Srikumar Rao: Plug into your hard-wired happiness
Srikumar Rao: Ammenna sisäsyntyistä onneasi
Executive, educator, writer and life coach Srikumar S. Rao asks, "Are you ready to succeed?" -- and in his famous course "Creativity and Personal Mastery," he teaches his students how to do so. Full bio
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of being who you are
teille itsellenne
to your knees in gratitude
vajota polvillenne kiitollisuudesta
that's been bestowed on you;
joka teille on suotu;
that you're wasting your life.
haaskaatte elämäänne.
in the next 17 minutes --
yritän tehdä --
a conference on happiness,
that in some way, shape, fashion or form,
tavalla tai toisella
children, relationships, whatever --
ihmissuhteesi, mikä tahansa --
a minute on this.
in order to be happy?
a bunch of stuff comes up:
muutamat asiat mainitaan:
lots of travel, time, etc, etc, etc.
matkustelu, aika, jne. jne. jne.
of, "Here's what I need to get
lista "Nämä tarvitsen
voi myös olla saamatta.
you can get, you can un-get.
Vast wealth can disappear tomorrow.
Suuret rikkaudet voivat kadota huomenna.
have discovered this already.
on jo saanut tuta tämän.
that can make you happy
to suggest to you.
that you have to get, do or be
sinun täytyy hankkia, tehdä tai olla
do or be in order to be happy.
tehdä tai olla ollakseen onnellinen.
on sisäinen luontosi.
It is part of your DNA.
Se on osa DNA:tasi.
I speak in, such as top business schools,
kuten johtavissa kauppakouluissa,
what many of you are thinking,
mikä monella on mielessä nytkin,
is my innate nature,
sisäinen luontoni,
is actually very simple.
your entire life learning to be unhappy.
oppiaksesi olemaan onneton.
a particular mental model.
that this is the way the world works.
että maailma toimii tietyllä tavalla.
we've got dozens of mental models.
ja niitä on kourakaupalla.
on how to find a job,
työpaikan löytämiseen,
how to pick a restaurant to eat at,
ravintolan valitsemiseen,
to go to ... dozens of them.
kourakaupalla.
that we have mental models.
that we have mental models.
tiedä, että meillä on niitä.
is the way the world works.
maailma oikeasti toimii siten.
that we buy into so strongly
takerrumme niin vahvasti,
so we can do something
jotta voimme tehdä jotain,
so we can travel to exotic places
jotta voimme käydä jännissä paikoissa
so we can have great sex
jotta saamme hyvää seksiä
of the if-then model.
jos-sitten -mallista.
if I were to get more money,
jos saan enemmän rahaa,
if only my wife would leave me --
jos vain vaimoni jättäisi minut --
and go to college ...
ja menisivät yliopistoon ...
that's different
erottava tekijä
that you are focusing on?
kukin keskittyy.
and where you were 10 years ago
10 vuotta nuoremman minäsi välillä
that you were focusing on?
silloin keskityit.
10 years ago you now have.
monia niistä asioista.
is the model itself is flawed.
malli itse on virheellinen.
"If this happens I will be happy" --
"Jos tämä tapahtuu, olen onnellinen" --
that it is the model itself that's flawed,
mallin olevan virheellinen,
enormous amounts of time
CEO it would help,
toimitusjohtajan asema auttaisi,
that I want to become a CEO.
en halua olla toimitusjohtaja.
not what you put on the "if" side
ei se, mitä laitetaan "jos"-kohtaan
of such spectacular beauty
häikäisevän kauniiseen näkyyn,
into a place of great serenity?
ylimaallisen rauhan tilaan?
raise your hands if you could.
nosta kätesi.
exactly as it was.
sellaisena kuin se on.
but it's kind of off to the left,
mutta se on liikaa vasemmalla,
200 yards to the right,
"That's a beautiful valley,
"Kaunis laakso,
has too many crooked branches.
on liian käyrät oksat.
a chainsaw and 20 minutes,
the universe just as it was,
maailman sellaisena kuin se on,
your innate nature surfaced,
sisäisen luontosi onnellisuus,
that you think you have --
joita luulet sinulla olevan --
to make it different.
tekisit siitä toisenlaisen.
you can get out of that,
miten siitä pääsee pois
towards getting out of that.
to achieve something, correct?
saavuttamaan jotain, eikö niin?
and we want to have something.
a successful conference.
great programs for your companies
yrityksillenne,
all of that, is that correct?
ja kaikkea sellaista, eikö?
you would like something to happen.
haluatte jotain tapahtuvan.
about the following:
out of your control.
ovat valtanne ulkopuolella.
outside your control.
ovat valtasi ulkopuolella.
that when you have a goal
että kun on tavoite
you don't achieve your goal,
who said, "Gee, you know,
"Jumpe, tiedätkös,
a lot of attention to my wife,
paljonkaan huomiota,
we went on a business trip,
you know, I care for you,
että hän välittää,
to his wife, her immediate reaction was,
vaimolleen, hänen reaktionsa oli:
you don't know my size?"
etkä tiedä kokoani?"
I never wear this kind of thing?"
etten ikinä käytä tällaisia?"
he had a full-blown marital spat.
olevansa leiskuvassa avioriidassa.
for a particular outcome
was the exact opposite
where what we think of,
se, mitä ajattelemme,
in order to get from where I am
jotta pääsen täältä
from what we would like,
kuin mitä haluaisimme,
of what we would like.
mitä haluaisimme.
and you are guaranteed to have
on taattua, että saa
that makes life suck.
elämän olemaan hanurista.
invest in the outcome,
lopputulokseen
is a quote by John Wooden.
sitaatti John Woodenilta.
are familiar with John Wooden.
tuntee John Woodenin.
the basketball Hall of Fame
koripalloilun kunniagalleriaan
of victories and finals in the NCAA --
saavutuksiin NCAAssa --
is he never spoke about winning.
ei koskaan liittynyt voittamiseen.
and you look in the mirror,
ja katselet itseäsi peilistä,
that you were capable of?
that you were capable of,
the best that you were capable of,
annoit kaiken itestäsi,
I want it so desperately,
haluan sitä totisesti,
to do whatever you can,
teet kaiken mahdollisen,
on, "This is the outcome."
of a particular outcome
lopputuloksen saavuttamisesta
epäonnistumisen ainekset.
here is where I am,
tässä minä olen,
and that's fine,
se on ok,
to the extent that it gives you direction,
siinä määrin kun se antaa suuntaa,
completely in the process.
you want to take,
and from that new starting point,
ja uudesta alkupisteestä
ja jatkat vaan.
that every day is a blast.
että joka päivä on huisia.
your hands if you have children.
nosta kätesi ylös.
a small child learn to walk?
opettelee kävelemään?
typically between 11 and 13 months,
yleensä 11-13 kuukauden iässä,
and she sees everybody walking,
ja hän näkee kaikkien kävelevän,
she falls down, she starts crying
kaatuu ja alkaa itkeä,
kisses the place, makes it well.
lohduttaa häntä, pussaa pipiä.
mommy runs up again.
äiti rientää taas.
and no longer runs up
eikä enää riennä luo,
and then she takes another,
hän ottaa toisen askeleen,
she's walking all over the place,
hän kävelee joka paikassa,
to a new stage of parenting.
vanhemmuuden tasolla.
feelings of inadequacy
and fail yet again.
siis epäonnistumista.
to learn to walk if you had to do that,
kestäisi opetella kävelemään, jos
you had to get a counselor
hakisit terapeutin
is focusing on the process.
on prosessiin keskittymistä.
to invest in the process,
panostaa prosessiin,
is outside of our control,
on valtamme ulkopuolella
all of our emotional energy,
henkisen energiamme,
I am going to invest in the process
ja aion panostaa prosessiin
the vision that I outlined to you.
kohti unelmaa, jonka olen hahmotellut.
is people say, "Professor Rao,
on että "Professori Rao,
herätä intohimoani."
you know, here is a list of things.
asioita, tässä on lista.
here's how much I travel,
näin paljon matkustelen,
how deep the carpeting is,
kokolattiamatot tällaisia,
I want to share with you,
minkä kerron heille,
first of all, it doesn't exist.
sitä ei ole olemassa.
and you were plugged into it,
ja teidät sidottaisiin siihen,
miserable self there as you are now,
kehno itsenne, joka olette nyt,
to ignite it within you
sytyttää sitä sisälläsi
to ignite it where you are,
that you are becoming.
joka sinusta on tulossa.
that miracles happen on a regular basis.
ihmeitä tapahtuu jatkuvasti.
whom you're delighted to meet.
is you take journeys.
on vain matkoille menemistä.
you went on a journey.
your place of work is;
you go on a journey.
menit matkalle.
affairs with 19-something gardeners
suhteissa parikymppisiin puutarhureihin
are playing around with models.
vehtaavat mallien kanssa.
but just ask yourself,
mutta kysypä itseltäsi,
I want to spend time?"
haluan viettää aikaa?"
the things you talk about,
se, mistä puhut,
the books you read --
lukemasi kirjat --
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Srikumar Rao - Happiness teacherExecutive, educator, writer and life coach Srikumar S. Rao asks, "Are you ready to succeed?" -- and in his famous course "Creativity and Personal Mastery," he teaches his students how to do so.
Why you should listen
Srikumar Rao was an executive at Warner Communications and McGraw-Hill before he created his celebrated MBA course, "Creativity and Personal Mastery." The course -- the only business school course that has its own alumni association -- shows students how to discover their unique purpose, creativity and happiness, through group work and a philosophical perspective. Its popularity has led to write-ups in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Business Week.
Rao is also an adviser to senior business executives, whom he helps find deeper meaning and engagement in their work. He's the author of Are You Ready to Succeed: Unconventional Strategies for Achieving Personal Mastery in Business and Life, and has been a contributing editor for Forbes. His latest book is titled Happiness at Work: Be Resilient, Motivated, and Successful - No Matter What.
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