AISHWARYA

We can rattle off Elon Musk’s accomplishments in our sleep: co-founder of monetary giant PayPal; founder of Tesla, the electric car company that is literally changing the world; and founder of SpaceX, the company trying to take us out of this world and colonize another. We can also absentmindedly rattle off a stream of adjectives that describe him: innovator, leader, genius, visionary, futurist, entrepreneur. But can we describe why Musk is the way he is? And can we not only quantify those things that make Musk so successful but also begin to embody them in our own lives? This might be a little bit more difficult to do, but I think it's possible. I’ve spent much of my professional life working with incredibly high performers, and although they all impress me to no end with their talents, habits, and work ethic, they don’t quite reach Musk’s level. I’ve been assessing Musk for some time now and have outlined five different reasons that explain why he's so successful. I’ll talk about them here.