I read the Elon Musk biography by Ashlee Vance and I can say
it was a great read. What surprised me the most was that he had such humble beginnings
from building rockets with his cousins and dealing with a rough father. Also,
what I admired the most was his perseverance against all those that doubted his
dreams and abilities to where he is now as a billionaire. With that being said
I least admired was how he initially handled his venture businesses, although
minor was something that could have been done better in retrospect.
Elon Musk definitely faced adversity with those that wanted him to fail during his various startups like PayPal and even SpaceX and Tesla. Which these companies were hugely successful and led to his billions. Due to this adversity, he fought for what he believed in and cancelled out those that doubted him, and kept with his dream toward helping humanity. In addition, Elon Musk exhibited perseverance which is a core competency for striving for greatness. While one part that was confusing to me why he would bash other rich people, however I suppose they do not live up to the exceptions of what a millionaire or billionaire should do to help the world, and not be in for their own self-interest.
What questions would I ask to Elon Musk:
1.
How do you drain out all of the haters and those
that hope you fail?
a.
I would ask this question because it is something
a lot of people struggle with when trying to reach their dreams.
2.
What is one thing that you regret not doing or
something that you cannot achieve?
a.
I know many people whether rich or poor have
regrets and wish they had something that they cannot achieve despite their own
success.
I think Elon’s opinion was on hard work is to never give up
and put in the work and take risk to the best of your ability. I share that opinion
as well.
Hi Austin,
ReplyDeleteWhile I did not choose this as my reading to reflect on, I have vaguely heard of the story of Elon Musk's past. In response to your questions for Elon, do you think that Musk is at the point in his life to have regrets? Or is he still trying to achieve all of the wild dreams he comes up with? Also, how many "haters" do you think that Elon Musk comes into contact with on a regular basis. Personally I find him pretty cool and I do not know of anyone who has a severe hate to him because of what he has accomplished.
-Jordan Jacobs
Hello Austin,
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you got to enjoy your time reading the Elon Musk biography by Ashley Vance. As is mostly the case with these all-world personalities, they often share common humble beginnings and a strong will to keep pushing forwards to follow their dreams. I strongly agree that Musk has showed an incredible perseverance throughout the years to reach the position where he is now. Finally, I think that you did a wonderful job by creating questions that if answered would give all of us a glimpse into the persona of a great businessman.
Sincerely,
Javier Alfredo Felis Perez