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Cultivating a Proactive and Skilled Mindset

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Xbox skills can make you real money, real fast running heavy equipment

What happens here

The speaker outlines the critical mindset required for success in the heavy equipment industry, emphasizing proactiveness and the ability to anticipate and solve problems. He stresses that employers highly value individuals who are 'Johnny on the spot,' knowing what needs to be done next without constant supervision. The discussion includes a Volvo representative who confirms the industry's desperate need for skilled individuals, both in operation and maintenance. They highlight that vocational training (as opposed to a four-year college degree) can lead to immediate employment with good pay, valuing practical skills and hands-on experience over formal academic credentials. The representative also notes the importance of engaging parents to raise awareness about these viable career paths.

Goal: To understand the importance of a proactive, problem-solving attitude, diverse training options, and the evolving technological landscape of the heavy equipment sector.

Tools and materials

  • Industrial robots — Illustrating advanced manufacturing processes and automation in the heavy equipment industry
  • Laptop with software Unspecified — Loading software and performing diagnostics on advanced machinery
  • Various heavy equipment — Showcasing the range of machinery requiring skilled operation and technical support

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to do it you are extremely valuable I'm saying I mean it's just insane how valuable you are you don't have to have a college degree you just gotta have the mind frame that you want to succeed in and I tell you straight up inside this industry you're gonna have a home that's gonna pay you really well there's gonna be a lot of guys lining up at the door to hire you I can promise you that promise promise promise my writer off very great but we're gonna let burn victim Barbie do the best that's the best one I've heard yet oh yeah what else have you heard so far it's just been chicken nugget chicken nugget hi let's get back at it [Music] there is there's lots of tracks for for folks in and I think we're focused on those folks interested in whether it's diesel engine repair or operator training and then we do it at it and a number of different levels so so college is not for everybody and there's guys out there that they just like to build create they just love working with their hands as well as their minds how much training would it take because I know that we talked earlier and one of the things that popped was the fact that as soon as the guy was done with his training he can go out and instantly get a job for $60,000 a year no problem just like that but what does it take to get to that point it depends on when they start right so there some schools offer vocational training so if you're taking vocational training through high school and and maybe get certified whether you're with a lot of automobile manufactured dealership or with a heavy equipment dealership both of those industries are looking dying for people to come into that industry because there's a shortage we talking about not like your typical college versus five to seven years but we're Diamont being able to get into the industry within two years absolutely you should be able to get into the industry in two years and and it'd be the same thing for operators because it's not just the folks enter necessarily working on the equipment it's the folks that are operating equipment as well yes so there's there's a shortage of those folks as well so I think that's when you start seeing the need and really to get to those kids right quite frankly it's not just the individual or the kids it's the parents and exposing the parents to what those opportunities are for them and that's we do that if you bring school kids in but to bring their parents as well to say that's it's not what you have in your mind as to…

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