Max Gaston Period 3 Finding the way in a new, scary, and suddenly oversized world is one of the hardest tasks a human ever undertakes. Finding the way against the odds and becoming successful, is something humans all wish for, but hardly ever reach. It takes a particular set of circumstances, no matter the connotation, to become truly exemplary. One of these exemplary outliers is Elon Musk, now successful billionaire ,and real life version of the Marvel genius, Tony Stark. Elon musk is a native South African and prior resident of the country, who used his negative setbacks to slingshot himself past his nemeses. Whether it was his driven love for engineering reinforced by the will to succeed to prove something to his bullies or the escape from …show more content…
In school Elon was picked on harshly and continuously by his brutish peers. The unfortunate reality of why he became so good with computers and engineering was because he didn’t have many friends due to his brutal treatment in school. Elon was always a thinker and kept to himself, because he was often too afraid to interact with others. He tells Maya Kosoff from Tech Insider “His classmates pushed him down a concrete stairwell. In one instance, he was beaten so badly that he needed to go to the hospital.” (Kossoff, Maya) He wasn’t given many options to be social which really increased his introversion and inspired him to pursue his more academic activities in length. Although, his negatives setbacks weren’t only from strangers. His mother wanted to influence every aspect of his life. She wanted him to study law at a local school in South Africa, because she wanted to get her PHD too. She recalls “When Elon was 17 and my daughter was 15, they really wanted to move to Canada, where my family is from. I said no, because I wanted to do a PhD in Johannesburg, and I was getting lots of modeling work there.” (Musk, Maye and Cowles, Charlotte) Elon instead used this as a motivator, and moved himself to Canada. He was determined to go to college there and was tired of taking no for an …show more content…
Elon Musk stated in an interview with Time Magazine “It would be very easy for me to believe in fate with how many connections i’ve made. I’m really just lucky, that’s it.” (Musk, Elon) Elon was lucky, especially when It came to meeting Adeo Ressi, the man he would make his fortune with. The two entrepreneurs met at Queen’s University, a college Elon was lucky to be able to enroll to. They made an instant connection, and one that would prove worth it. The two together founded Zip2, a site that connects advertisers and distributors through a simple process, as an initial project along with Elon’s brother, Kimbal. The three geniuses used $28,000 dollars of Maye Musk’s generously donated money and then went to sell the company for $307Million dollars. The three didn’t stop there, along with Elon’s sister, Tosca Musk, they founded well known PayPal. Now a practically family business founded on values of pure personal connection. PayPal seemed to become much more valuable and sell for $1.5 Billion USD. Elon planted himself in the right spots in the right times along with having his incredibly unique family
Today´s society is filled with people that only care about money and a person's profession when it comes to valuing an individual's life. Many people think that having a lot of money, college degrees, and working for a top notch business or company defines who they are, but what about the people who may not be successful in the world's view, but are happy because they are doing what they love to do ? Steve Jobs gave a commencement speech at Stanford University, in 2005, advising the graduates to follow their passions and not to listen to other people's advice about what is valuable or not. He also advised them not to waste their time living someone else’s life. Steve Jobs advocates for individuals to have the bravery to follow your
Today, in the business world, there are many influential and successful men and women; however, one particular man has influenced my life, as a role model and inspiration. Matthew Menner is the senior vice president of strategy for Transplace, Inc. He works for a leading third-party logistics and technology solutions provider, focusing on transportation management business processes outsourcing. Throughout his life he has held many jobs, but they all have one thing in common: each job he has received is from his network. Though his jobs are respectable, it is not just those that have inspired me; it is how he got there and the process of becoming a successful business leader that motivate me. Matthew Menner graduated from Green Mountain College, where he received his associates degree in liberal arts. From there, he followed his dream of working on the railroad and went to college at Syracuse University and completed a bachelor’s degree in business administration-marketing management, and masters in transportation and distribution-marketing management (Green Mountain College). After meeting Menner during a presentation at Castleton State College, I realized he reminded me of myself. His inspiring story encouraged me to believe I can and will achieve my goals because of the determination and drive he has shown me I possess. I know I can accomplish the unimaginable, because of Menner’s success.
Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful, that's what matters to me. - Steve Jobs.
He was not a crank. He was not overly skeptical. He was not bound to pseudoscience. He was certainly not bound to societal expectations. However, he was—in the simplest term that can be used—odd. Historically, many of mankind 's greatest thinkers have been so. Nikola Tesla is widely believed to have suffered from severe obsessive compulsive disorder, which led to behaviors such as circling a city block many times before entering a building.1 Isaac Newton was riddled with mental insecurities to the point of a five-day long sleepless breakdown in 1693.2 Pythagoras had a sect of devout followers, and amongst the restrictions placed upon them was a ban on the consumption of beans.3 He—Steve Jobs—certainly had his own quirks. However, his quirks
Henry Louis Gates Jr. was born in 16th September, 1950, in West Virginia, Keyser. He studied and traveled globally before he became department head in African-American studies, at Harvard University. Henry Gates is an acclaimed critic and author who has disclosed a wide range of literary gems. He is an educator, an American literary critic, a writer, a scholar, as well as an editor. Henry was the first black person to be offered a fellowship by the Mellon Foundation. On top of that, he has received several honorary awards and degrees for his research, development, and teaching of academic institutions to learn the black culture (Dorman 135). Gates was chosen, in 2012, to offer the Jefferson Lecture. In addition, this was done for the purpose of acknowledging his eminent intellectual achievements in humanities. On the other hand, he has hosted many PBS television miseries inclusive of the travel and history program, Finding Your Roots (2012), the African American Lives, and many others. Henry sits on several arts, research and cultural institutions boards. He serves in Harvard University as the Alphonse Professor whereby he is W. E. B. director (Dorman136-137). This essay explores the history and achievement of Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Throughout time, man has watched many successful people reach the apex in their career fields. Men like President Lincoln, President Kennedy, and Steve Jobs positively influence many and provide examples of success on a large scale. But many people do not realize that Lincoln, Kennedy, and Jobs all have one thing in common. All three men parents who did not see academic success as the most important thing in the lives of their children. But even without having academic superiority forced upon them, all three men became some of the most well-known and admired men in American culture. Their life stories prove that hard work and determination, not the heavy hand of an overbearing parent, provide them with legacies of charm and the ability to change the world.
Elon musk is considered visionary entrepreneur, because he is a risk taker and a billionaire entrepreneur. He is CEO of many companies and inspires people to follow their dreams and to maybe be as successful as him. His journey and all his success speaks for itself. His vision for Tesla Motor’s is to produce high efficiency low cost vehicles to reduce gas emission lowering pollution and to move toward a safer renewable world. His main goal is to transition into more sustainable energy and to be less reliant on fossil fuels. Elon is most notorious for his CEO position in Tesla Motors, but he is involved with much more than Tesla. He is involved with SpaceX, The Boring Company, and SolarCity. He is leveraging all aspects of innovation through so many different companies and organizations. Including vehicle production, rocket production, and Hyperloop production. Elon and his team introduce many innovative features to all these different aspects across all levels.
Analyzing success and applying different theories from being born at the right month, to practicing 10,000 hours, plus demographic luck are some of the key concepts to success. Outliers is a non-fiction book written by Malcolm Gladwell. The first part Outliers explains various methods and theories of success and how certain individuals such as Bill Gates, have become extremely successful. The second part of Outliers expresses cultural legacies and how it affects success. Success is usually overviewed by individuals differently. However, after reading Outliers and the theories that Gladwell explains throughout the book, have provided much more of an understanding in the true meaning of success. Comparing and applying Gladwell’s theories to highly successful individuals such as Larry Page, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jerry Rice, will be further explained in depth.
For everyone in the business world, Mark Zuckerberg is a well-known name to them. He is an undeniably young, successful businessman. However, Zuckerberg is also a very successful leader in his own company as well as in the world. His impact from creating Facebook is more than just impressive. Zuckerberg created the social media website where people get connected virtually and led the company to incredible success. Zuckerberg’s leadership style can be seen with inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and idealized influence. With all the aforementioned components, Mark Zuckerberg is a great example of transformational leadership.
How does one drop out of high school and build a multi-billion dollar empire? Vision, this is exactly what Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson has. Branson was born in London on July 18, 1950 into a typical English middle-class family that in some cases were struggling to get by. His father, Edward Branson was a struggling barrister who was not making enough to cover the expenses of his family, and his mother Eve made every attempt to make extra income for the family. His parents would shut off the electricity in the house while there children were sleeping to cut back on electricity bills, Richard stated a vivid childhood memory “struggling through dark corridors to find the loo” (Branson, 2008). Branson has a case of dyslexia and struggled
As a young boy, Elon Musk was always curious about the world surrounding him. The traumatic experience of his parents divorce couldn't even stop his curiosity. As a college student Elon Musk was constantly moving around whether it was from country to country or college to college. The constant change did not stop his from achieving his goals. In his professional career, Elon Musk became the CEO of the companies SpaceX, Tesla, and PayPal. During this time, he had a son who died within three months of being born. He persevered though and created the Musk Foundation. Elon Musk has greatly contributed and advanced the worlds of science and
When one hears the name Bill Gates they proximately think of a Billionaire and Philanthropist, one who has thrived in every challenge life has thrown at him. Gates left a university like Harvard and a set future to chase a pipe dream, which at the time would seem to any man as futile. What 'history' tells the world is that Gates persevered through trials time and again, to single-handedly build an empire known throughout the world as Microsoft. What many don’t know is that Bill Gates had advantages over all his peers (i.e. Steve Jobs) during the course of his ‘odyssey.’ Those recompenses have influenced Gates progress and his eventual triumph as a technology-mogul.
So here I present you the path that gave us the Bill Gates we have today. Firstly, Bill Gates was fortunate enough to be born in a fine and educated family, where his parents were an educator and a lawyer. He had the privilege to all the essential necessities, such as clothing, food, and water sources which many other kids do not have. More than that, his family was wealthy enough to buy him toys and games and other things which would be far too extravagant to others. These small things created a stronger foundation for Bill Gates’
Steve Jobs has significantly impacted today’s society and many industries. Steve Jobs was born in February 24th, 1955 in San Francisco California. He was adopted at birth by Paul Jobs (1922 -1993) and Clara Jobs (1924 ` 1986). Jobs went through rocky days in elementary school. Despite his rough time in elementary school, Steve was able to skip couple of grades. Steve enrolled at Reed College in Oregon but he dropped out after six month. Steve studied creative classes, including calligraphy.
Steven Paul “Steve” Jobs was an American entrepreneur, marketer, and inventor, Steve Jobs was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. He was also the co-founder and CEO of Pixar and NeXT Inc. Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco, CA February 24, 1955 and died in Palo Alto, CA October 5, 2011. His spouse was Laurene Powell from 1991-2011 when he died from a respiratory arrest related to the pancreas neuroendocrine tumor and Metastatic Insulinoma. Steve Jobs had 4 children Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Reed Jobs, Erin Jobs and Eve Jobs.