By and large, life will give you what you deserve and it doesn’t give a damn what you like. So it is up to you to take full responsibility to connect what you want with what you need to do to get it, and then to do those things.
RAY DALIOYou should have a strategic asset allocation mix that assumes that you don’t know what the future is going to hold.
More Ray Dalio Quotes
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That’s what I mean by radical truth. I mean accepting reality.
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Once you accept that playing the game will be uncomfortable, and you do it for a while, it will become much easier (like it does when getting fit). When you excel at it, you will find your ability to get what you want thrilling.
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Constantly probe the people who report to you, and encourage them to probe you.
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More than anything else, what differentiates people who live up to their potential from those who don’t is a willingness to look at themselves and others objectively.
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There are far more good answers “out there” than there are in you.
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The pain of problems is a call to find solutions rather than a reason for unhappiness and inaction, so it’s silly, pointless, and harmful to be upset at the problems and choices that come at you (though it’s understandable).
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Most people have a hard time confronting their weaknesses in a really straightforward, evidence-based way. They also have problems speaking frankly to others. Some people love knowing about their weaknesses and mistakes and those of others because it helps them be so much better, while others can’t stand it.
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Some people seek to understand, and some people seek to portray what they want to portray.
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Principles are what allow you to live a life consistent with those values. Principles connect your values to your actions.
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The main reason I write the daily observations is because I want to know where I’m wrong. So lots of times if somebody points something out it helps me, and I want to have a diversified bet of uncorrelated bets.
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There is giant untapped potential in disagreement, especially if the disagreement is between two or more thoughtful people.
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Over the long run, the price of gold approximates the total amount of money in circulation divided by the size of the gold stock. If the market price of gold moves a long way from this level, it may indicate a buying or selling opportunity.
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Meditation more than anything in my life was the biggest ingredient of whatever success I’ve had.
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What matters most is that the people you work with share your values.
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Don’t worry about looking good – worry about achieving your goals.
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