I chose to read Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future.
1) Honestly, nothing really surprised me due to me generally knowing the way Elon Musk portrays himself and his thought process for everything he says his opinion on. The guy is a very abstract and a bit unorthodox person, which is what separates him from us and every other successful entrepreneur/businessman. I was shocked to hear how badly he actually is put down and looked at as a "crazy" man, he may sound insane but look at what the man has achieved in his life so far, he is truly one of the greatest people in our time with his innovative ideas and creations. I truly admire how much Musk doesn't take into consideration how crazy everyone portrays him as because he knows what he wants and he goes and gets it.
2) Some competencies I noticed with Musk was determination, bravery, and perseverance. He also is just brilliant, he was able to teach himself computer programming at the age of 9.
3) One thing I found strange was the author barely touched up on certain areas in Musk's life that are huge and very well known areas, I guess the reason could be because they are so well known but it was quite odd when reading this and not seeing some of his crazy experiences/experiments specifically being mentioned.
4) I would ask Elon Musk what his true ultimate goal is while operating in space? I would ask this because, with someone as smart as him, I would love to know what he believes he can get from exploring the depths of space and what can maybe come from this. I would then ask him, "How does he just take all this media criticism on his methods for everything?" I am genuinely curious how he just takes all of the criticism and continues to just be him with no problem, and make sure he is continuing his unbelievable work for this world.
5) Musk I believe thinks the same way I do as for what "hard-work" is. Hard-work can be done for anything and everything you do. If you push and work diligently, wisely, with nothing breaking your focus or stride toward your work goal, you may be able to achieve whatever it is you are working for.
Hey Nicholas, great post! I really enjoyed reading this as I choose Elon Musk as well! I can definitely relate to the things said in this post as it is close to what I said about him. Elon is definitely a man that has changed the industry and the way businesses operate. Elon has motivated many individuals like us to not be the same and instead create a change like how he did with electric vehicles.
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