loyal reader of the month: april

my loyal readers,

another month has gone by, this one called april. I am once again very honored and humbled to offer, for the second time ever, frank's new blog's award for the loyal reader of the month. the month of april has not been as wild as march, but it was still a little wild, I think you will agree. and so, we find ourselves on the doorstep of may, celebrating april for what it was.

for their commitment, courage, and compassion--I present to you the loyal reader of the month: natalie portman!

this is the second loyal reader of the month award in as many months natalie has deservedly been awarded. natalie, we are happy your contributions can be recognized and immortalized as you have truly cemented your name in the history books of frank's new blog.

with this award, natalie will receive: a place in history on our loyal reader wall of fame as the first loyal reader to claim two loyal reader of the month awards (and the first to win them in back-to-back months!), a letter of recognition and certificate of appreciation, and another "frank face" static cling (I hope you can find another place to put it). ha ha!

I'm sure we will all be sitting on the edge of our seats over the next month as she has the potential to make further history by claiming the first triple crown.

-frank

cool thing 13

this should be fun for my loyal readers.

COOL THING APR 23rd - APR 29th

frank's new blog official word search #1.

good luck finding terms related to frank's new blog! how many can you find?

M	C	R	E	A	T	I	V	E	Z
Y	D	J	J	N	R	Z	G	V	J
L	I	M	U	A	E	G	F	B	U
O	G	I	M	T	F	O	R	I	M
Y	I	N	P	A	R	O	A	G	J
A	T	V	I	I	A	D	N	B	A
L	A	E	N	E	C	I	K	U	X
R	L	N	G	L	T	N	S	S	R
E	Z	T	J	O	I	V	N	I	U
A	I	I	A	P	O	E	E	N	L
D	N	O	C	R	N	N	W	E	E
E	E	N	K	T	Z	T	B	S	C
R	Z	E	S	N	I	I	L	S	C
S	L	V	V	A	N	O	O	T	J
C	O	E	C	M	E	N	G	I	V

so far 13/52 cool things have been created for your viewing, listening, reading pleasure.. groovy and cool.

-frank

part iii: area vs volume: triangles and pyramids

this post is the third and final post in a miniseries of three posts that have been posted over apr 26th-28th here on frank’s new blog. today’s post (part iii: “area vs volume: triangles and pyramids”) thinks about the "connection" between pyramid schemes and multi-level marketing. for part i: the multiple levels of multi-level marketing, click here. for part ii: my neighbor the…entrepreneur?, click here.

APR 28

area vs volume: triangles and pyramids

when people hear about multi-level marketing, many times their first thoughts jump to fears of nefarious schemes: pyramid schemes, ponzi schemes, scams. this stems in part from living in an era of history where distrust of others runs rampant. we are afraid of being duped. of being embarrassed. of something being too good to be true. doubt runs the world of business, and for those without strong business accumin this is particularly a recipe for disaster. however, I might suggest that under the right guidance success is guaranteed.

important formulas:

area of a triangle = base times height divided by two (b*h/2)
volume of a pyramid = length times width times height divided by three (l*w*h/3)

an important recognition: any three points, if you connect them, form a triangle. the space between them, the area, is the space over which these connections have influence. triangles appear in nature all around you. there are trianglar rocks, triangular leaves, triangular plants, triagular boats...at least, there are things like these that have triangular shapes hidden within them. the triangle is three points of strength.

when we talked about pyramid selling a few days ago, I mentioned that it was an unfair association between pyramid schemes and multi-level marketing. first of all, the distribution of weight in a pyramid is actually ideal. try tipping over a pyramid. pyramids are some of the strongest and oldest structures built by man. some have even been around for thousands of years.

please take part in this quick survey found below (alternate link accessible below the survey) about the miniseries of posts on multi-level marketing.



the results collected from the above google form, which serves as supplemental material to this miniseries, will be discussed in a future follow up break down post.
I hope you have enjoyed this miniseries as much as I have.

-frank

part ii: my neighbor the... enterpreneur?

this post is the second post in a miniseries of three posts that will be posted over apr 26th-28th here on frank’s new blog. today’s post (part ii: “my neighbor the... enterpreneur?”) discusses the societal impact of multi-level marketing. if you missed part i: the multiple levels of multi-level marketing, click here.

APR 27

my neighbor the... entrepreneur?

is multi-level marketing business. ...that is the question. it doesn't involve salaried positions or the opportunity for benefits. it does provide more earning potential if you put in more effort to grow your network of buyers and down line resellers. but is it a business? hmm.

before judging a participant in a multi-level marketing company, it is important to step back and reapproach--this time while wearing their shoes.

work from home. check.

work any hours you want. check.

work any where you want. check.

work for any amount you want. yep, that's another check.

you can see why someone might be enticed by this system, I imagine. it doesn't sound too bad to me. we have all, without a doubt, been touched by multi-level marketing at some point in our lives. whether that interaction has come from a neighbor, a friend, a coworker, a relative, or any combination thereof matters not. maybe even we, individually, have been involved with multi-level marketing.

by the very existential nature of multi-level marketing, improving the scale of sale lies in generating business via referrals and word of mouth exchanges. this truth necessitates that members of multi-level marketing companies do one simple thing: talk about it.

this means that multi-level marketing creates a lot of buzz. for an outsider, this likely invokes one of two reactions: 1. interest in “what all this is about, then?” or 2. annoyance... “do you have to keep doing that around me.” this dichotomy is actually, believe it or not, good for multi-level marketing plans. people who are interested will be very interested and will hear all about it, whereas the doubters and annoyed individuals would never be interested in the products and opportunities provided by multi-level marketing.

perhaps the outcome of everyone having a palantir into the world of multi-level marketing means that we have been exposed to as many failures as we have triumphs.

I have a word for us all to think about: pity. when we see someone failing, we pity them. especially when that failure comes with such a public tag attached as a multi-level marketing network.

I have another word for us all to think about. that word is jealousy. yes, when we see someone experiencing great success we get jealous of what they achieved, whether it came from hard work, dumb luck, or some amalgamation of the two.

these are very human reactions, pity and jealousy. there is no reason to apologize for having them. instead, we should think about harnessing them into something greater. ..maybe channel them into creating better, smarter business.

disclaimer: if your neighbor or a loved one seems to be involved in a dangerous pyramid scheme (and not a legal multi-level marketing company) it is important to sit down with the individual and calmly discuss this with them. contacting both the better business bureau and the federal trade commission is a recommended course of action.

for further discussion on the topic of multi-level marketing, come back tomorrow for part iii: area vs volume: triangles and pyramids.