Like Water
I recently watched a documentary on the international icon Bruce Lee, Like Water. I've been a fan of his since the first time I saw him on the Green Hornet show. He had a philosophical life style of spiritual enlightenment, that if I lived a thousand life times, I would never come close to.
I don't know if you have ever heard our read his quote LIKE WATER, hear it is.
Bruce Lee
You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When pour water in to a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can flow or it can crash. Become Like Water my friend.
There have been many interpretations of this quote, it has been used in self-help, motivational and leadership seminars to this day worldwide. He has many such quotes's that can help all of us navigate the daily obstacles of life.
We must have the mindset of going in to each moment of each day with the belief, that there will be obstacles and how we can adapt and navigate the situation.
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Business is like water, we must navigate through product, trends and what will sustain use when the market is not moving our direction. That is when we become the teapot as water is poured into it, we must evolve and become formless. Think outside the box and look for what opportunities can benefit your customer base, which in turn will benefit your business.
Business as in life, can be fluid, be willing to say no to a new trend just because it's what's hot. Remember what got you where you are, we don't always need a full over haul, some times it's just a shift to the right or left. There will be times when we need to bend but not break, we must be willing to flow when the waters are ruff.
There are times when we fill as if we went over a water fall, as water we will crash on the rocks below, we are water and will continue to flow. For every problem there is a solution, we have many outlets, from WA, friends, family, social media, the internet and searching with in one's self to find the answers we seek.
Believing and having confidence in yourself can make the difference in how we look at life.
Be like water
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I love the Like Water quote! Wow. It encompasses who we are and need to be to be the thing we need to be like at the time.
Wow... what I wrote was confusing... But you know what I mean, I hope!
Very nice post. Thank you!
With 2020 Vision,
Karin 😎
That's interesting as it could also be considered from the opposite side in that you set your goals and you stay rigid, so that no one or nothing can shape you, or change you and stop you from achieving your goals. Sorry just being awkward.
I was thinking about this earlier and to keep with your analogy, we need to be like water and be prepared to change shape when required or become frozen and determined at others. How that lol
Hi Jbrown
Great post, i know what you are saying as I am a Bruce Lee fan and have some of his books, he was a very special man, martial artist, philosopher and movie icon. Applying his teachings to business can only mean success,
I wish you success at WA
all the best
Wince
Thank you Wince for your comments. I agree that following Bruce Lee's teachings can only help in business and in life.
JBrown
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Excellent information thank you very much for sharing
Thank you Lisa,
Much appreciated.
JBrown