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The internet is a digital ocean …
When users come to surf, your domain name tells them if you’re a shark or prey.
If you look like an imposter, you’re definitely prey.
Just another small-timer drowning in a sea of sameness, fighting to stand out, but will only succeed in getting eaten by stronger, bigger and better branded competition.
The barrier to entry for launching things online is becoming lower and lower, especially now with AI, which is why there’s so much garbage on the internet from fake entrepreneurs, so I gotta ask …
Do you plan on launching a business online? … Do you plan on it being a big deal? … Do you plan on making some serious money?
If so, then you probably don’t want to look like an imposter.
If potential customers see you as “the real deal” and trust your brand, you’re more likely to make some dough <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f911.png" alt="🤑" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />.
( and if you’re providing some major value, you’ll be making some serious dough )
Here’s five things you don’t want to do with your domain name, that’ll make you look like an imposter …
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Your Domain Is A Non-Com
Dotcom is the default of the internet.
If your brand is running on a non-com like .CO, .IO, .XYZ, etc. … you’re already looking like an imposter.
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.COM = Company or commercial, makes sense and it sounds good. It’s the default of the internet. The most recognized domain extension and it dominates the mindshare of all internet users.
.CO = Stupid, looks like a typo of .COM – a wannabe extension for imposters. Using this extension makes potential customers think you forgot the M in COM and they’ll end up going to your competitor’s website instead. This makes your advertising look incompetent.
.IO = A ccTLD for the British Indian Ocean Territory. Techies have tried to rebrand it as input/output or “internet operation”. It looks and sounds weird as an ending for a domain name and most internet users have no clue that it even exists.
.XYZ = What the hell is a .XYZ? The domain extension is part of your branding, so what does BrandName.XYZ even mean? … Does that sound good to you?
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The above is a short list of some of the most popular non-com, imposter-style extensions being used, but there’s over 1,600 other domain extensions that don’t matter.
99% of Fortune 500 companies are on a dotcom and when someone hears your brand name and wants to find you online, they’ll immediately think to type in your business name with a .COM behind it.
Dotcom is so well-ingrained in the minds of the masses, if you run your business on a non-com, you’re instantly viewed as an imposter – a wannabe.
You might get a pass in two cases – you’re on a .NET or a .ORG, and that’s only because they’re the two most recognized domain extensions after dotcom.
If there’s an existing business running on the dotcom you want, so you register the .NET version, you might not get the side-eye (maybe). What would work in your favor is if your business had a brand personality that fits the .NET extension, like you’re operating a “network” of some kind, hence .NET.
The same for If you’re running a non-profit charitable organization on a .ORG, then your organization (.ORG) is all good.
There’s a lot of other variables to take into consideration when going with a non-com, like .NET or .ORG – I’ll go into that in another post, but 99% of the time you need to be on a .COM if you want your brand to look trustworthy and be taken seriously, especially in big business.
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Your Domain Has A Hyphen, Or Worse …
It’s Got Two Or More Hyphens!
A couple of things will make me not trust you …
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1. You have two first names <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f604.png" alt="😄" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />.
2. You have a hyphen in your domain name.
2.5 You’ve got two or more hyphens in your domain name!
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A hyphen in your domain name screams IMPOSTER. It says Wannabe. It says I wish my name was something else.
You’re literally telling people that you were late to the party and couldn’t get the REAL domain without the hyphen and you wanted to use that particular keyword or brand name so bad, that you added a hyphen to it.
And if you have a 3 to 4-word or even longer domain, with 2 or more hyphens in it … wow … you really look desperate!
This makes your brand look like a weak, unsuccessful copycat – is that the image you’re going for?
Does a domain with imposter characteristics make you look trustworthy or more like a phishing site?
Also, when you have hyphens in your domain name, you’ll always have a percentage of people who’ll say, hmmm … I wonder who’s on the REAL domain (without the hyphen).
And they will go to it, i.e. visiting your competitor, who’s address is better than yours and more than likely has a better product or service than you.
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THINK: A customer does a product search and both you and your competitor show up on the 1st page of Google with the same business name …
Competitor: BusinessName•com
YOU: Business – Name•com
Who looks like the imposter? 
Obvious Point: Hyphens are for wannabes.
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Your Domain Has Too Many Words
Are you adding words like get, try, we are, etc. in your domain name, because the one you really want is already taken?
Yeah, that’s not smart. It makes you look small-time … like an imposter, like a wannabe.
And potential customers WILL go to the root version of the name in dotcom.
We’re living in an ever-increasing digital world, so whoever owns the exact-match root version of a particular brand name in dotcom …
They’re considered to be the “real owner” of that brand name, in the eyes, hearts and minds of consumers.
Here’s an example …
If a potential customer Googles “widgets” and this is what they see …
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Widgets•com
BuyWidgets•com
GetWidgetsHere•com
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Who really owns the mindshare on “Widgets”?
Who looks the biggest?
Who looks the most trustworthy?
Who’s more likely to get the bulk of the traffic and probably ALL of the sales?
Here’s the strength of acquiring the best root version of your brand name in dotcom:
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It puts you in the dominant position of owning the mindshare on that name and makes anyone else trying to use it, look like an imposter.
It’s so powerful, that a direct competitor or even a company in a different category, can secure the exact-match dotcom AFTER you’ve already been using the name …
And they can make YOU look like an imposter.
Especially if they own the social media handles as well.
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The internet is a digital ocean.
When users come to surf, your domain name tells them if you’re a shark or prey.
<cite>– The Name Guy<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></cite></blockquote>
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Your Domain Is A Hack
Are you trying to get cute with your domain name by using hacks?
Hacks can be adding extra words or letters like get, try, we are, LLC, etc., but in this particular case, I’m talking about using ccTLDs to create an alternative version of a domain, because you couldn’t (or won’t) get the dotcom.
For example …
Your name is Tim and you’re about to launch a personal brand.
You know it would be badass to launch on Tim.com, but a brand already exists there, or it’s for sale, but you can’t afford the domain (or don’t want to pay what it’s worth), so …
You decide to go with T.im, which would be registering the letter T on the .IM domain extension, which is the Country Code Top Level Domain for the Isle Of Man.
Does that make you look cool, because you have a one letter domain now? – NO!
It makes you look like a “fake Tim”.
A guy who wasn’t badass enough to get the real Tim.com
A guy who’s desperate to be something he’s not – Tim.com.
You look like an imposter – A wannabe. 
And if you’re trying to be a global brand, how many people outside the Isle of Man, even know that there’s a .IM extension?
Even people who live in the Isle of Man know that .COM is the default of the internet – that it’s the most recognized domain extension and they respect it over their own ccTLD.
So don’t get cute.
Be the real deal or nothing!
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5.
Your Branded Domain Is For Sale
THINK: A customer does a product or brand name search and this is what they see on the 1st page of Google …
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Domain Marketplace: BrandName•com is For Sale
Your Competitor: TryBrandName•com
YOU: WeAreBrandName•com
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At this point, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know what’ll happen next …
Potential customers will start to click on multiple links because more than one looks relevant to their search – hopefully one of them is yours.
If there’s a lot of other direct competitors trying to use the same name – the more there are, the worse this looks for you, because now you not only look like an imposter, but you also look like a copycat – an unoriginal person/company who wasn’t even creative enough to come up with a cool name that you could actually own and use to stand out out from the crowd.
And …
When potential customers see not only are there multiple other businesses using the same brand name – they also see that none of you are smart enough or successful enough, to even purchase the exact-match root version of your brand name.
That makes you look really, really bad in the eyes of a potential customer.
You’re literally telling people that your business is not making any real money, because if it was, you’d own your exact-match domain name that is clearly for sale, for all to see – and/or you’re telling people that you’re not smart enough to know that you need to own the exact-match .COM of your brand name.
You know when this really makes you look incompetent? … When you’re a branding agency who’s doing this.
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True Story …
One day I was doing a Google search in reference to some branding terms and came across a branding agency that has a 2-word domain name with a hyphen in it – that was red flag number one.
So of course I immediately wonder who owns the domain name without the hyphen.
I look it up and a domain marketplace has it listed for sale for only $3,000 and it has the purchase option of a one-year payment plan for less than $300 a month!
Now think about what’s going through the mind of a potential customer who sees this …
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1.
You’re a “branding agency” with a hyphen in your domain name – don’t you know better than that?
I’m looking for an expert and you don’t look like one.
I don’t know if I can trust all these “skills” your website brags about.
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2.
How are you charging high-end prices for your branding services, but can’t even afford a $3,000 domain name with a one-year payment plan?
Are you really making any money? – If you are, you must barely be getting by.
Do people even trust you enough to pay these prices?
You claim to have all these bigwig clients but don’t even own your brand name online?
I don’t think I can trust you and your “services” don’t seem worth the money.
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What’s crazy is that the company I’m talking about actually has a decent name, so the domain that’s for sale is obviously a good domain name … AND at $3-Grand, it’s a steal!
But alas, they’re clueless and look like imposters and therefore won’t be as successful as they could be (if at all), because of what’s being perceived by potential customers. (see 1 and 2 above)
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Bottom line …
If you’re bragging to potential customers about all your skills and accolades, but you’re out in these digital streets looking like an imposter … get your act together – your image should match your mouth!
If potential customers see you as “the real deal” and trust your brand, you’re more likely to be successful and make some dough <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f911.png" alt="🤑" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />.
Real entrepreneurs and large companies that are dominating the marketplace already know this, so follow suit if you plan on competing, especially for big money.
Your branding and trust online starts with your domain name and a high-profile domain name can make even a tiny business built from your basement, look like a billion dollar behemoth that has strength and stability!
Choose an authentic exact-match dotcom domain, that’s short, fast to type, easy to spell and easy to remember.
Your customers will love that … so will your investors.
— The Name Guy<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />
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I was checking out a post on LinkedIn from Will Nitze, where he’s explaining why he spent almost $30k to upgrade his domain name and I came across an interesting comment from Darren Silverman, talking about his days at the Smuckers company. Darren says … Good for you Will Nitze. Do […]
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I was checking out a post on LinkedIn from <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/will-nitze_domains-domainnames-iqbar-activity-7083059205472952321-2Z8u?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Will Nitze</a>, where he’s explaining why he spent almost $30k to upgrade his domain name and I came across an interesting comment from <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7083059205472952321?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7083059205472952321%2C7083122185757741056%29" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Darren Silverman</a>, talking about his days at the Smuckers company. Darren says …
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Good for you Will Nitze. Do it now When it’s a least a bit attainable and not total robbery. I was with Smuckers from 2000 – 2005.
We didn’t own “SMUCKERS.COM” because the company name is officially “The J.M. Smucker Company”, and no one really figured the internet was going to be a thing…… 
So our website was jmsmucker.com, but they did not lock up Smuckers.com which was just the brand name with over 90% HH recognition.
Some Plumber somewhere in the US had the name Smucker and ran “Smuckers Plumbing” and he locked up Smuckers.com. 
Not sure what year they finally bought it, and how much $$ they paid, but my guess it was a sizable price!!
Not that you probably cared, but anyway this concludes story telling from the good ol’ days of CPG.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading geomed">What The Smuck?</h2>
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Ask yourself this …
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1.
How does a multi-billion dollar, publicly-traded company with a “Household Name”, NOT own their brand name online?
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How did they allow a plumber to own them – own THEIR brand name?
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3.
Why did they end up probably paying hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars, to obtain the domain name?
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I wasn’t in the boardroom, so I can’t say exactly what or who caused this massive blunder over at Smucker’s, but in my experience, this is what normally happens when you have company execs that don’t keep up with the times, don’t understand the internet and don’t understand digital branding/marketing.
This is what happens when you have company execs who are arrogant, let their ego get in the way and don’t listen.
This is what happens when you don’t own the root word domain of your brand in .COM
We live in an ever-increasing digital world, so whoever owns a particular brand name online, especially in .COM, they are the true owners of that name in the eyes, hearts, and minds of consumers.
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If you’re launching anything that’s considered a big deal, your customers expect to find you online, using premium digital real estate, which is usually the root word, exact-match brand name, in .COM
The mistake a lot of companies make when launching something new is that they don’t secure the best digital real estate, not only for the company name, but also for the brand names of their products and services.
All roads should lead to you, so competitors can’t piggy-back or even another company can’t come along and start using the name in a different business category, spending a ton of marketing dollars, drowning you out and effectively dominating all the communication around that particular brand name.
And that’s the name game – not just naming your company, product or service something … but dominating all the communication around that name, so when you call something “Smucker’s”, you own the mindshare and are the only Smucker’s that matters.
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As I said previously, we’re living in an ever-increasing digital world and businesses that can’t keep up will learn some very costly lessons – some lessons may even put them out of business.
Sometimes when another company acquires the root word, exact-match domain name you want – it’s gone for good.
Then you may have to do an expensive rebrand, because another company owns the mindshare on the brand name you want.
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Smucker’s was able to correct their blunder, but the fact that they let a plumber with the same last name own them, is just ridiculous!
Nobody saw that coming?
I’m sure some exec (CEO and/or CMO) said “Aaah we don’t need it – nobody else is gonna come along and use that name” – UNTIL THEY DID!
And from my experience, especially in the fact that the sale is most likely under NDA, I’d be highly surprised if they didn’t pay at least 6 to 7-figures for that domain name.
The Lesson Here: Don’t be a <s>Schmuck</s> Smuck!
Be smart and acquire the root word, exact-match domain name for your brand, before another company does.
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Naming Advice: Before naming your company, product or service, first make sure that the name you desire is ownable – can you get the exact-match .COM, exact-match social media handles, etc. ???
Don’t think you’re clear, just because you can get a business registration or Trademark. Trademarks have many classes, so another business can easily come along and start using the same name in a completely different business category.
Plus, a business registration and/or Trademark means nothing if someone else owned the digital real estate before your mark AND owning it online should be the first order of business.
Where will the majority of consumers learn about your products? – Through their phone – online.
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Fortune favors the bold! There’s a mouthful in the brevity of that 4-word statement. It simply defines the reason why most people aren’t successful. They want the money. They want the fame. They want the freedom. They want the toys. But for the average person, when it comes to following […]
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Fortune favors the bold!
There’s a mouthful in the brevity of that 4-word statement.
It simply defines the reason why most people aren’t successful.
They want the money.
They want the fame.
They want the freedom.
They want the toys.
But for the average person, when it comes to following through on their ambitions …
They’re weak — and the weak get eaten!
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Fortune Favors The Bold!
I won’t sugarcoat it.
You probably shouldn’t be playing in the jungle (business world) if you can’t handle yourself when the lions show up.
The path to fortune is bloody.
You must bleed to succeed!
Surviving setback after setback with an almost super-human drive.
98% of people can’t do this.
Success is far from easy and most are too weak to survive the dips and obstacles that stand in the way.
The meek will inherit the earth …
But only after the bold are done with it!
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I see so many sob stories online from people complaining about trying to get to the top, but the truth is this …
You don’t get to your first million without getting some scars!
You can’t be afraid to bleed!
Multi-million to multi-billion dollar success is only for “Enterprising Spartans”.
Only the hard – Only the strong!
FORTUNE — FAVORS — THE — BOLD!
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If you ask any person on the street if they wanna make a pile of money, you already know what the answer (in most cases) will be …
YES! — OF COURSE! — WHO WOULDN’T?
But the cold hard reality is that piles of cash flooding into your life, usually comes from participating in Capitalism … AND you need to be on the right side of it.
Not paying into it (consuming stuff), but producing things for others to consume.
Being an entrepreneur.
And that’s where 98% of people have a serious disconnect.
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Average people want to make ABOVE AVERAGE MONEY, but don’t want to do anything super-human to get it.
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Over the years, because of the entrepreneurial circles I run in, I’ve spoken with thousands of people about money, how to acquire large sums of it, how to grow it and how to protect it.
And it’s always the same …
Most people wanna get rich, but only if they don’t have to bleed!
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— WAKE UP CALL!
That’s never going to happen.
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( Side Thought … )
Have you ever seen the movie “Underworld” (2003). If so, you’ll remember the scene where Kraven and Lucian are meeting to discuss their plan of Kraven taking over the vampire coven and having a truce with the Lycans.
Kraven wants to kill all the elder vampires, so he can be the head blood-sucker in charge, living for thousands of years and reaping the spoils of leadership.
But as we see in the movie, it turns out that Kraven is just a pretty boy who likes the idea of being in charge and when its comes to following through on his ambitions, he’s scared to bleed!
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“I guess it never occurred to you that you might actually have to bleed to pull off this little coup.”
<cite>– Lucian / Underworld Movie (2003)</cite></blockquote>
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Show me the story of any insanely successful person and you’ll see they got war-torn and bloodied along the way.
Setback after setback.
Money lost.
Time wasted.
Marriage ended in divorce because their spouse couldn’t handle the journey to success and didn’t see the big picture.
They lost their job.
They ended up homeless.
They landed themselves in massive debt.
Etc., etc.
Before some people reach paydirt, they’ve gone through things that seem like you have to be super-human to make it through.
And that right there is WHY the world worships success …
It’s not FUCKING easy — You have to bleed first!
And those who are willing and able to go into battle, fight the good fight, take the scars without excuses and complete the mission …
Those are the ones who collect money, fame and respect.
They are seen as “special” because most people are too weak to fight for the “good life”.
So instead, they stand on the sidelines and cheer on the ones who made it — become their fans or worse …
Become one of their “haters”.
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— GUT CHECK!
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If you’re still not successful in an entrepreneurial endeavor and you’re complaining about money …
You’re probably scared to bleed, creating excuses that limit your power and still haven’t put it all on the line to ensure your success.
What’s a good example?
Watch some documented stories of great successes …
Pick up a book about the super-wealthy …
In those stories you’ll find people who put it all on the line, to turn nothing into something.
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REAL entrepreneurs who believe in their idea and themselves 1000%, will do some crazy things, like:
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* Quit a comfortable well-paying job, so they can put all their time and focus into their own thing.
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* If their house is already paid for, they’ll risk losing it and put a mortgage on it, to raise the needed cash for their idea.
If the house is already mortgaged …
They’ll take out a second mortgage!
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* They’ll sell everything down to their socks and live on the edge of life, if that’s what it takes to raise cash to pump into their idea.
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* They’ll move to L.A. without a dollar to their name or any job prospects, then start busing tables at a diner, while they try and break into Hollywood.
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And the list goes on …
Start studying some of the crazy things that some of the most successful people in the world did, before they hit it big.
You’ll find they all have something in common …
They bled in one way or another!
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So are you scared of a little blood?
Are you willing to put it all on the line?
Are you willing to go out of your comfort zone and suffer a few scars to achieve success?
Remember, Fortune Favors The Bold!
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Scared Money Don’t Make Money!
It’s a law you’ll never be able to break, shortcut or circumvent.
And in trying to do so, you’ll only succeed in digging a deeper hole of lack and limitation for yourself.
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So what exactly is “Scared Money”?
“Scared Money” is a mindset.
“Scared Money” is weak action.
It’s a fear and lack of faith to make a move on something big, which may require a significant capital investment, in order for you to reach greatness.
Read that again.
It’s a fear and lack of faith to make a move on something big, which may require a significant capital investment, in order for you to reach greatness.
So instead you do one of maybe three things …
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1.
You do nothing!
You can expect this from the overwhelming majority who can’t see pass their fear of not knowing if “IT” will actually work.
And in doing nothing …
YOU BECOME NOTHING!
And affirm to yourself and to the world that you’re not worthy of greatness.
That you don’t possess the courage or the vision needed in order to make a dent in the universe.
And so you remain small … unnoticed.
A cog in the wheel.
Never able to rise above your present position and the fortune you seek forever escapes you.
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2.
You look for something CHEAP, in order to try and game the system.
To try and create a shortcut, by laying out a mere 29 bucks, because some guru said that they can leverage it into millions.
You know it’s bullshit, but you do it anyway.
Because you’re desperate.
Because you’re scared.
Scared to let go of anything substantial that can really move the needle, because you don’t have a guarantee that “IT” will work.
In your fear, you’re never willing to give anything of great value, in order to gain something greater.
You want the whole world …
But you’re only willing to give a penny.
The math doesn’t work.
You remain in a constant cycle of seeking out CHEAP WAYS to gain a <a href="https://thenameguy.com/fftb/">fortune</a> and dig an ever deeper hole of lack and limitation for yourself, because you can’t break, shortcut or circumvent the law:
Scared Money Don’t Make Money!
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The art of money-getting can at sometimes be simplified to only this …
Write one check, in order to get a bigger check!
But you first must have the balls to write the first check … no matter what the amount!
( because what’s coming is greater )
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3.
You actually make the move and lay out a King’s Ransom to get involved in whatever it may be, but …
YOU DON’T ACTUALLY BELIEVE IN IT!
You’re cynical.
You only did it because you’re desperate.
Because you’re afraid of the future …
Of what MIGHT happen.
And so you took a “lottery chance” with no faith and false hope.
You were fearful at the time you let the money out of your hands and your fear was transferred into the transaction!
You put “scared money” into the deal.
You didn’t believe it would produce.
And so the Law Of Attraction returned exactly what you asked for in your dominating thoughts:
— NOTHING!
Because what you secretly fear — you attract!
And fear can only exist when faith is not present!
Without faith, your efforts will always produce the opposite of your desired outcome.
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Scared Money Don’t Make Money!
The law is divine.
Here’s more proof for those of you who claim to believe in God and here’s why I say “claim” …
I don’t think there’s ever been a person who claims to believe in God that hasn’t prayed for help with money.
Specifically …
Praying for more money through a new job, a business, hitting the lottery, or whatever …
And for 98% of the people, the whole time that they’re praying and asking God for this money …
They don’t even believe that their prayers will actually be answered!
They’re praying from a place of fear — not faith.
Scared Money Don’t Make Money!
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At the time that you’re praying for this money, you’re not at all grateful for the money you already have.
You’re scared that what you have is not enough.
You’re scared of something financially devastating happening to you.
And the whole time you’re praying and asking for this money – you don’t believe for one minute that you’ll actually get it!
In your head you’re saying …
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“I know this isn’t going to work”.
“I know God isn’t going to give me this”.
“I know God isn’t going to give me that”.
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And then you get shocked when things don’t work out.
When you don’t get what you want.
When exactly what YOU THOUGHT actually HAPPENS!
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Remember …
What you secretly fear — you attract!
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How can you expect a prayer to be answered that you yourself don’t even believe in?
You’re just giving lip service to it.
It’s empty.
Full of doubt AND FEAR!
Scared Money Don’t Make Money!
Amen.
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In closing …
Everybody has money.
Even people who label themselves as being “broke”.
Some have more than others.
Some have less.
How you THINK and ACT with the money you do have, whether it be big or small, will determine how much more money you’ll attract!
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Think scared with your money …
Move scared with your money …
And try to put out as less as you possibly can …
Expect to stay exactly where you are.
Scared Money Don’t Make Money!
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The formula for making obscene amounts of money, is this:
Think big with your money …
No matter the amount.
Everything big, first started small (in someone’s head).
Big things have little beginnings!
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Move confidently with your money.
Put faith behind your money.
Believe in yourself and the moves you make.
Trust taking the leap!
Average people have to see it and touch it before they can believe it.
Successful people, first, think (dream) it up.
Then believe in it so hypnotically … with so much faith …
That they see a perfect vision of it being completed in their head first and then move forward and make it a physical reality.
With that kind of faith, you can make anything happen!
Scared Money Don’t Make Money!
Make the choice.
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If you want big money … scalable money … long-term money …
Then you’re gonna need to get up early and work on some BIG A$$ ideas!
Getting up early has it’s rewards – like morning <a href="https://thenameguy.com/sexcessful/">sex</a> <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f609.png" alt="😉" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> …
And when the bank updates your account at 5am and you see the $7-figure wire came through.
Creativity and <a href="https://thenameguy.com/remarkable-ideas/">big ideas</a> are not the products of an individual with many distractions, engaged in hustle and bustle.
You need daily, scheduled, early morning quiet-time …
To sit still, meditate and focus, on the creation and execution of big ideas that make a dent.
Choose one and get started.
Execute your plan, non-stop.
Put in 16-hour days until your idea bleeds <a href="https://thenameguy.com/warbucks/">money</a>.
Wake up earlier, to add more hours to your day, so you can get more shit done.
8 hours of sleep is for children … and sheep.
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