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Ray Dalio on maturity

vutran | Oct. 3, 2020, 11:51 a.m.

"Maturity is the ability to reject good alternatives in order to pursue even better ones."

— Ray Dalio

Ronald Reagan on the highest form of appreciation

vutran | Oct. 3, 2020, 11:49 a.m.

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

— Ronald Reagan

Mr Werner Goeminne on the importance of passing on the right values

vutran | Sept. 27, 2020, 11:08 a.m.

"...The close relationship with my client and my teams are key for me. But let’s not forget that by my experience the most important things in life are your health, to give love and to be loved and to have the correct financial means inline with your life. Also important is to be assure to pass on the right values to your children and support them to the moment that they have to leave the parents nest and fly by their own. Age makes you more mature and putting things in different perspective and life has sometimes difficult curves that nobody can foresee..."

— Mr Werner Goeminne

William James on the first step in overcoming misfortune

vutran | Sept. 26, 2020, 6:17 p.m.

"Acceptance of what has happened is the first step in overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. True peace of mind comes from accepting the worst."

— William James

Viktor E. Frankl on the right to do wrong

vutran | Sept. 26, 2020, 6:15 p.m.

"No one has the right to do wrong, even if wrong has been done to them."

— Viktor E. Frankl

Greg McKeown on thinking in term of "What trade-offs will I make?"

vutran | Sept. 26, 2020, 6:14 p.m.

"Stop thinking “How can I do it all?” Instead, choose the problem you’d focus on, and ask “What trade-offs will I make?” and “How can I go really big on this?” See trade-offs not as losses but as opportunities to find the highest-impact options."

— Greg McKeown in Essentialism