Every now and then, the world is lucky enough to a see leader emerge, who’s ideas change humanity for good. The world looks up to them, and their actions impact people across the globe. With Elon Musk’s crusade to advance human civilization, he is one such visionary, who’s work will impact people across the globe and be remembered through time. With so many people in the world trying to make a mark, what makes Musk stand out?

An entrepreneur has a clear and compelling vision of his goal. But having the ability to execute that vision, and being surrounded by people who will work to make this vision a reality that affects actual lives, that’s when people start to notice an entrepreneur. So I’m just drawing on the strongest example I can think of, and trying to deduce what he’s doing right.

Musk is of daring character. And with the entire outside world skeptical of his projects, how does he manage to keep his team motivated?  Simply put, an entrepreneur needs to stop caring about what other people think of his ideas. As an entrepreneur, you should consider it your duty, to share your vision with your customer, and provide real value to your customer from making your vision into a reality. You need to know why it is necessary to provide your customers your product.

In his biography and his speeches, Musk talks about how much he loves his work.  An entrepreneur’s chances of failing are pretty high, so he must work twice as hard as he needs to and should love what he’s doing. If an entrepreneur doesn’t love and recognize the importance of what he’s doing, he won’t have the patience and the perseverance to see his vision through to the end.

At times in your career, it will seem like every door is shutting on you, and you come damn close to failing. Only with absolute self-certainty and passion can you push through these times, to see your company successful to the end. Tesla, Space X: they’ve both come close to failing, but Musk’s perseverance trumped shitty circumstances to propel both companies to where they are today.

Upon looking at musk’s life story, you can see why everyone working for him follows him so blindly. Because Musk does all these things at such a high level everyday, people trust him, people believe in him, and most importantly, they follow him because they want to be like him.

In summary, with every endeavour Musk takes on, he seems to achieve the impossible. With every move he makes, he shatters the arguments of all skeptics. I may just be an undergraduate student, but when I read about Elon Musk, I always think the same thing: “Now that’s a leader”.

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Vance, A. (2016). Elon Musk: how the billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is shaping our future. London: Virgin Books.

Why Tesla CEO Elon Musk Is Among the World’s Greatest Leaders. (n.d.). Retrieved October 16, 2017, from http://fortune.com/2017/03/24/tesla-elon-musk-worlds-greatest-leaders/