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December 15, 2021

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Before the pandemic, I had been watching Tesla stock.  So when the market tanked and Tesla reached a low of around $70 in March of 2020 I went so far as to discuss a possible investment with my friend, Ryan.  

However, I didn't get in.  And considering the stock has since reached $1,250... I'm bummed, to say the very least. :0\

Other than the gigantic lost financial opportunity I'm recently reminded of that discussion with Ryan.  Because I talked up Elon Musk in a very big way back then.

I'd read a biography on Musk.  And, through iDriveSoCal I've kept relatively close track of the progress of his companies.  

But when I shared my thoughts on Musk with Ryan he didn't really agree.  But I stood firm in my opinion which hasn't changed.  Here's a snapshot of the points I made to Ryan.

Overall I think history will likely look at Elon Musk as being more significant than Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, and possibly even Thomas Edison.  In short, here's why:

  • While he wasn't the founder, he made Tesla the first successful start-up new car company in about 100-years.

  • Moreover, he accomplished that basically as a side-project - because SpaceX and getting mankind to mars has been his focus.

  • Plus there's Solar City, The Boring Company, Paypal, and a myriad of inventions and other stuff that he's done and working on.

Now any one of the aforementioned accomplishments is a career-maker.  A life-definer.  A significant achievement.  

But adding

all

of them together, knowing he's just 50-years old and still going (very strong)... well that is nothing less than remarkable - truly.

If you haven't heard, he's been named

  And I think it's a well-deserved honor.  I don't agree with all his positions.  And he's had his failures too.  

But

 and simply wrong.  Musk has proven over-and-over that he has vision, can execute, and readily risks everything betting on himself.    

Congrats to him - and may he keep going!

And you too, whatever you're working to accomplish.  Keep going! :0)

Drive on with holiday cheer!

-T

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