{"id":168113,"date":"2019-08-31T14:12:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-31T21:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=168113"},"modified":"2019-08-31T14:19:46","modified_gmt":"2019-08-31T21:19:46","slug":"never-stop-practicing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/31\/never-stop-practicing\/","title":{"rendered":"Never Stop Practicing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Allen Iverson said it best: <strong>practice<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps this is the goal: not to become the &#8220;best&#8221; or even to become &#8220;successful&#8221;, but to simply never stop practicing whatever your art form is!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The men, hands long without practice in the art of war (anecdote from Virgil&#8217;s Aeneid)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CD963A54-2F37-4D56-9715-C746490B447A.jpeg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4800\" height=\"3200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-168048\" data-id=\"168048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/29F918DB-0D00-4B9C-9E65-317AA3F875FA.gif?resize=4800%2C3200&#038;ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For example: never stop practicing your weight lifting, never stop practicing your writing, never stop practicing your photographing and never stop practicing anything you care for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-168018\" data-id=\"168018\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/0-JPG.jpg?resize=6000%2C4000&#038;ssl=1\" 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class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-168024\" data-id=\"168024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5-JPG.jpg?resize=6000%2C4000&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5-JPG.jpg?w=6000&amp;ssl=1 6000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5-JPG.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5-JPG.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5-JPG.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5-JPG.jpg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5-JPG.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practice beyond perfection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Perfection isn&#8217;t the goal. The goal is to go BEYOND perfection. To constantly practice, improve, get stronger, and to continually evolve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Never stop practicing! Achievement isn&#8217;t the goal, achieving your goals isn&#8217;t the goal. Practice for improving your skill and strength is the goal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allen Iverson said it best: practice. 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