Bruce Lee's Top 10 Thoughts for Being Successful in Life

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

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. 

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

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. 

“Real living is living for others.” 

The most satisfying way to live is to help and enrich the life of others. It wasn't until I started my blog that I realized how satisfying it is to assist 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. 

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

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. 

“Using no way as way, using no limitation as limitation.” 

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. 

“Simplicity is the key to brilliance.” 

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. 

"Absorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own." 

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? 

"Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do." 

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. 

"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.



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