10 Timeless Lessons from Elon Musk:
1. If you do something like read a lot of books and talk to a lot of people, you can learn almost anything.
2. Criticize the action, not the person. We all make mistakes.
3. It's OK to be wrong. Just don't be confident and wrong.
4. When hiring, look for people with the right attitude. Skills can be taught. Attitude changes require a brain transplant.
5. Don’t aspire to glory; aspire to work.
6. Failure is irrelevant unless it is catastrophic.
7. Never ask your troops to do something you're not willing to do.
8. The measure of success in my life is: “How many useful things can I get done?”
9. Physics is law. Everything else is a recommendation. I've met many people who can break the laws of man, but I have never met anyone who could break the laws of physics.
10. When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.
Kids make your life a financial struggle if you don't raise them right. My mother raised me right, and when she got older, I paid off her whole entire house.
This update is not hype, and it’s not empty either.
It is a:
“we are trying to validate real unit economics”
phase report
That’s one of the only legitimate ways a -90% project can realistically transition back into relevance.
Keep Building $ION
You must get used to money.
I will always advocate that people should get used to money.
It doesn’t matter whether you’re poor, rich, or wealthy. Get used to money and see it for what it is: a tool and a means to an end.
When you’re used to money, it loses its power to control you.
You stop becoming a slave in servitude to the highest bidder or compromising your values just because a certain amount is on the table.
Being comfortable with money gives you the freedom to say “no” to things that go against your principles.
It also teaches gratitude. You appreciate what you have, while remaining content with your current circumstances and working towards more.
Being used to money also teaches you financial management; which is the mastery of money to a reasonable extent.
Get used to money.
If two people start a company and one contributes 90% of the capital while the other contributes just 10%, when the business starts struggling, who do you think is more likely to walk away first? Exactly, Now apply that same principle to your relationships
If you ever feel like giving up, then take a break. Not everyone gets it right on the first try. Sometimes, you need to step away, go home, gather your thoughts, and figure out what went wrong and what you can do better.
Quit forcing it for the moment if you have to.. but don’t quit on yourself. Reset, learn the lesson, and come back stronger. The story isn’t over yet, brother.
There is an African Proverb that I love:
“A cat that dreams of becoming a lion must lose its appetite for rats.”
Meaning: To achieve greatness, you must let go of old habits that could hold back your progress.
I cannot listen and speak at the same time. If you want me to hear you, don’t interrupt me when I speak and if I’m listening, I’ll give you the same respect