4 Life lessons from Jackie Chan’s Autobiography

I hope all of you are in good health and staying safe. We all are living in a completely new world today, which none of us has experienced in our lifetime before. I must say that initially, a part of me was a bit happy with the lockdown as I will have all the extra time to read, catch up the missed shows on Netflix and focus on health. I have set a goal to read a book in 48 hours and started my challenge with the autobiography of Jackie Chan “Never grow up”. It’s a very quick read considering the lucid language of the book and interesting events Jackie mentions in the book. I just couldn’t keep it down and finished it within 36 hours. I will share 4 of my main takeaway from the book, although I must say that the autobiography is full of life lessons which we can implement in our life. So, without much ado here is the list.

Lesson 1 — Importance of education

Jackie Chan was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Coming from an economically disadvantaged background, he was hungry for wealth and fame, and he overlooked the significance of education in his early life.

Once Jackie got famous people were queueing for his autograph, but he developed an apprehension on giving autographs. It is not that he was shy or didn’t like the limelight he was getting. He didn’t have a proper education, and he could barely…