{"id":55507,"date":"2017-07-06T01:32:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T08:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=55507"},"modified":"2017-07-06T02:15:55","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T09:15:55","slug":"mindset-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/06\/mindset-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"10 KEYS TO SUCCESS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dear friend,<\/p>\n

I consider myself successful, because I do what I love for a living, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not homeless. I feel I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve found the secret to success, and I want to share that key with you.<\/p>\n

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One.<\/h2>\n

Ok, the world is incredible. The chance of you to die from starvation is nil. You will not die of thirst. You will not die from the cold.<\/p>\n

This is how I liberated myself:<\/p>\n

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  1. I realized I can feed myself on $2 a day, on eggs. $60 a month on food. <\/li>\n
  2. I realized all I need to drink is water and coffee. I probably spend $5 a day on coffee (which is where I get free wifi, and is my creative studio). $150 a month. <\/li>\n
  3. I found out I can live in a very nice hotel in Saigon for $20 a night, which is $600 a month. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Plus random expenses, I can live on less than $1,000 USD a month. My real expenses are probably closer to $3,000 USD a month, from credit card bills, eating out, server costs, and traveling.<\/p>\n

    But if shit hit the fan, I could just move in back with my mom or Cindy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mom.<\/p>\n

    My first mindset for success, knowing the maximum downside.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    I got nothing to lose. Maximum downside (moving in with moms) is good. Free food, free rent, and family love.<\/p>\n

    Two. Thank GOD for the internet<\/h2>\n

    Okay, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know how other folks make money, but I make money via the internet. I accept payments via PayPal (digital currency), I have a platform (this blog), and I earn my living curating expenses, teaching workshops, and selling HAPTIC products produced by CINDY.<\/p>\n

    I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need to pay for overhead. The more I produce in terms of digital goods (ebooks, blog posts, videos, photos, text, information, etc) the more I \u00e2\u20ac\u0153succeed.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

    The more I publish and hustle, the more folks come to this website. And then more folks sign up for my workshops, and buy HAPTIC products. And buy my books. And the more money I make.<\/p>\n

    Therefore, my secret to success has been:<\/p>\n

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    1. Publish more. <\/li>\n
    2. Make more money. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Three. Publishing more<\/h2>\n

      What do I publish?<\/p>\n

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      1. Blog posts<\/li>\n
      2. Photos<\/li>\n
      3. Videos<\/li>\n
      4. Ebooks<\/li>\n
      5. Articles<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        For me, I try to publish more encouragement. I publish art. I publish things that inspire others. I publish stuff that fights visual boredom. I publish ideas which I hope empowers others.<\/strong><\/p>\n

        I also try to publish this mindset of winning (thanks Vu).<\/p>\n

        I found some secrets to make better photos via composition and soul. And I share all this information, because I believe everyone has the right to have access to information that can empower them.<\/strong> I grew up poor, and I only was able to become \u00e2\u20ac\u0153successful\u00e2\u20ac\u009d from the help of my mentors and mom. And also help from the US government.<\/p>\n

        Four. Produce more and earn more<\/h2>\n

        Another key to success in today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s capitalist economy:<\/p>\n

        \n The more you give and produce, the more you shall receive.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

        The problem with today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s society: we expect to get something for nothing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

        America is weird. We work hard, yet we are entitled.<\/p>\n

        \n The secret to failure: entitlement.<\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

        What is entitlement? Thinking that others will help you for no reason. A lot of us are leeches off the government, or our families.<\/p>\n

        Five. Pull off the leeches.<\/h2>\n

        Let me give you a personal story.<\/p>\n

        My Dad is who taught me not<\/em> to be entitled. Why? Because he was the ultimate leech.<\/p>\n

        My Dad is weird. He worked really hard in Korea, mastering English, starting his own business in America, and going to business school. He was an entrepreneur and hustler.<\/p>\n

        Yet somewhere, he lost it.<\/p>\n

        Maybe it was a mental disorder or some disease. I have no idea.<\/p>\n

        Anyways, from the age of 2, my dad never held down a job. My mom was essentially a wage slave, working minimum wage, under the table, to just hustle to pay the bills, rent, and to keep me and my sister Anna alive.<\/p>\n

        This is what I remember from my dad:<\/p>\n