everybody is born with a natural strength a talent it’s usually
strength a talent it’s usually
strength a talent it’s usually discovered when we’re much younger but
discovered when we’re much younger but
discovered when we’re much younger but many times we don’t give the skill much
many times we don’t give the skill much
many times we don’t give the skill much importance we don’t think it’s worth
importance we don’t think it’s worth
importance we don’t think it’s worth developing and we forget about the skill
developing and we forget about the skill
developing and we forget about the skill and move on with our lives
and move on with our lives
and move on with our lives winds up happening we go to we go to get
winds up happening we go to we go to get
winds up happening we go to we go to get a education we get a job and we settle
a education we get a job and we settle
a education we get a job and we settle for being average in our profession
for being average in our profession
for being average in our profession because we don’t stand out I’m a
because we don’t stand out I’m a
because we don’t stand out I’m a mechanical engineering undergrad and I
mechanical engineering undergrad and I
mechanical engineering undergrad and I currently work at an aerospace company I
currently work at an aerospace company I
currently work at an aerospace company I can handle both responsibilities because
can handle both responsibilities because
can handle both responsibilities because I love what I do
I love what I do
I love what I do I found a major where I’ve successfully
I found a major where I’ve successfully
I found a major where I’ve successfully combined my natural born talents with my
combined my natural born talents with my
combined my natural born talents with my career interests so my natural-born
career interests so my natural-born
career interests so my natural-born talent is being an artist actually I can
talent is being an artist actually I can
talent is being an artist actually I can paint and draw I these are my two free
paint and draw I these are my two free
paint and draw I these are my two free hand oil paintings I paint these with no
hand oil paintings I paint these with no
hand oil paintings I paint these with no formal training so all throughout being
formal training so all throughout being
formal training so all throughout being a kid people would tell me when they
a kid people would tell me when they
a kid people would tell me when they looked at my drawings they would ask are
looked at my drawings they would ask are
looked at my drawings they would ask are you taking art classes and I tell them
you taking art classes and I tell them
you taking art classes and I tell them no I’m not then they’d follow up with
no I’m not then they’d follow up with
no I’m not then they’d follow up with Wow you’ve got a natural talent as an
Wow you’ve got a natural talent as an
Wow you’ve got a natural talent as an artist so with this type of feedback I
artist so with this type of feedback I
artist so with this type of feedback I developed the mindset to use my talents
developed the mindset to use my talents
developed the mindset to use my talents in a career and so I broke down the
in a career and so I broke down the
in a career and so I broke down the skills of an artist yes I could draw but
skills of an artist yes I could draw but
skills of an artist yes I could draw but more importantly I could visualize I
more importantly I could visualize I
more importantly I could visualize I could see what I was going to put on my
could see what I was going to put on my
could see what I was going to put on my canvas before I dipped my brush in paint
canvas before I dipped my brush in paint
canvas before I dipped my brush in paint this took innate imagination and
this took innate imagination and
this took innate imagination and creativity and so when I entered college
creativity and so when I entered college
creativity and so when I entered college I was exposed to the possibilities where
I was exposed to the possibilities where
I was exposed to the possibilities where I could apply this talent I’ve always
I could apply this talent I’ve always
I could apply this talent I’ve always had a strong interest in science and
had a strong interest in science and
had a strong interest in science and astronomy and that led me towards the
astronomy and that led me towards the
astronomy and that led me towards the field of space exploration
field of space exploration
field of space exploration and it was then that I was introduced to
and it was then that I was introduced to
and it was then that I was introduced to the world of engineering so I did
the world of engineering so I did
the world of engineering so I did research on what engineering was and I
research on what engineering was and I
research on what engineering was and I found that engineers make products to
found that engineers make products to
found that engineers make products to make the world a better place
make the world a better place
make the world a better place well artists create and make objects to
well artists create and make objects to
well artists create and make objects to be enjoyed by society so I saw
be enjoyed by society so I saw
be enjoyed by society so I saw similarities engineers also use
similarities engineers also use
similarities engineers also use creativity and imagination to find
creativity and imagination to find
creativity and imagination to find solutions also to artists I saw a lot of
solutions also to artists I saw a lot of
solutions also to artists I saw a lot of overlap between art and engineering and
overlap between art and engineering and
overlap between art and engineering and when I try to explain the people this
when I try to explain the people this
when I try to explain the people this connection I saw no one believed me
connection I saw no one believed me
connection I saw no one believed me everyone said that art in engineering
everyone said that art in engineering
everyone said that art in engineering are two different worlds that don’t
are two different worlds that don’t
are two different worlds that don’t cross over so I’m not working on the
cross over so I’m not working on the
cross over so I’m not working on the next Mars rover but I am working for an
next Mars rover but I am working for an
next Mars rover but I am working for an aerospace company and what I do there is
aerospace company and what I do there is
aerospace company and what I do there is I there’s a tooling to help with
I there’s a tooling to help with
I there’s a tooling to help with production so one of the tools I made
production so one of the tools I made
production so one of the tools I made were these covers that protect these
were these covers that protect these
were these covers that protect these circuit cards while they’re mounted on
circuit cards while they’re mounted on
circuit cards while they’re mounted on these aluminum frames the circuit cards
these aluminum frames the circuit cards
these aluminum frames the circuit cards are populated with electrical components
are populated with electrical components
are populated with electrical components that are extremely sensitive and so I
that are extremely sensitive and so I
that are extremely sensitive and so I was asked to make these covers to
was asked to make these covers to
was asked to make these covers to provide mechanical protection I was
provide mechanical protection I was
provide mechanical protection I was asked to make these covers two weeks
asked to make these covers two weeks
asked to make these covers two weeks before my internship ended my department
before my internship ended my department
before my internship ended my department had recently purchased a 3d printer and
had recently purchased a 3d printer and
had recently purchased a 3d printer and they said let’s give the intern
they said let’s give the intern
they said let’s give the intern something to do on the 3d printer so I
something to do on the 3d printer so I
something to do on the 3d printer so I started designing these covers with
started designing these covers with
started designing these covers with sketches on paper my artistic side came
sketches on paper my artistic side came
sketches on paper my artistic side came out I showed my bosses my sketches and
out I showed my bosses my sketches and
out I showed my bosses my sketches and they understood and gave me the green
they understood and gave me the green
they understood and gave me the green light to move forward so I was
light to move forward so I was
light to move forward so I was communicating my ideas through my
communicating my ideas through my
communicating my ideas through my strengths which were with freehand
strengths which were with freehand
strengths which were with freehand drawing so then I started modeling on
drawing so then I started modeling on
drawing so then I started modeling on the computer and again my 3d
the computer and again my 3d
the computer and again my 3d visualization skills kicked in
visualization skills kicked in
visualization skills kicked in I delivered these products these covers
I delivered these products these covers
I delivered these products these covers within one week I went from concept to
within one week I went from concept to
within one week I went from concept to delivering a functional prototype and it
delivering a functional prototype and it
delivering a functional prototype and it made everyone happy and then that was
made everyone happy and then that was
made everyone happy and then that was what the read covers and then I got a
what the read covers and then I got a
what the read covers and then I got a laundry list of tools to make it because
laundry list of tools to make it because
laundry list of tools to make it because the word got out and then I made these
the word got out and then I made these
the word got out and then I made these black covers that protects their cars
black covers that protects their cars
black covers that protects their cars and a different type of frame so what
and a different type of frame so what
and a different type of frame so what happened I successfully combined my
happened I successfully combined my
happened I successfully combined my natural born strength with my formal
natural born strength with my formal
natural born strength with my formal training in mechanical engineering and
training in mechanical engineering and
training in mechanical engineering and also I turned into the go-to guy for 3d
also I turned into the go-to guy for 3d
also I turned into the go-to guy for 3d printing in my department I was living
printing in my department I was living
printing in my department I was living heaven on earth because I combined two
heaven on earth because I combined two
heaven on earth because I combined two disciplines that seem unrelated and it
disciplines that seem unrelated and it
disciplines that seem unrelated and it worked to my advantage so I use my
worked to my advantage so I use my
worked to my advantage so I use my skills to visualize in my job for all of
skills to visualize in my job for all of
skills to visualize in my job for all of you your talents are different and your
you your talents are different and your
you your talents are different and your application of them are going to be
application of them are going to be
application of them are going to be unique to you for example let’s say
unique to you for example let’s say
unique to you for example let’s say you’re you have a strength in event
you’re you have a strength in event
you’re you have a strength in event planning right maybe you’d like to plan
planning right maybe you’d like to plan
planning right maybe you’d like to plan the family vacation or a birthday party
the family vacation or a birthday party
the family vacation or a birthday party better yet you’re the one they call to
better yet you’re the one they call to
better yet you’re the one they call to to put it all together if your job does
to put it all together if your job does
to put it all together if your job does not require planning consider rotating
not require planning consider rotating
not require planning consider rotating to another role as a program coordinator
to another role as a program coordinator
to another role as a program coordinator your skill is to plan that it that
your skill is to plan that it that
your skill is to plan that it that family vacation are gonna cross over
family vacation are gonna cross over
family vacation are gonna cross over such as keeping track of bookings
such as keeping track of bookings
such as keeping track of bookings vendors headcount and staying on budget
vendors headcount and staying on budget
vendors headcount and staying on budget your innate skills as a planner would
your innate skills as a planner would
your innate skills as a planner would carry you through your job role and
carry you through your job role and
carry you through your job role and people would see that enthusiasm and
people would see that enthusiasm and
people would see that enthusiasm and assign you more work in that area pretty
assign you more work in that area pretty
assign you more work in that area pretty soon you’re gonna be rocking your job
soon you’re gonna be rocking your job
soon you’re gonna be rocking your job and feel great doing it so first step
and feel great doing it so first step
and feel great doing it so first step you need to identify your talent and you
you need to identify your talent and you
you need to identify your talent and you do this by searching your past
do this by searching your past
do this by searching your past experiences and searching deep within
experiences and searching deep within
experiences and searching deep within yourself you got to think back to when
yourself you got to think back to when
yourself you got to think back to when someone has told you you’re great at
someone has told you you’re great at
someone has told you you’re great at this thing it’s something people come to
this thing it’s something people come to
this thing it’s something people come to you for something that people love about
you for something that people love about
you for something that people love about you
you
you and oftentimes you lose track of time
and oftentimes you lose track of time
and oftentimes you lose track of time when you’re doing it
when you’re doing it
when you’re doing it some examples of talent can be reducing
some examples of talent can be reducing
some examples of talent can be reducing complex ideas to simple to understand
complex ideas to simple to understand
complex ideas to simple to understand terms or seeing the big picture in group
terms or seeing the big picture in group
terms or seeing the big picture in group projects it can be anything next is to
projects it can be anything next is to
projects it can be anything next is to put it in practice as soon as you put
put it in practice as soon as you put
put it in practice as soon as you put your your strengths to work you’re gonna
your your strengths to work you’re gonna
your your strengths to work you’re gonna see each Ange on the quality of your
see each Ange on the quality of your
see each Ange on the quality of your work because these innate skills come
work because these innate skills come
work because these innate skills come out of you naturally and as you keep
out of you naturally and as you keep
out of you naturally and as you keep using them you’re gonna develop them
using them you’re gonna develop them
using them you’re gonna develop them further and further the idea is to do
further and further the idea is to do
further and further the idea is to do make career choices within your
make career choices within your
make career choices within your strengths if you do these things you’re
strengths if you do these things you’re
strengths if you do these things you’re going to stand out you’re gonna do
going to stand out you’re gonna do
going to stand out you’re gonna do things better than most and ask yourself
things better than most and ask yourself
things better than most and ask yourself what’s the difference between using and
what’s the difference between using and
what’s the difference between using and not using your natural born strengths if
not using your natural born strengths if
not using your natural born strengths if I had not used my abilities as an artist
I had not used my abilities as an artist
I had not used my abilities as an artist to design those covers in my engineering
to design those covers in my engineering
to design those covers in my engineering job I would not have delivered them
job I would not have delivered them
job I would not have delivered them within such a short deadline I would
within such a short deadline I would
within such a short deadline I would have missed the opportunity to make a
have missed the opportunity to make a
have missed the opportunity to make a name for myself
name for myself
name for myself and my company as an intern so for me
and my company as an intern so for me
and my company as an intern so for me it’s art for you it’s something else so
it’s art for you it’s something else so
it’s art for you it’s something else so go out there and play your strengths
go out there and play your strengths
go out there and play your strengths thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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