테슬라를 만든 일론 머스크의 명언 30가지를 알아보자

일론 리브 머스크(1971년 6월 28일~)는 남아프리카 공화국 출신의 미국 기업인이에요. 페이팔의 전신이 된 온라인 결제 서비스 회사 X.com, 민간 우주기업 스페이스 X를 창립했고, 전기자동차 기업인 테슬라의 회장이기도 합니다. 현재 전 세계 기업가 중에서 가장 핫한 인물인데요, 오늘은 일론 머스크의 명언을 알려드릴게요.

일론 머스크의 명언 30가지

1> If you’re co-founder or CEO, you have to do all kinds of tasks you might not want to do.
공동 창업자나 CEO라면, 하고 싶지 않은 일도 해야 합니다.

2> Don’t confuse schooling with education. I didn’t go to Harvard, but the people that work for me did.
학교 교육과 진정한 교육을 혼동하지 마세요. 저는 하버드에 가지 않았지만, 제 직원들은 갔습니다.

3> Great companies are built on great products.
훌륭한 기업은 훌륭한 제품 위에 세워집니다.

4> I think that’s the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better.
이것이 최고의 조언이라고 생각합니다. 어떻게 더 잘할 수 있을지 끊임없이 생각하세요.

 

5> When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.
중요한 일이면 가능성이 낮아도 실행에 옮겨야 합니다.

6> I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.
평범한 사람들도 비범해지기를 선택할 수 있다고 생각합니다.

7> Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.
실패는 가능성입니다. 실패가 없다면, 당신은 충분히 혁신하고 있지 않은 것입니다.

8> Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.
끈기는 매우 중요합니다. 강제로 포기하게 되는 상황이 아니면 절대 포기하지 마세요.

 

9> If something’s important enough, you should try. Even if you – the probable outcome is failure.
어떤 것이 충분히 중요하다면, 실패할 가능성이 크더라도 시도해야 합니다.

10> People should pursue what they’re passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.
사람들은 자신이 열정을 느끼는 일을 해야 합니다. 그것이 무엇보다 행복하게 만들 것입니다.

11> There have to be reasons that you get up in the morning and you want to live.
아침에 일어나고 싶은 삶을 살고 싶은 이유가 있어야 합니다.

12> Some people don’t like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.
어떤 사람들은 변화를 싫어하지만, 변화하지 않으면 재앙이 올 수 있기에 변화를 받아들여야 합니다.

13> The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.
첫 번째 단계는 어떤 일이 가능하다는 것을 확인하는 것입니다. 그 후에야 가능성이 생깁니다.

14> It’s OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.
그 바구니를 통제할 수만 있다면, 모든 것을 한 곳에 걸어도 괜찮습니다.

15> Patience is a virtue, and I’m learning patience. It’s a tough lesson.
인내는 미덕입니다. 저도 인내심을 배우고 있는데, 어려운 수업입니다.

16> Life is too short for long-term grudges.
인생은 원한을 오래 품기에는 너무 짧습니다.

17> If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day.
아침에 일어나 미래가 더 나아질 것이라 생각한다면, 그날은 밝은 날입니다.

 

18> Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.
기업가는 유리를 씹으면서 죽음의 나락을 응시하는 것과 같습니다.

19> You have to be pretty driven to make it happen.
그것을 이루려면 꽤 의욕적이어야 합니다.

20> If you’re not failing, you’re not innovating.
실패하지 않는다면 혁신하고 있는 것이 아닙니다.

21> I don’t create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done.
저는 회사를 만들기 위해 회사를 만드는 것이 아니라, 일들을 이루기 위해 만듭니다.

 

22> If humanity doesn’t land on Mars in my lifetime, I would be very disappointed.
제 생애에 인류가 화성에 착륙하지 못한다면 매우 실망할 것입니다.

23> Any product that needs a manual to work is broken.
설명서가 필요한 제품은 이미 망가진 제품입니다.

24> I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done.
자신이 한 일에 대해 끊임없이 생각하는 피드백 루프를 갖는 것이 매우 중요하다고 생각합니다.

25> What makes innovative thinking happen?… I think it’s really a mindset.
혁신적인 사고가 어떻게 일어날까요? 그건 정말로 사고방식에 달렸습니다.

26> I think we have a duty to maintain the light of consciousness to make sure it continues into the future.
의식의 빛을 지키고 미래에도 이어지게 해야 할 의무가 있다고 생각합니다.

27> If the rules are such that you can’t make progress, then you have to fight the rules.
규칙 때문에 발전할 수 없다면, 그 규칙과 싸워야 합니다.

 

28> We’re changing the world and changing history, and you either commit or you don’t.
우리는 세상과 역사를 바꾸고 있습니다. 참여하거나 아니면 참여하지 마세요.

29> Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of whatever you’re doing is as valuable as gold.
비판을 끊임없이 구하세요. 지금 하고 있는 일에 대한 잘 생각된 비판은 금과도 같은 가치가 있습니다.

30> Take risks now and do something bold. You won’t regret it.
지금 위험을 감수하고 대담한 일을 하세요. 후회하지 않을 것입니다.

 

오늘도 빛나는 하루 보내세요.