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How not to say no, and bring your ideas to life | Clemens von Stengel | TEDxSquareMile


everybody has great ideas they just

everybody has great ideas they just don’t do write a book start a charity

don’t do write a book start a charity

don’t do write a book start a charity company travel the world or run a

company travel the world or run a

company travel the world or run a business but almost every single time an

business but almost every single time an

business but almost every single time an idea like that comes in to one of our

idea like that comes in to one of our

idea like that comes in to one of our minds we just say no no I just wouldn’t

minds we just say no no I just wouldn’t

minds we just say no no I just wouldn’t know where to start

know where to start

know where to start no my boss wouldn’t let me or no I just

no my boss wouldn’t let me or no I just

no my boss wouldn’t let me or no I just don’t have the resources all the time

don’t have the resources all the time

don’t have the resources all the time but if even one of those times we said

but if even one of those times we said

but if even one of those times we said yes instead of no and followed through

yes instead of no and followed through

yes instead of no and followed through of our day that could be one of the most

of our day that could be one of the most

of our day that could be one of the most rewarding and fulfilling things that we

rewarding and fulfilling things that we

rewarding and fulfilling things that we ever do so I’m going to tell you how to

ever do so I’m going to tell you how to

ever do so I’m going to tell you how to not say no and make your ideas come true

not say no and make your ideas come true

not say no and make your ideas come true so last year I had an idea to join the

so last year I had an idea to join the

so last year I had an idea to join the International genetically engineered

International genetically engineered

International genetically engineered machines competition

machines competition

machines competition idea IgM is about coming up with a

idea IgM is about coming up with a

idea IgM is about coming up with a genetic engineering solution to an

genetic engineering solution to an

genetic engineering solution to an existing problem it’s exactly what I’m

existing problem it’s exactly what I’m

existing problem it’s exactly what I’m interested in and it was just outside of

interested in and it was just outside of

interested in and it was just outside of my depth so it’s something I really

my depth so it’s something I really

my depth so it’s something I really wanted to do so after some deliberation

wanted to do so after some deliberation

wanted to do so after some deliberation I decided to just go for it and that’s

I decided to just go for it and that’s

I decided to just go for it and that’s the first really important step if you

the first really important step if you

the first really important step if you want to make your own idea come true

want to make your own idea come true

want to make your own idea come true take the initiative do not say no find

take the initiative do not say no find

take the initiative do not say no find out exactly what it is that you need to

out exactly what it is that you need to

out exactly what it is that you need to do next to make your idea come true so

do next to make your idea come true so

do next to make your idea come true so for me that involves looking up online

for me that involves looking up online

for me that involves looking up online what I needed to do and emailing

what I needed to do and emailing

what I needed to do and emailing strangers on the internet who you far

strangers on the internet who you far

strangers on the internet who you far more than I did and ask them for help I

more than I did and ask them for help I

more than I did and ask them for help I talked to my teachers and my classmates

talked to my teachers and my classmates

talked to my teachers and my classmates and awesomes they wanted to collaborate

and awesomes they wanted to collaborate

and awesomes they wanted to collaborate with me and if we could build something

with me and if we could build something

with me and if we could build something together so now it’s quite easy to go

together so now it’s quite easy to go

together so now it’s quite easy to go through the first week or two of your

through the first week or two of your

through the first week or two of your project and be have a really good

project and be have a really good

project and be have a really good understanding of what you want to do and

understanding of what you want to do and

understanding of what you want to do and still kind of be high off the adrenaline

still kind of be high off the adrenaline

still kind of be high off the adrenaline of first guy having your idea but

of first guy having your idea but

of first guy having your idea but eventually that adrenalin dies out and

eventually that adrenalin dies out and

eventually that adrenalin dies out and when the first real challenge is hit you

when the first real challenge is hit you

when the first real challenge is hit you you’re still going to be in a position

you’re still going to be in a position

you’re still going to be in a position where it’s very easy to say no so the

where it’s very easy to say no so the

where it’s very easy to say no so the second important step when you want to

second important step when you want to

second important step when you want to make a project come true is to commit

make a project come true is to commit

make a project come true is to commit yourself to the idea well and committing

yourself to the idea well and committing

yourself to the idea well and committing yourself what you can do is what I did

yourself what you can do is what I did

yourself what you can do is what I did is you can find someone else to do it

is you can find someone else to do it

is you can find someone else to do it with you so I have a friend called Jake

with you so I have a friend called Jake

with you so I have a friend called Jake who’s interested in a lot of similar

who’s interested in a lot of similar

who’s interested in a lot of similar things that I am and when I told him

things that I am and when I told him

things that I am and when I told him about the idea what I wanted to do and

about the idea what I wanted to do and

about the idea what I wanted to do and more importantly why I wanted to do it

more importantly why I wanted to do it

more importantly why I wanted to do it he was on board we were going to do this

he was on board we were going to do this

he was on board we were going to do this together at that point it was very

together at that point it was very

together at that point it was very difficult for me to back out and say no

difficult for me to back out and say no

difficult for me to back out and say no because if I did I not only be failing

because if I did I not only be failing

because if I did I not only be failing myself I’d be failing him now that’s

myself I’d be failing him now that’s

myself I’d be failing him now that’s something you can do for your own

something you can do for your own

something you can do for your own projects even if it’s something that you

projects even if it’s something that you

projects even if it’s something that you are doing completely for yourself if you

are doing completely for yourself if you

are doing completely for yourself if you tell your friends and your family what

tell your friends and your family what

tell your friends and your family what and more importantly why you’re doing it

and more importantly why you’re doing it

and more importantly why you’re doing it they they’ll be committed to help you

they they’ll be committed to help you

they they’ll be committed to help you and you’ll kind of be committed to

and you’ll kind of be committed to

and you’ll kind of be committed to finish it for them so after me and J

finish it for them so after me and J

finish it for them so after me and J could figure out what kind of what we

could figure out what kind of what we

could figure out what kind of what we want to do we approached our teacher mr.

want to do we approached our teacher mr.

want to do we approached our teacher mr. Deveny who was extremely helpful and it

Deveny who was extremely helpful and it

Deveny who was extremely helpful and it was really rewarding thing to do because

was really rewarding thing to do because

was really rewarding thing to do because we expected him to be kind of cautious

we expected him to be kind of cautious

we expected him to be kind of cautious and say no but he didn’t seen it instead

and say no but he didn’t seen it instead

and say no but he didn’t seen it instead he gave us the opportunity and try to

he gave us the opportunity and try to

he gave us the opportunity and try to help us figure out what to do next

help us figure out what to do next

help us figure out what to do next that was an extremely inspirational

that was an extremely inspirational

that was an extremely inspirational moment and it helps us continue from

moment and it helps us continue from

moment and it helps us continue from that this is when we hit our first big

that this is when we hit our first big

that this is when we hit our first big problem the $4,500 entry fee for this

problem the $4,500 entry fee for this

problem the $4,500 entry fee for this competition this is obviously something

competition this is obviously something

competition this is obviously something that we couldn’t do ourselves we

that we couldn’t do ourselves we

that we couldn’t do ourselves we couldn’t fund this from our back pocket

couldn’t fund this from our back pocket

couldn’t fund this from our back pocket someone out there was going to have to

someone out there was going to have to

someone out there was going to have to invest it was essentially the pipe dream

invest it was essentially the pipe dream

invest it was essentially the pipe dream of to a 16 year olds and make you come

of to a 16 year olds and make you come

of to a 16 year olds and make you come true we didn’t really know what to do

true we didn’t really know what to do

true we didn’t really know what to do this is a point where a lot of our

this is a point where a lot of our

this is a point where a lot of our teachers said no this is not going to

teachers said no this is not going to

teachers said no this is not going to work they told us to say no but we’re in

work they told us to say no but we’re in

work they told us to say no but we’re in a position where we committed ourselves

a position where we committed ourselves

a position where we committed ourselves to this project and we didn’t want to do

to this project and we didn’t want to do

to this project and we didn’t want to do that so we so what we did is we approach

that so we so what we did is we approach

that so we so what we did is we approach our headmistress and we asked her for

our headmistress and we asked her for

our headmistress and we asked her for help he asked her to say yes with us so

help he asked her to say yes with us so

help he asked her to say yes with us so that we could help this project come

that we could help this project come

that we could help this project come true now when we plan to put our pitch

true now when we plan to put our pitch

true now when we plan to put our pitch we kind of have one goal in mind we want

we kind of have one goal in mind we want

we kind of have one goal in mind we want to walk out of that room making sure she

to walk out of that room making sure she

to walk out of that room making sure she hadn’t said no she didn’t has to say yes

hadn’t said no she didn’t has to say yes

hadn’t said no she didn’t has to say yes but as long as she didn’t say no that

but as long as she didn’t say no that

but as long as she didn’t say no that was good

was good

was good so when we planned our pitch we try to

so when we planned our pitch we try to

so when we planned our pitch we try to figure out a way to get her to

figure out a way to get her to

figure out a way to get her to understand why we want to do it and try

understand why we want to do it and try

understand why we want to do it and try to find it in some advantages for the

to find it in some advantages for the

to find it in some advantages for the school so we can make that come true and

school so we can make that come true and

school so we can make that come true and we were incredibly lucky because our

we were incredibly lucky because our

we were incredibly lucky because our school understands the importance of

school understands the importance of

school understands the importance of taking the initiative and starting a

taking the initiative and starting a

taking the initiative and starting a project like this so she invested in us

project like this so she invested in us

project like this so she invested in us and believes in us at that point it was

and believes in us at that point it was

and believes in us at that point it was impossible to turn back because now the

impossible to turn back because now the

impossible to turn back because now the $4,500 of the school’s money was

$4,500 of the school’s money was

$4,500 of the school’s money was counting for not succeeding this is

counting for not succeeding this is

counting for not succeeding this is where this is where we kind of start

where this is where we kind of start

where this is where we kind of start with the initial stage of a project and

with the initial stage of a project and

with the initial stage of a project and that’s where things started to go really

that’s where things started to go really

that’s where things started to go really really well we can we collaborate with

really well we can we collaborate with

really well we can we collaborate with ten other students and from the team and

ten other students and from the team and

ten other students and from the team and we came up with the initial idea for our

we came up with the initial idea for our

we came up with the initial idea for our project to genetically engineer

project to genetically engineer

project to genetically engineer photosynthetic bacteria to come up with

photosynthetic bacteria to come up with

photosynthetic bacteria to come up with a new solution to solar power it was

a new solution to solar power it was

a new solution to solar power it was incredibly exciting sound it’s so cool

incredibly exciting sound it’s so cool

incredibly exciting sound it’s so cool we well spent hours a day just

we well spent hours a day just

we well spent hours a day just researching it and planning sort of the

researching it and planning sort of the

researching it and planning sort of the genetic

genetic

genetic circuits we had to build and work going

circuits we had to build and work going

circuits we had to build and work going really well but then the summer came and

really well but then the summer came and

really well but then the summer came and the first real problem start hit us it

the first real problem start hit us it

the first real problem start hit us it was really it was a stressful time

was really it was a stressful time

was really it was a stressful time because we had to build a genetic

because we had to build a genetic

because we had to build a genetic circuit but we had no idea how this was

circuit but we had no idea how this was

circuit but we had no idea how this was the first problem that challenge of a

the first problem that challenge of a

the first problem that challenge of a varietal project and we didn’t really

varietal project and we didn’t really

varietal project and we didn’t really know how to tackle it this was huge the

know how to tackle it this was huge the

know how to tackle it this was huge the biggest part of the project was to build

biggest part of the project was to build

biggest part of the project was to build a genetic circuit and we had no idea how

a genetic circuit and we had no idea how

a genetic circuit and we had no idea how to do it it was very daunting but what

to do it it was very daunting but what

to do it it was very daunting but what we did instead of saying no we took a

we did instead of saying no we took a

we did instead of saying no we took a problem that was very difficult we broke

problem that was very difficult we broke

problem that was very difficult we broke it into smaller problems where do we

it into smaller problems where do we

it into smaller problems where do we find our DNA what bit to the DNA do we

find our DNA what bit to the DNA do we

find our DNA what bit to the DNA do we need to cut out how do we stick it back

need to cut out how do we stick it back

need to cut out how do we stick it back together and then we took those problems

together and then we took those problems

together and then we took those problems and turned them into even smaller

and turned them into even smaller

and turned them into even smaller problems and we kept doing that until

problems and we kept doing that until

problems and we kept doing that until every single problem took an hour or

every single problem took an hour or

every single problem took an hour or maybe a day it was very easy to not say

maybe a day it was very easy to not say

maybe a day it was very easy to not say no to so once we had done that we kind

no to so once we had done that we kind

no to so once we had done that we kind of started to get things working and we

of started to get things working and we

of started to get things working and we actually started building our genetic

actually started building our genetic

actually started building our genetic part very exciting but at this point we

part very exciting but at this point we

part very exciting but at this point we hit a slightly harder problem to tackle

hit a slightly harder problem to tackle

hit a slightly harder problem to tackle in order to for one of the steps of our

in order to for one of the steps of our

in order to for one of the steps of our genetic modification to work we had to

genetic modification to work we had to

genetic modification to work we had to freeze the bacteria at minus 80 degrees

freeze the bacteria at minus 80 degrees

freeze the bacteria at minus 80 degrees C now no freezing our school could do

C now no freezing our school could do

C now no freezing our school could do this and we sure as hell pin before dawn

this and we sure as hell pin before dawn

this and we sure as hell pin before dawn and there’s no way to break this problem

and there’s no way to break this problem

and there’s no way to break this problem down to something more achievable we we

down to something more achievable we we

down to something more achievable we we were stuck but here we pulled out

were stuck but here we pulled out

were stuck but here we pulled out another tool from the problem solving

another tool from the problem solving

another tool from the problem solving toolbox that’s to ask for help we went

toolbox that’s to ask for help we went

toolbox that’s to ask for help we went to a conference about synthetic biology

to a conference about synthetic biology

to a conference about synthetic biology and we also the biotech company and when

and we also the biotech company and when

and we also the biotech company and when every single one of those said know who

every single one of those said know who

every single one of those said know who reached out to universities until

reached out to universities until

reached out to universities until eventually somebody was willing to help

eventually somebody was willing to help

eventually somebody was willing to help us now this was an imperial university

us now this was an imperial university

us now this was an imperial university and they gave us not only that they gave

and they gave us not only that they gave

and they gave us not only that they gave us their freedom they also give us

us their freedom they also give us

us their freedom they also give us invaluable advice because they knew so

invaluable advice because they knew so

invaluable advice because they knew so much more about this than we did they

much more about this than we did they

much more about this than we did they were willing to predict the problem that

were willing to predict the problem that

were willing to predict the problem that we were going to have and avoid us from

we were going to have and avoid us from

we were going to have and avoid us from even having them at the first place in

even having them at the first place in

even having them at the first place in hindsight that was probably the most

hindsight that was probably the most

hindsight that was probably the most important step we took even if it hadn’t

important step we took even if it hadn’t

important step we took even if it hadn’t been for the freezer we probably

been for the freezer we probably

been for the freezer we probably wouldn’t have finished our project if we

wouldn’t have finished our project if we

wouldn’t have finished our project if we hadn’t taking it always if you out of

hadn’t taking it always if you out of

hadn’t taking it always if you out of the depth try to find help because most

the depth try to find help because most

the depth try to find help because most often or not there’ll be someone out

often or not there’ll be someone out

often or not there’ll be someone out there who’s willing I’ll find a problem

there who’s willing I’ll find a problem

there who’s willing I’ll find a problem that we here was one that we really

that we here was one that we really

that we here was one that we really couldn’t achieve you see a genetic part

couldn’t achieve you see a genetic part

couldn’t achieve you see a genetic part consists of three components something

consists of three components something

consists of three components something called a promoter something called a

called a promoter something called a

called a promoter something called a ribosome binding site and something

ribosome binding site and something

ribosome binding site and something called the protein coding sequence so

called the protein coding sequence so

called the protein coding sequence so you’re your piece of DNA eventually code

you’re your piece of DNA eventually code

you’re your piece of DNA eventually code for a protein but first it has to turn

for a protein but first it has to turn

for a protein but first it has to turn to something called RNA which is where

to something called RNA which is where

to something called RNA which is where the promoter does and then after that it

the promoter does and then after that it

the promoter does and then after that it needs to bind to the ribosome that’s

needs to bind to the ribosome that’s

needs to bind to the ribosome that’s what

what

what and binding sites for the rest of the

and binding sites for the rest of the

and binding sites for the rest of the coding protein coding sequence which is

coding protein coding sequence which is

coding protein coding sequence which is like the ones and zeros the AC T’s and

like the ones and zeros the AC T’s and

like the ones and zeros the AC T’s and G’s that tell that tell the ribosomal

G’s that tell that tell the ribosomal

G’s that tell that tell the ribosomal protein to build now turnout for two of

protein to build now turnout for two of

protein to build now turnout for two of the four genetic circuits we built we

the four genetic circuits we built we

the four genetic circuits we built we completely forgot the writers and

completely forgot the writers and

completely forgot the writers and binding site when we had a little white

binding site when we had a little white

binding site when we had a little white residue of DNA it just didn’t work this

residue of DNA it just didn’t work this

residue of DNA it just didn’t work this was there was no way that we could go

was there was no way that we could go

was there was no way that we could go back and do it all again it took us

back and do it all again it took us

back and do it all again it took us weeks to do this and we didn’t have that

weeks to do this and we didn’t have that

weeks to do this and we didn’t have that long to the end of the competition we

long to the end of the competition we

long to the end of the competition we couldn’t break this problem down and we

couldn’t break this problem down and we

couldn’t break this problem down and we couldn’t ask anyone for help we were

couldn’t ask anyone for help we were

couldn’t ask anyone for help we were stuck but once again we had another tool

stuck but once again we had another tool

stuck but once again we had another tool and the problem-solving toolbox I’m not

and the problem-solving toolbox I’m not

and the problem-solving toolbox I’m not saying that and that was just simply

saying that and that was just simply

saying that and that was just simply sidestep the problem we realized that we

sidestep the problem we realized that we

sidestep the problem we realized that we didn’t need to solve the problem to

didn’t need to solve the problem to

didn’t need to solve the problem to finish and to enter the competition so

finish and to enter the competition so

finish and to enter the competition so we didn’t really say no but we didn’t

we didn’t really say no but we didn’t

we didn’t really say no but we didn’t really say yes even so once we had done

really say yes even so once we had done

really say yes even so once we had done this and we’ve made our DNA and we

this and we’ve made our DNA and we

this and we’ve made our DNA and we tested it we were on the final stretch

tested it we were on the final stretch

tested it we were on the final stretch of our project we had to present this

of our project we had to present this

of our project we had to present this project in some way to the judges not at

project in some way to the judges not at

project in some way to the judges not at all three things that involved making a

all three things that involved making a

all three things that involved making a presentation involve making a poster and

presentation involve making a poster and

presentation involve making a poster and involved making a website now the post

involved making a website now the post

involved making a website now the post and presentation were easy they only

and presentation were easy they only

and presentation were easy they only took two days even though they were very

took two days even though they were very

took two days even though they were very nerve nerve wracking much like this TED

nerve nerve wracking much like this TED

nerve nerve wracking much like this TED talk but a the website was far far more

talk but a the website was far far more

talk but a the website was far far more difficult the website took over a month

difficult the website took over a month

difficult the website took over a month to complete and revolved a lot of hard

to complete and revolved a lot of hard

to complete and revolved a lot of hard work this is the problem that we knew

work this is the problem that we knew

work this is the problem that we knew exactly how to solve we had broken it

exactly how to solve we had broken it

exactly how to solve we had broken it down we’d asked everyone for help and we

down we’d asked everyone for help and we

down we’d asked everyone for help and we we knew what we were doing the limiting

we knew what we were doing the limiting

we knew what we were doing the limiting factor here was our motivation sometimes

factor here was our motivation sometimes

factor here was our motivation sometimes we would say no even though we knew what

we would say no even though we knew what

we would say no even though we knew what to do so the art of keeping motivated I

to do so the art of keeping motivated I

to do so the art of keeping motivated I found out was is simply finding out a

found out was is simply finding out a

found out was is simply finding out a way to not say no in the future so for

way to not say no in the future so for

way to not say no in the future so for me that involved in planning out rewards

me that involved in planning out rewards

me that involved in planning out rewards after particularly difficult pieces of

after particularly difficult pieces of

after particularly difficult pieces of work or or that idea of committing

work or or that idea of committing

work or or that idea of committing yourself there’s certain parts of

yourself there’s certain parts of

yourself there’s certain parts of product that I promised I would do and

product that I promised I would do and

product that I promised I would do and if I didn’t do them I’d be letting

if I didn’t do them I’d be letting

if I didn’t do them I’d be letting everyone down so it was almost a fear

everyone down so it was almost a fear

everyone down so it was almost a fear that motivated me to do this here after

that motivated me to do this here after

that motivated me to do this here after we kind of got this thing sorted as far

we kind of got this thing sorted as far

we kind of got this thing sorted as far as for a sprint who actually would be

as for a sprint who actually would be

as for a sprint who actually would be fulfilling because we took an idea that

fulfilling because we took an idea that

fulfilling because we took an idea that was initially in our heads and we saw it

was initially in our heads and we saw it

was initially in our heads and we saw it manifest itself and this was a very

manifest itself and this was a very

manifest itself and this was a very rewarding process after this whilst we’d

rewarding process after this whilst we’d

rewarding process after this whilst we’d finished all of this and we’d finally

finished all of this and we’d finally

finished all of this and we’d finally put in the hard work that we need to do

put in the hard work that we need to do

put in the hard work that we need to do came to pay off we’ve got to go to

came to pay off we’ve got to go to

came to pay off we’ve got to go to Boston to present our idea to various

Boston to present our idea to various

Boston to present our idea to various people around the world and we got to

people around the world and we got to

people around the world and we got to see hundreds of other ideas like ours

see hundreds of other ideas like ours

see hundreds of other ideas like ours and listen to their stories and listen

and listen to their stories and listen

and listen to their stories and listen what they had done it was an incredibly

what they had done it was an incredibly

what they had done it was an incredibly interesting thing to do because we met a

interesting thing to do because we met a

interesting thing to do because we met a lot of people we had a lot of

lot of people we had a lot of

lot of people we had a lot of opportunities that we simply wouldn’t

opportunities that we simply wouldn’t

opportunities that we simply wouldn’t have had before it was very very

have had before it was very very

have had before it was very very rewarding I’d also just like this

rewarding I’d also just like this

rewarding I’d also just like this conference being so amazing that’s

conference being so amazing that’s

conference being so amazing that’s definitely not the most important thing

definitely not the most important thing

definitely not the most important thing this project this project it also taught

this project this project it also taught

this project this project it also taught me a lot of things I didn’t have before

me a lot of things I didn’t have before

me a lot of things I didn’t have before I learnt a sense of confidence that I

I learnt a sense of confidence that I

I learnt a sense of confidence that I wouldn’t have got otherwise I learnt

wouldn’t have got otherwise I learnt

wouldn’t have got otherwise I learnt ways of problem-solving that involved

ways of problem-solving that involved

ways of problem-solving that involved not saying no that I’d wouldn’t have

not saying no that I’d wouldn’t have

not saying no that I’d wouldn’t have thought of otherwise and I had got a

thought of otherwise and I had got a

thought of otherwise and I had got a deep understanding of the subject of

deep understanding of the subject of

deep understanding of the subject of synthetic biology because I was so

synthetic biology because I was so

synthetic biology because I was so engaged in what I was doing and I had

engaged in what I was doing and I had

engaged in what I was doing and I had such a great teacher I realized that I I

such a great teacher I realized that I I

such a great teacher I realized that I I realized things and I was looking from

realized things and I was looking from

realized things and I was looking from perspectives I just wouldn’t have had in

perspectives I just wouldn’t have had in

perspectives I just wouldn’t have had in a classroom or under standard test

a classroom or under standard test

a classroom or under standard test conditions so this project was something

conditions so this project was something

conditions so this project was something that I did that I was ridiculously proud

that I did that I was ridiculously proud

that I did that I was ridiculously proud of it’s probably the thing I’m most

of it’s probably the thing I’m most

of it’s probably the thing I’m most proud of today a few years ago when I

proud of today a few years ago when I

proud of today a few years ago when I was about 13 I had a programming teacher

was about 13 I had a programming teacher

was about 13 I had a programming teacher called Arthur who taught me how to

called Arthur who taught me how to

called Arthur who taught me how to program and he was a dick you see good

program and he was a dick you see good

program and he was a dick you see good teacher because he knew how to get an

teacher because he knew how to get an

teacher because he knew how to get an idea in charter students mind and he

idea in charter students mind and he

idea in charter students mind and he learned figured out how to get them

learned figured out how to get them

learned figured out how to get them engaged but more important was that was

engaged but more important was that was

engaged but more important was that was that he encouraged me to start my first

that he encouraged me to start my first

that he encouraged me to start my first project with him I created a computer

project with him I created a computer

project with him I created a computer game and it was the first thing I was

game and it was the first thing I was

game and it was the first thing I was really proud of that’s when the seed of

really proud of that’s when the seed of

really proud of that’s when the seed of not saying no but planted in my mind now

not saying no but planted in my mind now

not saying no but planted in my mind now recently in this item competition that

recently in this item competition that

recently in this item competition that seed has grown and I’ve realized just

seed has grown and I’ve realized just

seed has grown and I’ve realized just the power that this philosophy has so

the power that this philosophy has so

the power that this philosophy has so and this audience I implore you next

and this audience I implore you next

and this audience I implore you next time that you have a great idea it’s

time that you have a great idea it’s

time that you have a great idea it’s time to take the initiative not say no

time to take the initiative not say no

time to take the initiative not say no and make your idea come true

and make your idea come true

and make your idea come true thank you

thank you

thank you [Applause]

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