{"id":56091,"date":"2017-07-10T02:21:43","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T09:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=56091"},"modified":"2017-07-10T02:30:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T09:30:00","slug":"does-fear-of-punishment-hold-you-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/10\/does-fear-of-punishment-hold-you-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Fear of Punishment Hold You Back?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Saigon, 2017 #cindyproject<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ENTREPRENEURSHIP 101<\/a><\/p>\n

Dear friend,<\/p>\n

Why are we limited? Because we fear punishment from society.<\/p>\n

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  1. We are limited creatively, because we fear that others will call us \u00e2\u20ac\u0153childish\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153foolish\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/li>\n
  2. We are afraid that if we publish something online, others will criticize us, or maybe even worse\u00e2\u20ac\u201c ignore us. <\/li>\n
  3. We have been socialized ever since we were children to fear authority. Fear your parents, fear your teachers, fear of being homeless when you graduate college without a job. <\/li>\n
  4. Fear that you will \u00e2\u20ac\u0153retire\u00e2\u20ac\u009d without a pension, 401k, etc.<\/li>\n
  5. We buy tools, thinking that by not<\/em> having them, we are at a disadvantage. The fear that if I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have the newest iPhone, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m losing out to my peers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    My story<\/h2>\n

    I was a wild child, but society strangled me. Put me in a cage. Told me to take tests, and shut up. If I went to school today, and my mom was some middle-class person, I would have probably been medicated with Ritalin, because I could not \u00e2\u20ac\u0153pay attention\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and sit down in class.<\/p>\n

    Creativity<\/h2>\n

    To be anti-establishment is a good way to be free, and creative. No innovative person ever followed the same path as those who came before them.<\/p>\n

    Steve Jobs went to India, and sought enlightenment, while pursuing capitalism.<\/p>\n

    Elon Musk is setting out to innovate multiple fields, to prevent humanity from self-imploding.<\/p>\n

    Howard Hughes made the biggest plane in the world, and flew them. He was eccentric, weird, but did cool shit.<\/p>\n

    Picasso went against traditional art. Yet he kept innovating, and driving his work forward.<\/p>\n

    Kanye West made it cool for black rappers to wear skinny jeans and pink polo shirts. Jay-Z showed society that \u00e2\u20ac\u0153black man\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153successful\u00e2\u20ac\u009d could be synonymous. And he showed up on the cover of Forbes with Warren Buffett. Very cool.<\/p>\n

    ERICKIM NOW.<\/h2>\n

    Even now I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not as courageous as I would like to be. I often fear punishment from Cindy (her getting angry at me). I have learned to listen to her advice, but not always follow it.<\/p>\n

    Ultimately, I need to follow my own gut.<\/p>\n

    How could you pave a new path, if you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t follow your intuition?<\/p>\n

    Ideas.<\/h2>\n

    To be less fearful of being punished by society, some ideas:<\/p>\n

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    1. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t listen to the news: it is all fear mongerering to drive ratings, clicks, etc. The more news you watch, the more fearful you will be of doing something new. <\/li>\n
    2. Piss someone off on purpose: Test what your punishment will be. See if defying your boss will lead them to respect you more, or get a warning of getting fired. Push the boundaries. <\/li>\n
    3. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Do you\u00e2\u20ac\u009d: let everyone else do as they please and like. But don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t let them super impose their views and philosophies on you. Just mute the sounds of the sirens, and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Do you\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u201c sail on your own uncharted seas.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      BE STRONG,
      \nERIC<\/p>\n

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      PHOTOGRAPHY ENTREPRENEURSHIP 101 by ERIC KIM<\/a><\/h1>\n
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      ERIC KIM x HENRI\u00c2\u00a0NECK STRAP<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 by HAPTIC INDUSTRIES<\/a> \/\/ Portrait by Benjamin Thompson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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      KEYS TO SUCCESS<\/h2>\n

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