Life Lessons From Bruce Lee

Showing off is

the fool’s

idea of glory.

Bruce Lee was not American. Its a

common misconception. He was

Chinese. He was actor, martial

artist, philosopher, film director,

screenwriter. He was also the

father of actor Brandon Lee and of

actress Shannon Lee. He is mainly

noted for his roles in five feature

length films, Lo Wei’s The Big Boss

(1971) and Fist of Fury (1972); Way

of the Dragon (1972), directed and

written by Bruce Lee; Warner

Brothers’ Enter the Dragon (1973),

directed by Robert Clouse, and

The Game of Death (1978).

He is considered by many as the most

influential martial artist of the 20th

century, and a cultural icon. He was the practitioner of Wing Chun and founder of the Jeet Kune Do concept.

Goals serve as something to aim for, so don’t get too hung up on reaching them. Focus on

enjoying the journey and the process. If you’re hiking on a beautiful trail, your goal is to get

to your end destination, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the walk, or even change

direction. Be open, be flexible.

Life Lesson 1 : “A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.”

The happiest people in the world are flexible. They do not have rigid beliefs or try to control

and manipulate their surroundings to make them happy. They are okay with how things

are. They accept, they live in the now and they breathe. If you want to have a fulfilling and

happy life, be flexible and accept things as they are.

Life Lesson 2 : "Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind."

There’s no time for procrastinating, making excuses and succumbing to your fears. I know it

can be hard, but you will ultimately die, so why not make the best of your life? Don’t waste

time, instead start boldly moving towards your dreams. You will fail and make mistakes

along the way, so stay humble and stay in the now.

Life Lesson 3 : “If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.”

The most satisfying way to live is to help and enrich the life of others. If you can find a way

to solve other people’s problems while following your passion, you will have found the ideal

way to live.

Life Lesson 4 : “Real living is living for others.”

If we want the earth to become better, we have to let go of judgment, prejudice and rigid

beliefs. There is no need to be right or wrong, or say that you are better than someone else.

Everything is as it is. If you do not like it, you can do something else, but do not inject

negative energy, because it never does any good.

Life Lesson 5 : “Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against.”

If you want to get results and master something, you have to stop dabbling and jumping

around from thing to thing. Commit to something and follow through. Most people quit

before any results can appear. They give up too soon. Don’t be one of those people!

Life Lesson 6 : “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”

You impose your own limitations. Even if a guru tells you that something is impossible doesn’t mean it is. He or she is human just like you. Remember, most great people were told they could never accomplish something, but they went ahead and did it anyway. Listen to yourself and do what excites you.

Life Lesson 7 : “Using no way as way, using no limitation as limitation.”

Simplify your life and eliminate the unnecessary. We as a society have been taught to consume and amass material possessions. Luckily, we are starting to realize that this doesn’t work. Happiness comes from the inside, not from the outside. Simplicity gives you clarity and peace of mind.

Life Lesson 8 : “Simplicity is the key to brilliance.”

In the beginning, learn from someone you look up to, but as you get better and more

successful, take what works and discard what doesn’t. We are all unique, so we have to

find our own groove and start listening to ourselves. Listen to your heart for guidance.

Where is it trying to pull you?

Life Lesson 9 : "Absorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own."

You can read all the information you want, but if you never take action, nothing will

happen. You will almost never have crystal clear clarity, so you will have to work through

confusion and uncertainty. I know you want a rock-solid guarantee that will tell you that

you will be successful, but in reality, no such thing exists. You have to start moving in order

to get to where you want to be.

Life Lesson 10 : "Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do."

Life Lesson 11 : "The martial arts are ultimately self-knowledge. A punch or a kick is not to knock the hell out of the guy in front, but to knock the hell out of your ego, your fear, or your hang-ups.” Everything you do involves your ego. It’s the one that is afraid. It wants you to stay where things

are comfortable, convenient and safe. If you listen to your heart, you know that this isn’t the path

for you. Go after your dreams and do so boldly. Accept the fear inside you and keep moving.

Think about what you are thinking

today. What do those thoughts say

about you? About your life? And

how well do they really match your

plans for your life and your image

of yourself?

Life Lesson 12 : “As you think, so shall you become.”

Life Lesson 13 : “It’s not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.” “If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.” Thinking has its place. It can help you plan a somewhat realistic route to your goal and

help you avoid future pitfalls. Over-thinking is however just a habit that will help you waste

a lot of time. It’s more useful to replace that habit with the habit of just doing it.

What you see, feel and hear in other people may be a reflection of you. The things you

learn by thinking this way may not always be pleasant, but they can be enlightening. They

help you to see yourself and also how you may be fooling yourself. And these powerful

insights can be very valuable for your personal growth. So, in interactions with others, try

asking yourself: what is reflected?

Life Lesson 14 : “To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.”

To find more emotional stability and to take control of how you feel you need to get your

validation from to a more consistent source. Yourself. You can replace the expectations

and validation of others by setting your own expectations and by validating yourself.

Life Lesson 15 : “I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.” “Showing off is the fool’s idea of glory.”

Life Lesson 16 : “To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.”

Living proactively is so much more rewarding and exciting.

Life Lesson 17 : “Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.”

But I believe that being the real you will work better. Because there the genuine you is

shining through. Without incongruency, mixed messages or perhaps a sort of phoniness. It’s

you to 100%. It’s you with not only your words but you with your voice tonality and body

language – which some say is over 90% of communication – on the same wavelength as

your words. It’s you coming through on all channels of communication.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the

bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

Thank You Very Much

Sompong Yusoontorn

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