--- title: "6 Strengths Quotes By Ray Dalio" description: "6 Strengths quotes by Ray Dalio. Plus more from Ray Dalio and more Strengths sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ca/ray-dalio-299_personal-evolution_your-part-in-an-employee-s-personal-evol_207736.jpg" --- > [“Your part in an employee’s personal evolution begins with a frank assessment of their strengths and weaknesses, followed by a plan for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/your-part-in-an-employee-s-personal-evolution-begins-with-a-frank/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ca/ray-dalio-299_personal-evolution_your-part-in-an-employee-s-personal-evol_207736.jpg) > [I believe that the biggest problem that humanity faces is an ego sensitivity to finding out whether one is right or wrong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/i-believe-that-the-biggest-problem-that-humanity-faces-is-an-ego/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/ray-dalio-299_believe_i-believe-that-the-biggest-problem-that_680615.jpg) > [“Remember that most people are happiest when they are improving and doing the things that suit them naturally and help them advance.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/remember-that-most-people-are-happiest-when-they-are-improving-and/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28b/ray-dalio-299_strength_remember-that-most-people-are-happiest-w_1900059.jpg) > [“everyone has strengths and weaknesses, and everyone has an important role to play in life. Nature made everything and everyone for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/everyone-has-strengths-and-weaknesses-and-everyone-has-an-important/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b7/ray-dalio-299_courage_everyone-has-strengths-and-weaknesses-an_1997047.jpg) > [“Humility is as important, or even more important, as having the strengths yourself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/humility-is-as-important-or-even-more-important-as-having-the/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a77/ray-dalio-299_humility_humility-is-as-important-or-even-more-im_2653441.jpg) > [“Everybody has strengths and weaknesses. The key to success is understanding one’s weaknesses and successfully compensating for them. People who lack that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/everybody-has-strengths-and-weaknesses-the-key-to-success-is/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/759/ray-dalio-299_key-to-success_everybody-has-strengths-and-weaknesses-t_3195619.jpg) ## Other authors on Strengths - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marcus-buckingham-63290.jpg) Marcus Buckingham 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/strengths/marcus-buckingham/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tom-rath-91540.jpg) Tom Rath 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/strengths/tom-rath/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-drucker-74801.jpg) Peter Drucker 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/strengths/peter-drucker/) ## More by Ray Dalio > [“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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/slow-down-your-thinking-so-you-can-note-the-criteria-you-are-using-to/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“Having a process that ensures problems are brought to the surface, and their root causes diagnosed, assures that continual improvements occur.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/having-a-process-that-ensures-problems-are-brought-to-the-surface-and/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“If you can’t successfully do something, don’t think you can tell others how it should be done”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/if-you-can-t-successfully-do-something-don-t-think-you-can-tell/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“Remember that a good plan should resemble a movie script.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/remember-that-a-good-plan-should-resemble-a-movie-script/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“I believe that the key to success lies in knowing how to both strive for a lot and fail well. By failing well, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/i-believe-that-the-key-to-success-lies-in-knowing-how-to-both-strive/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/i-m-scared-of-one-man-one-vote-because-it-suggests-that-everybody-has/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/a-manager-s-ability-to-recognize-when-outcomes-are-inconsistent-with/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“So I learned to be radically open-minded to allow others to point out what I might be missing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/so-i-learned-to-be-radically-open-minded-to-allow-others-to-point-out/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/during-those-terrible-days-after-9-11-when-the-whole-country-was/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“is more effective to train that subconscious, emotional you the same way you would teach a child to behave”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/is-more-effective-to-train-that-subconscious-emotional-you-the-same/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/i-think-that-the-first-thing-is-you-should-have-a-strategic-asset/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [Life is like a game where you seek to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of achieving your goals. You get better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/life-is-like-a-game-where-you-seek-to-overcome-the-obstacles-that/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“when we look down on ourselves through the eyes of nature we are of absolutely no significance. It is a reality that each one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/when-we-look-down-on-ourselves-through-the-eyes-of-nature-we-are-of/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“Great questions are a much better indicator of future success than great answers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/great-questions-are-a-much-better-indicator-of-future-success-than/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“Georgi Plekhanov’s classic On the Role of the Individual in History.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/georgi-plekhanov-s-classic-on-the-role-of-the-individual-in-history/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/strengths/ray-dalio/#itemlist", "name": "6 Strengths Quotes By Ray Dalio", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Your part in an employee’s personal evolution begins with a frank assessment of their strengths and weaknesses, followed by a plan for how their weaknesses can be mitigated either through training or by switching to a different job that taps into their strengths and preferences”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ray Dalio" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/your-part-in-an-employee-s-personal-evolution-begins-with-a-frank/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ca/ray-dalio-299_personal-evolution_your-part-in-an-employee-s-personal-evol_207736.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ca/ray-dalio-299_personal-evolution_your-part-in-an-employee-s-personal-evol_207736.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ca/ray-dalio-299_personal-evolution_your-part-in-an-employee-s-personal-evol_207736.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Your part in an employee’s personal evolution begins with a frank assessment of their strengths and…” — Ray Dalio", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I believe that the biggest problem that humanity faces is an ego sensitivity to finding out whether one is right or wrong and identifying what one's strengths and weaknesses are.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ray Dalio" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/i-believe-that-the-biggest-problem-that-humanity-faces-is-an-ego/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/ray-dalio-299_believe_i-believe-that-the-biggest-problem-that_680615.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/ray-dalio-299_believe_i-believe-that-the-biggest-problem-that_680615.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/ray-dalio-299_believe_i-believe-that-the-biggest-problem-that_680615.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I believe that the biggest problem that humanity faces is an ego sensitivity to finding out whether one is…” — Ray Dalio", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Remember that most people are happiest when they are improving and doing the things that suit them naturally and help them advance. 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