Write A Letter To Yourself Like Bruce Lee

I was reading about One Utama last night, one of the biggest shopping malls in Kuala Lumpur.  In conjuction with the movie Ip Man 2 (a kung-fu movie), they are having an exhibition about it and also holding 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 at One Utama is much information about Bruce Lee, Ip Man’s most gifted student.

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

The letter writes…

“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. Can you imagine the kind of mindset Bruce Lee has and the confidence he has in himself as he wrote this letter, nevermind actually following through with it? There are already a lot of Chinamen in Hollywood at the time, but there were no Chinese 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 mentions what he was going to do achieve it
• he mentions 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?  And just a little suggestion, use a pen and a paper. Trust me, you want to do it that way.