Stacey Abrams: 3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do
Stacey Abrams: Trei întrebări pe care să ți le pui în tot ceea ce faci
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 --
in Decatur, Georgia,
I had grown up in Mississippi,
într-o comunitate cu venituri scăzute,
as United Methodist ministers.
ca predicatori ai Bisericii Metodiste.
că suntem destul de săraci,
we were poor enough,
and I became valedictorian.
și am ajuns șefă de promoție.
valedictorian in the state of Georgia
șef de promoție în statul Georgia
to meet the governor of Georgia.
pe guvernatorul Georgiei.
într-o oarecare măsură.
that he lived in a mansion,
că locuia într-un fel de palat,
of "General Hospital" and "Dynasty"
la „Spitalul General" și „Dinastia"
ready to go to visit the governor.
gata de vizita la guvernator.
who were also invited, got up,
se treziseră
a car is a necessary thing.
there aren't a lot of options.
nu sunt multe opțiuni.
to live in a community
să trăiești undeva
all the way to Buckhead,
până la Buckhead,
on this really beautiful acreage of land,
pe un acru minunat de pământ,
that ran the length of the property.
care înconjurau proprietatea.
that lets them know this is our stop,
că urmează stația noastră,
we walk across the street.
because there are cars coming up,
pentru că veneau mașini,
from all across the state of Georgia.
din tot statul Georgia.
I don't get hit by one of the cars
ca să nu mă lovească mașinile
the guard comes out.
a ieșit portarul.
and he looks at my parents,
this is a private event."
este un eveniment privat."
Stacey. She's one of the valedictorians."
Este una din șefii de promoție."
at the checklist that's in his hands.
pe care o avea în mână.
of her very voluminous purse.
over our shoulder at the bus,
care ne adusese,
him a story about who should be there.
cine trebuie să fie prezent acolo.
to have our own car --
ca să avem o mașină -
something in my skin color,
în culoarea pielii mele
to look at me again,
să se uite din nou la mine
You don't belong here."
Nu aveți ce căuta aici."
United Methodist ministers,
predicatori în Biserica Metodistă,
to engage this gentleman
pe acest domn
of his decision-making skills.
abilitățile lui în luarea deciziilor.
in a very fiery place
într-un loc foarte fierbinte
on that checklist.
the checklist eventually,
and he let us inside.
și ne-a lăsat să intrăm.
the governor of Georgia.
cu guvernatorul Georgiei.
my fellow valedictorians
of the most powerful place in Georgia,
celui mai important loc din Georgia,
I don't belong.
că nu am ce căuta acolo.
who got to open the gates.
the rest of the story.
restul întâmplării.
How do I move forward?
cum merg mai departe?
to open the gates for young black women
porțile pentru tinerele de culoare
and told they don't belong.
și li s-a spus că locul lor nu e aici.
for Latinas and for Asian Americans.
femeile de origine latină și asiatică.
for the undocumented and the documented.
pentru imigranții legali și ilegali.
as an ally of the LGBTQ community.
ca un aliat al comunității LGBTQ.
themselves the victims of gun violence.
victimele violenței armate.
for everyone in Georgia,
pentru orice om din Georgia,
and this is our nation,
și țara noastră
is that the first try wasn't enough.
doar prima încercare nu a fost de ajuns.
How do I move forward?
Cum merg mai departe?
and the sadness and the lethargy
tristețe și apatie
of television as I eat ice cream?
în timp ce mănânc înghețată?
because going backwards isn't an option
pentru că înapoi nu e o opțiune
and what I wanted to be.
I ask myself about everything I do,
despre orice lucru pe care-l fac,
or starting a business;
sau să încep o afacere;
the New Georgia Project
proiectul Noua Georgie
Fair Fight Georgia.
„Georgia în luptă dreaptă".
I ask myself three questions:
îmi pun trei întrebări:
I have to ask myself are:
să mi le pun sunt:
of my ambition?
ambițiilor mele?
that once you didn't get what you wanted,
când nu ai obținut ce doreai,
have set your sights a little lower,
țintele puțin mai jos,
când e vorba de dorințele voastre.
to be aggressive about your ambition.
understand your mistakes.
doesn't work out,
we could do better,
ce am fi putut face mai bine,
not to investigate too much
ci de oameni.
that our mistakes are ours alone,
că greșelile sunt doar ale noastre,
is understand your mistakes,
and honest with those who support you.
și cu cei care vă susțin.
revenge is not a good reason.
răzbunarea nu-i un motiv bun.
not that you should do,
that doesn't allow you to sleep at night
care nu vă lasă să dormiți noaptea,
and gets you excited about it;
și vă umple de bucurie;
something about it.
from across this world
pentru care se întâmplă ceva.
the "what" to the "do"
when it gets tough,
când e dificil,
you can't try again.
nu poți să încerci din nou.
you're going to get it done.
să știi cum să o faci.
în această cursă.
to ever become the nominee for governor
care a fost nominalizată ca guvernator
of America for a major party.
African American voters in Georgia.
de alegători afro-americani în Georgia.
of the ticket in 2014.
numărul de hispanici
in the state of Georgia.
vocea lor contează.
"This is our state, too."
„Acesta e și statul nostru."
how I can get it done.
îmi arată cum pot reuși.
the obstacles aren't insurmountable.
că obstacolele nu sunt de netrecut.
that always hold us hostage.
care ne țin prizonieri.
I'm in a little bit of debt.
you did not go outside.
că n-ati ieșit din casă.
that holds us back so often,
ce ne ține prizonieri atât de des,
by how much we have in resources.
de cât de multe resurse avem.
those resource challenges.
problemele financiare.
something you don't talk about.
despre care nu vorbești.
to debt-shame me in my campaign.
să mă umilească cu datoriile mele.
that my lack of opportunity
că lipsa mea de posibilități
me from running.
să candidez.
to tell me I shouldn't run.
că n-ar trebui să candidez.
maybe I shouldn't run.
că poate n-ar trebui să candidez.
a reason we don't let ourselves dream.
pentru care nu ne îngăduim să visăm.
overcome those obstacles,
întotdeauna obstacolele,
you will be damned if you do not try.
dacă nu încercați.
what you're afraid of,
about processes and politics
despre procese și politici
from getting where you want to be.
să ajungi unde îți dorești.
position instead of power.
că acceptăm situația în locul puterii.
as a consolation prize,
ca premiu de consolare,
and we're going to get it,
că știm ce vrem și vom obține,
to evaluate how much we want it.
de a evalua cât de mult ne dorim.
you said you should,
to the "why" of it.
who speak for the voiceless.
să vorbească pentru cei fără glas.
of good conscience
cu conștiință curată,
belongs to us all.
este a noastră, a tuturor.
în fiecare dimineață
knowing what is in my past.
and creating new obstacles now.
și născocesc piedici noi.
to figure it out.
and it is a stain on our nation.
și este o rușine a poporului nostru.
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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