{"id":34156,"date":"2017-04-04T12:35:23","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T19:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=34156"},"modified":"2017-04-04T18:06:19","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T01:06:19","slug":"drive-or-be-driven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/04\/drive-or-be-driven\/","title":{"rendered":"Drive or Be Driven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/golden-ratio\/golden-ratio-composition2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Golden-ratio-composition2.jpg?fit=971%2C475&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"971,475\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Golden ratio composition2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Golden-ratio-composition2.jpg?fit=800%2C391&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-45354\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Golden-ratio-composition2-800x391.jpg?resize=800%2C391\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Golden-ratio-composition2.jpg?resize=800%2C391&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Golden-ratio-composition2.jpg?resize=768%2C376&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Golden-ratio-composition2.jpg?w=971&amp;ssl=1 971w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Are you you in control of your steering wheel in life? Or is someone else driving your life for you?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Take control of your steering wheel today. Make your own decisions. Never let anybody make them for you.<\/p>\n<p>Know that turning your steering wheel left or right by 1 degree, will totally change the entire trajectory or direction of your life.<\/p>\n<p>If your boss, your partner, or your parents are making all the choices for you in life, grab that steering wheel, and refuse to let them make those choices for you.<\/p>\n<p>Start off by learning how to say &#8220;no&#8221; and <em>not<\/em> asking others for their opinions. Follow your own heart, gut, soul, and have the strength to follow your inner-convictions. And change the direction of your life via your choices by 1 degree; and within a year, you will have massive changes.<\/p>\n<p>Be strong,<\/p>\n<p>Eric<\/p>\n<p>Learn more: <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/stoicism\/\"><strong>Stoicism &gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you you in control of your steering wheel in life? 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