Time magazine named Elon Musk the 2021 Person of the Year. This is a man who is well deserving of the title, and who truly trusts his own madness.
If you want to create anything, you have to be willing to trust in your own vision even when other people think you are crazy. Like Steve Jobs said, “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.”
Elon Musk’s story is fascinating, and it explains what makes him a true outlier. One thing Musk was never afraid of, though, was looking foolish. It didn’t seem to faze him, and he just kept putting one foot in front of the other with his various projects.
The truth is, there will be people around you who will doubt you or think you are crazy to keep pursuing your dream. Don’t listen to them. They aren’t on the same journey as you and they have no business telling you want you can and cannot do. Be so immersed in your own experience of figuring things out that you don’t allow others to discourage you.
