Alistair Gould

investing, innovation, mindset

[Alistair Gould @AliGold254]

Legacy is what investing becomes when time is taken seriously.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Everyone needs to hear this…

[Alistair Gould @AliGold254]

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[Alistair Gould @AliGold254]

Legacy is what investing becomes when time is taken seriously.

[James Clear @JamesClear]

Always ask, but never expect.

Always ask for what you want. Many people are happy to help—if the request is direct and specific. In a surprising number of cases, something remarkable is possible if you have the courage to ask.

Never expect people to say yes. Everyone is busy and balancing multiple priorities. Your request is not their responsibility. When you're told no, move on lightly and freely. The world is full of opportunity.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Your identity is rented, not owned.

Nothing is permanent in this world. You don’t deserve it today because you had it yesterday. You have to do the thing. Chop wood, carry water. Show up and do the work. Rent is due every single day.

I can’t call myself a writer if I don’t write. I can’t call myself a leader if I don’t lead. I can’t call myself a builder if I don’t build.

Author Derek Sivers has ​a great line​:

“Keep earning your title, or it expires…Holding on to an old title gives you satisfaction without action. But success comes from doing, not declaring.”

Who you were yesterday is not guaranteed. You have to earn it.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

I’m increasingly convinced that the key to life is being unapologetically yourself. When you edit your personality, you attract relationships that need constant maintenance. Stop filtering yourself to be liked. Right ones will stick. Wrong ones will walk. That’s a blessing.

[James Clear @JamesClear]

Decide the type of person you want to be.

Prove it to yourself with small wins.

[Orange Book 🍊📖 @orangebook]

People often complain about being too busy when they should actually question their own inefficiency.

Most people waste so much time on conversations with no depth, entertainment with no substance, investments with no conviction (or no investment at all), and then, when life finally catches up to the quality of their decisions, they play the victim and act "surprised" by how unfair life is.

Some people actually have it all: a loving family, loyal friends, a creative job, financial freedom, fitness and health, a meaningful journey, but it didn't happen overnight, and it was the product of long-term calculated risks, independent thinking rooted in self-belief, and a lot of humble daily training and preparation for the rainy days, but also for the life-changing opportunities that never seemed obvious when they came.

[Ray Dalio @RayDalio]

Put your insecurities away and get on with achieving your goals. Reflect and remind yourself that an accurate criticism is the most valuable feedback you can receive. Imagine how silly and unproductive it would be to respond to your ski instructor as if he were blaming you when he told you that you fell because you didn't shift your weight properly. It's no different if a supervisor points out a flaw in your work process. Fix it and move on. #principleoftheday

[Alistair Gould @AliGold254]

@StevenBartlett “Jack of all trades, master of none…but oftentimes better than master of one.”

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[Ray Dalio @RayDalio]

Remember this: The pain is all in your head. If you want to evolve, you need to go where the problems and the pain are. By confronting the pain, you will see more clearly the paradoxes and problems you face. Reflecting on them and resolving them will give you wisdom. The harder the pain and the challenge, the better.

Because these moments of pain are so important, you shouldn't rush through them. Stay in them and explore them so you can build a foundation for improvement. Embracing your failures--and confronting the pain they cause you and others--is the first step toward genuine improvement; it is why confession precedes forgiveness in many societies. Psychologists call this "hitting bottom." #principleoftheday

[Alistair Gould @AliGold254]

It takes real courage to bet on yourself when the outcome is uncertain. It takes real character to do it again and again.

[Ray Dalio @RayDalio]

Everyone fails. Anyone you see succeeding is only succeeding at the things you're paying attention to--I guarantee they are also failing at lots of other things. The people I respect most are those who fail well. I respect them even more than those who succeed. That is because failing is a painful experience while succeeding is a joyous one, so it requires much more character to fail, change, and then succeed than to just succeed. People who are just succeeding must not be pushing their limits. Of course the worst are those who fail and don't recognize it and don't change. #principlesoftheday

[Alistair Gould @AliGold254]

This week's letter, Range is your advantage, is about generalists & focus, more on investing frameworks, and doing more with less.

🔗 Read it here:
https://t.co/TnMwxLup1n

[Alistair Gould @AliGold254]

Being good at one thing is expected.
Being good at more than one thing is uncommon.
But being good at more than one and knowing how they connect?
That’s where the edge is.

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

"He who cannot obey himself will be commanded."

-- Friedrich Nietzsche

[Alistair Gould @AliGold254]

@orangebook "True financial success lies not in amassing more money than you know what to do with, but in using money to amplify purpose and joy in the life you have." –Unstructured Notes

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[Ray Dalio @RayDalio]

In 1971, the US ran out of money and defaulted on its debts. Now, they didn’t say it that way. But by moving away from the gold standard, money as we understood it ended.

I expected the stock market to plunge, but it went on to rise nearly 25%. That surprised me. But when I looked into it, I discovered the exact same thing happened in 1933 and it had the exact same effect.

Here’s why.

#principles #raydalio #history #economics

[Alistair Gould @AliGold254]

Absolutely!

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

You can’t become anyone new if you’re unwilling to give up who you were.

You can’t get anywhere new until you leave where you are.

We always have to risk what we have for what we want.

[Alistair Gould @AliGold254]

5/ Reputation is fragile, because it is subjective. Even if you are who you say you are, in the end, it's up to others to make their interpretation of you.

Will you spend time explaining or will you spend it building? Choose your hard.

[Alistair Gould @AliGold254]

Who are you when you're not in the room? 🧵 🤏

[Alistair Gould @AliGold254]

4/ It’s a delicate balance: caring enough to act with integrity, but not so much that you’re swayed by every opinion. Just remember this:

Who you are when you’re not in the room depends on who you are when you’re not in the room.