as you can see volunteers have already distributed some socks I hope that
distributed some socks I hope that
distributed some socks I hope that you’ve all gotten one and if you haven’t
you’ve all gotten one and if you haven’t
you’ve all gotten one and if you haven’t I’ll explain what you can do so if you
I’ll explain what you can do so if you
I’ll explain what you can do so if you receive the sock please put it on your
receive the sock please put it on your
receive the sock please put it on your dominant hand and I encourage you I
dominant hand and I encourage you I
dominant hand and I encourage you I challenge you to not use it for the
challenge you to not use it for the
challenge you to not use it for the entirety of this talk if you didn’t
entirety of this talk if you didn’t
entirety of this talk if you didn’t receive a sock don’t worry you can still
receive a sock don’t worry you can still
receive a sock don’t worry you can still do this challenge just with your fists
do this challenge just with your fists
do this challenge just with your fists clenched if you were to do this for an
clenched if you were to do this for an
clenched if you were to do this for an entire day think about how you’d brush
entire day think about how you’d brush
entire day think about how you’d brush your teeth take a shower and put on your
your teeth take a shower and put on your
your teeth take a shower and put on your clothes
clothes
clothes later in the day how would you write or
later in the day how would you write or
later in the day how would you write or type would you be able to carry a
type would you be able to carry a
type would you be able to carry a backpack or hold someone’s hand for
backpack or hold someone’s hand for
backpack or hold someone’s hand for those that swim play basketball
those that swim play basketball
those that swim play basketball volleyball or other sports would you be
volleyball or other sports would you be
volleyball or other sports would you be able to do them at your full potential
able to do them at your full potential
able to do them at your full potential would you be able to easily do things
would you be able to easily do things
would you be able to easily do things such as Drive play video games serve
such as Drive play video games serve
such as Drive play video games serve yourself a meal or even pet your puppy I
yourself a meal or even pet your puppy I
yourself a meal or even pet your puppy I can assure you that by the end of the
can assure you that by the end of the
can assure you that by the end of the challenge you’ll be extremely thankful
challenge you’ll be extremely thankful
challenge you’ll be extremely thankful for your hand the reality is that there
for your hand the reality is that there
for your hand the reality is that there are people you have to live with this
are people you have to live with this
are people you have to live with this challenge for more than one day and have
challenge for more than one day and have
challenge for more than one day and have in fact live with it for their entire
in fact live with it for their entire
in fact live with it for their entire lives
lives
lives now we people have an incredible
now we people have an incredible
now we people have an incredible capacity to adjust but think about it
capacity to adjust but think about it
capacity to adjust but think about it would you do everything just as well
would you do everything just as well
would you do everything just as well today as you would without that soft on
today as you would without that soft on
today as you would without that soft on your hand think about it even if years
your hand think about it even if years
your hand think about it even if years past how much easier would it get for
past how much easier would it get for
past how much easier would it get for many one solution is prosthetics but
many one solution is prosthetics but
many one solution is prosthetics but these can range in cost from $200 up to
these can range in cost from $200 up to
these can range in cost from $200 up to $20,000 now I ask you how could it be
$20,000 now I ask you how could it be
$20,000 now I ask you how could it be possible for someone from a lower class
possible for someone from a lower class
possible for someone from a lower class of a developing country like Nicaragua
of a developing country like Nicaragua
of a developing country like Nicaragua to be able to afford this type of
to be able to afford this type of
to be able to afford this type of solution Plus this can either be
solution Plus this can either be
solution Plus this can either be restricted to functionality or
restricted to functionality or
restricted to functionality or aesthetics with this in mind one day I
aesthetics with this in mind one day I
aesthetics with this in mind one day I decided to ask myself the question what
decided to ask myself the question what
decided to ask myself the question what can I do about it
can I do about it
can I do about it my first start was I’ll make some
my first start was I’ll make some
my first start was I’ll make some prosthetics how hard could it be I
prosthetics how hard could it be I
prosthetics how hard could it be I didn’t then know the long way that I had
didn’t then know the long way that I had
didn’t then know the long way that I had to go and the many hours I would put
to go and the many hours I would put
to go and the many hours I would put into my project I was at the bottom of a
into my project I was at the bottom of a
into my project I was at the bottom of a mountain and I had to climb all of it
mountain and I had to climb all of it
mountain and I had to climb all of it finding equipment along the way
finding equipment along the way
finding equipment along the way so I started
so I started
so I started and I found an organization called
and I found an organization called
and I found an organization called enable based on the United States that
enable based on the United States that
enable based on the United States that empowers people through 3d printed
empowers people through 3d printed
empowers people through 3d printed prosthetic s– when produced locally and
prosthetic s– when produced locally and
prosthetic s– when produced locally and on a small scale these prosthetics can
on a small scale these prosthetics can
on a small scale these prosthetics can be up to 18 times cheaper than
be up to 18 times cheaper than
be up to 18 times cheaper than conventional types of the same quality
conventional types of the same quality
conventional types of the same quality this will provide an opportunity to
this will provide an opportunity to
this will provide an opportunity to address this problem in Nicaragua for
address this problem in Nicaragua for
address this problem in Nicaragua for the first time so the challenge was on I
the first time so the challenge was on I
the first time so the challenge was on I first had to do some background research
first had to do some background research
first had to do some background research to figure out how to do this but quickly
to figure out how to do this but quickly
to figure out how to do this but quickly realized that many of the resources I
realized that many of the resources I
realized that many of the resources I would need were not available locally
would need were not available locally
would need were not available locally this would mean that I’ll have to import
this would mean that I’ll have to import
this would mean that I’ll have to import materials that will end up doubling
materials that will end up doubling
materials that will end up doubling their price as they pass through customs
their price as they pass through customs
their price as they pass through customs ironically a my pursue to empower others
ironically a my pursue to empower others
ironically a my pursue to empower others I felt powerless situations such as the
I felt powerless situations such as the
I felt powerless situations such as the one I was facing made me realize they’re
one I was facing made me realize they’re
one I was facing made me realize they’re not having accessibility to the
not having accessibility to the
not having accessibility to the resources I needed discourage me from
resources I needed discourage me from
resources I needed discourage me from gaining momentum nonetheless it wasn’t
gaining momentum nonetheless it wasn’t
gaining momentum nonetheless it wasn’t to a met joy that I realized that it was
to a met joy that I realized that it was
to a met joy that I realized that it was possible who is a student at uni who has
possible who is a student at uni who has
possible who is a student at uni who has decided to make his own impact and
decided to make his own impact and
decided to make his own impact and extend his knowledge collaboratively
extend his knowledge collaboratively
extend his knowledge collaboratively with a friend many of us tend to think
with a friend many of us tend to think
with a friend many of us tend to think that because we live in a Keurig WA we
that because we live in a Keurig WA we
that because we live in a Keurig WA we don’t have resources like 3d printers or
don’t have resources like 3d printers or
don’t have resources like 3d printers or other luxuries like these because we are
other luxuries like these because we are
other luxuries like these because we are so developing what has left us damaged
so developing what has left us damaged
so developing what has left us damaged and we have lost time to progress but
and we have lost time to progress but
and we have lost time to progress but you would be surprised to know that many
you would be surprised to know that many
you would be surprised to know that many of these resources are there just are
of these resources are there just are
of these resources are there just are waiting to be uncovered one of these was
waiting to be uncovered one of these was
waiting to be uncovered one of these was a 3d printer built by Joe himself in his
a 3d printer built by Joe himself in his
a 3d printer built by Joe himself in his own bedroom he did not have the
own bedroom he did not have the
own bedroom he did not have the resources to build it yet somehow he
resources to build it yet somehow he
resources to build it yet somehow he managed to create not one but two 3d
managed to create not one but two 3d
managed to create not one but two 3d printers that worked as well as any
printers that worked as well as any
printers that worked as well as any other including industrial-grade
other including industrial-grade
other including industrial-grade upon seeing this I felt bad for
upon seeing this I felt bad for
upon seeing this I felt bad for depreciating my country and his
depreciating my country and his
depreciating my country and his resources I thought how did he do it by
resources I thought how did he do it by
resources I thought how did he do it by having ID on it
having ID on it
having ID on it well dough used the Internet and now
well dough used the Internet and now
well dough used the Internet and now we’ll do the same nowadays there a
we’ll do the same nowadays there a
we’ll do the same nowadays there a limited amount of guides tutorials and
limited amount of guides tutorials and
limited amount of guides tutorials and articles to make almost about anything
articles to make almost about anything
articles to make almost about anything you can think of plus these are
you can think of plus these are
you can think of plus these are constantly updated by the helpful
constantly updated by the helpful
constantly updated by the helpful community that surrounds these
community that surrounds these
community that surrounds these innovations seeing drawers printer for
innovations seeing drawers printer for
innovations seeing drawers printer for the first time made me realize that the
the first time made me realize that the
the first time made me realize that the idea to create positive change should be
idea to create positive change should be
idea to create positive change should be pursued no matter what obstacle blocks
pursued no matter what obstacle blocks
pursued no matter what obstacle blocks the path we must either climb these
the path we must either climb these
the path we must either climb these obstacles or try to go around them
obstacles or try to go around them
obstacles or try to go around them inspire
inspire
inspire I asked you all how was possible to
I asked you all how was possible to
I asked you all how was possible to overcome such an obstacle he made me
overcome such an obstacle he made me
overcome such an obstacle he made me realize that obstacles can be overcome
realize that obstacles can be overcome
realize that obstacles can be overcome simply through exploring one’s passion a
simply through exploring one’s passion a
simply through exploring one’s passion a passion according to the Cambridge
passion according to the Cambridge
passion according to the Cambridge dictionary it’s an extreme feeling or
dictionary it’s an extreme feeling or
dictionary it’s an extreme feeling or interest of doing something we are
interest of doing something we are
interest of doing something we are either born with it or develop it over
either born with it or develop it over
either born with it or develop it over time but I cannot show you that each and
time but I cannot show you that each and
time but I cannot show you that each and every one of you has a passion it might
every one of you has a passion it might
every one of you has a passion it might be hidden and it’s just a matter of
be hidden and it’s just a matter of
be hidden and it’s just a matter of finding it through exploring by your
finding it through exploring by your
finding it through exploring by your subjects analyzing the situation I
subjects analyzing the situation I
subjects analyzing the situation I realized that the impossible is possible
realized that the impossible is possible
realized that the impossible is possible when having the right mindset when
when having the right mindset when
when having the right mindset when having a great idea do you immediately
having a great idea do you immediately
having a great idea do you immediately think about how hard it is to achieve
think about how hard it is to achieve
think about how hard it is to achieve but think about how to get to it
but think about how to get to it
but think about how to get to it the resources you need and the people
the resources you need and the people
the resources you need and the people will have to contact many of these
will have to contact many of these
will have to contact many of these resources you might not be able to get
resources you might not be able to get
resources you might not be able to get here in Nicaragua like a 3d printer or
here in Nicaragua like a 3d printer or
here in Nicaragua like a 3d printer or so you would think so you would think so
so you would think so you would think so
so you would think so you would think so what do you do I’m here to give you a
what do you do I’m here to give you a
what do you do I’m here to give you a formula the first step is to ask
formula the first step is to ask
formula the first step is to ask yourself the question about what you
yourself the question about what you
yourself the question about what you want to do identify a problem and
want to do identify a problem and
want to do identify a problem and question yourself on the subject of this
question yourself on the subject of this
question yourself on the subject of this problem in my case it was there are
problem in my case it was there are
problem in my case it was there are people missing limbs what can I do how
people missing limbs what can I do how
people missing limbs what can I do how can I help how much would it cost could
can I help how much would it cost could
can I help how much would it cost could it be possible could I reduce this cost
it be possible could I reduce this cost
it be possible could I reduce this cost what are cheaper ways to make them and
what are cheaper ways to make them and
what are cheaper ways to make them and bam 3d printed prosthetic questioning
bam 3d printed prosthetic questioning
bam 3d printed prosthetic questioning yourself on a problem will not only help
yourself on a problem will not only help
yourself on a problem will not only help you feel your mind we will also make
you feel your mind we will also make
you feel your mind we will also make ideas pop up with a solution to this
ideas pop up with a solution to this
ideas pop up with a solution to this problem the next step is the most
problem the next step is the most
problem the next step is the most crucial one in making your idea become a
crucial one in making your idea become a
crucial one in making your idea become a reality and it is to take action ideas
reality and it is to take action ideas
reality and it is to take action ideas are just ideas they are an abstract
are just ideas they are an abstract
are just ideas they are an abstract thing in earth that we keep in the back
thing in earth that we keep in the back
thing in earth that we keep in the back of her head anyway and if they never
of her head anyway and if they never
of her head anyway and if they never leave our head then they are useless
leave our head then they are useless
leave our head then they are useless taking action involves a wider range of
taking action involves a wider range of
taking action involves a wider range of stuff we have to do like contacting
stuff we have to do like contacting
stuff we have to do like contacting people finding resources buying those
people finding resources buying those
people finding resources buying those resources and overall it’s just a lot of
resources and overall it’s just a lot of
resources and overall it’s just a lot of planning at first it might seem a bit
planning at first it might seem a bit
planning at first it might seem a bit overwhelming but if you take small steps
overwhelming but if you take small steps
overwhelming but if you take small steps every day you’ll see how the project
every day you’ll see how the project
every day you’ll see how the project begins to build itself I face the
begins to build itself I face the
begins to build itself I face the problem of not having a 3d printer to
problem of not having a 3d printer to
problem of not having a 3d printer to begin with
begin with
begin with so I started researching on
so I started researching on
so I started researching on organisations that might be able to lend
organisations that might be able to lend
organisations that might be able to lend me one and then they don’t participate
me one and then they don’t participate
me one and then they don’t participate in a meeting with them now with people
in a meeting with them now with people
in a meeting with them now with people you have to make them like your idea and
you have to make them like your idea and
you have to make them like your idea and in this way I managed together
in this way I managed together
in this way I managed together or of the Institute of Electrical and
or of the Institute of Electrical and
or of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers regional precedent
Electronics Engineers regional precedent
Electronics Engineers regional precedent to help me with the building blocks of a
to help me with the building blocks of a
to help me with the building blocks of a 3d printer this Institute is one of the
3d printer this Institute is one of the
3d printer this Institute is one of the biggest society spendin ears in the
biggest society spendin ears in the
biggest society spendin ears in the world and I managed to get their support
world and I managed to get their support
world and I managed to get their support by contacting their president through
by contacting their president through
by contacting their president through one of my mentors when I talked to him I
one of my mentors when I talked to him I
one of my mentors when I talked to him I expressed my vision for the future and
expressed my vision for the future and
expressed my vision for the future and by demonstrating passion I managed to
by demonstrating passion I managed to
by demonstrating passion I managed to enlist his help
enlist his help
enlist his help so once you have what you need it is all
so once you have what you need it is all
so once you have what you need it is all a matter of determination success
a matter of determination success
a matter of determination success depends on how badly you want it because
depends on how badly you want it because
depends on how badly you want it because every path that’s worth pursuing will
every path that’s worth pursuing will
every path that’s worth pursuing will never be easy to walk through whenever
never be easy to walk through whenever
never be easy to walk through whenever you feel low on determination go back to
you feel low on determination go back to
you feel low on determination go back to the enthusiasm you had at the beginning
the enthusiasm you had at the beginning
the enthusiasm you had at the beginning remember what why you want to do this
remember what why you want to do this
remember what why you want to do this project and why or if it’s for yourself
project and why or if it’s for yourself
project and why or if it’s for yourself remember that dream you have and most
remember that dream you have and most
remember that dream you have and most importantly why so step number three
importantly why so step number three
importantly why so step number three could go hand-in-hand with step number
could go hand-in-hand with step number
could go hand-in-hand with step number four but sometimes even if you have the
four but sometimes even if you have the
four but sometimes even if you have the most determination you might fail you
most determination you might fail you
most determination you might fail you might trip once twice many times or not
might trip once twice many times or not
might trip once twice many times or not at all if you’re lucky but trust me when
at all if you’re lucky but trust me when
at all if you’re lucky but trust me when every day whenever you fall it is tough
every day whenever you fall it is tough
every day whenever you fall it is tough so the first thing you should do is
so the first thing you should do is
so the first thing you should do is check your surroundings and tell
check your surroundings and tell
check your surroundings and tell yourself how bad is it and how can I get
yourself how bad is it and how can I get
yourself how bad is it and how can I get out of it
out of it
out of it many times when we fall we tend to think
many times when we fall we tend to think
many times when we fall we tend to think that the obstacle is much bigger than or
that the obstacle is much bigger than or
that the obstacle is much bigger than or so within ourselves
so within ourselves
so within ourselves when in reality we can overcome it
when in reality we can overcome it
when in reality we can overcome it whether it be big or small in my case
whether it be big or small in my case
whether it be big or small in my case the 3d printer that the organization had
the 3d printer that the organization had
the 3d printer that the organization had lent me stopped working for over a month
lent me stopped working for over a month
lent me stopped working for over a month despite me having read the instructions
despite me having read the instructions
despite me having read the instructions forward and backward for a moment I
forward and backward for a moment I
forward and backward for a moment I thought that my project would be a
thought that my project would be a
thought that my project would be a complete failure as the models kept
complete failure as the models kept
complete failure as the models kept printing badly whenever you fall the
printing badly whenever you fall the
printing badly whenever you fall the only thing that you are not allowed to
only thing that you are not allowed to
only thing that you are not allowed to do is to get desperate and give up
do is to get desperate and give up
do is to get desperate and give up failure is a natural part of life and if
failure is a natural part of life and if
failure is a natural part of life and if we keep giving up every time we fail
we keep giving up every time we fail
we keep giving up every time we fail none of our ideas will ever come out
none of our ideas will ever come out
none of our ideas will ever come out into the light
into the light
into the light it wasn’t until I stood up that I
it wasn’t until I stood up that I
it wasn’t until I stood up that I realized that the whole I was trapped in
realized that the whole I was trapped in
realized that the whole I was trapped in only reached until my waist and I had
only reached until my waist and I had
only reached until my waist and I had spent time being trapped there when I
spent time being trapped there when I
spent time being trapped there when I was easily able to climb back out I keep
was easily able to climb back out I keep
was easily able to climb back out I keep walking
walking
walking not to get too technical but some
not to get too technical but some
not to get too technical but some friends and I had managed to fix the
friends and I had managed to fix the
friends and I had managed to fix the printer now I put it back on you what’s
printer now I put it back on you what’s
printer now I put it back on you what’s something you’ve always wanted to do to
something you’ve always wanted to do to
something you’ve always wanted to do to make a positive change who would it help
make a positive change who would it help
make a positive change who would it help can you see it remember whenever you go
can you see it remember whenever you go
can you see it remember whenever you go through failure remember this that no
through failure remember this that no
through failure remember this that no successful project is without failures
successful project is without failures
successful project is without failures and that no successful person is without
and that no successful person is without
and that no successful person is without Paley’s whenever you go through failure
Paley’s whenever you go through failure
Paley’s whenever you go through failure remember this quote by Winston Churchill
remember this quote by Winston Churchill
remember this quote by Winston Churchill success is not final failure is not
success is not final failure is not
success is not final failure is not fatal it is the courage to continue that
fatal it is the courage to continue that
fatal it is the courage to continue that counts now back to our hours before now
counts now back to our hours before now
counts now back to our hours before now I put it back on you what is something
I put it back on you what is something
I put it back on you what is something you’ve always wanted to do to make a
you’ve always wanted to do to make a
you’ve always wanted to do to make a part still change who would it help can
part still change who would it help can
part still change who would it help can you see yourself finishing this project
you see yourself finishing this project
you see yourself finishing this project can you feel it now realize that to get
can you feel it now realize that to get
can you feel it now realize that to get there you must first be willing to
there you must first be willing to
there you must first be willing to sacrifice time and effort knowing this
sacrifice time and effort knowing this
sacrifice time and effort knowing this and accepting this with a growth mindset
and accepting this with a growth mindset
and accepting this with a growth mindset there is nothing you can’t achieve in
there is nothing you can’t achieve in
there is nothing you can’t achieve in life for your software for anyone else
life for your software for anyone else
life for your software for anyone else whether it be the college want to go to
whether it be the college want to go to
whether it be the college want to go to someone you want to help I create the
someone you want to help I create the
someone you want to help I create the idea you might have it is all up to you
idea you might have it is all up to you
idea you might have it is all up to you when taking an exciting project
when taking an exciting project
when taking an exciting project reflectively approach and the path that
reflectively approach and the path that
reflectively approach and the path that you have taken to realize that it was
you have taken to realize that it was
you have taken to realize that it was all worth it having effectively realized
all worth it having effectively realized
all worth it having effectively realized my vision only makes me wish I had begun
my vision only makes me wish I had begun
my vision only makes me wish I had begun earlier let’s boogie can you lend me a
earlier let’s boogie can you lend me a
earlier let’s boogie can you lend me a hand thank you I encourage you to please
hand thank you I encourage you to please
hand thank you I encourage you to please follow your own dreams into achieving
follow your own dreams into achieving
follow your own dreams into achieving resource such as these remember the song
resource such as these remember the song
resource such as these remember the song you used at the beginning of the
you used at the beginning of the
you used at the beginning of the presentation now I want you to take it
presentation now I want you to take it
presentation now I want you to take it off please
how many of you were able to endure the
how many of you were able to endure the challenge how many of you failed now I
challenge how many of you failed now I
challenge how many of you failed now I want you to imagine something one last
want you to imagine something one last
want you to imagine something one last time
time
time imagine if someone they had lost that
imagine if someone they had lost that
imagine if someone they had lost that had lived with this challenge for all
had lived with this challenge for all
had lived with this challenge for all their lives instead of the seven minutes
their lives instead of the seven minutes
their lives instead of the seven minutes that this stock has gone to finally got
that this stock has gone to finally got
that this stock has gone to finally got that hand back to one of these that is
that hand back to one of these that is
that hand back to one of these that is the impact that your ideas could have
the impact that your ideas could have
the impact that your ideas could have and I encourage you to please follow
and I encourage you to please follow
and I encourage you to please follow your own dreams into achieving this
your own dreams into achieving this
your own dreams into achieving this results so that we can make this world a
results so that we can make this world a
results so that we can make this world a better place
better place
better place thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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