 People think I am organized, but I am a hot mess. The thing that motivates me to work in innovation is being able to talk to people and see connections being made and then watching projects come to fruition that I was able to have a hand in just by bringing two people together who are working on similar projects. It's lonely out there when you have an idea and you haven't quite found the people you can connect with that will help you move that idea along. It's a community that's supportive and if you have an idea it is a place where your idea can grow and possibly flourish into something that gains some traction. You may be able to find someone who's working on the same problem set as you and the more folks who are invested in the same problem the better the results will be. The Warfighter is at the center of everything we do. Obviously the Navy is a large organization but without people and the individuals on the deck plate then it really doesn't have any teeth. This is a big organization and everybody has a very specific perspective on their job and their background gives them the ability to frame problems differently and so we are constantly striving to make sure they have the resources and the voice that they need to further their ideas to improve their Navy. One of my favorite movies is Seven Years in Tibet because I didn't think they were ever going to make it to the top of that mountain but they just kept pushing in down the other side. It was a beautiful valley full of people they had never met and became lifelong friends. I think it's important to remember you should persevere because you never know what's around the corner and quite usually it's worth the push. Mic drop.