{"id":714,"date":"2010-06-02T17:52:39","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T21:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=714"},"modified":"2010-06-02T18:04:32","modified_gmt":"2010-06-02T22:04:32","slug":"would-have-could-have-should-have-the-wrong-mentality-in-domaining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/would-have-could-have-should-have-the-wrong-mentality-in-domaining\/","title":{"rendered":"Would have, could have, should have: The wrong mentality in domaining"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lotto numbers came up and they matched yours, only problem is you didn’t play them.<\/p>\n

Ten years ago you could still buy generic domains at a fraction of the cost that they sold recently. Too bad you had no idea and no cash back then.<\/p>\n

Two weeks ago you had a brilliant project idea that you didn’t work on right away; today, some Silicon Valley startup announced something similar. For free.<\/p>\n

Bummer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The triad of failed statements are : would have, could have, should have.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The only way to succeed is to disengage yourself from the past and move forward.<\/p>\n

A million ideas are born every second, yet most of them never materialize. Use a notepad – plain good old pen and paper – and jot them down as they come.<\/p>\n

Otherwise, every passing moment, every opportunity that did not come to fruition becomes part of the weight you drag behind you.<\/p>\n

With regards to domaining, viewing every successful transaction, purchase or sale, with a “what if” approach is the wrong way to success.<\/p>\n

No, you can’t go back to 1999 and grab that domain for a few hundred dollars, then fast forward to the present and sell it for a few millions.<\/p>\n

It’s just not possible.<\/p>\n

Therefore, focus on today and the future. The only timeline that you can affect is the one ahead of you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

—<\/strong><\/p>\n

Follow me on twitter: http:\/\/twitter.com\/acroplex<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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