Spontaneous and inspiring Sunday morning read. A beautiful artsy and very easy-to-read book to have on your shelf.
Reading words and wisdom from people who already have long life (and business) experience always makes one want to “believe” more of what they are saying. So in that way Ray’s book had a lot more value for me.
Ray’s principles for success could be summed up as follows:
- open-minded approach and determination will always (!) get you further
- reflecting on your mistakes, weaknesses, problems and pains always ends with progress
- what you want is always up to you, but prioritize well and make clear decisions on what’s next
- decide what to do => have the courage to do it
- the quality of your decision making will determine the quality of your life
- meaningful work = do what you love
- meaningful relationships = people you love
- do what you love and are passionate about with the people you love and want to be with
- don’t let your ego and blind spot barriers stand in your way
- be radically truthful and transparent
- never say anything about someone you wouldn’t say to them directly
- everything in the world is a “machine” and all of these machines evolve together to produce the realities we encounter every day
And his general 5-step process on being successful:
1) know your goals
2) identify your problems
3) diagnose and understand your problems, get to the root
4) design a plan to get around them
5) do it, implement your plan!