Great points. Elon himself did mention about the importance of determination in order to get things done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOPgM7Sc2VQ http://www.

Great points. Elon himself did mention about the importance of determination in order to get things done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOPgM7Sc2VQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOPgM7Sc2VQ He also talked about the greatest factor of his success: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hedxehSr-I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hedxehSr-I A really high intrinsic drive. You can really see the determination in his eyes. Just 3 months ago, Elon was visibly quite disappointed in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJnW7vtqaf4&feature=related#t=11m40s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJnW7vtqaf4&feature=relat... 2 months later, the Dragon successfully docked with the space station. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjuvIlskUf4#t=7m20s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjuvIlskUf4#t=7m20s Just look at Elon's excitement at the 9:36 mark of this video as well as all of SpaceX employee's enthusiasm. Amazing. :)