More Things I Have Learned

My last post covered some of the things I have learned in the last few months. Here are some more:

• I learned that most MLM folk do not understand the concept of a petition
• I learned that while Carnival Cruise Line's net profit fell 14%, Royal Caribbean's increased
• I learned that most MLMers have no clue what the the Director of Hotel Operations does
• I learned that most suppliers seem to place more value in quantity than quality...for now
• I learned that some folks in the MLM world are unaware there is a difference between CLIA and IATAN
• I learned that cruisinman's sources do not tell him the truth
• I learned that nothing happened on October 15th (and I was not surprised)
• I learned that there is a big push to sign up before the end of the year in order to avoid the need to sell pesky travel to earn the perks
• I learned that most YTB folks will not do anything without the "Coach" "pulling the trigger"
• I learned that many friends and family of YTB RTAs will be getting cruise certificates for Christmas and birthdays this year--even if they don't like to cruise
• I learned that "The Coach" is not too original--more on that later
• I learned that RTAs purchase brochures from YTB when they could get them for free from suppliers
• I learned that the MLM Mantra is "Tell everyone that comes withing three feet of you about your business opportunity"
• I learned that Bentley Motorcars really does NOT offer a Cocaine White color--it was all a lie
• I learned that several agencies are interested in travel MLM companies and are actively watching them