Raise Successful Kids - Elon Musk's Mom Said About 5 Habits That Matter The Most

Elon Musk is known for a lot of things, but an insane work ethic is near the top of the list.

"Nobody ever changed the world on 40 hours a week," he said more than once. Of course, he also gave an interview in which he noted the toll this takes.

"No one should put this many hours into your work," Musk told Axios on HBO. "This is not good. People should not work this hard; It hurts my brain and my heart. There were times when I was working literally 120 hours. This is not recommended for anyone."

Good or bad, where did Musk get this insane work ethic to begin with?

Well, if you ask his mom, she'll say she had something to do with it.

If you are not sure who is Elon Musk, let me show you his work and contributions - it will give you a brief idea about him.

Elon's short biography

Elon Musk is a South African entrepreneur who is also mentioned as one of the genius entrepreneurs of the present time.

Elon Musk was born on born June 28, 1971, in Pretoria which is in SouthAfrica. He moved to Canada when he was 17 years old, to attend Queen's University. There he did well in his academic career and got many degrees too. He later dropped out which doing Ph.D. in Physics, to pursue an entrepreneurial career.

It was just the starting Elon Musk needed. Later he ended up have some most popular startups of recent times.

Elon Musk founded Zip2, an internet software firm. Zip2 was then acquired by Compaq for $340 million in 1999. Musk subsequently based X.com, an online bank. It united using Confinity in 2000 and later that year became PayPal, which was purchased by eBay for $1.5 billion in October 2002. In May 2002, Musk based SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturer and distance transport services firm, where he is CEO and lead designer.

He helped finance Tesla, Inc., an electric car and solar panel maker, in 2003, and became its CEO and product builder. In 2006 he inspired the production of SolarCity.

It's a solar energy services firm that's presently a subsidiary of Tesla also functions as its chairman. In July 2016 Elon co-founded Neuralink, a neurotechnology firm focused on developing brain-PC interfaces also is now its CEO.

In 2019 Elon Musk Net Worth is $ 20.8 Billion. And He is one of the Most Succesful Entrepreneurs and Businessman of the World. Elon Musk is 40th Number on World Richest and Powerful Person List.

In addition to his principal business pursuits, Musk has pictured a high-speed transport system called the Hyperloop, also has suggested that the vertical take-off and landing unmanned aircraft electrical aircraft with electric fan propulsion, referred to as the Musk electrical jet. Musk has said that the aims of SpaceX, Tesla, Open AI, and SolarCity revolve around his eyesight to change the planet and humanity.

Neuralink

In 2016 Elon Musk Start Neuralink Company. Neuralink basically works on NeuroScience. The main Goal is starting Neuralink is to Connect Human Brain with artificial intelligence.

The Boring Company

In December 2016 - February 2017 Elon Musk Start one new company whose name is The Boring Company. The Boring Company is currently active in the construction field. Boring Company is making a tunnel that is used for Research and Testing for Space X Rocket.

In short, Elon Musk is a very powerful entrepreneur of the current time.

Elon Musk's mom

Maye Musk, 73, is a Canadian-born model and dietician, and the mom of Elon Musk and his brother Kimbal Musk, and their sister Tosca Musk.

Maye Musk has a new book out, and she wrote an essay for CNBC in advance of the launch about the keys to raising Elon Musk and his siblings.

Short version: "I did it by teaching them about hard work and letting them follow their dreams."

'A terrible human being'

Elon Musk's story is a bit complicated: He was born to Maye Musk and Errol Musk in South Africa, and when his parents divorced when Elon Musk was about nine, he went to live with his father.

Erroll Musk was "a terrible human being," Elon Musk said in an interview with Rolling Stone.

After high school, Musk moved to Canada (he had citizenship through his mom), and his mother and siblings followed him soon after.

'I never felt guilty'

Against that backdrop, Maye Musk writes in her essay that she always had to work as a single mother, and she "never felt guilty … because I didn't have a choice.

It's a short essay, but breaking it down, it seems there are five key things Maye Musk says she did, to raise successful kids:

1. Let them follow their dreams, their interests.

"I never told them what to study. I didn't check their homework; that was their responsibility," - Maye Musk wrote.

It seems to have worked, given the insane number of hours Elon Musk reportedly spends in his factories.

2. Make them responsible for their own futures

Her parting advice: Basically it's "don't worry."

3. Put them to work at an early age.

Maye Musk cites a few examples here, but let's just say that whether she knew it or not, requiring her kids to work from an early age square with the science.

One study shows that kids who do chores wind up becoming more successful adults.

4. Don't get them used to luxuries

Maye Musk seems to be a big proponent of not spoiling your kids or letting them get used to high-end luxuries before they can afford them. As long as they're safe, she writes, "let them look after themselves."

5. Treat them like adults.

Looking at Elon Musk's childhood, it does seem like he had to grow up in a hurry. Maye Musk seems to regard that as a feature, not a bug, of her parenting style.

"My parents treated us like adults who could be trusted," she writes, "and their influence is evident in how I raised my children.

She added: "When they went to college, they lived in quite poor conditions: mattress on the floor, six roommates, or a dilapidated house. But they were fine with it. If your children aren't used to luxuries, they survive well."

So many parents get easily stressed about their kids," she writes. "My advice? Let your kids… be responsible for their future. … Teach your children good manners. But let them decide what they want."

Thanks for reading. Have a good day!

Reference: Elon Musk Wikipedia, Elon's mother's speech

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Originally published at Elon Musk's Mom's Speech.