John WetmoreSales and Scaling Coach for Small Business and Corporations. Keynote Speaker. Podcast Host. Life Insurance Leader.

Elon Musks Mindset "NEVER QUIT"

Name: Elon Musks Mindset "NEVER QUIT"
Uploaded: 2025-08-20T20:46:24+00:00
Duration: 6 s
Channel: John Wetmore
Description: In this brief excerpt from the YouTube video "Elon Musks Mindset \"NEVER QUIT\"", two speakers discuss the nature of perseverance. Speaker A asks where…

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In this brief excerpt from the YouTube video "Elon Musks Mindset \"NEVER QUIT\"", two speakers discuss the nature of perseverance. Speaker A asks where one finds a "source of strength" to keep a project alive. Speaker B rejects the notion of needing an external motivator, asserting that the task itself is inherently important and must be pursued relentlessly, even to the point of "die trying." He dismisses optimism and pessimism as irrelevant, emphasizing a do‑or‑die attitude to get things done. The exchange illustrates a core element of the Elon Musk‑associated mindset: an uncompromising, self‑driven commitment to completion regardless of external emotional states.

Where do you go to for source of strength needed to sort of persevere through this, to keep going with the project, take it to completion?
A source of strength? That's really not how I think about things. I mean, for me, it's simply this is something that is important to get done, and we should just keep doing it or die trying. And I don't need a source of strength. So quitting is not even like— That's not my nature. And I don't care about optimism or pessimism. Fuck that. We're going to get it done.
And there have been so many great salespeople come into business around me that I just outlasted. It's got me where I'm at today.