ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Susan Robinson - Business executive, entrepreneur
Susan Robinson is a business leader, inspirational speaker, blogger, entrepreneur and TED Resident. And she is legally blind.

Why you should listen

In 1992 Susan Robinson was diagnosed with a genetic visual impairment (Stargardt's disease). Unable to pursue her dream of becoming an orthopedic surgeon, she chose an alternate career path in organizational leadership.

Robinson has a successful professional background including leadership roles in the non-profit, corporate pharma and government sectors. She drives organizational turnarounds and new program/function start-ups with a focus on long-term, sustainable growth. She builds strong stakeholder relationships and is a transparent and direct communicator.

Robinson is a high-energy public speaker who masterfully blends her professional and personal experiences to shift thinking, elevate potential and inspire action. She deftly folds together serious issues and great humor, allowing audiences to access difficult topics with openness, confidence and objectivity.

Robinson is also an accomplished Argentine tango dancer, cyclist and yogi.

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Susan Robinson: How I fail at being disabled

Susan Robinson: Kako ne uspijevam biti osoba s invaliditetom

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Rođena s genetskim poremećajem vida koji se ne može ublažiti ili izliječiti, Susan Robinson je službeno slijepa osoba (ili, kako ona voli reći, vidi djelomično) te osuđena na pojam koji mrzi: "osoba s invaliditetom". U ovom simpatičnom i vrlo osobnom govoru, cilja na našu skrivenu pristranost u vezi s osobama s teškoćama, objašnjavajući pet načina kako preokreće tuđa očekivanja naopako.
- Business executive, entrepreneur
Susan Robinson is a business leader, inspirational speaker, blogger, entrepreneur and TED Resident. And she is legally blind. Full bio

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I'd like to introducepredstaviti you to my mommama.
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Želim vas upoznati sa svojom mamom.
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
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I'm guessingnagađanje that's not what you expectedočekuje se,
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Pogađam, to nije što ste očekivali,
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and it's not what I expectedočekuje se eitherili,
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nije ni što sam ja očekivala,
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and thank goodnessdobrota I realizedshvatio
that an AsianAzijski man was not my mommama
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i, srećom, shvatila sam
da ovaj Azijac nije moja majka
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before I huggedzagrlio him,
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prije nego sam ga zagrlila,
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because that would have been so awkwardneugodno.
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jer bi to bilo strašno neugodno.
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RecognizingPrepoznavanje people
isn't one of my strengthsprednosti
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Prepoznavanje ljudi
nije jedna od mojih prednosti,
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dueuslijed to a geneticgenetski visualvidni impairmentporemećaj
that has no correctionkorekcija or curelijek.
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zbog genetskog oštećenja vida,
koje se ne može ublažiti ili izliječiti.
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As a resultproizlaziti, I am legallypravno blindslijep,
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Zbog toga, ja sam službeno slijepa osoba,
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thoughiako I preferradije "partiallydjelimično sightedviđen"
because it's more optimisticoptimističan.
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iako više volim izraz "djelomično vidim",
jer je mnogo optimističniji.
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
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And I'm entitledpravo to the labeloznačiti "disabledonesposobljen."
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I obilježena sam kao
"osoba s invaliditetom".
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I hatemrziti the wordriječ disabledonesposobljen
when it's used to describeopisati people.
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Mrzim kada se taj pojam koristi
za opisivanje ljudi.
01:03
It detonateseksplodira a mindsetrazmišljanje of lessmanje than
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Asocira na pojam nedostatka,
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that utterlysasvim disregardszanemaruje capacitykapacitet,
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koji potpuno zanemaruje sposobnosti,
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abilitysposobnost, potentialpotencijal,
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mogućnosti, potencijal,
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insteadumjesto prioritizingprioritizing brokennessslomljenosti
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već umjesto toga naglašava slomljenost
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and lacknedostatak.
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i nedostatak.
01:19
The perspectiveperspektiva can be overtotvoren.
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Način gledanja je očit.
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What can't he do for himselfsam
that I'm going to have to do for him?
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Što on ne može učiniti za sebe,
a da ću ja morati učiniti za njega?
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She'llOna će probablyvjerojatno need some accommodationSmještaj
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Vjerojatno će trebati neku prilagodbu,
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that no other employeezaposlenik
at this businessPoslovni needspotrebe.
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koji nitko od drugih zaposlenih ne treba.
01:33
SometimesPonekad, the hiddenskriven biasprednapon
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Ponekad se skrivene predrasude
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is so sweetlyslatko conveyedprenio.
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tako slatkorječivo priopće.
01:40
"WowSjajna osoba, SusanSusan,
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"Ajme, Susan,
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look at everything you've doneučinio
in your careerkarijera and your life.
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vidi što si sve postigla
u svojoj karijeri i životu!
01:47
How did you do all of that
and be visuallyvizuelno impairedrasparen?"
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Kako si to sve uspjela uz djelomičan vid?"
01:51
(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
01:56
I failiznevjeriti at beingbiće disabledonesposobljen.
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Ne uspijevam biti osoba s invaliditetom.
01:59
(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
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So in the spiritduh of incentivizingIncentivizing
the rampantbijesan failureneuspjeh
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I tako, u duhu poticanja neuspjeha
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of people all over the worldsvijet
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od drugih ljudi posvuda u svijetu
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and enticingmami the so-calledtakozvani normalnormalan
to just give it a restodmor alreadyveć,
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te kako bi više prestalo
isticanje "normalnog",
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here are fivepet tipsSavjeti
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evo pet savjeta
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to failiznevjeriti at beingbiće disabledonesposobljen.
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kako vam neće uspjeti
biti osoba s invaliditetom.
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TipSavjet one:
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Prvo:
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know your superpowerssuper moći.
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budi svjestan svojih supermoći.
02:21
The bestnajbolje teamtim I ever led in my careerkarijera
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Najbolji tim koji sam vodila u karijeri
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was basedzasnovan on superpowerssuper moći,
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temeljio se na supermoćima
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and we even gavedali ourselvessebe
fancy-pantsyfantazija-cipelica titlesnaslova
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i čak smo si dali neke super natpise
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like "the PillarStup of MasterlyMajstorski AcumenOštroumnost."
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poput "Potpora majstorskoj sposobnosti."
02:33
"The BiscuitBiskvit ButtererButterer."
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"Onaj koji odradi posao"
02:35
(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
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"The VoiceGlas of ReasonRazlog."
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"Glas razuma"
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Because we reliedOslonio on our strengthsprednosti,
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Budući smo se oslonili
na svoje sposobnosti,
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our bestnajbolje strengthsprednosti,
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na svoje najbolje sposobnosti,
02:44
we achievedpostići tremendousogroman outcomesrezultati.
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postigli smo i ogromne rezultate.
02:48
The traitosobina that preventssprječava me
from recognizingprepoznavanje my mommama
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Osobina koja me sprečava
da prepoznam svoju mamu,
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allowsomogućuje me to smoothlyglatko adaptprilagoditi,
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omogućuje mi laganu prilagodbu
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to quicklybrzo absorbupiti and accuratelytočno processpostupak
an exhaustingiscrpljujući volumevolumen of cuesštapovi,
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da brzo upijem i precizno obradim
iscrpljujuću količinu signala,
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teasezafrkavati out what's importantvažno,
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shvatim bit,
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determineodrediti multiplevišekratnik processesprocesi or potentialspotencijali
for any situationsituacija that I'm in,
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definiram procese i mogućnosti
za svaku situaciju u kojoj se nalazim
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and then selectIzaberi the one
that makesmarke the mostnajviše senseosjećaj,
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i tada odaberem onu
koja ima najviše smisla,
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all in a matterstvar of secondssekundi.
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a sve to u nekoliko sekundi.
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I see what other people do not.
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Vidim što drugi ne vide.
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Some people think that's a superpowersupersila,
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Neki ljudi misle da je to supermoć,
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but my realstvaran superpowerssuper moći
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no, moje prave supermoći
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are ricochetingricocheting off of glassstaklo wallszidovi --
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su odbijanje od staklenih zidova...
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
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and lettingiznajmljivanje my friendsprijatelji
walkhodati around with kalekelj in theirnjihov teethzubi.
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i dupuštanje prijateljima da hodaju uokolo
s keljom između zubiju.
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
03:33
It's truepravi. Don't have lunchručak with me,
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Istina je. Nemojte ručati sa mnom,
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or dinnervečera.
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ni večerati.
03:39
TipSavjet two: be supremelykrajnje skilledvješt,
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Drugo: budite krajnje vješti,
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supremelykrajnje skilledvješt at gettinguzimajući it wrongpogrešno.
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krajnje vješti kod pogrešnog shvaćanja.
03:47
It is importantvažno to be
as equallyjednako confidentuvjeren in your superpowerssuper moći
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Važno je da ste jednako sigurni
u svoje supermoći,
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as you are in you FUBARsFUBARs.
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kao što ste u FUBAR-e.
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That's "effedeffed up beyondIznad all recognitionpriznanje"
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To znači "s...an do kraja",
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for you millennialsMillennials.
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za vas milenijalce.
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
03:59
Here'sOvdje je a good exampleprimjer.
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Evo dobrog primjera.
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It is not a great ideaideja to say,
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Nije baš dobro reći
04:06
"Don't worrybrinuti, everything in here
is too smallmali for me to see"
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"Ne brini, ovdje je ionako
sve premalo da bih to vidjela"
04:10
when you accidentallyslučajno
walkhodati into the men'smuška roomsoba --
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kada slučajno uđeš u muški WC ...
04:14
(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
04:20
at one of the world'ssvijetu
largestnajveći sportingsportski arenasArena --
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jednog od najvećih sportskih stadiona.
04:25
(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
04:27
or anywherebilo kuda.
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Ili bilo gdje drugdje.
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I really wishželja that one wasn'tnije truepravi.
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Zaista želim da se to nije dogodilo.
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I'm seriousozbiljan. It is better to just walkhodati out
and let them think you're drunkpijan.
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Ozbiljno. Bolje je samo izaći,
a oni neka misle da si pijan.
04:38
(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
04:40
TipSavjet threetri: know that everyonesvatko
is disabledonesposobljen in some way,
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Treće: znaj da svatko
ima teškoće oko nečeg,
04:45
like when you have a coldhladno
and you can't smellmiris
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kao kada si prehlađen
i nos ti je začepljen
04:47
and you realizeostvariti that the milkmlijeko
that you splashedblatobran in your coffeekava was sourkiselo
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i shvatiš da se mlijeko,
koje si ulio u kavu, ukiselilo
04:50
only after you've tastedokusio it.
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tek nakon što je probaš.
04:53
Very recentlynedavno, a womanžena
walkedhodao up to me franticljut.
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Nedavno mi je jedna žena mahnito prišla.
04:57
She could not find
the bakerypekara she was looking for.
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Nije mogla naći pekarnicu koju je tražila.
Dala sam znak u smjeru,
kojim mislim da bi trebala ići,
05:00
As I motionedmotioned in the directionsmjer
I thought she should go,
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05:03
sayingizreka, "There are no storestrgovinama
on this sidestrana of the streetulica
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rekavši "Na ovoj strani ulice nema dućana,
05:06
so your bestnajbolje betkladiti se is to crosskriž --"
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stoga je najbolje da prijeđete..."
05:08
"Oh my goodnessdobrota," she interruptedprekida.
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"O, moj Bože!", reče prekinuvši me.
05:11
"There it is.
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"Evo je.
05:13
All I neededpotreban was anotherjoš setset of eyesoči."
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Trebao mi je samo još jedan par očiju."
05:16
(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
05:22
I just let her have it.
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Ostavila sam je neka tako misli.
05:24
I would have said that, you know,
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Mogla sam reći da bi
05:28
beingbiće logicallogičan and payingplaćati attentionpažnja
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logičko razmišljanje,
bolje obraćanje pažnje
05:30
and stayingostanak calmsmiriti
would have doneučinio the tricktrik,
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i smirenost sigurno riješili situaciju,
05:33
but who am I?
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ali tko sam ja da to kažem?
05:36
TipSavjet fourčetiri: pointtočka out
the disabilityosobe s invaliditetom in othersdrugi.
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Četvrto: istaknuti
nesposobnosti kod drugih.
05:41
This one is bestnajbolje reservedrezervirana --
very importantvažno noteBilješka --
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Ovo je iznimno važna primjedba,
05:43
this one is bestnajbolje reservedrezervirana
for people you know well,
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ovo je za ljude koje dobro poznajete,
05:46
because randomslučajan strangersstranci
typicallytipično don't appreciatecijeniti
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jer nepoznati ljudi najčešće ne cijene
05:50
teachableTeachable momentstrenutke.
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poučne situacije.
05:52
A fewnekoliko yearsgodina agoprije, my parentsroditelji and I
wentotišao to see the RockettesPlesnu skupinu,
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Prije par godina s roditeljima
sam otišla pogledati Rockettes,
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RadioRadio City'sGrada high-kickingvisoko-udaranje dancersplesači.
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plesnu grupu Radio City Music Halla.
06:00
I leanednagne over to my dadtata.
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Nagnula sam se tati.
06:02
"The two RockettesPlesnu skupinu on the left
aren'tnisu kickingmrda in a straightravno linecrta."
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"Dvije Rockettes slijeva
ne plešu baš u liniji."
06:07
"Yes, they are."
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"Da, plešu."
06:09
"No, they're not."
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"Ne, ne plešu."
06:12
"Yes, they are, and how do you know?
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"Plešu, a i kako bi ti to znala?
Ti ne vidiš."
06:13
You can't see."
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06:15
But I know what
a straightravno linecrta looksizgled like.
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Ali znam kako izgleda ravna linija.
06:19
I had snappedpukla a pictureslika
duringza vrijeme our back and forthdalje
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Slikala sam ih tijekom našeg nadmudrivanja
06:22
and presentedpredstavili him the evidencedokaz
that proveddokazao I was right.
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i pokazala mu sliku,
dokazavši da sam bila u pravu.
06:26
He lookedgledao at the pictureslika.
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Pogledao je sliku.
06:28
I leanednagne in furtherunaprijediti.
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Nagnula sam se naprijed.
06:30
"Who'sKoji je disabledonesposobljen now?"
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"Tko sada ne vidi?"
06:34
TipSavjet fivepet: pursueprogoniti audaciousSuludo hrabar goalsciljevi.
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Peto: težite odvažnim ciljevima.
06:38
FlipLak udarac expectationočekivanja upsidegore down
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Preokrenite očekivanja naopako
06:40
and shovegurati limitationograničenje off a clifflitice
to meetsastati its demisesmrt.
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i riješite se ograničenja.
06:45
There is a collegekoledž footballnogomet linebackerigrač
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Postoji branič u studentskom ragbi timu,
06:47
who blitzesblitzes, tacklesdotiče, recoversoporavi fumblesspašava
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koji napada, obara,
preuzima ispuštene lopte,
06:51
while havingima one handruka.
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a ima samo jednu ruku.
06:53
There is a teacheručitelj, nastavnik, profesor
who successfullyuspješno transfersTransferi knowledgeznanje
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Postoji nastavnik
koji uspješno prenosi znanje
06:56
and inspiresinspirira countlessnebrojen studentsstudenti
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i nadahnjuje brojne učenike,
06:59
while livingživot with Down syndromesindrom.
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dok živi s Downovim sindromom.
07:02
And for me,
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A za mene,
07:04
on my long listpopis,
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na mojem dugom popisu,
07:06
to cycleciklus from KathmanduKathmandu, NepalNepal,
to DarjeelingDarjeeling, IndiaIndija
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to je vožnja od Kathmandu u Nepalu,
do Darjeelinga u Indiji
07:10
on the backseatzadnje sjedište
of a bicyclebicikl builtizgrađen for two.
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na stražnjem sjedalu dvocikla.
07:13
It will be an excitinguzbudljiv 620-mile-milje adventureavantura,
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Bit će to uzbudljiva avantura
duga skoro 1000 km
07:18
and I'm sure I will have
the blurrymutno photosfotografije to showpokazati for it.
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i sigurna sam da ću imati
mutne fotografije za pokazivanje.
07:22
(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
07:24
Oh, before we go on,
I forgotzaboravio to introducepredstaviti you to my mommama.
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I prije nego što odemo,
zaboravila sam vas upoznati s mojom mamom.
07:27
I need to do that.
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Moram to učiniti.
07:30
And here she is,
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Evo je,
07:31
as she would appearpojaviti to me
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kako bi ona meni izgledala,
07:33
if I were looking throughkroz a crowdgužva
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kada bih je tražila u masi ljudi.
07:37
Or is that an AsianAzijski man?
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Ili je to Azijac?
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Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
07:42
(ApplausePljesak)
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(Pljesak)
Translated by Sanda L
Reviewed by Ivan Stamenkovic

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Susan Robinson - Business executive, entrepreneur
Susan Robinson is a business leader, inspirational speaker, blogger, entrepreneur and TED Resident. And she is legally blind.

Why you should listen

In 1992 Susan Robinson was diagnosed with a genetic visual impairment (Stargardt's disease). Unable to pursue her dream of becoming an orthopedic surgeon, she chose an alternate career path in organizational leadership.

Robinson has a successful professional background including leadership roles in the non-profit, corporate pharma and government sectors. She drives organizational turnarounds and new program/function start-ups with a focus on long-term, sustainable growth. She builds strong stakeholder relationships and is a transparent and direct communicator.

Robinson is a high-energy public speaker who masterfully blends her professional and personal experiences to shift thinking, elevate potential and inspire action. She deftly folds together serious issues and great humor, allowing audiences to access difficult topics with openness, confidence and objectivity.

Robinson is also an accomplished Argentine tango dancer, cyclist and yogi.

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Susan Robinson | Speaker | TED.com

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