Ep. 45 – Make the Choice and Don't Miss the Opportunity with Jerome (Jerry) Daleiden

In this episode, Jerry Daleiden tells the story of how he ended up choosing engineering because the Dean of Architecture said it would be a good fit for him. He talks about how important it is to be flexible and to know when to take a chance on a new opportunity because sometimes opportunities just come your way. James and Jerry discuss how to achieve balance in life and work. Jerry's story shows that it is possible to achieve success no matter what your background or interests may be if you are willing to put in the effort.   Here’s a bit about Jerry’s passion: Jerry has been involved in the design, maintenance, and research of pavements and their performance for over 35 years.  He has been responsible for the evaluation and/or design of numerous pavement projects around the world.  These analyses range from projections of remaining life to the design of rehabilitation alternatives to nationally sponsored projects using various innovative technologies for pavement assessment.  Let’s dive in! [00:01 – 12:28] Choosing an Environment Allowing Growth and Development Jerry on changing his major to engineering after speaking with the Dean of Architecture The importance to leverage the connections to find opportunities and achieve success Denying the proposal to join the Strategic Highway Research Program Entering the pavement industry and the rest is history   [12:29 – 35:56] Leverage on Innovations and Embrace Change Embracing the challenge to think bigger for efficiency Taking advantage of digital information for assessment and analysis Having fate carry you where you are meant to be instead of using force How we can do anything we put our minds to   [35:57 – 37:46] Closing Segment Enjoy every minute because it passes way too fast Connect with Jerry! (links below) Parting Notes   Connect with Jerry on LinkedIn Shoot him an email at [email protected]   Sponsors: Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive BanowetzMarketing.com/James Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product.    If you are impacted by this content, please be sure to subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from myself and guests who are working to help you engineer your success! Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and <a href="h