The Man Who Followed Elon Musk Everywhere: 7 Elon Secrets! Walter Isaacson

0:00 Intro
3:22 Working Closely with the Greatest Minds of the 21st Century
7:50 Surprising Findings About Elon Musk's Childhood
10:19 Elon Musk Demons & The Traumatic Experience With His Dad
14:43 Raising a Resilient Child
18:17 Elon Associates Pain with Love
20:14 Do You Need Struggle to Be Successful?
21:00 Elon Wasn’t a Good Student
22:48 Could Anyone Become Elon Musk?
25:44 First Principle Thinking
29:43 Confronting Elon: What Happens?
34:46 Elon’s Change of Ideology & His Child Transitioning
38:00 Buying Twitter
43:16 Impact of Being a Disruptive Leader
50:18 Did Steve Jobs & Elon Musk Want to Be Liked?
54:41 Elon’s Mission to Conquer Mars
57:03 Elon’s Fear of Dying Before Accomplishing His Mission
1:00:39 Concerns About Elon’s Mental Health
1:03:21 Key to Hiring Great People
1:06:18 Commonalities Between Steve Jobs & Elon Musk
1:07:55 Importance of Experimentation and Taking Risks
1:10:59 Are They Delusional?
1:13:58 Is Elon Happy?
1:16:24 Do Bezos & Musk Like Each Other?
1:17:37 How Did These Great Minds Change You?
1:23:43 “Elon Is Afraid of Being Alone”
1:26:36 Last Guest Question

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[TheDiaryOfACEO]

What a fascinating episode! Thanks Walter for sharing your knowledge with us!

Morning everyone, could you do me a favour and hit the subscribe button please, it helps us continue to bring you these amazing guests. Appreciate you all & have a great day 🙏🏽❤

[arcaneiconoclast]

I’ve worked for Elon for over 15 years in the electrical engineering department. Elon is on mission to save humanity, he knows something we don’t and he is in a hurry. That’s why he is so passionate about his work ethic. Long live Elon !

[ArcadiaAus]

He had all the excuses in the world to become a supervillain and still he is trying his hardest to save and make humanity better. Well done Elon!

[lolavalconucci]

The difference between a hero and a villain is what they do with their pain, specifically their childhood pain. Introspection is phenomenal in evolving the healing of the inner child.

[motivationalwisdom]

We are so thankful he took that platform from their control. Thank God for Elon for being a REAL HUMAN an seeing whats going on an taking a stance of being on the RIGHT side of history for us

[asmaabenamran]

I am currently reading the book and have already read the biography of Steve Jobs. I am an Arab, Muslim woman, teacher and educator. I find it very inspiring to read biographies of illustrious personalities who mark the course of events in human life, and I highly recommend reading biographies to my students. The fact that we read biographies of people from other cultures is capable of bringing people together, of cultivating tolerance and empathy towards difference and above all of not breaking down others and giving them the benefit of the doubt when they makes mistakes and gives him the chance to reinvent himself and improve. Thanks to the authors of the channel. I'm subscribing right away!

[magicalpatterns]

I am a disabled mom whose been bedridden for 8 years. I see a little genius in my only son who is 9. I homeschool him even though he’s learned how to read, edit videos, makes music, does math in his head because he hates writing.
I am deeply grateful for this interview. It has calmed my nervous system in many ways.
Thank you 🙏🏼 incredible how This interview is the answer to a prayer🎖️

[TurdFerguson]

"I think Musk sees himself on the same trajectory as Steve Jobs." If we're being honest, his trajectory is more impressive than anyone else's, especially since 2005-ish.

[shamha]

Thank you for having Walter on the show !!

[MrAsimomytis]

I love the way Elon distances himself from perfection. This means a lot to me. Imagine any famous rich you know having the guts to allow his biographer to say that he thinks he is bipolar, overweight or lives in a 2 room house. Elon is a legend, but the cool factor here is that he does not make it an issue! Elon, greetings from Mykonos Greece, you know you are always welcomed here!

[EoinKelly-kezp]

Walter Isaacson is such a hero of mine. His book on Steve Jobs literally inspired me as a teenager to pick my degree. Brilliant writer and great to see him explain his writing process.

[martintroy]

Thank you for allowing your ‘listeners’ to experience conversations with the most interesting and informative people on the planet.

[liberspaces]

I am the owner of a company based in Estonia and I follow you from a few months after a bad bankruptcy of a parent company I started in 2023; your content is being of huge help now that I'm rebuilding my business from scratch

[g.clondon]

One of the best interviews STEVEN has done, the questions he asked the guest are so insightful, and spot-on.

[centurionstrengthandfitnes]

Hadn't heard of Walter before this, but this was one of your most fascinating, compelling episodes. Walter sharing his experience here is an absolute gift.

[annemarie]

Walter Isaacson's own story is very interesting....would love to hear more about him...what he shared of his media experience was great....Fantastic interview thanks ❤❤❤

[harmonyofbeing]

Walter has got the look and the charisma of the great actor of all times Spencer Tracy ("Guess Who's coming to Dinner"1967)
It's a pleasure to see and to hear him talk! Thank you for this interesting interview!

[Mistressofthegroove]

What a fascinating and eloquent man, I could listen to him all day! Brilliant interview.

[adventureswithwool-johanna]

Wow, this guy is different. He is smiling alot throughout the interview.
He shines. He obviously stays young and inquisitive with all his adventures.
He had an interesting life - his story telling is fantastic.

[dylanthomas]

I scrolled through the comments and could've given two thumbs up to 95 percent. It's the second time I watched this one, and there will probably be a third - an excellent educational journey for anyone. I wish all schools would make these sorts of discussions available to their students, whatever their age. But it's valuable even to old folks like me who lived through the history discussed. It gives you perspective. Well Done!