If you are like most people, when the clock struck midnight on the first of the year, you vowed to change your life in some positive way. The year 2022 is in the books, and though for most people it was not the best year on record, there is just something about humanity that makes us hungry for the next year and the positive changes it can bring us. The turning of the page to 2023 is no different. Although the economy is rocky and the pandemic still lingers, there is just something special about a fresh start. If you are looking for a guidebook to help you do better in business in the coming year, and be a more rational thinker, then Ray Dalio’s book Principles: Life and Work is the book for you.
The Man
Although the name Ray Dalio may not be as well-known in the business world as Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk, he is an entrepreneur that has made a big impact. As the founder, co-chairman, and co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, he has risen from his middle-class Long Island neighborhood where he played the stock market at age 12, to an extremely successful businessman running the largest hedge fund in the world. After starting Bridgewater in his apartment in the 1970’s, he learned a big lesson when he lost everything after some questionable market predictions in 1982. This changed his mindset and taught him not to be too confident.
