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Years ago, I was having coffee with my friend Alain, and somehow, we got on the subject of Elon Musk and Tesla. Alain, who was an original investor in Tesla, said, “Elon can simultaneously channel Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.”
“That’s impressive,” I said.
(You can watch Alain talk about Tesla and Elon here:)
Think about that for a second. You have a person, Elon Musk, who has the abilities of two of the best entrepreneurs of the last fifty years. It’s just not realistic that you’re going to be able to match that.
Instead of worrying about getting to the level of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, or Bill Gates, you should focus on being the best you can be.
Musk, Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Bill Gates are all once in a generation talents. They are the top 0.1% of the top 0.1% of entrepreneurs.
Maybe you’re in that strata, but it’s more likely that you’re not in that strata.
