10 Elon Musk quotes – Words of wisdom

Most of us know who is Elon Musk and his crazy innovations such as SpaceX, Boring Company & Tesla. He is one of the richest person in the world, according to Forbes his net worth is staggering 151 Billion USD, he co-founded PayPal and currently, he is the CEO and chief product architect at Tesla Motors, which is the most valuable automaker in the US and the world, also he is the founder of Hyperloop and SpaceX.

He is a futuristic innovator involved in various futuristic projects and considered as one of the greatest innovator and leader. We compiled some quotes of the 49 years old South Africa born American entrepreneur who is crazy, innovative, and futuristic and controversial at times, Elon Musk.

Let’s look at his words of wisdom which can transform the way you look at the future and his words can be the inspiration to innovate.

1. When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favour.

2. If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it’s not.

3. Some people don’t like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is a disaster.

4. People should pursue what they’re passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.

5. There’s a silly notion that failure’s not an option at NASA. A failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.

6. If you want to grow a giant redwood, you need to make sure the seeds are ok, nurture the sapling, and work out what might potentially stop it from growing all the way along. Anything that breaks it at any point stops that growth.

7. If you’re trying to create a company, it’s like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.

8. I think that’s the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.

9. The value of beauty and inspiration is very much underrated, no question. But I want to be clear: I’m not trying to be anyone’s saviour. I’m just trying to think about the future and not be sad.

10. Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment.

Are you feeling motivated & inspired? Let’s put all your ideas into action, go for your dreams, take the steps to make the change, the world will change with you.

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