black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

I believe that for the most part, achieving success – whatever that is for you – is mostly a matter of personal choice and that, initially, making the right choices can be difficult.

Ray Dalio

I notice a difference from the moment I meditate.
RAY DALIO

Difference Meditation Moments Myself Notice
Since the only way you are going to find solutions to painful problems is by thinking deeply about them – i.e., reflecting – if you can develop a knee-jerk reaction to pain that is to reflect rather than to fight or flee, it will lead to your rapid learning/evolving.
RAY DALIO

Development Leadership Learning Pain Problem Solution Way Yourself
To be successful, we need everyone to think independently and work through disagreement to decide what’s best.
RAY DALIO

Best Decision Independent Need Success Thinking
Treat your life like a game.
RAY DALIO

Game Life One Liner Treat
When you think that it’s too hard, remember that in the long run, doing the things that will make you successful is a lot easier than being unsuccessful.
RAY DALIO

Easy Hard Remember Success Thinking
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.
RAY DALIO

Evidence Hard Time Mistake People Problem Stand Way Weakness
The more you think you know, the more closed-minded you’ll be.
RAY DALIO

Limitation Mindset Thinking Yourself
There are two main drivers of asset class returns – inflation and growth.
RAY DALIO

Class Drive Growth Main Return
Don’t worry about looking good – worry about achieving your goals.
RAY DALIO

Achievement Appearance Goal Goodness Worry
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).
RAY DALIO

Call Choice Harm Pain Problem Solution Understand Yourself
That’s what I mean by radical truth. I mean accepting reality.
RAY DALIO

Acceptance Myself Radiant Truth
Watch out for people who think it’s embarrassing not to know.
RAY DALIO

Embarrass People Thinking
Everyone has to decide for themselves what works for them and their organization.
RAY DALIO

Decision Organization Work
In return, society rewards those who give it what it wants. That is why how much money people have earned is a rough measure of how much they gave society what it wanted.
RAY DALIO

Measurement Money People Return Rough Society
Demand is best measured in terms of spending. You know, I think in traditional economics, it’s a mistake to measure it in terms of the quantity of goods.
RAY DALIO

Demand Measurement Mistake Myself Quantity Tradition
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 DALIO

Connection Deserve Life Responsibility Yourself

I believe that for the most part, achieving success – whatever that is for you – is mostly a matter of personal choice and that, initially, making the right choices can be difficult.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

I believe that for the most part, achieving success – whatever that is for you – is mostly a matter of personal choice and that, initially, making the right choices can be difficult.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Ray Dalio Quotes