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The Hardcore Closer Podcast · Feb 23, 2026 · 3m

Back in the "olden days," people shook hands when they made agreements. They called them "handshake agreements."

Your word was your bond. Communities were so small that if you didn't honor your agreement, your name would become muddied and you'd be deemed unreliable and untrustworthy.

Keeping your word was tied to your ability to secure goods, land, loans, and pretty much anything of value.

When I was a street hustler, you couldn't exactly make offers and have contracts written up.

It was pretty much understood that if you didn't deliver the goods, it was a good old fashioned ass whippin'…