Stacey Abrams: 3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do
סטייסי אברמס: 3 שאלות לשאול את עצמכם לגבי כל דבר שאתם עושים
Former Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams made history in 2018 when she earned the Democratic nomination for governor of Georgia. Full bio
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at the age of 17 --
בגיל 17--
in Decatur, Georgia,
I had grown up in Mississippi,
גדלתי במיסיסיפי,
as United Methodist ministers.
את התארים שלהם ככמרים מתודיסטים.
we were poor enough,
שאנחנו לא עניים מספיק
and I became valedictorian.
ונהייתי מצטיינת המחזור.
valedictorian in the state of Georgia
מצטיינת במדינת ג׳ורג׳יה
to meet the governor of Georgia.
לפגוש את המושל של ג׳ורג׳יה.
that he lived in a mansion,
of "General Hospital" and "Dynasty"
ready to go to visit the governor.
מוכנה לקראת המפגש עם המושל.
who were also invited, got up,
a car is a necessary thing.
there aren't a lot of options.
ואין הרבה אפשרויות.
to live in a community
all the way to Buckhead,
כל הדרך לבאקהד,
on this really beautiful acreage of land,
על חלקת אדמה יפהפייה,
that ran the length of the property.
that lets them know this is our stop,
בשביל שהנהג יעצור בתחנה שלנו,
we walk across the street.
because there are cars coming up,
בגלל שיש מכוניות שמגיעות,
from all across the state of Georgia.
מכל רחבי מדינת ג׳ורג׳יה.
I don't get hit by one of the cars
שלא אפגע מאחת המכוניות
the guard comes out.
השומר יוצא החוצה.
and he looks at my parents,
this is a private event."
זה אירוע פרטי״.
Stacey. She's one of the valedictorians."
סטייסי. היא אחת מהמצטיינות״.
at the checklist that's in his hands.
על הרשימה שנמצאת ביד שלו.
of her very voluminous purse.
over our shoulder at the bus,
מעבר לכתף על האוטובוס,
him a story about who should be there.
לו סיפור על מי צריך להיות שם.
to have our own car --
בשביל לרכוש מכונית--
something in my skin color,
to look at me again,
You don't belong here."
אתם לא שייכים לכאן״.
United Methodist ministers,
להיות כמרים מתודיסטים,
to engage this gentleman
of his decision-making skills.
בנוגע לכישורי קבלת ההחלטות שלו.
in a very fiery place
במקום לוהט במיוחד
on that checklist.
the checklist eventually,
and he let us inside.
the governor of Georgia.
את הפגישה עם מושל ג׳ורג׳יה.
my fellow valedictorians
עם יתר התלמידים המצטיינים
of the most powerful place in Georgia,
למקום העוצמתי ביותר בג׳ורג׳יה,
I don't belong.
who got to open the gates.
the rest of the story.
How do I move forward?
to open the gates for young black women
לפתוח את הדלתות עבור נשים שחורות צעירות
and told they don't belong.
for Latinas and for Asian Americans.
גם בשביל אמריקאיות לטיניות ואסייתיות.
for the undocumented and the documented.
בשביל החוקיים והלא חוקיים.
as an ally of the LGBTQ community.
כבת ברית של קהילת הלהטב״ק.
themselves the victims of gun violence.
קורבנות של אירועי ירי.
for everyone in Georgia,
לכל האנשים בג׳ורג׳יה,
and this is our nation,
is that the first try wasn't enough.
How do I move forward?
and the sadness and the lethargy
והעצב והתשישות
of television as I eat ice cream?
לא סבירות בזמן שאני אוכלת גלידה?
because going backwards isn't an option
בגלל שלסגת לאחור זו לא אפשרות
and what I wanted to be.
ומי אני רוצה להיות.
I ask myself about everything I do,
שאני שואלת את עצמי לגבי כל דבר שאני עושה,
or starting a business;
the New Georgia Project
Fair Fight Georgia.
פייר פייט ג׳ורג׳יה.
I ask myself three questions:
אני שואלת את עצמי שלוש שאלות:
I have to ask myself are:
שאני מוכרחת לשאול את עצמי הן:
of my ambition?
that once you didn't get what you wanted,
שכאשר לא קיבלת את מה שרצית,
have set your sights a little lower,
to be aggressive about your ambition.
להיות תקיפים לגבי התשוקה שלכם.
understand your mistakes.
להבין את הטעויות שלכם.
doesn't work out,
we could do better,
שיכולנו לעשות יותר טוב,
not to investigate too much
that our mistakes are ours alone,
שהטעויות שלנו הן שלנו בלבד,
is understand your mistakes,
זה להכיר בטעויות שלכם,
and honest with those who support you.
וכנים עם אלו שתומכים בכם.
revenge is not a good reason.
נקמה היא לא סיבה טובה.
not that you should do,
that doesn't allow you to sleep at night
and gets you excited about it;
ומתלהבים לגביו;
something about it.
לעשות משהו לגביו.
from across this world
the "what" to the "do"
when it gets tough,
כאשר זה נעשה קשוח,
you can't try again.
you're going to get it done.
to ever become the nominee for governor
שנהפכה להיות מועמדת לתפקיד המושל
of America for a major party.
של אמריקה מטעם מפלגה גדולה.
African American voters in Georgia.
מצביעים אפרו-אמריקאים בג׳ורג׳יה.
of the ticket in 2014.
בבחירות של 2014.
in the state of Georgia.
"This is our state, too."
how I can get it done.
כיצד אוכל לגרום לזה לקרות.
the obstacles aren't insurmountable.
שניתן להתגבר על המכשולים שבדרך.
that always hold us hostage.
שאנו תמיד בני ערובה שלהן.
I'm in a little bit of debt.
you did not go outside.
that holds us back so often,
שבולם אותנו לעתים כל כך קרובות,
by how much we have in resources.
בכמות המשאבים שיש לרשותנו.
those resource challenges.
על האתגרים המשאביים האלו.
something you don't talk about.
על נושא שלא מדברים עליו.
to debt-shame me in my campaign.
להשפיל אותי בנושא החוב בקמפיין שלי.
that my lack of opportunity
שהמשאבים המצומצמים שלי
me from running.
to tell me I shouldn't run.
להגיד לי שלא כדאי שארוץ.
maybe I shouldn't run.
שאולי לא כדאי שארוץ.
a reason we don't let ourselves dream.
הסיבה בגללה אנו לא מאפשרים לעצמנו לחלום.
overcome those obstacles,
תתגברו על המכשולים האלו,
you will be damned if you do not try.
what you're afraid of,
about processes and politics
from getting where you want to be.
להגיע לאן שאתם מכוונים.
position instead of power.
של מעמד במקום של כוח.
as a consolation prize,
כפרס ניחומים,
and we're going to get it,
ואנו מתכוונים להשיג אותו,
to evaluate how much we want it.
להעריך את גודל התאווה שלנו.
you said you should,
to the "why" of it.
who speak for the voiceless.
שידברו עבור חסרי הקול.
of good conscience
בעלי מצפון ישר
belongs to us all.
knowing what is in my past.
and creating new obstacles now.
ומייצרים מכושלים חדשים.
to figure it out.
and it is a stain on our nation.
וזהו כתם באומה שלנו.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Stacey Abrams - PoliticianFormer Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams made history in 2018 when she earned the Democratic nomination for governor of Georgia.
Why you should listen
Stacey Abrams's 2018 campaign for governor of Georgia turned more voters than any Democrat in Georgia history, including former President Barack Obama, and invested in critical infrastructure to build progress in the state. After witnessing the gross mismanagement of the election by the Secretary of State's office, Abrams launched Fair Fight to ensure every Georgian has a voice in our election system.
Abrams received degrees from Spelman College, the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas and Yale Law School. Dedicated to civic engagement, she founded the New Georgia Project, which submitted more than 200,000 registrations from voters of color between 2014 and 2016.
Under the pen name Selena Montgomery, Abrams is the award-winning author of eight romantic suspense novels, which have sold more than 100,000 copies. As co-founder of NOW Account, a financial services firm that helps small businesses grow, Abrams has helped create and retain jobs in Georgia. And through her various business ventures, she has helped employ even more Georgians, including hundreds of young people starting out. As House Minority Leader, she has worked strategically to recruit, train, elect and defend Democrats to prevent a Republican supermajority in the House, and she has worked across the aisle on behalf of all Georgians. During her tenure, she has stopped legislation to raise taxes on the poor and middle class and to roll back reproductive healthcare. She has brokered compromises that led to progress on transportation, infrastructure, and education. In the legislature, she passed legislation to improve the welfare of grandparents and other kin raising children and secured increased funding to support these families.
Abrams and her five siblings grew up in Gulfport, Mississippi with three tenets: go to school, go to church, and take care of each other. Despite struggling to make ends meet for their family, her parents made service a way of life for their children -- if someone was less fortunate, it was their job to serve that person. This ethic led the family to Georgia. Abrams's parents attended Emory University to pursue graduate studies in divinity and become United Methodist ministers. Abrams and her younger siblings attended DeKalb County Schools, and she graduated from Avondale High School.
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