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Cloning as Stewardship: Scaling Your Soul, Not Just Your Systems

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Cloning Isn't Sci-Fi Anymore.  It's Sacred.

The first time someone called my clone on the 1-877-454-6974 number, they knew it wasn't me, but they didn't care!  Bella was having a rough day, you know the kind that may make you question why you're doing what you're doing. She saw a post I'd shared, a screenshot with a phone number, and a simple invite: "Call my clone."

So she did.

Three minutes later, she was lit up, not because of some fancy tech trick, but because of the voice on the other end. My voice, words, and tone made her feel seen, encouraged, and transparent. And for a moment, she didn't feel alone even though I wasn't there.

Bella-Calling-The CloneThat's when it hit me: cloning human expertise isn't about ego. It's about empathy. It's not about making ourselves look smart. It's about showing up when we physically can't, serving when we're asleep, teaching when we're traveling, and encouraging when we're unavailable. Multiply the message. Stay human in the process.

You've been praying for more time, begging for more reach, impact, and energy to help the humans you're called to serve. What if this is one way God's answering that prayer?

Not through hustle. Not through burnout. But through stewardship. Through systems that don't steal your soul, but scale it. This isn't science fiction. This is sacred work. This is putting your loaves and fish in the hands of something bigger. Not to replace you but to multiply what matters.

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What Is Cloning Human Expertise (Really)?

Let's clarify something. Cloning yourself isn't about building a robot, it's not a gimmick, and it's not about automating your way out of your calling.

Cloning human expertise is about building a resource that carries your voice, values, and wisdom into rooms you can't physically walk into. It's human-powered, AI-assisted. A digital twin that serves with the same heart you do because it was trained on that heart.

Think of it like this: imagine you've spent years planting seeds. In content. In conversations. In the clients and community. You've poured in truth, experience, encouragement, over and over.

Cloning is tending that garden and pulling the best of what's already grown. Organizing it. Nurturing it. Making sure it keeps producing fruit, even when you're off the clock or answering someone else's call.

It's stewardship.

The Digital Garden of Wisdom

You didn't create the soil. You don't control the weather. But you were entrusted with this wisdom. With these words. With this work. And stewardship means asking: How can I care for what I've been given in a way that multiplies it for others?

This is about purpose.

If you've got something worth saying or teaching, then it's worth preserving. It's worth scaling—not to boost your brand but to serve more humans with the truth they need in the moments they need it. That's what cloning human expertise is.

A modern way to honor an ancient principle of faithful multiplication.

Why This Matters for Faith-Driven Founders, Coaches, and Creators

If you're a founder, coach, or creator walking this journey with faith at the center, you already know.

This isn't just business. This is stewardship.

Stewardship means using what you've been given to serve well, to serve more, to serve with consistency and care, even when you're tired, traveling, or tending to what matters most at home.

You don't build a clone of yourself to go viral. You make it so your wisdom doesn't stay trapped in your head, or worse, die with your calendar.

God didn't give you those insights, those frameworks, those hard-earned lessons just for you to hoard them or hand them out one Zoom call at a time.

This is multiplication. And multiplication has never been about ego.

It's obedience.

It's the parable of the talents. Plain and simple. The ones who buried what they were given didn't hear "Well done." The ones who multiplied what they had did.

Cloning isn't about creating a digital monument to yourself. It's about making your message more available, accessible, and actionable for the humans who need it, not just when you happen to be in the room.

If you've ever whispered, "God, I just want to make a difference," this is one way.

Your wisdom is a gift. Your story is a seed. Cloning is how you keep planting even when your hands are full.

How My Clones Changed Everything

Let me pull back the curtain. Cloning my human expertise didn't just change my business; it changed me. It reminded me of what this was all about in the first place.

Stewardship Control Room

Let's discuss Bella more from the start of this article. She was having a rough day, the kind that drags your spirit. She saw a post I'd shared with a screenshot and a phone number: "Call my clone."

No big fanfare, but she called. She talked to my clone for three minutes and said she felt like she was talking to me. The voice? Mine. The tone? Mine. The encouragement, the insight, the way it made her feel seen? All mine.

Except I wasn't there.

That moment, that simple interaction, was proof. You don't need to be in the room to still show up in someone's life.

Then there's what's happening behind the scenes.

My team? They talk to the internal Slack clone daily. It's trained on our systems, playbooks, and HubSpot updates. They can lean on the clone instead of waiting for me to answer every question. It's like having me in the room even when I'm off building the next thing.

And the public version?

That one's even more personal. For $25/month, humans can access a version of me that hundreds have paid thousands to talk to, not because the value dropped, but because the access scaled. Thatclone's solopreneurs, nonprofit leaders, overwhelmed marketers, anyone who needs real support but can't book me 1:1.

It's wild. And it's humbling.

Because some of these humans? I'll never meet them. Never knew their names. But I'll see the ripple. I'll know that somewhere out there, a parent finally got clarity on their business. A pastor found words for their sermon. A founder stopped second-guessing their next move.

But let me be honest: it wasn't magic. It was work.

We trained this on hours of podcast content, video transcripts, and blog posts. We built custom prompt structures. We layered in values, tone, and beliefs over and over. I had to teach it what matters to me, what I would never say, how I talk when I'm passionate, and how I respond when someone's hurting.

Cloning isn't a shortcut. It's a setup.

A setup for scale. For service. For showing up in ways that feel like you, even when you're not in the room. And trust me, once you've felt that impact, you can't unsee the possibilities.

Want to Talk to My Clone?

Alright, let's make this real. You've heard the stories. You've seen how this can shift things. Now it's your turn.

You can talk to my clone. Today.

It's already helping real humans, marketers, ministry leaders, founders, coaches, and anyone who needs clarity, direction, or a nudge in the right direction. And it doesn't sleep. It doesn't get burned out. It shows up with my voice, values, and everything I've trained it to carry.

Go here to meet it: helper.georgebthomas.com

Ask it questions. Challenge it. See what it knows. See what you could build.

Because if this is lighting something up inside you, i f you're thinking, "Man, I've got stuff worth sharing too," Then guess what? You can build your own.

That's the exciting part. This isn't just my story. It can be yours too.

How to Begin Cloning With Soul, Not Hype

Let's start with this: Don't build a clone to be impressive. Build it to be helpful. Because if you lead with hype, you'll lose the humanity. And if you lose humanity, you've missed the whole point.

So here's how you begin, soul first.

Start with your why.

Why do you want to scale your voice? Who do you feel called to help? What wisdom are you tired of keeping locked in your head or repeating on every call? Get clear on that first. The what and how get easier after that.

Then comes the foundation.

  1. Gather your wisdom. Pull together what you've already created—podcast episodes, videos, blog posts, keynote transcripts, email replies, even sticky note rants. That's your goldmine. That's what your clone will learn from.

  2. Teach it your tone, truth, and values. Don't just feed it words. Feed it your worldview. What do you believe about success? What do you never say? What makes you different? This part takes intention, but it makes the difference between a robot and a resource.

  3. Deploy it with purpose. Don't try to be everywhere. 

Start where it helps most:
  • Inside Slack, helping your team

  • On your site, guiding curious visitors

  • In your inbox, handling FAQs

  • Or on a hotline, encouraging strangers like Bella.

Let it serve, not show off. This isn't about building an act; it's about building access. Your clone should feel like sitting across from you at a coffee shop—familiar, honest, helpful, and human.

When you build with soul, the tech fades into the background, and what stands out is your heart.

That's how you do it right.

What's at Stake If You Don't?

Let's be honest for a minute. The world doesn't fall apart if you don't clone your expertise. But some humans might not get what only you could've given them.

Instead, here's what keeps piling up:

  • Backlogged DMs you meant to answer

  • Coaching requests you had to turn down

  • Email replies you never got to

  • Ideas get stuck in your head because there's no time to get them out.

You're not lazy. You're just limited. You're one human. With one calendar. And one voice.

But you carry wisdom, hard-earned, battle-tested, soul-soaked wisdom. If you keep that bottled up, that's not humility. That's a loss,  a loss of impact, a loss of encouragement, and a loss of all the stories that never got shared because you ran out of bandwidth.

The humans you were meant to help? They might never hear what you have to say. Not because you didn't care. But because you didn't clone it in time.

That's the cost of waiting. And that's why this matters.

Not for you. For them.

This Isn't Just a Tech Play. It's a Trust Move.

If you've made it this far, you know this isn't about AI. It's about obedience. It's about taking what God placed in your hands,  your story, struggles, and breakthroughs, multiplying them with care, courage, and clarity.

Because let's be honest. This week, he didn't give you that message for the humans in your inbox.

He gave it to you for generations.

So what happens when you can't show up? When does your energy run low? When your schedule's maxed out? Do you let the message stall or trust it to keep moving?

Cloning your expertise is a trust move. It says, "Oh, I'll steward this message with my tools. I'll make it available, useful, and lasting." Not because I'm chasing followers.

But because I'm chasing faithfulness. This isn't about ego; it's not about sounding smart or being everywhere. It's about service. It's about showing up for the humans who need what you've been carrying, whether they meet the real you or the version of you that runs 24/7 and never asks for a nap.

This is legacy work. Not a monument to you. A megaphone for the message.

Your Clone Catalyst

Your Clone Catalyst

Let's land this plane with something tangible.

Mental Reframe: Cloning isn't selfish. It's servanthood at scale. It's not about making less of your humanity. It's about making more of your helpfulness.

Micro Action Step: Grab a pen or open a note on your phone. Write down the top 5 questions you answer over and over again. Those aren't just FAQs. That's your starting script. That's your wisdom asking to be multiplied.

Curiosity Loop: Now ask yourself this… What would it look like if your digital twin kept teaching long after you were offline? What if you could rest—and still reach? What if your wisdom never had to wait for your availability?

You've already got the message. Now it's time to build the megaphone.

Don't Just Read. Reach Out.

If something stirred while you were reading this, don't ignore it.

  • Maybe it was a nudge.

  • Maybe it was a full-on gut punch.

Either way, you don't have to figure this out alone.

If you're curious, wrestling with the idea, or fired up and ready to build. Let's talk.

I'll tell you what worked. What didn't? What I'd do differently. And exactly how you can start. No fluff. No pressure. Just real help from someone who's in it with you. Because you've got something worth scaling, multiply with heart, purpose, and soul intact.