# Elon Musk’s Road to Success

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2022/08/elon-musks-road-to-success/
- Published: 2022-08-08T10:56:08-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

[Elon Musk](https://www.theepochtimes.com/t-elon-musk) is on a mission to change
the world. And he wants to take that mission into space. From internet companies
to electric cars, Musk captures the imagination worldwide. Some people love him,
some people hate him: but everyone wonders what he’ll do next.

But how did Elon Musk become so successful? Here are eight life events that helped
make Musk the richest person worldwide.

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## 1. He Was a 12-Year Old Tech Entrepreneur

[Elon Musk](https://greenlivingguy.com/2019/05/las-vegas-lvcva-board-of-directors-approves-contract-with-elon-musks-the-boring-company/)
has long been associated with technology, but he was a tech [entrepreneur](https://www.theepochtimes.com/t-entrepreneur)
from an early age. Musk first started learning and understanding technology by playing
video games. As a result, he taught himself to code. This led Musk to develop his
own game when he was 12. He programmed his game [Blastar](https://blastar-1984.appspot.com/)
and sold the code to the magazine PC and Office Technology for $500.

## 2. Musk Was Bullied in High School

During his childhood in South Africa, Elon Musk was a bookworm and wasn’t popular
in high school.

According to his biographer, Ashlee Vance, he was chased by schoolmates and beaten
to unconsciousness. Once, Musk said, his so-called best friend lured him out, and
a group of boys attacked him. He had one beating so vicious that he was forced to
go to the hospital.

Unfortunately, the beatings went on for years. He didn’t have much of a respite 
at home. Musk’s father is said to have emotionally abused his children. Once his
father, Errol Musk, sat Elon and his brother down and forced them to listen in silence
for four hours while he gave them a lecture, according to the Washington Post. Elon
Musk and his father are now estranged.

Many individuals who have lived through this abuse would have given up. They certainly
wouldn’t have built a financial empire. But it appears the resiliency Musk showed
just made him stronger for future endeavors.

## 3. He Studied Physics and Economics

[Musk](https://greenlivingguy.com/2020/07/reuters-spells-out-elon-is-getting-paid/)
emigrated to Canada as a teen, then came to the U.S. as a transfer student to the
University of Pennsylvania, receiving a B.S. in physics. Musk also graduated from
the Wharton [Business](https://greenlivingguy.com/2018/02/5-ways-to-make-your-business-more-environmentally-friendly/)
School with a B.S. in economics. He preferred science and interned at Silicon Valley.
He graduated with about $100,000 in student loans.

After his undergraduate studies, Musk started working on a Ph.D. in energy physics
at Stanford University but preferred to go into an internet business. So, he dropped
out after two days.

The combination of physics and economics set the ball rolling to develop innovative
technologies and leverage them to make a profit.

### **Author: Anne Johnson **

[Click here to keep reading from the Epoch Times](https://www.theepochtimes.com/elon-musk-hardships-forged-his-success_4613572.html)

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