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Bastard from A Basket – You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink but, sometimes they drink it and they try to stop you from drinking.

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When you put people on to your Hustle most will be appreciative but every once in a while you get the Bastard from a Basket situation. Hustle is volatile so competition from outside is expected but sometimes it’s sitting there brewing from within your small circle. When your Hustle progresses it’s natural to want to put people on whether its your family, friends, or even just a kid you see who would appreciate it. The problem comes when they think they are the reason the Hustle exists, and once that happens they see you as something they have to overcome.

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A Deal is a deal when you agree to it, it’s up to you to do your homework and find out if it’s fair. I know people who have been put on when they had nothing, no hustle, no money, no self esteem. were built up to what they are today and in the end they feel like they are not getting a fair shake. They try to sabotage the Hustle you brought them to or feel that they will go off and start their own. The Bastard doesn’t see there was more you gave to them besides the real money. The ideas and the innovation comes from the table you set not from their own Hustle. Understand Hustle breeds this person wanting to be their own Hustler, and control of all the money they produce. Now if you took advantage of them when you put them on you shouldn’t be surprised but there is a way that most Hustlers do it that will make you understand that they want to be their own Hustler and are appreciative of what you gave them.

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Every once in a while, and probably more often the more money on the table; you will come upon the Bastard from a Basket!  They will start their Hustle looking to take everything from you, every customer, every connection, everything you built. If they are still with you they will try to skim off the top.  This Bastard will reach out to everyone you put them onto and let them know they were the reason why the Hustle delivered. Initially this is something to worry about but in the end they are not a threat. If your Hustle is strong it cannot be duplicated, their Hustle is generic and will fail in due time. Hustle is unique to the Hustler executing it. While the Bastard can soak up the game he is not the source of the Hustle.

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Bottom Line: Someone wanting to do for self and out from under you is expected. Just expect that they might take from you in order to build their own!