“Don’t worry about looking good—worry instead about achieving your goals.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Getting the right people in the right roles in support of your goal is the key to succeeding at whatever you choose… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“c. Remember that there are typically many paths to achieving your goals. You only need to find one that works.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“the satisfaction of success doesn’t come from achieving your goals, but from struggling well.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“meaningful work and meaningful relationships were and still are my primary goals and everything I did was for them.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“When faced with a choice between achieving their goal or pleasing (or not disappointing) others, they would choose achieving their goal every… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Watch out for people who confuse goals and tasks, because if they can’t make that distinction, you can’t trust them with responsibilities.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“If you limit your goals to what you know you can achieve, you are setting the bar way too low.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Remember that the quality of the life you get will depend largely on the quality of the decisions that you make as… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Every leader must decide between 1) getting rid of liked but incapable people to achieve their goals and 2) keeping the nice… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Every leader must decide between 1) getting rid of liked but incapable people to achieve their goals and 2) keeping the nice… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Clearly assign responsibilities. Eliminate any confusion about expectations and ensure that people view their failures to complete their tasks and achieve their… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“A manager’s ability to recognize when outcomes are inconsistent with goals and then modify designs and assemble people to rectify them makes… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“1. Have clear goals. 2. Identify and don’t tolerate the problems that stand in the way of your achieving those goals. 3. Accurately diagnose… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Watch out for people who think it’s embarrassing not to know. They’re likely to be more concerned with appearances than actually achieving… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“An organization is a community with a set of shared values and goals. Its morale and smooth functioning should always take precedence… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“We work with others to get three things: 1) Leverage to accomplish our chosen missions in bigger and better ways than we… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“If you’re willing to confront reality, accept the pain that comes with doing so, and follow the 5-Step Process to drive yourself… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“the satisfaction of success doesn’t come from achieving your goals, but from struggling well. To understand what I mean, imagine your greatest… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Money is a byproduct of excellence, not a goal. Our overriding objective is excellence and constant improvement at Bridgewater. To be clear,… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
The meaningful work and the meaningful relationships are, to me, comparable rewards. I think being on a mission to do something great… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“It’s senseless to have making money as your goal as money has no intrinsic value—its value comes from what it can buy,… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“1. Remember the goal. 2. Give the goal to people who can achieve it (which is best) or tell them what to do… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“When countries negotiate with one another, they typically operate as if they are opponents in a chess match or merchants in a… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Life is like a game where you seek to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of achieving your goals. You… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“In my early years the psychology of the 1960s U.S. was aspirational and inspirational—to achieve great and noble goals. It was like… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“My ultimate goal is to create a machine that works so well that I can just sit back and watch beauty happen.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“all organizations basically have two types of people: those who work to be part of a mission, and those who work for… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“No matter what work you do, at a high level you are simply setting goals and building machines to help you achieve… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“If your people are bound by a sense of community and mission and they are capable, you will have an extraordinary organization.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“No matter what work you do, at a high level you are simply setting goals and building machines to help you achieve… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Thoughtful disagreement is not a battle; its goal is not to convince the other party that he or she is wrong and… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Never rule out a goal because you think it’s unattainable. Be audacious. There is always a best possible path. Your job is… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“As a result, I tended to hire people who were the same way—who would dive right into challenges, figure out what to… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“1. Don’t confuse what you wish were true with what is really true. 2. Don’t worry about looking good—worry instead about achieving your goals.… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Slow down your thinking so you can note the criteria you are using to make your decision. 2. Write the criteria down as a principle.… — Ray Dalio Copy Share
“Having a process that ensures problems are brought to the surface, and their root causes diagnosed, assures that continual improvements occur.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share
“If you can’t successfully do something, don’t think you can tell others how it should be done” — Ray Dalio Copy Share
“I believe that the key to success lies in knowing how to both strive for a lot and fail well. By failing well, I… — Ray Dalio Copy Share
I'm scared of one man, one vote because it suggests that everybody has an equal ability at making decisions, and I think that's dangerous. — Ray Dalio Copy Share
“A manager’s ability to recognize when outcomes are inconsistent with goals and then modify designs and assemble people to rectify them makes all the… — Ray Dalio Copy Share
“So I learned to be radically open-minded to allow others to point out what I might be missing.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share
“During those terrible days after 9/11, when the whole country was being whipsawed by emotion, or the weeks between September 19 and October 10,… — Ray Dalio Copy Share
“is more effective to train that subconscious, emotional you the same way you would teach a child to behave” — Ray Dalio Copy Share
I think that the first thing is you should have a strategic asset allocation mix that assumes that you don't know what the future… — Ray Dalio Copy Share
Life is like a game where you seek to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of achieving your goals. You get better… — Ray Dalio Copy Share
“when we look down on ourselves through the eyes of nature we are of absolutely no significance. It is a reality that each one… — Ray Dalio Copy Share
“Great questions are a much better indicator of future success than great answers.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share
