when I was 17 years old I thought I had everything figured out I was on my way
everything figured out I was on my way
everything figured out I was on my way to college about to play a college sport
to college about to play a college sport
to college about to play a college sport I knew what job I wanted after college
I knew what job I wanted after college
I knew what job I wanted after college until one day everything changed I was
until one day everything changed I was
until one day everything changed I was in a horrible car accident say the least
in a horrible car accident say the least
in a horrible car accident say the least it was like any other day mean a couple
it was like any other day mean a couple
it was like any other day mean a couple buddies were hanging out it was really
buddies were hanging out it was really
buddies were hanging out it was really hot we were like man we got to go for a
hot we were like man we got to go for a
hot we were like man we got to go for a swim so we drove over normal day I was
swim so we drove over normal day I was
swim so we drove over normal day I was sitting in the front seat when suddenly
sitting in the front seat when suddenly
sitting in the front seat when suddenly we were struck by a vehicle going 70
we were struck by a vehicle going 70
we were struck by a vehicle going 70 miles per hour upon impact my seat belt
miles per hour upon impact my seat belt
miles per hour upon impact my seat belt failed my head went through the
failed my head went through the
failed my head went through the passenger side window my left arm
passenger side window my left arm
passenger side window my left arm followed as our car flipped I was thrown
followed as our car flipped I was thrown
followed as our car flipped I was thrown 55 feet through the air when I hit the
55 feet through the air when I hit the
55 feet through the air when I hit the ground everything went black when I
ground everything went black when I
ground everything went black when I regained consciousness I was pinned to
regained consciousness I was pinned to
regained consciousness I was pinned to underneath the car with the tire resting
underneath the car with the tire resting
underneath the car with the tire resting on my face I couldn’t help the fight to
on my face I couldn’t help the fight to
on my face I couldn’t help the fight to breathe
breathe
breathe I continued to spit out blood and glass
I continued to spit out blood and glass
I continued to spit out blood and glass and I couldn’t feel my legs
and I couldn’t feel my legs
and I couldn’t feel my legs after what felt like a lifetime the EMTs
after what felt like a lifetime the EMTs
after what felt like a lifetime the EMTs arrived and rushed me to the emergency
arrived and rushed me to the emergency
arrived and rushed me to the emergency room when I arrived there it was like a
room when I arrived there it was like a
room when I arrived there it was like a scene out of a TV show or a movie it was
scene out of a TV show or a movie it was
scene out of a TV show or a movie it was chaotic I was rushed right into a CT
chaotic I was rushed right into a CT
chaotic I was rushed right into a CT scan to diagnose what was wrong with me
scan to diagnose what was wrong with me
scan to diagnose what was wrong with me I was diagnosed as having 16 breaks in
I was diagnosed as having 16 breaks in
I was diagnosed as having 16 breaks in my pelvis 2 in my sacrum an internal
my pelvis 2 in my sacrum an internal
my pelvis 2 in my sacrum an internal bleeding that was slowly killing me I
bleeding that was slowly killing me I
bleeding that was slowly killing me I remember laying on a table with
remember laying on a table with
remember laying on a table with countless doctors and nurses all working
countless doctors and nurses all working
countless doctors and nurses all working on different parts of me when the head
on different parts of me when the head
on different parts of me when the head surgeon came up to me and said son
surgeon came up to me and said son
surgeon came up to me and said son we’re gonna have to perform surgery to
we’re gonna have to perform surgery to
we’re gonna have to perform surgery to save your life it was in this moment
save your life it was in this moment
save your life it was in this moment that I realized that everything I
that I realized that everything I
that I realized that everything I thought was in store for my future was a
thought was in store for my future was a
thought was in store for my future was a pigment of my imagination I went into
pigment of my imagination I went into
pigment of my imagination I went into surgery and hours later I was considered
surgery and hours later I was considered
surgery and hours later I was considered stable I had won the battle with man’s
stable I had won the battle with man’s
stable I had won the battle with man’s greatest fear death but there was gonna
greatest fear death but there was gonna
greatest fear death but there was gonna be a long road to recovery I was going
be a long road to recovery I was going
be a long road to recovery I was going to have to spend four to six months in a
to have to spend four to six months in a
to have to spend four to six months in a wheelchair and over twelve months of
wheelchair and over twelve months of
wheelchair and over twelve months of physical therapy being 18 and lying on
physical therapy being 18 and lying on
physical therapy being 18 and lying on the table when a surgeon tells you that
the table when a surgeon tells you that
the table when a surgeon tells you that you’re fighting for your life can you
you’re fighting for your life can you
you’re fighting for your life can you imagine what that must feel like it was
imagine what that must feel like it was
imagine what that must feel like it was terrifying I was a helpless child as I
terrifying I was a helpless child as I
terrifying I was a helpless child as I was lying there in the hospital
was lying there in the hospital
was lying there in the hospital reminiscing over what just happened in
reminiscing over what just happened in
reminiscing over what just happened in contemplating my future I got a call my
contemplating my future I got a call my
contemplating my future I got a call my brother was coming in to visit me he
brother was coming in to visit me he
brother was coming in to visit me he knew that this transition of me being an
knew that this transition of me being an
knew that this transition of me being an athlete and an outdoorsman was going to
athlete and an outdoorsman was going to
athlete and an outdoorsman was going to be tough for me in a wheelchair so he
be tough for me in a wheelchair so he
be tough for me in a wheelchair so he brought a gift the gift was a GoPro he
brought a gift the gift was a GoPro he
brought a gift the gift was a GoPro he thought it would be great if I channeled
thought it would be great if I channeled
thought it would be great if I channeled my energy into creative energy this
my energy into creative energy this
my energy into creative energy this changed my life not only because I just
changed my life not only because I just
changed my life not only because I just won affray with death but because I just
won affray with death but because I just
won affray with death but because I just undiscovered a hidden passion a passion
undiscovered a hidden passion a passion
undiscovered a hidden passion a passion for storytelling before I knew it I was
for storytelling before I knew it I was
for storytelling before I knew it I was telling stories of everything my friends
telling stories of everything my friends
telling stories of everything my friends my families my Christmas parties and
my families my Christmas parties and
my families my Christmas parties and even the baseball team in fact my
even the baseball team in fact my
even the baseball team in fact my college found my baseball video ended up
college found my baseball video ended up
college found my baseball video ended up hiring me and buying the video when I
hiring me and buying the video when I
hiring me and buying the video when I realized I could make some money I was
realized I could make some money I was
realized I could make some money I was like yes let’s go amen
like yes let’s go amen
like yes let’s go amen but I knew I needed to get a lot better
but I knew I needed to get a lot better
but I knew I needed to get a lot better so I turned to the Internet this
so I turned to the Internet this
so I turned to the Internet this beautiful thing we have at our
beautiful thing we have at our
beautiful thing we have at our fingertips we can learn almost anything
fingertips we can learn almost anything
fingertips we can learn almost anything from it before I knew it I spent
from it before I knew it I spent
from it before I knew it I spent countless hours watching tutorials out
countless hours watching tutorials out
countless hours watching tutorials out of color how to cut how to edit but my
of color how to cut how to edit but my
of color how to cut how to edit but my favorite thing to do was to watch
favorite thing to do was to watch
favorite thing to do was to watch national videos one day I came across
national videos one day I came across
national videos one day I came across the video it looks similar to this and I
the video it looks similar to this and I
the video it looks similar to this and I could not figure out for the life of me
could not figure out for the life of me
could not figure out for the life of me how it was filmed at first you thought
how it was filmed at first you thought
how it was filmed at first you thought you know it was low to the water maybe
you know it was low to the water maybe
you know it was low to the water maybe it was somebody on a boat and suddenly
it was somebody on a boat and suddenly
it was somebody on a boat and suddenly it starts to rise and before I knew what
it starts to rise and before I knew what
it starts to rise and before I knew what it was in the clouds
it was in the clouds
it was in the clouds well after some research I found out
well after some research I found out
well after some research I found out that it was a drone looks similar to
that it was a drone looks similar to
that it was a drone looks similar to like this however at this point in time
like this however at this point in time
like this however at this point in time drones were not a household name this
drones were not a household name this
drones were not a household name this was a quadcopter I found one online and
was a quadcopter I found one online and
was a quadcopter I found one online and I was like yes let’s get this I have no
I was like yes let’s get this I have no
I was like yes let’s get this I have no money but I’m gonna eat McDonald’s for
money but I’m gonna eat McDonald’s for
money but I’m gonna eat McDonald’s for the rest of my life it seems like I was
the rest of my life it seems like I was
the rest of my life it seems like I was excited about the perspective I was
excited about the perspective I was
excited about the perspective I was gonna be able to share and show but
gonna be able to share and show but
gonna be able to share and show but really I think what I loved about it was
really I think what I loved about it was
really I think what I loved about it was rooted deeply inside me the fact that I
rooted deeply inside me the fact that I
rooted deeply inside me the fact that I was stationary and bedridden for the
was stationary and bedridden for the
was stationary and bedridden for the previous four months and this device
previous four months and this device
previous four months and this device allowed me to be free and fly and see
allowed me to be free and fly and see
allowed me to be free and fly and see whatever I wanted I had so many big
whatever I wanted I had so many big
whatever I wanted I had so many big plans on what I was gonna film but I
plans on what I was gonna film but I
plans on what I was gonna film but I knew that this wasn’t only going to
knew that this wasn’t only going to
knew that this wasn’t only going to benefit me I thought that this could
benefit me I thought that this could
benefit me I thought that this could benefit other people and other
benefit other people and other
benefit other people and other businesses at first I thought about what
businesses at first I thought about what
businesses at first I thought about what used a helicopter and what other
used a helicopter and what other
used a helicopter and what other businesses had benefitted from this
businesses had benefitted from this
businesses had benefitted from this angle as you can see here this is a golf
angle as you can see here this is a golf
angle as you can see here this is a golf course filmed with a helicopter and this
course filmed with a helicopter and this
course filmed with a helicopter and this angle helps golfers play the course
angle helps golfers play the course
angle helps golfers play the course right I’m not a great golfer so I need
right I’m not a great golfer so I need
right I’m not a great golfer so I need all the help I can get but you can see
all the help I can get but you can see
all the help I can get but you can see the positioning of the sand and the
the positioning of the sand and the
the positioning of the sand and the fairway there were only two problems
fairway there were only two problems
fairway there were only two problems with this technology the first one being
with this technology the first one being
with this technology the first one being that it was tremendously expensive in
that it was tremendously expensive in
that it was tremendously expensive in the upwards of 25,000 dollars to film a
the upwards of 25,000 dollars to film a
the upwards of 25,000 dollars to film a course and secondly it was dangerous
course and secondly it was dangerous
course and secondly it was dangerous you’re putting someone’s life in harm’s
you’re putting someone’s life in harm’s
you’re putting someone’s life in harm’s way so they were obviously not going to
way so they were obviously not going to
way so they were obviously not going to fly too low to the ground my thought was
fly too low to the ground my thought was
fly too low to the ground my thought was to replace the helicopter with a
to replace the helicopter with a
to replace the helicopter with a low-cost alternative in a drone well
low-cost alternative in a drone well
low-cost alternative in a drone well being 18 extremely naive I may have made
being 18 extremely naive I may have made
being 18 extremely naive I may have made up a fake email Scott
up a fake email Scott
up a fake email Scott five tours 2014 not sure why I added the
five tours 2014 not sure why I added the
five tours 2014 not sure why I added the year there but I did I emailed every
year there but I did I emailed every
year there but I did I emailed every course in Maine and I called every
course in Maine and I called every
course in Maine and I called every course until I finally got a meeting the
course until I finally got a meeting the
course until I finally got a meeting the day of the meeting
day of the meeting
day of the meeting I skipped Western Civ sorry mom I put
I skipped Western Civ sorry mom I put
I skipped Western Civ sorry mom I put some gel in my hair and I put on the
some gel in my hair and I put on the
some gel in my hair and I put on the same suit I wore to prom and I showed up
same suit I wore to prom and I showed up
same suit I wore to prom and I showed up to the meeting and I’m looking this guy
to the meeting and I’m looking this guy
to the meeting and I’m looking this guy dead in the eye and he’s just looking at
dead in the eye and he’s just looking at
dead in the eye and he’s just looking at me like what are you doing man you’re 18
me like what are you doing man you’re 18
me like what are you doing man you’re 18 like why are you trying to be so serious
like why are you trying to be so serious
like why are you trying to be so serious and I look at him dead serious and I say
and I look at him dead serious and I say
and I look at him dead serious and I say I can revolutionize the way we film golf
I can revolutionize the way we film golf
I can revolutionize the way we film golf courses
courses
courses he just started Chubby’s like yeah okay
he just started Chubby’s like yeah okay
he just started Chubby’s like yeah okay so he’s like okay how and I told him my
so he’s like okay how and I told him my
so he’s like okay how and I told him my story and my idea at this point in time
story and my idea at this point in time
story and my idea at this point in time he didn’t know that I hadn’t even
he didn’t know that I hadn’t even
he didn’t know that I hadn’t even received my drone yet and I had never
received my drone yet and I had never
received my drone yet and I had never flown one long story short we walked out
flown one long story short we walked out
flown one long story short we walked out that meeting with the papers signed we
that meeting with the papers signed we
that meeting with the papers signed we had her first client a couple days later
had her first client a couple days later
had her first client a couple days later I finally got my drone in the mail and
I finally got my drone in the mail and
I finally got my drone in the mail and I’ll tell you the learning curve was
I’ll tell you the learning curve was
I’ll tell you the learning curve was steep I crash it more times than I had
steep I crash it more times than I had
steep I crash it more times than I had successful flights but eventually we
successful flights but eventually we
successful flights but eventually we successfully filmed a golf course look
successfully filmed a golf course look
successfully filmed a golf course look at me back then skinny man and I was so
at me back then skinny man and I was so
at me back then skinny man and I was so excited about the product and the final
excited about the product and the final
excited about the product and the final videos that I went straight to the golf
videos that I went straight to the golf
videos that I went straight to the golf course I always loved showing people my
course I always loved showing people my
course I always loved showing people my videos in person so I could see their
videos in person so I could see their
videos in person so I could see their reaction well the owner of this course
reaction well the owner of this course
reaction well the owner of this course was a 75 year old man and he had worked
was a 75 year old man and he had worked
was a 75 year old man and he had worked on the course previously before
on the course previously before
on the course previously before inheriting it for almost 50 years
inheriting it for almost 50 years
inheriting it for almost 50 years so you can tell like the amount of blood
so you can tell like the amount of blood
so you can tell like the amount of blood and work and sweat that he put into this
and work and sweat that he put into this
and work and sweat that he put into this and you’re probably not gonna believe me
and you’re probably not gonna believe me
and you’re probably not gonna believe me but when I actually showed him the video
but when I actually showed him the video
but when I actually showed him the video it brought tears to his eyes that’s how
it brought tears to his eyes that’s how
it brought tears to his eyes that’s how passionate he was about his craft and
passionate he was about his craft and
passionate he was about his craft and his course and all the work he put in I
his course and all the work he put in I
his course and all the work he put in I cried a little bit too but leave that
cried a little bit too but leave that
cried a little bit too but leave that out I knew that this was the moment when
out I knew that this was the moment when
out I knew that this was the moment when I really really really felt passionate
I really really really felt passionate
I really really really felt passionate about something I knew that I loved
about something I knew that I loved
about something I knew that I loved helping people
helping people
helping people I loved working with people that were
I loved working with people that were
I loved working with people that were also so passionate about what they were
also so passionate about what they were
also so passionate about what they were doing since then my company has filmed
doing since then my company has filmed
doing since then my company has filmed resorts golf courses weddings
resorts golf courses weddings
resorts golf courses weddings promotional videos all over the world
promotional videos all over the world
promotional videos all over the world and my passion has allowed me to do this
and my passion has allowed me to do this
and my passion has allowed me to do this but I want to leave you guys with a
but I want to leave you guys with a
but I want to leave you guys with a lesson I learned along the way
lesson I learned along the way
lesson I learned along the way it took me lying in bed fighting for my
it took me lying in bed fighting for my
it took me lying in bed fighting for my life
life
life faced with man’s worst fear to realize
faced with man’s worst fear to realize
faced with man’s worst fear to realize that there’s fundamental blocks that
that there’s fundamental blocks that
that there’s fundamental blocks that stop us from pursuing our passion these
stop us from pursuing our passion these
stop us from pursuing our passion these blocks are the fear of risk rejection
blocks are the fear of risk rejection
blocks are the fear of risk rejection and failure but they’re within their
and failure but they’re within their
and failure but they’re within their minor invisible barriers that stop you
minor invisible barriers that stop you
minor invisible barriers that stop you from doing what you should and want you
from doing what you should and want you
from doing what you should and want you don’t have to be in a serious accident
don’t have to be in a serious accident
don’t have to be in a serious accident fighting for your life to realize this
fighting for your life to realize this
fighting for your life to realize this you just have to remember that beyond
you just have to remember that beyond
you just have to remember that beyond these fears lie tremendous opportunity
these fears lie tremendous opportunity
these fears lie tremendous opportunity thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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