Larry WeidelMentor and Coach Empowering Million Dollar Earners

How One Gut Feeling Led To A Life-Changing Business Idea

23 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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A short motivational/business talk by Larry Weidel about perseverance, purpose, and the mindset needed to pursue big goals. The speaker argues that setbacks are inevitable but enjoyment and a sense of higher purpose determine whether someone will pivot or settle. He cites Elon Musk/Tesla as an example of an "abundance mentality"—open-sourcing and believing there is "room at the top."

Yeah, everything's going to take work, everything's going to be a drag at some point or another and there's going to be reversals. But the thing is, are you getting any enjoyment, any satisfaction? And the reason you pivot is when you, if you don't believe that there's something greater out there for you and you have a high purpose in your life, you're not going to be as open to pursuing that because you're going to say, I better settle for this. Yeah, I'm lucky to have this. There's a limit to how far I can go. And when Elon Musk started Tesla, their inscription on their main headquarters is where he talked about open sourcing. And he believed he wasn't going to keep this information quiet. He wanted all kind of companies to get into that industry. And his abundance mentality, there's room at the top, it's crowded at the bottom, but there is room at the top.