Funny. We study and work hard and focus on a career choice for years. Sometimes that pans out and sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes the thing you do for fun ends up being lucrative. Such is the case with Michael Maloney. A Winnipeg teen with an unusual skill: mimicking animals. At a recent music festival in Canada, he was entertaining children with his monkey sounds while up in a tree. It just so happened he was discovered by a casting agent and will now be doing voice-over work for an upcoming animated film.

Lesson learned? Think outside your skill-set. Perhaps there are talents you’ve developed just for fun that need to receive a little more notice.

Also, play and put yourself out there. This young teen was discovered because he had the bravado to perform in public. Don’t be shy!

Here’s a CNN video of this upcoming talent in action:

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