Ray Dalio is one of my favourite
investment guru. He is clever, truthful and humble and always see the bigger
picture that matters. Last year he created new animated mini-serial videos on
YouTube after the all famous “How the Economic machine works”. The new video
series, Principles for Success focuses on
the life principles that have Ray Dalio the most. Refer to link here.
investment guru. He is clever, truthful and humble and always see the bigger
picture that matters. Last year he created new animated mini-serial videos on
YouTube after the all famous “How the Economic machine works”. The new video
series, Principles for Success focuses on
the life principles that have Ray Dalio the most. Refer to link here.
Below is the extract I summarised from the video.
1 – THE CALL TO ADVENTURE
Deal with your “not knowing”
You do not know much relative to what you need to know. Success in life
is more of knowing how to deal with our “not knowing” than anything we know.
is more of knowing how to deal with our “not knowing” than anything we know.
Be an independent thinker
Only you can develop your own principle based on your own value! The
principle of smart ways in handling things that take place in your life over
and over again. They are principle for everything.
principle of smart ways in handling things that take place in your life over
and over again. They are principle for everything.
You need to think for yourself about what is true.
Gain vast experience from making mistakes and learning from them.
Everyone will make mistakes all the time and also struggle to make good
decisions. But this is the reality and we should learn from it.
decisions. But this is the reality and we should learn from it.
Unless you want a life that is directed by others, you NEED to:
1) Decide what to do
2) Have the courage to do it
You will not know that at first, but you will only know that from going
on your own life adventure.
on your own life adventure.
In your lifetime, you will encounter millions of decision-making
situations.
situations.
The quality of your decisions will determine the quality of your life.
Over your lifetime, the most valuable things you learn are the results
of mistakes you made and reflected on and help form principles, and I wouldn’t
make the same mistakes again.
of mistakes you made and reflected on and help form principles, and I wouldn’t
make the same mistakes again.
2 – EMBRACING REALITY AND DEAL WITH IT
The path you take in life is your most important decision. In Ray
Dalio’s case, he wanted his life to be great. He feared boredom and mediocracy. Ever since he is a kid, he pursued over the things he wanted…,
crash…got up and run, and crash again, and got up and run again, and each
time he crashed, he learnt something, got better, and crash less. Doing that
over and over again, learn to love this process, even the crashing point of it.
Through this he encountered reality and he learnt how to deal with it.
Dalio’s case, he wanted his life to be great. He feared boredom and mediocracy. Ever since he is a kid, he pursued over the things he wanted…,
crash…got up and run, and crash again, and got up and run again, and each
time he crashed, he learnt something, got better, and crash less. Doing that
over and over again, learn to love this process, even the crashing point of it.
Through this he encountered reality and he learnt how to deal with it.
Truth is the essential foundation for producing good outcomes.
By truth, it does not mean how the world works. The law of reality is
given by nature. Humans did not create them. But we can use the reality to
foster our own revolution and achieve our goals. Realizing that made us a
hyper realist. You can become someone who discover the great reward of deep
understanding, accepting it and working with reality as it is, and NOT as how
you wish it will be.
given by nature. Humans did not create them. But we can use the reality to
foster our own revolution and achieve our goals. Realizing that made us a
hyper realist. You can become someone who discover the great reward of deep
understanding, accepting it and working with reality as it is, and NOT as how
you wish it will be.
Hyper Realist Means:
To choose your own dream and then achieve it. This is having:
- Dreams + Reality + Determination = a
successful life
What does a successful life look like?
Each of us need to decide for ourselves of what success is. We choose a
goal base on our values and decides the best path to achieve it. But we all
need approaches to making decisions to work well especially when facing,
problems, mistakes and weaknesses that stand in our ways.
goal base on our values and decides the best path to achieve it. But we all
need approaches to making decisions to work well especially when facing,
problems, mistakes and weaknesses that stand in our ways.
To succeed, we must embrace all our reality! Especially the harsh
reality we wish isn’t true. Looking at the harsh reality at first will cause
you lots of pain. But you will soon learn that the pain is just psychological.
Your seeing things differently will make all the difference.
reality we wish isn’t true. Looking at the harsh reality at first will cause
you lots of pain. But you will soon learn that the pain is just psychological.
Your seeing things differently will make all the difference.
You can treat pain that is acute as great learning opportunities at hand
which means:
which means:
- Pain + Reflection = Progress
Ray Dalio highlighted the importance of meditation for him. But I must
highlight that it’s the meditation in the right things that can help. Learn to
calm yourself down and embrace reality and dealt with them, the reward can bring
you pleasure and the pain faded.
highlight that it’s the meditation in the right things that can help. Learn to
calm yourself down and embrace reality and dealt with them, the reward can bring
you pleasure and the pain faded.
Each of us has the unique capability to think largely and reflect upon
ourselves and our circumstances to direct our own personal revolution.
ourselves and our circumstances to direct our own personal revolution.
This may well be just following a 5-step simple process.
3 – THE FIVE-STEP PROCESS
To recap: we discuss how important it is to reflect carefully after
experiencing pain. This can help you to develop principle that can prevent from
repeating the same mistakes in future. The successful principle are 5 steps.
experiencing pain. This can help you to develop principle that can prevent from
repeating the same mistakes in future. The successful principle are 5 steps.
1. GOALS
Know your goal
and run after it. What is best for you depends on your nature. So you really
need to know yourself and what you want to achieve in life.
Know your goal
and run after it. What is best for you depends on your nature. So you really
need to know yourself and what you want to achieve in life.
2. PROBLEMS
To encounter the problems that stand in the way of achieving your goal.
These problems are typically painful. If handle badly, some of them can lead to
ruins. To evolve, you need to identify those problems and not tolerate
them.
These problems are typically painful. If handle badly, some of them can lead to
ruins. To evolve, you need to identify those problems and not tolerate
them.
3. DIAGNOSIS
To diagnose these problems to get to their causes. Do not jump too
quickly to solutions! Take a step back and reflect in order to clearly
determine the symptoms from the disease.
quickly to solutions! Take a step back and reflect in order to clearly
determine the symptoms from the disease.
4. DESIGN
To design plan to eliminate the problems. This is where you will
determine what you need to do to get around them.
determine what you need to do to get around them.
5. DO IT
Is to execute those design. Pushing ourselves to do what that is needed
to progress towards your goal. A successful life essentially comprising of
doing these 5 steps over and over again.
to progress towards your goal. A successful life essentially comprising of
doing these 5 steps over and over again.
Evolution is simply a process of either adapting or dying. Conceptually
it is the 5 steps. And as we push through these processes to higher and higher
level of success, then you will find that as you did it better, your struggling
never become easier. This is because the more capable you become, the greater
the challenges you will take on.
it is the 5 steps. And as we push through these processes to higher and higher
level of success, then you will find that as you did it better, your struggling
never become easier. This is because the more capable you become, the greater
the challenges you will take on.
Because different people are strong and weak at different things, most
people cannot do all five steps well. Not facing these realities mean you can
stretch further than you should. And as the height gets greater, your falls
could also be greater!
people cannot do all five steps well. Not facing these realities mean you can
stretch further than you should. And as the height gets greater, your falls
could also be greater!
Sometimes terrible things happened to us in life that can ruin us or
profoundly improves us. This depends on how we handle it.
profoundly improves us. This depends on how we handle it.
Stay tuned to Part 2.
