{"id":36513,"date":"2016-12-27T16:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T00:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=36513"},"modified":"2016-12-23T02:36:28","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T10:36:28","slug":"dont-allow-anyone-drain-your-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/27\/dont-allow-anyone-drain-your-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Allow Anyone to Drain Your Battery"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"6<\/p>\n

If your life were a smartphone battery (without a charger), would you let anyone drain it?<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

We all know those people \u00e2\u20ac\u201d people who just want a little bit of your time, who want to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153pick your brain\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, or people who secretly want to use your resources or influence to further their career.<\/p>\n

Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t blame others. After all, we are all self-interested.<\/p>\n

But the secret to living a full life is to not let anybody skim any of your life away.<\/p>\n

Life is a smartphone battery. Whenever you interact with other people, they drain a little bit of your smartphone battery. But the problem is in life, we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have a charger.<\/p>\n

You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re running out of battery<\/h2>\n

If you knew that you were only at 10% charge left, would you let anyone waste your battery?<\/p>\n

You would only dedicate your precious battery to those who are meaningful to you \u00e2\u20ac\u201d your close friends, family, and yourself.<\/p>\n

Devote all of your energy, time, focus, to what is truly important to you. Because once your battery drains to 0% \u00e2\u20ac\u201d you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re dead.<\/p>\n

Stay true to yourself,
\nEric<\/p>\n

Learn more: Philosophy ><\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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