Comments on: No Yoda! Show Me the Money http://bobbreen.com/thoughts/no-yoda-show-me-the-money/ Dojo @ SPACe Sports Centre, Falkirk St. N1 Thu, 17 May 2012 07:45:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bob Breen http://bobbreen.com/thoughts/no-yoda-show-me-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1954 Bob Breen Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:28:25 +0000 http://www.judybreen.com/?p=20#comment-1954 Keith Sorry for a very late reply. Glad you are well and still involved and also nice you liked the book. Second book ' Sparring' is out now and more to come. ABA Coaching course is always good. Regards to John too. Keep well and hope to see you both soon. We're now moving to Space sports centre but you can always catch me on the phone. I'm always in Hoxton area anyway. Keith
Sorry for a very late reply. Glad you are well and still involved and also nice you liked the book. Second book ‘ Sparring’ is out now and more to come. ABA Coaching course is always good. Regards to John too. Keep well and hope to see you both soon. We’re now moving to Space sports centre but you can always catch me on the phone. I’m always in Hoxton area anyway.

]]> By: keith LEB http://bobbreen.com/thoughts/no-yoda-show-me-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-87 keith LEB Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:32:37 +0000 http://www.judybreen.com/?p=20#comment-87 Bob, All the very best for 2009 I got your 1st book whilst working in Belfast . Its great. Lots of gems the one principal I always try and apply but is often overlooked that as you sat 'even if you are gonig back always think foreward!!! I met up with John Haynes the other night ,he is well and sends his regards.He still train with Micheal Tse. He enjoyed and would still like to enjoy training with you. I am trying to persude him to visit you with me!! This year I am training to become an ABA boxing coach on the road to that already!!! I enjoy the training!! I hope to catch up with you this year!!! All the very best Keith Bob,
All the very best for 2009 I got your 1st book whilst working in Belfast . Its great. Lots of gems the one principal I always try and apply but is often overlooked that as you sat ‘even if you are gonig back always think foreward!!!

I met up with John Haynes the other night ,he is well and sends his regards.He still train with Micheal Tse.
He enjoyed and would still like to enjoy training with you. I am trying to persude him to visit you with me!!
This year I am training to become an ABA boxing coach on the road to that already!!!
I enjoy the training!!
I hope to catch up with you this year!!!
All the very best
Keith

]]> By: Rob http://bobbreen.com/thoughts/no-yoda-show-me-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Rob Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:37:37 +0000 http://www.judybreen.com/?p=20#comment-7 Dear Bob I read this article with great interest as I have always considered money to be a tool, not an objective. Naturally any business needs to earn a healthy profit in order to exist, but this should only be to facilitate the business' goals. If making money becomes the only goal, then the soul has gone and the business exists only for the sake of existing. In my work I have to deal with prices often and customers nearly always try to negotiate. I welcome negotiation on materials, but the majority of my charges are for time and as this is money that goes to people in my company in order to feed their children and keep a roof over their heads, I refuse to negotiate on that. Ultimately time is the only commodity that everyone wants more of so by market rules that makes it hugely valuable. One should never feel awkward charging for it. However, charge too much and it won't be long before people will stop troubling you for some of yours. I guess the point I'm trying to make is that the approach you talk about here strikes a very agreeable chord with me and in my opinion is applicable to any business (or indeed any personal project). A bit of advice from someone who knows about finance and you can easily work out how much money you need. After that, just concentrate on what it is you're actually trying to achieve. Respectfully Submitted Rob Dear Bob

I read this article with great interest as I have always considered money to be a tool, not an objective. Naturally any business needs to earn a healthy profit in order to exist, but this should only be to facilitate the business’ goals. If making money becomes the only goal, then the soul has gone and the business exists only for the sake of existing.

In my work I have to deal with prices often and customers nearly always try to negotiate. I welcome negotiation on materials, but the majority of my charges are for time and as this is money that goes to people in my company in order to feed their children and keep a roof over their heads, I refuse to negotiate on that. Ultimately time is the only commodity that everyone wants more of so by market rules that makes it hugely valuable. One should never feel awkward charging for it. However, charge too much and it won’t be long before people will stop troubling you for some of yours.

I guess the point I’m trying to make is that the approach you talk about here strikes a very agreeable chord with me and in my opinion is applicable to any business (or indeed any personal project). A bit of advice from someone who knows about finance and you can easily work out how much money you need. After that, just concentrate on what it is you’re actually trying to achieve.

Respectfully Submitted

Rob

]]> By: Nick http://bobbreen.com/thoughts/no-yoda-show-me-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Nick Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:19:58 +0000 http://www.judybreen.com/?p=20#comment-4 Dear Mr Breen, a very nice note about the morality of hard work (and fair wages!) in martial arts. I have not had the pleasure to train under your supervision (though I hope this may change in the future) but I would like to point out that those like you who have put their time, passion, effort and (I bet) blood in what they teach, deserve a fair and equitable remuneration for their hard work. The City is full of 24-year old solicitors and barristers that will unashamedly charge their clients 5-600 quid/hour and have only trained and worked for 6-7 years. Those like you who have put a lifetime behind their skill surely deserve what they ask for (which is peanuts by comparison), and should not be shy about seeking a fair deal from their work. For some reason we tend to value more what the market values more, rather than real skill and passion. Surely the wrong approach for anyone who loves martial arts! Nick P.S. btw, nice web-site Dear Mr Breen,

a very nice note about the morality of hard work (and fair wages!) in martial arts. I have not had the pleasure to train under your supervision (though I hope this may change in the future) but I would like to point out that those like you who have put their time, passion, effort and (I bet) blood in what they teach, deserve a fair and equitable remuneration for their hard work.

The City is full of 24-year old solicitors and barristers that will unashamedly charge their clients 5-600 quid/hour and have only trained and worked for 6-7 years. Those like you who have put a lifetime behind their skill surely deserve what they ask for (which is peanuts by comparison), and should not be shy about seeking a fair deal from their work.

For some reason we tend to value more what the market values more, rather than real skill and passion. Surely the wrong approach for anyone who loves martial arts!

Nick
P.S. btw, nice web-site

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