I came across a snippet of an Elon Musk interview on YouTube and I found it powerfully poignant, to say the least.
The interviewer asked Elon to provide three pieces of advice for entrepreneurs. Here is his response:
- Be focused on something that you’re confident will have high value to someone else.
- Understand the difference between believing and sticking to your ideals versus pursuing some unrealistic dream that really doesn’t have merit, i.e, be very rigorous in your self-analysis.
- Be tenacious and work like hell.
We can most certainly see three overarching points critical to the development and persistence of an emergent company culture:
- Make something people want.
- Understand the relationship between decision-making and your personal values.
- Do the work.
While these lessons are aimed at entrepreneurs, we can surely say that it is equally applicable whether you are a student, a parent, a business professional, or an athlete, to name a few.
The Lesson:
Be conscientious about the value you seek to deliver. Understand and know yourself. Outwork and escape the competition.
Mid-Day Musings is a series of short posts on high-impact lessons from the best in the world.
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