Your Way of Thinking Isn't Wrong

I failed my exams and second year university so I was actually ready to step away from the industry I was not going to be an engineer and that moment shaped me it changed my mindset like I can't do stuff half-hearted I mean I looked at my report cards and I looked at it and it was always John is a good problem solver John is good at thinking outside the box but he's always easily distracted every report card said the same your way of thinking isn't wrong The way you think problems and the way you solve it, whether that be the traditional route, whether that be the traditional way, is not wrong.

Use your experiences through life.

Use them to guide you.

Use your basic instincts that you've learned from a very young age up to whatever age you are now.

Don't push them away.

Use them.

Because your way of thinking could solve a problem that someone else can't.

So use that and use it to push out to careers.

Think outside the box when you're going for these Q&As where it'd be with employers.

Think outside the box, give a different opinion.

Don't be scared to challenge.

John, welcome to the podcast.

It's a pleasure.

Like I said to you earlier on, I listen to the podcast every time I drive down to Dumfries and back up again, so it kills my two and a half hour journey.

I'm sure

it kills it.

I've listened to mad dulcet tones, but this is great.

I mean, we met at our Power of Engineering event last year, which was the first one of our annual kind of end of year event, and We've been speaking ever since and I'm looking forward to hearing about your career.

You've certainly been knocking off the achievements, both professionally in terms of delivering work, but also in terms of awards.

So I'm really excited to hear it in full and for you to tell it.

So thanks a lot for coming on.

No bother, pleasure to be here.

Great stuff.