Brittany Packnett: How to build your confidence -- and spark it in others
برتني باكنت: كيف تبني ثقتك وتشعلها في الأخرين
An activist, educator and writer, Brittany Packnett uses every platform she has to teach truth that provokes people to action -- for the sake of freedom and justice. Full bio
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in our living room,
القهوة في غرفة المعيشة لدينا
most treasured collectibles.
المقتنيات الثمينة لوالدتي
of generations gone by
تضحيات الأجيال التي مرت بها
to put them in.
الطبقة المتوسطة لوضعهم فيه
that perfect room every day
هذه الغرفة المثالية كل يوم
named Septima Clark.
with her face raised to the sky.
وشعرها منسدل على جانبي رأسها
just emanated from her dark skin.
and an educator,
model my own career.
she ever spoke,
that we underestimate the importance of.
instead of a must-have.
the soft skill of confidence.
we have more knowledge
than at any other point in history,
and challenges persist.
were all that we needed,
is one of the main things
واحدة من الأشياء الرئيسية
journey of my life,
to be honest, I'm still on.
before everything that follows.
between being inspired
even when we failed.
was "I Dream A World,"
طاولة القهوة هو "أحلم بعالم"
where revolutionary confidence
most ambitious dreams into reality.
that I wanted to create in my classroom
الذي كنت أرغب في إنشاءه في فصلي
of pure imagination,
in a low-income circumstance.
some of them were disabled,
that my classroom be a place
المهم للغاية أن يكون الفصل
the muscle of confidence,
with the confidence you need
كل يوم بثقة يحتاجونها
in the image of your own dreams.
without the confidence to use those skills
المهارات الأكاديمية دون الثقة في استخدامها
two of my students, Jamal and Regina.
فيه عن اثنين من طلابي ، جمال وريجينا
but their stories remain the same.
لكن قصصهم تبقى كما هي
during independent work,
for more than three or four minutes.
can perplex brand new teachers
يسبب حيرة للمعلمين الجدد
how to support young people like him.
من كيفية مساعدة شبان مثله
from anywhere in the classroom,
from behind my desk,
which turned out to be his favorite place.
، والتي تحولت الى مكانة المفضل
subject was writing,
what he had written out loud in class,
ما كتبه بصوت عالٍ في الفصل
a mock 2008 presidential election
انتخابات رئاسية وهمية لعام 2008
and write a stump speech
أن يبحثوا ويكتبوا خطاباً جامعاً
or John McCain.
او جون ماكين
that he had written out loud in class,
شيء كتبه بصوت عالٍ في الصف
all of us with his brilliance.
John McCain was a veteran,
كان جون ماكين محارباً
would protect the entire country.
جون ماكين سيحمي البلاد بأكملها
but it didn't matter,
erupted into applause,
for our brave friend Jamal
لصديقنا الشجاع جمال
as his most confident self
as brilliant, but active.
القدرة ولكنها كثيرة الحركة
of distracting other students.
that teachers hate but kids love.
المعلمون ولكن يحبها الاطفال
to my baser instincts,
compliance over confidence.
didn't communicate to Regina
that she herself was a distraction.
in our classroom.
for the rest of the day.
that I did not do irreparable harm,
الحقت أي ضرر لايمكن إصلاحه
a little girl just like Regina,
فتاة صغيرة تماماً مثل ريجينا
the process of killing her confidence
pulls us down from the bottom
of can'ts, won'ts and impossibles.
العجز واليأس والمستحيلات
we can't even get started.
in what can get in our way,
to perform with certainty.
when we're sure we can win
عندما نكون متأكدين من أننا سنفوز
to readjust your goal.
you're not rooted in something real.
for some people to gain confidence
لبعض الناس ليكتسبوا الثقة
archetype of leadership.
القيادة المفضل لدينا
every single day without it.
the engine of confidence.
it takes at least three things:
ثلاثة أشياء على الأقل:
ما لا تستطيع رؤيته
I couldn't show confidence
، لم أتمكن من إظهار الثقة
like buying a new car,
، مثل شراء سيارة جديدة
put on the exact same performance.
the dealer would turn his attention
controlled the purse strings
"how do we get you into this car today?"
بك اليوم الى هذة السيارة؟"
respond the same way.
gesture toward my mother
right back in his lap.
with a black woman in the '80s,
امرأة سوداء في الثمانينيات
work these car dealers over
giving the car away for free.
she was getting a good deal on a minivan,
على صفقة جيدة مركبة صغيرة
to defy expectations
no matter who doubts me.
to try confidence on.
to learn about women's empowerment
community ranger groups.
الحِراسة النسائية في كينيا
were making history
young ranger among them,
الأكثر اسهاباً بينهن
her response all over my entire body.
ردها في جميع أنحاء جسمي
will be better than these men
سنكون أفضل من هؤلاء الرجال
lions and catch poachers,
والقبض على الصيادين
or even just her faith.
أو حتى من عقيدتها
propped up by sisterhood,
was that if I am ever in doubt,
هو أنه كنت في شك في أي وقت
I led a large-scale event
، قدت حدثاً واسع النطاق
with my manager,
was going to run down the list
beating myself up,
to learn from my own mistakes
my already fragile confidence.
to be in charge of their own learning.
مسؤولين عن تعليمهم
approach my next project
على القيام بمشروعي القادم
will need to breed the confidence
تحتاج إليها لتنمي الثقة
to solve our greatest challenges
and where justice is real,
وحيث العدالة فيه حقيقة
on the outside and free on the inside
من الخارج وأحراراً من الداخل
until all of us are free.
حتى نكون كلنا أحراراً
intimidated by confidence
our preferred archetypes of leadership.
أنماط القيادة المفضلة لدينا
that that kind of confidence
to unlock the future that we want.
اليه لإطلاق العنان للمستقبل الذي نريده
to believe that that world
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Brittany Packnett - Activist, educator, writerAn activist, educator and writer, Brittany Packnett uses every platform she has to teach truth that provokes people to action -- for the sake of freedom and justice.
Why you should listen
In her own words, Brittany Packnett is "a disciple of radical, productive candor. I found, through prayer and practice, that truth provokes change like nothing else ever will. We owe truth our fiercest loyalty.”
Packnett cohosts the award-winning Pod Save The People and has penned her first book, We Are Like Those Who Dream, due to be published in spring 2020. She writes for Teen Vogue and other publications, speaks to live and television audiences across the world, and coleads Campaign Zero. Everyday, she uses platforms on and offline to activate people toward action and equip them with the skills and mindsets to make disciplined social change.
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