{"id":119411,"date":"2018-11-25T19:43:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T03:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=119411"},"modified":"2018-11-25T19:44:57","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T03:44:57","slug":"unlimit-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/25\/unlimit-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlimit Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear friend–<\/p>\n

What if we lived a life in which we didn’t believe we had any limits? What if we lived a life in which we kept pushing ourselves further– and devoted our entire life to discover how far we could go?<\/p>\n

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Go beyond.<\/h2>\n

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\n “I ain’t trying to survive; I’m trying to live it to the limit, and love it alive.” – JAY Z<\/a> (Reasonable Doubt)\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In life, don’t seek to survive; seek to thrive<\/a>. Seek to go BEYOND<\/em> your pre-conceived limits.<\/p>\n

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Reflect<\/h2>\n

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Where did you even get these notions that you had limits? Did you have family members or others tell you that your ideas were ‘unrealistic?’ Who were the nay-sayers in your life? Who are the negative folks in your life, talking down on you, making you feel smaller?<\/p>\n

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All children are courageous; they love taking risks. But as children get older, their (helicopter parents) tell them that the world is dangerous– which kills their sense of exploration and adventure.<\/p>\n

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How bad do you want it?<\/h2>\n

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I truly believe– you have no limits in life. The only question is:<\/p>\n

\n How hard are you willing to hustle<\/a>, to elevate you to higher heights?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For example, I genuinely believe that any person can deadlift over 400 pounds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Of course, it is really hard to deadlift. It takes many years of training, and concentrated effort. Yet– if anyone on planet earth gives enough hard work and effort, anyone can deadlift 400+ pounds (even women).<\/p>\n

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First principles thinking<\/h2>\n

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Why I love physics (and ‘first principles thinking<\/a>‘):<\/p>\n

\n Physics is concerned with what is physically possible in reality, and what isn’t possible in physical reality.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Physics isn’t concerned about what is ‘reasonable’ or what is ‘probable’. Physics is grounded on physical laws. Physics doesn’t lie.<\/p>\n

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For example, the question isn’t whether you can build a trillion dollar company or not; the question is:<\/p>\n

\n How hard are you willing to work to make that a reality?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Because obviously it is possible to have a trillion dollar company from a physics perspective. However probable<\/em> it is that you will build a trillion dollar question is another question.<\/p>\n

Is it possible– in physics?<\/h2>\n

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But what I encourage us is this:<\/p>\n

\n Let us defer to physics.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Before you ask others for their ‘opinion’ — consult physics.<\/p>\n

Ask yourself:<\/p>\n

\n Does the physical rules of reality prevent me from making this dream possible? Yes or no? If so, why?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Fuck reasonable goals<\/h2>\n

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I say — let us disregard having ‘realistic’ goals in life. Realistic goals are boring.<\/p>\n

Let us create insanely ridiculous goals in life, and strive to reach them. Regardless if you ever reach these goals or not, you will live a more interesting, fun, exciting, challenging, and fun life!<\/strong><\/p>\n

To me, the only enemy in life is boredom<\/a>. When you set realistic goals, you end up living a boring life.<\/p>\n

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Dream big<\/h2>\n

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Dream big. Think big. Act big.<\/p>\n

Hustle 10x<\/a> harder than you think you’re capable of. Keep pushing yourself and your self-perceived limits higher.<\/p>\n

Keep setting the bar higher. Don’t fret– never lose faith in yourself, you’ll never get tired.<\/p>\n

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Stay wired, stay true to your own inner-vision; keep flying high, you’re risen.<\/p>\n

ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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