Bel Pesce: 5 ways to kill your dreams
Бел Пеше: Пет начина да убиете мечтите си
Bel Pesce left Brazil to study at MIT. But after a successful stint in Silicon Valley, she returned to inspire others with great ideas in her country to make them a reality. Full bio
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to understanding
на разбирането
in the universe,
на вселената,
of an overlap there is
and projects that never happen.
които никога не се случват.
to follow your dreams.
and sold it very fast for a lot of money.
и го продал бързо за много пари.
but I bet it's incomplete.
но се обзалагам, че е непълна.
преди това,
on the topic, a Ph.D.
on the topic for 20 years.
that people think is an overnight success.
за която хората вярват, че е бърз успех.
the deadline to apply to MIT,
an overnight success,
for the 17 years prior to that,
в предходните 17 години
и образованието сериозно.
is always a result
life through that moment.
направено в живота ви до този момент.
has the answers for you.
ще ви даде отговорите.
to help out, right?
your friends, your business partners,
приятелите, бизнес партньорите,
on which path you should take:
за пътя, по който трябва да поемете.
go through this pipe."
other ways you have to pick as well.
които също трябва да изберете.
those decisions yourself.
answers for your life.
за живота ви.
those decisions, right?
да вземате решения, нали?
you're going to bump your head,
да блъскате главата си,
but very important:
но е крайно важно:
growth is guaranteed.
е гарантирано.
and everything is set --
и всичко е уредено --
distribute it everywhere in Brazil.
навсякъде в Бразилия.
people downloaded it,
bought physical copies.
купиха книжни копия.
some impact was guaranteed.
някакъв успех беше гарантиран.
продажбите щяха да са добри.
and find yourself another peak.
да намериш друг връх.
thousand people would read it,
няколкостотин хиляди щяха да я прочетат,
to go to every single state of Brazil.
до всеки от щатите в Бразилия.
but no investor had the vision to invest."
един инвеститор не пожела да инвестира."
the sales didn't go well."
нямаше продажби."
is so below expectations."
екипът ми не посреща очакванията."
to make them happen.
да ги накараш да се случат.
there that is your fault.
което е твоя грешка.
and make them happen.
и да ги осъществиш.
it's your fault and no one else's.
вината е само твоя и на никой друг.
really important as well:
който също е много важен:
are the dreams themselves.
само самите мечти.
and it was a lot of friends,
бяха много приятели,
it was a very high mountain,
беше много висока планина,
were sweating and this was tough.
and they finally made it to the peak.
и накрая стигнаха върха.
to celebrate, right?
at the other and says,
и казва,
the goals themselves,
на целите си,
one of those dreams,
една от тези мечти,
happiness will be all around.
което е заобиколено с щастие.
is a momentary sensation,
е кратко изживяване,
all of your dreams
истински да постигнете всички свои мечти
of your journey.
от своето пътуване.
it's made of steps.
то е само от стъпки.
some people wait a lot to celebrate.
защото някои чакат дълго тази радост.
into something to learn.
това в опит.
to learn or something to celebrate,
has the answers for you,
има вашите отговори,
you should settle down,
може да спрете,
the goals themselves matter.
you will destroy your dreams.
ще разрушите мечтите си.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Bel Pesce - EntrepreneurBel Pesce left Brazil to study at MIT. But after a successful stint in Silicon Valley, she returned to inspire others with great ideas in her country to make them a reality.
Why you should listen
Bel Pesce has worked at big technology companies — in at internship at Microsoft, she led the team for Microsoft Touchless and, as an intern at Google, she worked to improve the Google Translate system. She has also worked in finance, at Deutsche Bank, and helped launch several startups — most notably, the video platform Ooyala and Lemon Wallet, an app that replicates the contents of your wallet on your phone. But for her latest venture, Pesce is looking to inspire. She has opened a school, FazINOVA, which is dedicated to helping students — both in live courses in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and online — persevere toward their dreams. The school has grown tremendously since its establishment in 2013.
Pesce, a TED Fellow, is also the author of three books: The Brazilian Girl from Silicon Valley, Superheroes: WANTED and The Girl from Silicon Valley 2. She has been named one of the "100 most influential people of Brazil" by Época Magazine.
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