The less promise and potency in the self, the more imperative is the need for pride. The core of pride is self-rejection

[!INFO] Will Power 意志力 Recognizing that the power of will is the supreme court over all other departments of my mind, I will exercise it daily, when I need the urge to action for any purpose; and I will form HABIT designed to bring the power of my will into action at least once per day.

[!INFO] Emotion 情感 Realizing that my emotions are both positive and negative, I will form daily HABITs which will encourage the development of the the POSITIVE EMOTIONS, and aid me in converting the negative emotions into some form of useful action.

[!info] Reason 理性 Recognizing that both my positive & negative emotions may be dangerous if they are not controlled and guided to desirable ends, I will submit all my desires, aims and purposes to my faculties of reason, and I will be guided by it in giving expression to these.

[!info] Imagination 想象 Recognizing the need for sound PLANS and IDEAS for the attainment for my desires, I will develop my imagination by calling upon it daily for help in the formation for my plans.

[!info] Memory 记忆 Recognizing the value of an alert memory, I will encourage mine to become alert by taking care to impress it clearly with all thoughts I wish to recall, and by associating those thoughts with related subjects which I may call to mind frequently.

[!info] Subconscious Mind 潜意识 Recognizing the influence of my subconscious mind over my power of will, I shall take care to submit to it a clear and definite picture of my CLEAR PURPOSE in life and all minor purposes leading to my major purpose, and I shall keep this picture CONSTANTLY BEFORE my subconscious mind by REPEATING IT DAILY.

[!info] Conscience 良心 Recognizing that my emotions often err in their over-enthusiasm and my faculty of reason often is without the warmth of feeling that is necessary to enable me to combine justice with mercy in my judgements, I will encourage my conscience to guide me as to what is right & what is wrong, but I will never set aside the verdicts it renders, no matter what may be the cost of carrying them out.

[!info] Self-Esteem We can see through others only when we see through ourselves.

Pride is a sense of worth derived from something that is not part of us, while self-esteem derives from the potentialities and achievements of self. We are proud when we identify ourselves with an imaginary self, a leader, a holy cause, a collective body of possessions. There is fear and intolerance in pride; it is insensitive and uncompromising. The less promise and potency in the self, the more imperative is the need for pride. The core of pride is self-rejection.

我们的「自豪」可能来自「自我抗拒」，是环境想要我们成为的样子，而不是处于我们自己的内心感受。

Quotation

[!quote] You will never get any more out of life than you expect Keep your mind on the things you want and off those you don’t Things live by moving and gain strength as they go

Be a calm beholder of what is happening around you There is a difference between the world and our reaction to it

Be aware of our conditioning! Drop and dissolve inner blockage Inner to outer — We start by dissolving our attitude not by altering outer condition

See that there is no one to fight, only an illusion to see through No one can hurt you unless you allow him to Inwardly, psychologically, be a nobody

[!quote] I know that I have the ability to ACHIEVE the object of my DEFINITE PURPOSE in life; therefore I DEMAND of myself persistent, continuous action toward its attainment, and I here and now promise to render such action.

I realize the DOMINATING THOUGHTS of my mind will eventually reproduce themselves in outward, physical action, and gradually transform themselves into physical reality; therefore I will CONCENTRATE my thoughts for 30 mins. Daily upon the task of thinking of the person I intend to become, thereby creating in my mind a clear MENTAL PICTURE.

I know through the principle of autosuggestion, any desire that I PERSISTENTLY hold will eventually seek expression through some practical means of attaining the object back of it; therefore, I will devote 10 min. Daily to DEMANDING of myself the development of SELF_CONFIDENCE.

I have clearly written down a description of my DEFINITE CHIEF AIM in life, and I will never stop trying until I shall have developed sufficient self-confidence for its attainment.

Reference

• Bruce Lee on Self-Actualization and the Crucial Difference Between Pride and Self-Esteem
• Bruce Lee’s Never-Before-Seen Writings on Willpower, Emotion, Reason, Memory, Imagination, and Confidence