{"id":247688,"date":"2020-06-29T05:03:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T12:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=247688"},"modified":"2020-06-29T07:14:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T14:14:05","slug":"hard-knock-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/29\/hard-knock-life\/","title":{"rendered":"HARD KNOCK LIFE."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I am very grateful for my hard knock life. Without my hard knock life, I wouldn’t have become me<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What is a hard knock life?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let us think about the Annie song: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s a hard knock life… for us~”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Or better yet, let us think the JAY Z<\/a> SONG: “Hard Knock Life<\/a><\/em>” (ghetto album)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The basic notion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A hard life<\/a> is a better life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What is the school of the ‘hard knocks<\/em>‘?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A hard knock. Let us take it literally. If someone knocks you hard, you become tougher. Or in better words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting punched in the face (boxing glove) can maybe be the best thing you can do to become more fearless.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

For example in high school, me and the homies used to do ‘backyard boxing’ (or garage boxing, in my garage) with gloves. I got knocked pseudo-unconscious a few times (still standing). This was good for me. Why? It taught me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting punched in the face (while unpleasant), ain’t THAT<\/em> bad.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

How to become stronger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Don’t hate challenges. Rather when a challenge happens to you, see it as a blessing in disguise<\/a> and ask yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can I exploit this bad situation to the maximum, in order to toughen me up and make me stronger<\/a>?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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STOICISM 101<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Become invincible:<\/p>\n