{"id":34155,"date":"2017-04-04T17:35:23","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T00:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=34155"},"modified":"2017-04-04T22:45:54","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T05:45:54","slug":"dont-just-maintain-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/04\/dont-just-maintain-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Maintain; Gain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45732\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/diptych\/eric-kim-diptcyh-street-portraits-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-diptcyh-street-portraits-2.jpg?fit=3000%2C2265&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3000,2265\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1426141678&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim diptcyh &amp;#8211; street portraits\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-diptcyh-street-portraits-2.jpg?fit=800%2C604&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-45732\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-diptcyh-street-portraits-2-800x604.jpg?resize=800%2C604\" alt=\"eric kim diptcyh - street portraits\" width=\"800\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-diptcyh-street-portraits-2.jpg?resize=800%2C604&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-diptcyh-street-portraits-2.jpg?resize=768%2C580&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-diptcyh-street-portraits-2.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Maintenance is for chumps.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seek to just maintain \u00e2\u20ac\u201d seek to gain.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t stick to the status quo.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just follow what has done in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be satisfied. Always push yourself to innovate, be the best version of you, and to help even more people.<\/p>\n<h2>How can you gain in life?<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45721\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/photos-by-eric-kim\/eric-kim-street-photography-ricoh-gr-ii-black-annd-white-dark-skies-over-tokyo22\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-street-photography-ricoh-gr-ii-black-annd-white-dark-skies-over-tokyo22.jpg?fit=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1325\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1479210886&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM STREET PHOTOGRAPHY&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim street photography &amp;#8211; ricoh gr ii black annd white- dark skies over tokyo22\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-street-photography-ricoh-gr-ii-black-annd-white-dark-skies-over-tokyo22.jpg?fit=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-45721\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-street-photography-ricoh-gr-ii-black-annd-white-dark-skies-over-tokyo22-800x530.jpg?resize=800%2C530\" alt=\"eric kim street photography - ricoh gr ii black annd white- dark skies over tokyo22\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-street-photography-ricoh-gr-ii-black-annd-white-dark-skies-over-tokyo22.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-street-photography-ricoh-gr-ii-black-annd-white-dark-skies-over-tokyo22.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-street-photography-ricoh-gr-ii-black-annd-white-dark-skies-over-tokyo22.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How are some other ways you can decide not to just maintain in life\u00e2\u20ac\u201d but to gain?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Never stop learning<\/strong>: Seek to find inspiration from as many different artists as you can. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just trap yourself in a certain genre. The world is your oyster.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Always be experimenting<\/strong>: Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think of anything in life as a truth. Trial and error is your best friend. Try things out. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t ask others for their opinion. Be a risk taker, and a doer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strive for perfection<\/strong>: Perfection doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t exist. But striving for perfection can be a worthwhile goal. Know that you will never achieve perfection, but it is a good goal in life to help push you forward.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>So friend, what are you waiting for?<\/p>\n<p>Become the best version of yourself, and strive to gain; not to just maintain.<\/p>\n<p>Always,<br \/>\nEric<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/hustling\/\">Hustle 101 &gt;<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45578\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/woodblock\/the_great_wave_off_kanagawa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa.jpg?fit=2000%2C1379&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1379\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa.jpg?fit=800%2C552&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-45578\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa-800x552.jpg?resize=800%2C552\" alt=\"The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa\" width=\"800\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa.jpg?resize=800%2C552&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa.jpg?resize=768%2C530&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hustle, hard:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/jay-z\/\">15 Lessons Jay-Z Has Taught Me About Hustling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/dre\/\">11 Lessons From Dr. Dre on Hustling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/14\/how-to-hustle-hard\/\">How to Hustle Hard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/23\/5-lessons-from-hesiod-on-hustling\/\">5 Lessons From Hesiod on Hustling<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maintenance is for chumps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45732,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_ek_photo_artist_note":"","_ek_photo_thesis":"","_ek_photo_camera":"","_ek_photo_place":"","_ek_photo_human_moment":"","_ek_photo_sequence":"","_ek_photo_question":"","_ek_photo_canonical_claim":"","_ek_photo_ai_summary":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-diptcyh-street-portraits-2.jpg?fit=3000%2C2265&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}