Some people are successful because they are successful in the same way some are famous for being famous. Musk being the prime example of the first and the Karda

Some people are successful because they are successful in the same way some are famous for being famous. Musk being the prime example of the first and the Kardashians the second. That is not a knock on Musk and he has been able to parley his successes very effectively. In some ways I feel like he is our generation's Thomas Edison. What you observe in Musk and Gates is called the halo effect. Both men have had failures, we just tend to be blind to them. Gates was never able to enter the phone market for example and Musk almost failed with Tesla on several occasions and has basically failed with consumer solar. Remember, the point of trying is partially failing and learning from those failures. That is what ultimately will make you a success. If you don't risk failure and only attempt things you know you will succeed in then you will never be more than mediocre.