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Today’s quote is from Bruce Lee, the legendary martial artist, actor and philosopher. Bruce Lee lived from 1940 to 1973 and he founded the martial arts philosophy and system Jeet Kun Do. He became a cultural icon through films such as Enter the Dragon and The Way of the Dragon. His philosophy emphasized adaptability, self discipline, personal growth, and taking action instead of talking about change.
Bruce Lee once said…
“To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.”
I think the key word in this quote is create. Bruce Lee is saying that instead of waiting around for circumstances to change and for opportunities to appear, why not look for ways to manufacture one.
I don’t think that Bruce Lee was saying that circumstances are not real. Whatever problems you are facing are probably real. But I believe Bruce is saying that the solution is real too.
We can’t control everything that happens to us but we can control how we respond. And quite often opportunities do appear but they are disguised as problems. And in trying to overcome the problem the opportunity becomes clear.
So here’s the question:
What problem or circumstance is blocking you in achieving what you want? And have you looked at how you can turn the problem into an opportunity?
There is probably a way. So create it… today!
That’s going to do it for today. I’m Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I’ll be back… tomorrow! Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote.
