FRANKLY FRIDAYS
Every Friday we reflect on our week and say what needs to be said. Frankly Friday subscribers tell us they like reading for our short, fresh ideas on marketing, business and life.
![Hard-Earned Wisdom from Half a Decade Hard-Earned Wisdom from Half a Decade](https://frankandmaven.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ff-1-2340x842.4-croped.png)
This Frankly Friday features a guest article written by Leslie Clark, the Senior Strategist of Frank & Maven.
5 years ago today a fresh-faced, starry-eyed, newbie walked through the doors of...
![Hard-Earned Wisdom from Half a Decade Hard-Earned Wisdom from Half a Decade](https://frankandmaven.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ff-1-780x780-croped.png)
This Frankly Friday features a guest article written by Leslie Clark, the Senior Strategist of Frank & Maven.
5 years ago today a fresh-faced, starry-eyed, newbie walked through the doors of...
![Keep it Short Keep it Short](https://frankandmaven.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ff-square-website-1-780x780-croped.png)
You’re going to try to make your case.
You’re going to be met with a misunderstanding and twisting of your words.
You’re going to try again.
You’re going to get the same...
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Return on Investment vs Return on Impact
Return on investment is the language of smart business folks:
What will it cost?
What are the projected cap gains?
When can I expect a...
![Friends and True Friends Friends and True Friends](https://frankandmaven.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ff-square-website-3-780x780-croped.png)
We all need the same things:
Acceptance
Advancement
Adventure
Your friends all want these things for you too.
But your true friends are the ones who will help you achieve these...
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Right now there is someone disappointing you, doubting you, and making your life difficult.
It’s the weekend, and you’ll likely blow off some steam about this person.
You’re perfectly...
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Your mom, your guidance counselor, your pastor, your wife, and your best friends have the highest and best intentions for you.
But they have given you horrible advice.
“You can be anything...
![Kites and Strings Kites and Strings](https://frankandmaven.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ff-square-website-780x780-croped.png)
Kites break the rules of gravity. They whip around in the air and flash their shiny colors to whoever will look at them.
Without strings, they would spin out of sight, flip upside down, and fall...
![But Who Are You Becoming? But Who Are You Becoming?](https://frankandmaven.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ff-square-website-5-780x780-croped.png)
Life is easy.
Nothing is on fire.
You know that ups and downs are only a matter of getting through.
But who are you becoming?
You’ve learned what is healthy.
You’ve learned how to...
![An Unreasonable Suggestion (BBQ Inside) An Unreasonable Suggestion (BBQ Inside)](https://frankandmaven.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ff-square-website-4-780x780-croped.png)
Roy H. Williams said it best:
“Time, like money is spent. What are you buying with yours?”
We buy all sorts of unreasonable things with money. And we usually don’t even shame ourselves...