage regulationsFrom the Globe & Mail today: Hints by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty that Ottawa may tighten mortgage eligibility rules to avert a possible housing bubble sent ripples through the industry Monday, with analysts urging a cautious approach to avoid damaging the economy. Mr. Flaherty told CTV's Question Period that one thing the ...
- Illegal Real Estate Investments in Kitchener WaterlooWhat they are and how to avoid buying them & losing money By and large, most of the investors we talk to about real estate opportunities in Waterloo Region want to invest in quality properties that they can own and profit from for the long term. They don’t ...
- Report: Waterloo Vacancy Rate Falls to 1%Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) just released their Rental Market Report for the Kitchener and Guelph CMAs. This report outlines the vacancy rates, average rents, availability rates etc., and breaks the information down by category – i.e. vacancy rate for 2 bedroom apartment vs 1 bedroom apartments, or ...
- Commercial Real Estate news heard on TwitterNot familiar with Twitter? Twitter is a communication platform where posts are limited to 140 characters; it’s like ‘micro-blogging.’ In case you are not following me on twitter (you can go to twitter.com/BenjaminBach to sign up and ‘follow’ me), here are some commercial real estate news stories you will find interesting, ...
- High Volume and Sales Prices seen in Kitchener WaterlooSome interesting reports about the national real estate market in Canada Via Learning from Canada by Richard Florida I read this report by the Cleveland Fed: Despite their many points of similarity, housing markets in the United States and Canada have fared quite differently since ...
- Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Market Update: October 2009Busy busy month! The summer and fall of 2009 has been very busy in Kitchener Waterloo, Ontario. Real Estate sales are almost at the same level as last year, and volume is up dramatically from the same time last year. Here is what the press release from the Kitchener Waterloo ...
- Finding Money for your First Real Estate InvestmentI made this video after speaking to a number of people who wanted to become real estate investors, but were unsure of where they’d get the initial capital for their first investment property. Here I discuss where some of our clients got ...
- Waterloo Vacancy Among Canada’s Lowest
