Michele L. Sullivan: Asking for help is a strength, not a weakness
मिचेल एल. सुल्लिवन: मदद मांगना एक शक्ति हैं, कमज़ोरी नहीं
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that we remember so vividly.
जो हमें हमेशा याद रहते हैं।
was when I was entering kindergarten.
बाल विहार शुरू कर रही थी।
and by golly, it was my time.
और अब मेरा समय आ गया था।
with a warm welcome,
जिन्होंने मेरा स्वागत किया,
little cubbyholes, don't we --
until class starts."
क्लास शुरू होने तक।
and plopped down like I owned the place,
जैसे की में वहां की मालिक हूँ,
with blue shorts.
I didn't think he was talking to me.
बिना समझे की वह मुझसे बात कर रहा था!
Let's just play. We're happy.
चलो ना हम खेलते हैं। हम खुश हैं अभी।
and about a minute later,
लेकिन कुछ मिनट बाद,
in a white shirt and a pink skirt,
सफ़ेद कमीज और गुलाबी स्कर्ट पहने,
why do you look so different?"
तुम इतनी अलग क्यों दिखती हो?"
Again, let's just play."
चलो ना, हम खेलते हैं।"
all around the circle I was in,
and they were all looking at me.
और वह मेरी ओर देख रहे थे।
it would be "OMG" or "WTF."
"हे भगवान" और "क्या बकवास हे यह"
that I went in with that morning
मैं जितना आत्मविश्वास ले के गयी थी
जैसे जैसे सुबह आगे बढ़ती गयी
before I went home,
घर जाने से पहले,
outside of the circle.
में गोले के बहार हो गयी थी!
like nobody could see me.
ताकी मुझे कोई ना देख सके।
another child's curiosity,
समझ नहीं आ रही थी
that the real world was not built
कि असली दुनिया नहीं बनी थी
both literally or figuratively.
दोनों शाब्दिक या अर्थात् रूप से।
as you can probably tell,
जैसा कि आप शायद देख ही सकते हैं।
through our lifetime.
बहुत कठिनाइयों का सामना करते हैं।
with a mental illness,
मानसिक बीमारी का सामना कर रहा है
with their gender identity,
के साथ संघर्ष कर रहा है,
or what I go through.
या मैं किन संघर्षों से गुज़रती हूँ।
walk in someone else's shoes,
की परिस्थिति को पूरी तरह नहीं समझ सकता,
a new way of giving of ourselves.
कोई नया तरीका देखना पड़ेगा
what it's like to be you
की आपका जीवन कैसा है
what it's like to be me.
मुझ जैसा होना कैसा लगता है।
or chase your dreams,
आपके सपने पूरे नहीं कर सकती हूँ
in each other's shoes,
of giving of ourselves.
खुद को देने का।
different than most people,
दूसरों से अलग करनी पड़ेगी,
I was on equal footing with,
चीज़ें ऐसी भी थी जहाँ मैं सामान स्तर पर थी
I excelled in the classroom.
I discovered as I grew older
क्यूंकि जैसे में बड़ी हुई
to do a physical job.
शारीरिक श्रम या काम नहीं कर सकती थी।
कॉलेज की डिग्री पूरी कर ली।
of everyone for employment,
और नौकरी पाने के लिए
an advanced university degree,
ऊँची डिग्री करनी पड़ेगी,
What am I going to wear?
मैं क्या पहनूँगी?
who I've known all my life
जिसने मुझे मेरे पूरे जीवन जाना है,
the building you're going in has steps."
में जा रही हो, उसमे सीढ़ियां है।"
about how am I going to get there?
की मैं वहां तक केसे पहुंचूंगी।
and got in and had a great interview.
और अंदर घुसी और एक बढ़िया इंटरव्यू दिया।
for the day and that's OK.
चीज़ो से बीती थी और वह ठीक है।
challenge that day was the interview,
मेरी सबसे बड़ी चुनौती वोह इंटरव्यू था,
without getting run over.
बिना कुचले गए।
in certain situations:
ऐसी स्थितियों में:
I travel quite a bit.
मुझे काफी यात्रा करनी पढ़ती है।
for all of us these days.
सबके लिए ही चुनौती है।
run through security, get to the gate.
जांच से जाकर, द्वार तक पहुँच जाते है।
Did I get my upgrade?
क्या मुझे मेरा उन्नयन मिला?
I don't run through anything.
किसी भी चीज़ में से नहीं भागती!
the personal patdown.
का अनुभव करना पढता है।
that my parents said I was born with,
जिसके साथ में पैदा हुई थी,
"By the way, my scooter weighs this much,
हूँ, "मेरा स्कूटर का इतना वजन है,
to the door of the plane."
के द्वार तक चला सकती हूँ।"
the city where I'm traveling to
था उस शहर को जहां मैं जा रही थी
in case mine gets broken on the way.
पर ले सकती हूँ, यदि मेरा स्कूटर टूट जाए।
it's a little bit different.
to put my bag up, and they graciously do.
अपना बैग ऊपर रखने की कृपा करती हूँ।
get up and walk on the plane,
उठकर चलना नहीं पसंद,
it knocked and I answered.
प्रकृति दस्तक दी और मैंने उपकृत किया
I can't reach the lock."
में ताले तक नहीं पहुँच सकती।"
and the door flies open.
और अचानक दरवाज़ा खुलता है
that he was sitting right across from me,
मेरे सामने ही बैठा था,
और मैं चुपचाप पूंछती हूं,
as much as I am?"
जितना मुझे? "
not talking about it publicly, I am.
से बात नहीं कर रहे, मैं कर रही हूँ
our families, sports, work,
हमारे परिवार, खेल, काम के बारे में,
someone put your bag up.
आपका बैग ऊपर रखा है
with that embarrassment,
in certain ways.
कुछ तरीकों मैं।
I start to talk to the agent.
about their culture and so forth,
उनकी संस्कृति, आदि के बारे में,
getting up the steps."
सीढ़ीयां चढ़ने में भी।"
while we waited for the flight,
हवाई जहाज का इंतज़ार करते हुए,
for both of us that day.
उस दिन, हम दोनों के लिए।
and wished me well,
और मुझे शुभकामनाय की,
to remember that experience more
अनुभव ज़्यादा याद रहे गा
and there was a bit of hesitation.
थोड़ा हिट्चकिचाते हुए।
मुझे काफी मदद मिलती हैं।
my friends, my colleagues
that we all have a support system.
कि हम सभी के पास एक समर्थन प्रणाली हो।
मदद की ज़रूरत होती है,
of other people's support systems.
के समर्थन प्रणालियों का हिस्सा हैं।
in our own successes,
अपनी सफलता में,
in other people's successes,
दूसरों के सफलता में,
every single day.
that we help each other,
कि हम एक दूसरे की मदद करें,
placing people in silos
सिल्लो में लोगों को रखकर
that you cannot see.
जो कोई नहीं देख सकता है।
those experiences together
होने में मदद करता है
I mentioned earlier in my stories.
मैंने आपको बताई।
जूतों में नहीं चल सकते
courage and understanding,
on only what you can see.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Michele L. Sullivan - Social innovatorMichele L. Sullivan is known for her sustainable and collaborative approach to philanthropic investing.
Why you should listen
Michele L. Sullivan has held various globally influential leadership positions at Caterpillar during her 29-year career. She currently is Caterpillar's Director of Corporate Social Innovation and President of the Caterpillar Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Caterpillar Inc.
Throughout Sullivan's career, she has dramatically grown the reach, influence and impact of each role. Her time with the Caterpillar Foundation is no different. She has taken the Caterpillar Foundation from a transactional Foundation into a global and strategic Foundation. She has moved the Foundation from Corporate Social Responsibility into Corporate Social Innovation. This strategy places the human need first, not as an afterthought of profit. Sullivan is well known for her global expertise and sustainable and collaborative approach to philanthropic investing.
Sullivan strongly believes monumental and sustainable change in our largest global challenges can only happen through partnerships and collaboration between public, private and non-profit entities. This strategy resulted in the Caterpillar Foundation's transformation into one of the most influential corporate foundations and, ultimately, the launch of the Foundation's collaborative impact platform, Together.Stronger.
Determination and resilience have been present throughout Sullivan;s life. She endured many years of orthopedic surgeries and other challenges. She provided leadership starting in the Little Prairie Chapter of Little People of America as a teenager. She was named by Inside Philanthropy as one of the 50 most powerful women in philanthropy and she served as a US delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. She is a member of the ONE board of directors and chairs the Greater Peoria Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Advisory Board. She earned her MBA from Bradley University, and she is the first woman to be President of the Caterpillar Foundation.
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