Michele L. Sullivan: Asking for help is a strength, not a weakness
Michele L. Sullivan: Meminta pertolongan adalah sebuah kekuatan, bukan sebuah kelemahan
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that we remember so vividly.
hidup yang kita ingat dengan sangat jelas.
was when I was entering kindergarten.
adalah ketika masuk taman kanak-kanak.
and by golly, it was my time.
dan kebetulan, inilah waktu saya.
sampai hampir mengompol.
with a warm welcome,
dengan sambutan hangat,
little cubbyholes, don't we --
loker kecil itu, ya --
until class starts."
sampai kelas dimulai."
and plopped down like I owned the place,
seolah saya pemilik tempat itu,
with blue shorts.
dengan celana pendek biru.
tanpa menyadari dia bicara dengan saya.
I didn't think he was talking to me.
Let's just play. We're happy.
Ayo, bermain dan bersenang-senang.
and about a minute later,
in a white shirt and a pink skirt,
yang memakai kaos putih dan rok pink,
why do you look so different?"
mengapa kamu terlihat sangat berbeda?
Again, let's just play."
Aku tidak pendek. Ayolah bermain saja."
all around the circle I was in,
semua anak di sekeliling saya,
and they were all looking at me.
dan mereka semua memandang saya.
it would be "OMG" or "WTF."
mungkin seperti "OMG atau WTF."
that I went in with that morning
yang saya bawa pagi hari itu,
before I went home,
berada di luar lingkaran itu.
outside of the circle.
apa yang barusan terjadi.
setiap tawa cekikikan,
like nobody could see me.
kaki orang tua saya agar tak ada yang lihat.
another child's curiosity,
rasa ingin tahu anak lain,
that the real world was not built
bahwa dunia nyata tidak diciptakan
both literally or figuratively.
baik secara harfiah atau kiasan.
as you can probably tell,
seperti yang bisa Anda sadari,
through our lifetime.
sepanjang kehidupan kita.
seperti yang saya alami ini.
with a mental illness,
apakah seseorang menghadapi gangguan jiwa,
with their gender identity,
dengan identitas gender mereka,
yang sudah lanjut usia,
adalah ukuran tubuh saya,
or what I go through.
atau apa yang saya alami setiap harinya.
walk in someone else's shoes,
membayangkan menjadi orang lain,
a new way of giving of ourselves.
sebuah cara baru memberi diri.
what it's like to be you
rasanya menjadi diri Anda,
what it's like to be me.
bagaimana rasanya menjadi saya.
or chase your dreams,
atau mengejar mimpi Anda,
melakukannya untuk saya,
saling mendukung satu sama lain.
in each other's shoes,
membayangkan menjadi orang lain,
of giving of ourselves.
untuk memberi diri kita sendiri.
different than most people,
berbeda dengan kebanyakan orang,
I was on equal footing with,
yang saya bisa lakukan seperti orang lain,
I excelled in the classroom.
I discovered as I grew older
saya menyadari saat saya bertambah besar,
to do a physical job.
melakukan pekerjaan fisik.
of everyone for employment,
dari orang lain dalam pencarian kerja,
an advanced university degree,
universitas yang lebih tinggi,
What am I going to wear?
Apa yang akan saya kenakan?
who I've known all my life
the building you're going in has steps."
yang akan kamu datangi ada tangganya."
about how am I going to get there?
bagaimana saya akan bisa sampai ke sana?
and got in and had a great interview.
dermaga angkut dan wawancara berjalan lancar.
for the day and that's OK.
pada hari itu tapi tidak masalah.
challenge that day was the interview,
pada hari itu adalah wawancara,
without getting run over.
dermaga muatan dengan selamat.
in certain situations:
menjadi fleksibel,
I travel quite a bit.
saya bepergian cukup sering.
for all of us these days.
bagi kita semua dewasa ini.
run through security, get to the gate.
Anda melewati pengawas, lalu menuju pintu.
Did I get my upgrade?
atau di dekat jendela? Apakah ada upgrade?
I don't run through anything.
tidak mempersiapkan bagian keamanan,
the personal patdown.
penggeledahan barang pribadi.
menuju pintu keberangkatan,
that my parents said I was born with,
yang mungkin terlahir dari orang tua,
"By the way, my scooter weighs this much,
"Ngomong-ngomong, ini berat skuter saya,
to the door of the plane."
menelepon kota yang akan saya kunjungi
the city where I'm traveling to
in case mine gets broken on the way.
jika skuter saya rusak di sana.
it's a little bit different.
to put my bag up, and they graciously do.
yang bersedia untuk mengangkat tas saya.
get up and walk on the plane,
bangkit dan jalan di pesawat,
it knocked and I answered.
I can't reach the lock."
pintu ini? Saya tidak bisa menguncinya."
and the door flies open.
urusan pribadi, pintunya terbuka.
that he was sitting right across from me,
tepat di seberang saya,
as much as I am?"
hal ini seperti saya?"
hal ini di depan publik, saya sebaliknya.
not talking about it publicly, I am.
our families, sports, work,
tentang keluarga, olahraga, pekerjaan,
someone put your bag up.
with that embarrassment,
pesawat itu dengan malu,
begitu pula saya,
in certain ways.
saya ada di Zanzibar,
berambut pirang di sebuah kursi roda.
I start to talk to the agent.
dan menggunakan bakat mengobrol saya.
about their culture and so forth,
tentang budaya mereka dan seterusnya,
getting up the steps."
untuk naik tangga."
while we waited for the flight,
sambil menunggu penerbangan,
for both of us that day.
sudut pandang kami berdua berubah.
and wished me well,
to remember that experience more
lebih mengingat pengalaman itu
and there was a bit of hesitation.
dengan sedikit keraguan.
saya menerima banyak pertolongan.
my friends, my colleagues
teman-teman, kolega,
di setiap hari dalam hidup saya.
that we all have a support system.
sepanjang hidup kita,
of other people's support systems.
dari sistem dukungan orang lain.
cara untuk memberi kembali.
in our own successes,
dijalankan dalam kesuksesan masing-masing,
kita jalankan dalam kesuksesan orang lain,
in other people's successes,
every single day.
hal itu untuk saya di setiap harinya.
that we help each other,
placing people in silos
sangat mengotak-ngotakkan orang-orang,
"apa yang tampak dari luar."
that you cannot see.
yang kita tak bisa dilihat dari luar saja.
those experiences together
untuk berbagi pengalaman bersama,
yang benar-benar baru,
I mentioned earlier in my stories.
yang saya ceritakan sebelumnya.
adalah situasi Anda sendiri.
Anda tidak bisa memakai ukuran saya --
hal yang lebih baik daripada itu.
courage and understanding,
keberanian, dan pengertian,
masyarakat dapat berubah,
on only what you can see.
hanya berdasarkan dari apa yang terlihat.
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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