Reading Reflection No. 3
I read Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future.
1. What surprised me most about Elon? What about him did I most admire? What about him did I least admire? Did he encounter adversity? What did he do about it?
What surprised me most about Elon is that he was a co-founder of Paypal. I have used this app on my smartphone for a while, but I had no idea that Elon Musk had anything to do with this company. What I admire most about Elon is his confidence. He always seems to believe in himself in anything that he takes on. What I least admire about Musk is his impulsiveness. He seemed to make decisions randomly at times. Musk encountered lots of adversity. When he was trying to start SpaceX and Tesla, he almost went completely broke. By believing in himself an working hard, he made both of these companies successful.
2. What competencies did you notice that the Elon exhibited?
Musk's greatest competencies are his confidence and his work ethic. Musk always seems to dream big and work as hard as he can to achieve his dreams. When faced with hardship, he never lacks belief in himself.
3. What was one part of the reading that was confusing to me?
One part of the reading that was confusing to me was when the book talked about how Musk's goals and how he works towards these. To me, it seems that the "goals" of his that are described don't really line up with what he does with his companies.
4. If you were able to ask two questions to the entrepreneur, what would you ask? Why?
If I were to ask Mr. Musk two questions, I would ask him how he has so much confidence and what he plans on doing in the future with Tesla. The first question would be one that helps me out in my life and the second question is one that I am curious about.
5. What do I think Elon's version of hard work is?
I think that Elon believes that hard work is doing whatever it takes to achieve your goals. Even if this means going broke or spending all your time doing something. To be honest, I feel the same about hard work.
Hey Cooper, glad I got to read you post because this is one of the books I wanted to read. I think his confidence is one of the best traits you can have as an entrepreneur and even though some decisions may seem dicey from an outsider, his impulsiveness is what sets him apart from everyone else. Work ethic is also imperative, if you want something you better be ready to sacrifice everything for it. I think Elon (aside from seeming off sometimes) is a great role model and he has qualities that we all should strive to mimic.
ReplyDeleteHey Cooper, I think you did a great job with this post and I really enjoyed reading your post because it was about a book that I had not read yet, so I felt like I learned something just from reading your post. I also found it really shocking that he is a cofounder of Paypal because I also had no idea that he was involved with that at all. Although it does make sense because he is very smart and successful just as Paypal is very successful.
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