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The Two Paths to Success According to Ray Dalio

By Jared Dees

I found this “Success Chart” to be immensely helpful.

Ray Dalio writes in his book Principles:

“There are two paths to success: 1) to have what you need yourself or 2) to get it from others.” (page 179)

The first path means that you have a good mental map, which you have either learned or received as a blessing of exceptionally large common sense.

The second path means you need humility. You need the humility to recognize your weaknesses and poor mental maps and to seek the help from others.

Y axis = What You Know (Mental Maps)

X axis = Humble/Open-Minded

Most people don’t approach success with humility and an open mind. Or, if they do find success, they often lose out over time to others who are more humble and more open-minded.

That is why Dalio suggests we be “radically open-minded.”

In this video I try to apply this thinking to my goal of writing fiction this year:

January 5, 2018 Filed Under: Meaningful Work, Productivity

About Jared Dees

Jared Dees is passionate about sharing practical resources to teach faith. He is best known for his website The Religion Teacher and is the author of many books including 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator, To Heal, Proclaim, and Teach, Praying the Angelus, Christ in the Classroom, and Beatitales: 80 Fables about the Beatitudes for Children.

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