Write a Letter to Yourself… like Bruce Lee

I am here in One Utama, one of the biggest shopping malls in Kuala Lumpur. And in conjuction with the movie Ip Man 2 (a kung-fu movie), they are having exhibition about it and also a Wing Chun competition.

In case you don't know this, or foreign to the martial arts world, Ip Man in the grand master of Wing Chun. And he happens to be the first "sifu" of the legendary Brucee Lee.

So among the things displayed in the exhibition here are some information about Bruce Lee, Ip Man's most gifted student.

One item caught my attention the most. It is a letter that Bruce Lee wrote to himself back in 1969.

The letter writes…

My Definite Chief Aim

I, Bruce Lee, will be the first highest paid Oriental
super star in the United States. In return I will give
the most exciting performance and render the best of
quality in the capacity of an actor. Starting 1970, I
will achieve world fame and from then onwards till the
end of 1980 I will have in my possession $10,000,000. I
will live the way I please and achieve inner harmony
and happiness.

Bruce Lee
Jan 1969

In my mind, I said, "Wow!"… and this is years before The Secret is out. But obviously Bruce Lee read books by Napoleon Hill like the The Law of Success and Think and Grow Rich. The idea about writing your own Definite Chief Aim is taught by Napoleon Hill in those books. You have to set specific goals with time limit and tell what you are going to do in return. You can grab those books if you haven't read them… and if you already have, try reading them again.

Can you imagine the kind of mindset Bruce Lee has and the confidence he has in himself?

There are already a lot of Chinamen in Hollywood at the time. But there were no Chinamen actors… and Bruce Lee had
the confidence that he could do it.

When you read that letter again, Bruce Lee did these:

- he set specific goals
- he set a time limit
- he mention what he was going to do achieve it
- he mention how much money he want to make
- he also added that he wants to be happy

Now, isn't it time you write yourself a letter…

I know that I am going to write mine immediately after this.

And just a little suggestion, use a pen and a paper. Trust me, you want to do it that way.

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