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The stories of Elon Musk Self Motivation

the stories of Elon Musk of humble origins

By Praveen AntonyPublished 4 years ago 3 min read

INTRODUCTION

In daily life, from time to time, we tend to fall into tumultuous and highly stressed internal states. At such times, dark-toned emotions take control of our actions. When this happens, we execute behaviors that we later regret. After a while, we keep a bitter memory of these states. In these altered states of subjectivity, we solve situations with primitive actions, such as hitting objects, screaming, excessive gesturing, sometimes complete paralysis or hasty escape from the scene. All this configures a picture of loss of stability and inner serenity. After the storm, we always try not to return to this type of situation, but we return to them again and again.

Contrary to popular belief, the world's great fortunes do not come from inheritance. The heritage of almost all the billionaires and business leaders who appear in personal motivation videos has been the result of stories of merit, stories of self-improvement that are worth knowing.

There are people whose lives inspire. These are human beings who share the particularity of having overcome poverty with work, ingenuity, creativity, effort, discipline, perseverance, optimism and a well-trained mentality. Your personal worth is one of the conclusive factors of your success.

Most of the human beings who have become billionaires started from scratch and taking big risks. Against all odds, they have managed to overcome unfavorable conditions in order to materialize their dreams. Without a doubt, the world has prospered thanks to the dreamers that we will see next.

Below are the stories of Elon Musk of humble origins, who have obtained formidable fortunes, with work, will and dedication, being a source of inspiration for many. These motivational stories show that wealth is within reach of those who have the courage to fight for their goals.

Elon Musk

Elon Reeve Musk was born in Pretoria (South Africa) on June 28, 1971. Of humble origins, from an early age, he showed a fascination for physics books and technology, being self-taught. He had a difficult childhood characterized by the severity of his father and the relegation of his schoolmates, who bullied him.

Although he may have been emotionally affected by the bullying, Musk has stated that he was able to withstand that situation with resilience. This testimony is part of some of the reflections to cry for young people who have been silent victims of bullying.

At the age of 18 and without the support of his parents, he left home, driven by fear of being recruited into the South African compulsory military service. Shortly thereafter, his parents divorced and at that time, he decided to move to Canada with his mother to study physics and economics at university.

He had to get scholarships, take out loans and raise money by organizing parties at his house, in order to pay for his studies. At the end of his university career, Musk moved to Silicon Valley (USA) to fulfill his purpose of starting a technology startup.

Living in Silicon Valley, with economic insufficiency, he worked long hours in a small office that at the same time served as his room. Since he couldn't afford rent, he slept in the same office and showered in nearby gyms.

Later, with perseverance and discipline, he founded on his own, the first of the numerous technological, energy, financial and space companies that he has successfully directed together with his brother. He also bought shares in the world's first company to make electric cars.

This successful entrepreneur of worldwide notoriety, achieved economic improvement, despite the havoc that the 2008 economic crisis caused in his businesses. Musk knew how to overcome countless adversities, being a billionaire whose assets are valued at $90,000,000,000.

Elon Musk, protagonist of one of the most extraordinary stories of personal motivation, is today the fourth richest man in the world. He is also considered one of the best examples of personal stories.

CONCLUSION

Moods are long-term processes, they can last hours or days. Although the intensity is not usually very high, its influence can be important for the intellectual processes developed under its influence. There is no way around its influence.

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