Its Always Time for Change

Although he was primarily recognized as a martial artist, movie star and icon of the East, i think people have often overlooked that he was a master of reinvention and innovation and more over he encouraged others to think similarly. I speak of Bruce Lee, who through some of his quotes, espoused philosophy for continuous evaluation and adaption, which at its core is transferable across individuals, groups, companies and even nations.

Yes, he turned long standing martial arts of easter and western cultures and reimagined them, he literally turned that world upside down, even though it had a long tradition of adapting, introducing new styles and practises but still constrained by cultural thinking. He dismissed that and showed how combining the best of a mixture, was the right approach and also highlighted that people needed to adapt to use their own strengths and not just mimic those of someone else.

As an example, i offer some of his quotes below;

"If you always put a limit on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and your life. There are no limits, the are only plateaus, and you must not stay there but go beyond them"

"Obey the principles, without being bound by them"

"All fixed patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth lies outside of all fixed patterns"

"Absorb what is useful, discard what is not and add what is uniquely your own"

"A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at"

I am sure if he were still alive today, he would be embracing technology/AI etc even in advanced age because he wasn't for standing still.