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of SpaceX were rife with failures. The first three rocket launches failed, they exploded shortly after taking off. Musk himself estimated that the company had only one launch left before running out of funds, luckily that launch was successful.In 2008, Tesla was a whisker away from collapsing. The company was set to run out of money on Christmas Eve, with neither Tesla nor Musk personally having enough funds to cover the next payroll, they were both broke. Luckily personal loans from friends helped the company to survive.Elon literally doesn’t have it in him to quit, it’s not in his DNA. It’s his unbelievable never say die attitude which separates himself from the rest of the world, it’s why he’s at the top.<h2 id="efa7">Take responsibility</h2>Even though Musk is probably the most difficult person on the planet to work and get a long with in a professional sense, you could never criticize him for not taking responsibility. It’s just one of many reasons why he’s such a phenomenal, well respected leader.If something goes wrong, he owns it and the first person he blames is himself. It’s what a great leader should do and it’s something he encourages all his employees to do too.<h2 id="8d67">Rules are just guidelines</h2>In Musk’s eyes, literally anything is possible and anything which isn’t bound within the legal system or laws of physics can be changed, and changed for the better.As you probably already know, Musk doesn’t play by the rules. He never has done. It’s why he is where he is today and in order to get to that level you have to break pretty much all the rules along the way.You have to question everything. Instead of just accepti

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ng what other people tell you, get into the habit of asking why something is the way it is.People say they want exceptional results, but they’re not willing to take the exceptional actions required to get there.You need to break the rules in order to make new ones and discover new possibilities.<h2 id="8f7d">You don’t want to be Elon</h2>You might think you want to be like Elon Musk… but you don’t.Before you even think about being like Elon Musk, ask yourself, am I willing to:<ul><li>Work upwards of 120 hours a week?</li><li>Be so stressed to the point of vomiting?</li><li>Suffer from serious bouts of crippling depression and anxiety?</li><li>Sleep on the office floor?</li><li>Be lonely?</li></ul>The chances are you probably don’t. I know I certainly don’t.Listen to what the man himself said: “My mind is a storm. I don’t think most people would want to be me. They may think they’d want to be me but they don’t know, they don’t understand.”If you want to be like Elon, think again!See you next time,Yours sincerely,TomWant to be notified whenever I publish a new article? <a href="https://tomaddison111198.medium.com/subscribe">Click here</a>. If you enjoyed this post, show your appreciation by giving it a few claps. Thank you!Also….Feel free to follow me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/addisons.insight/">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/InsightAddisons">Twitter</a> where I post an inspiring, meaningful quote to get your through the day, every single day.</article></body>

I Read Elon Musk’s Epic Biography — Here’s What I Learnt…

Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

Elon Musk is one of the most recognisable people on planet earth.

From owning Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, The Boring Company and now Twitter/X, he is pushing the boundaries of science and innovation to places we’ve never seen before.

He’s a phenomenal man.

You might not necessarily like him, but you have to respect him and his work.

So without further ado, here’s what I learnt from Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson…

Have the right people around you

There’s not really any denying that Musk is a bit of an asshole, especially as an employer.

He is known for expecting people to work 7 days a week. He shouts at, belittles and intimidates people. He fires people on the spot. He’s even laid off around 80% of the workforce at Twitter. He feels that his missions are so important, feelings don’t really matter.

Musk is brutal, but he’s able to quickly siphon out the people who share the same visions and goals as he does, from those who don’t.

Whilst I could never in a million years treat people in the same manner to what Elon does, I do agree with the principles in surrounding yourself with the right kind of people.

Never give up… EVER

I’m not sure there will be anyone on this planet who’s failed more times, or failed more epically than Elon Musk has done in the past.

The early years of SpaceX were rife with failures. The first three rocket launches failed, they exploded shortly after taking off. Musk himself estimated that the company had only one launch left before running out of funds, luckily that launch was successful.

In 2008, Tesla was a whisker away from collapsing. The company was set to run out of money on Christmas Eve, with neither Tesla nor Musk personally having enough funds to cover the next payroll, they were both broke. Luckily personal loans from friends helped the company to survive.

Elon literally doesn’t have it in him to quit, it’s not in his DNA. It’s his unbelievable never say die attitude which separates himself from the rest of the world, it’s why he’s at the top.

Take responsibility

Even though Musk is probably the most difficult person on the planet to work and get a long with in a professional sense, you could never criticize him for not taking responsibility. It’s just one of many reasons why he’s such a phenomenal, well respected leader.

If something goes wrong, he owns it and the first person he blames is himself. It’s what a great leader should do and it’s something he encourages all his employees to do too.

Rules are just guidelines

In Musk’s eyes, literally anything is possible and anything which isn’t bound within the legal system or laws of physics can be changed, and changed for the better.

As you probably already know, Musk doesn’t play by the rules. He never has done. It’s why he is where he is today and in order to get to that level you have to break pretty much all the rules along the way.

You have to question everything. Instead of just accepting what other people tell you, get into the habit of asking why something is the way it is.

People say they want exceptional results, but they’re not willing to take the exceptional actions required to get there.

You need to break the rules in order to make new ones and discover new possibilities.

You don’t want to be Elon

You might think you want to be like Elon Musk… but you don’t.

Before you even think about being like Elon Musk, ask yourself, am I willing to:

Work upwards of 120 hours a week?
Be so stressed to the point of vomiting?
Suffer from serious bouts of crippling depression and anxiety?
Sleep on the office floor?
Be lonely?

The chances are you probably don’t. I know I certainly don’t.

Listen to what the man himself said: “My mind is a storm. I don’t think most people would want to be me. They may think they’d want to be me but they don’t know, they don’t understand.”

If you want to be like Elon, think again!

See you next time,

Yours sincerely,

Tom

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