In this article you will find lessons from Bruce Lee that were decisive for his success that can be applied by entrepreneurs.
Bearing in mind that the world population is approximately 8,000,000,000 people, it is fair to say that very few leave their mark and become an example for subsequent generations.
The knowledge of leaders, visionaries and in this case, a martial arts fighter, can become commandments to follow our paths.
Bruce Lee, was a fighter, actor and philosopher. We remember him as an emblematic fighter who showed the world the limits of the body and mind, but beyond his movies we don’t know much more about him. Nevertheless her story is an example of life; and his teachings, a gift.
Lee was born in 1940 in San Francisco. His father, of Chinese origin, was in the United States for work reasons, but 3 months after his birth, he returned with his family to Hong Kong.
From an early age, Bruce had contact with the world of cinema and his interest in wing chun, oriental martial art, was evident. In his teens, he was involved in several street fights and his parents decided to send him back to the United States. The main reasons were that they were already warned by the police and that Bruce attacked the son of a gangster belonging to the triads.
At the age of 18, already in the United States, he taught classes in Jun Fan Gungfu (translated as Bruce Lee Kung Fu) which was an adaptation of the wing chun and with time came the movies, fame and at 32, death.
It was a short life but full of experiences, from which we can draw several lessons. So let’s see 3 lessons from Bruce Lee for entrepreneurs:
Bruce Lee’s Lessons for Entrepreneurs.
1. Obstacles are not an impediment.
When he was starting out in the world of gangs, Bruce lost several fights and that was the engine that led him to want to learn wing chun.
Once he started classes with the teacher Yip Man, he encountered another barrier: In Chinese culture it was frowned upon for the Chinese to teach martial arts to non-Chinese. and technically, Lee was American.
Regardless, he continued his training in secret with Yip Man and another student named Wong Shun Leung. Before long, her ability allowed her to earn the respect of others.
In 1970 during a weightlifting session, Bruce suffered a back injury that threatened his future in martial arts. The doctors told him that he would never be able to move like he used to, so he decided to focus his energy on preparing himself mentally. To the surprise of many, at 6 months Bruce began his physical conditioning and after a year he had the strength and flexibility of always.
2. Take something, improve it and make it your own.
Bruce entered the world of martial arts thanks to the wing chunbut over time he began to create an improved version that would eventually be called jeet kune do (J.K.D.).
Its base is to be able to optimize movements to inflict the greatest damage at the maximum possible speed. The JKD had bases of the wing chun, boxing and many other martial arts. Bruce was in charge of compiling the best of each one and molding them according to the needs that he was finding in the combats.
Before he died, there were already 3 institutes in 3 different cities where they taught the fighting art of Bruce Lee.
Doing so was not easy, as he faced the same problem as in Hong Kong: He couldn’t teach non-Chinese. So he had to face a fighter chosen by the Chinese community. If he lost, he couldn’t teach; if he won, he was free to share the knowledge of him. You’ll figure out who won.
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3. Commitment to your goals.
“Life itself is our teacher and we are in a constant state of learning.”
Bruce understood that to improve his martial art, he had to better prepare his body. He used traditional bodybuilding techniques to build muscle mass without affecting his speed and flexibility. He also understood the importance of food; no refined flour, he did not eat much or little, just what was necessary to give his best performance in training. He also took protein supplements and vitamins.
His workouts consisted of 8 hours a day of work on his muscular and cardiovascular endurance, strength and flexibility. He used to run 16 km and perfect some stroke or technique.
He came to have a percentage of body fat close to 0% and his performance in martial arts was exceptional.
Conclusion.
Getting great results requires great efforts and Bruce Lee’s lessons are further proof of this. If you are an entrepreneur, it is very likely that you should improve what you find along the way, commit to your goals and understand that obstacles can be overcome.
We hope that these lessons from Bruce Lee will help you to incorporate them into your way of seeing life and boost your results 🙂
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