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Stacey Kramer: The best gift I ever survived
Stacey Kramer: Aħla hdiyya jètni
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Stacey Kramer taħkilna ɛla ħkéyet'ha fi 3 dqayaq, w'tfasrelna kifech tnajjem tajralek ħaja mouch metwaqɛa, ama tfidek w'tɛalmek barcha, w'tkounlek hdiyya mezyéna barcha!
Stacey Kramer - Brand strategist
Stacey Kramer has traveled the United States and the world helping to create names and brands for growing companies. Full bio
Stacey Kramer has traveled the United States and the world helping to create names and brands for growing companies. Full bio
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Imagine, if you will -- a gift.
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Tkhayl aandek hdiyya.
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I'd like for you to picture it in your mind.
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nhebek tittkhayyalha fi mokhek
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It's not too big --
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mouch kbira
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about the size of a golf ball.
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qad koura mtee Golf.
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So envision what it looks like all wrapped up.
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tsawrou chniya feha ldekhel
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But before I show you what's inside,
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ama qbal manwarrikom chno dekhilha
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I will tell you, it's going to do incredible things for you.
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bech nqolkom elli feha hajèt
tayyara, likom entouma:
tayyara, likom entouma:
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It will bring all of your family together.
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bech tlem aayeltek lkol mabaathha,
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You will feel loved and appreciated like never before
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bech thess enness lkol yhebbouk kima
maserech kbal.
maserech kbal.
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and reconnect with friends and acquaintances
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w'tarjaa tahki maa ness w shabek
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you haven't heard from in years.
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aandek snin maħkitech maahom.
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Adoration and admiration
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Bech thess
barcha ness yħebbouk w yqadrouk.
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will overwhelm you.
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It will recalibrate what's most important in your life.
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bech tnadh'dhamlek hyétek.
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It will redefine your sense
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w'tkhallik tɛawed tfakkar f'barcha ħajètt
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of spirituality and faith.
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tkhoss imanek w'errouħaniyyètt.
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You'll have a new understanding
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bech taawed tefhem
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and trust in your body.
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w'taati eth'thiqa fi badnek!
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You'll have unsurpassed vitality and energy.
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bech twalli motivé akther men qbal
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You'll expand your vocabulary,
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bech twalli taɛref akther klèmm
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meet new people,
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tetɛarref ala ness jdod!
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and you'll have a healthier lifestyle.
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bech tnadh'dhamlek ħyétek.
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And get this --
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w zeda..
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you'll have an eight-week vacation
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bech eddabber ootla 8 jemaatt
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of doing absolutely nothing.
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w'enti mataɛmel fi chay.
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You'll eat countless gourmet meals.
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w'bech tèkel barcha!
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Flowers will arrive by the truckload.
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elward fi kol blasa.
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People will say to you,
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Enness bech yqouloulek,
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"You look great. Have you had any work done?"
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"maħlék! chnouwwa ɛmalt?"
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And you'll have a lifetime supply
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Bech ykoun ɛandek kol chay f'ħyétek
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of good drugs.
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ykaffik ɛomrek lkol.
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You'll be challenged, inspired,
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bech ywalli ɛandek
barcha taħaddiyétt f'ħyétek
barcha taħaddiyétt f'ħyétek
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motivated and humbled.
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inspiré w'motivé.
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Your life will have new meaning.
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ħyétek bech ywalli ɛand'ha maɛna jdid.
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Peace, health,
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mokh'khek mertèħ, fi badnek labess,
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serenity, happiness,
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w farħan, w ɛamel jaw.
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nirvana.
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Nirvana.
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The price?
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qaddéch soumha?
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$55,000,
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55000 Dollar
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and that's an incredible deal.
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w'affare behi!
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By now I know you're dying to know
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akid tħeb taɛref
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what it is and where you can get one.
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chniyya? w'mnin tnajjem téchréha ?
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Does Amazon carry it?
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zaɛma Amazon.com ?
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Does it have the Apple logo on it?
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feha el'logo mteɛ Apple ?
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Is there a waiting list?
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yelzem testanna bech techréha ?
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Not likely.
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le.
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This gift came to me about five months ago.
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el'hdiyya hethi jètni ɛand'ha 5 ch'hour.
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It looked more like this when it was all wrapped up --
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f'laghléff hetha
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not quite so pretty.
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mouch mezyen barcha!
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And this,
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w hetha zeda,
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and then this.
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w hetha,
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It was a rare gem --
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jawhra mafammèch kifha,
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a brain tumor,
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une tumeur au cerveau(waram f'elmokh)
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hemangioblastoma --
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hémangioblastome
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the gift that keeps on giving.
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hdiyya taɛtik barcha.
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And while I'm okay now,
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w'ena labess tawwa
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I wouldn't wish this gift for you.
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manetmannalekch lahdiyya hethi.
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I'm not sure you'd want it.
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manetsawrekch tetmannèha tawa.
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But I wouldn't change my experience.
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ama hethi tajrebti
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It profoundly altered my life
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w badletly ħyéti lkoll
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in ways I didn't expect
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matsawwartech hetha bech yajra
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in all the ways I just shared with you.
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ħabbit naħkilkom ħkèyti
w'kifech tbadlet ħyéti
w'kifech tbadlet ħyéti
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So the next time you're faced
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bech kif tqablèk
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with something that's unexpected,
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ħaja kifma hakka !
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unwanted and uncertain,
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ħaja makontech metwaqqaɛha,
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consider
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fakker...
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that it just may be a gift.
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enha tnajjem tkoun hdiyya !
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(Applause)
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(Tasfiq)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Stacey Kramer - Brand strategistStacey Kramer has traveled the United States and the world helping to create names and brands for growing companies.
Why you should listen
Co-founder of Brandplay, a brand strategy firm, Stacey Kramer also founded Word for Word, a naming and branding consultancy serving national and global companies -- from big, recognizable names to next year's newsmaking startups.
In 2009, Kramer found herself confronting a terrifying diagnosis: a CAT scan revealed she had a brain tumor -- the size of a golf ball. She told her remarkable, personal story at TED2010.
Stacey Kramer | Speaker | TED.com