Luvvie Ajayi: Get comfortable with being uncomfortable
Лювві Аяйі: Відчуй комфорт у дискомфорті
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які відмовляються якісно працювати.
who refuse to do better,
погана нігерійка...
as a shady Nigerian --
так, мовби каже:
who is looking at other people,
кращим за той, у який пришли.
better than we found it.
бути плиткою доміно.
and by being the domino.
choiceless to do the same.
надихнеться і теж стане плиткою доміно.
is inspired to be a domino.
looks like speaking up
висловлювати свою думку
that are really difficult,
will follow suit.
I'm the person who says
але не наважуєтесь вимовити.
but dared not to say.
що ми безстрашні,
that we're fearless,
people in the world
ким хочу бути.
to be when I grew up.
її не вигадали.
before it was a thing.
адже навчалася на напрямку
I had to take Chemistry 101
of my academic career.
в академічній кар'єрі.
is not going to work,
я стала вивчати блогінг.
I started blogging.
але на її місці з'явилася нова.
another was beginning.
стало моєю повноцінною роботою,
became my full-time job
щоб сказати собі: "Я — письменник".
to say, "I'm a writer."
на той час пройшло вже дев'ять років,
before I said, "I'm a writer,"
постійно купувати туфлі?
to keep up my shoe habit?
від справді важливих речей.
the things that are our purpose.
керувати моїм життям.
dictate what I do."
усі ці неймовірні речі,
awesome things started happening,
я промовила: "Гаразд, 2015,
I was like, "OK, 2015,
"Роби, хай там що".
of 'Do it anyway.'
I'm going to actively pursue it."
поїхати у відпустку сама,
my first-ever solo vacation,
була Домініканська Республіка.
to the Dominican Republic.
на свій день народження?
у лісах Пунта-Кани.
the forests of Punta Cana.
I had on business casual.
submerged in water.
аби поплавати під водою з дельфінами.
and swam with dolphins underwater.
ще одну круту річ,
that I did also that year
із самовдосконалення",
що я зробила того року,
that I did that year
у своєму житті. І це одна з них."
things in life. This is one of them."
у мене перехопило дихання і я подумала:
as I see Earth, and I was like,
із чудового літака."
plane on purpose."
з того, що я колись робила.
the best thing I could have done.
коли доводиться говорити правду.
when I have to speak truth.
out of that plane.
when I'm at the edge of the plane,
бо усвідомлюєш, що інакше не можеш.
because I realize I have to.
це моя зона комфорту.
is comfort to me.
that I'm speaking truth
who are bigger than me
more powerful than me,
переоцінюємо комфорт.
комфортно.
they've been is comfortable.
is maintain the status quo.
почуватися комфортно у дискомфорті,
with being uncomfortable
коли це необхідно.
when they're necessary.
що маю говорити правду,
that I have to speak these truths,
я не думаю, що це варіант.
should be an option.
це наша основна цінність,
as a core value, and --
якби ми мали краще зволоження.
if we were more moisturized.
as my core values,
є моїми цінностями,
професійні провокатори
the professional troublemakers,
committed to being these dominoes
of these acute consequences,
що в багатьох випадках
when we walk in rooms
людей у кімнаті,
powerful people in those rooms --
чи третьому місці по впливовості.
third-most powerful.
наше завдання —
that our job in those times
the woman in the meeting,
видобути слова на зустрічі,
who can't seem to get her word out,
щоб людина, якій важко висловитись,
who can't make a point
що вони мають можливість для цього.
they have room for that.
це справа суспільства.
is community business.
we're understand that,
we were somebody else's help.
є занадто публічними,
tumbles and falls,
виступити на конференції
to speak at a conference,
отримували компенсацію
who spoke there got compensated
також повертали гроші назад.
got their travel paid for.
мали платити, аби виступити.
expected to actually pay to speak there.
about this publicly,
що мовчання нікому не допоможе.
that my silence serves no one.
розказала суспільству про ситуацію,
говорити
coming out to talk about,
з фінансовою нерівністю.
this type of pay inequality."
про дискримінаційні платіжні практики
about discriminatory pay practices
громадськість статтею,
memoir by a public figure
і могла вплинути на мою кар'єру,
than me and could impact my career,
хоч дві години, але ти впораєшся."
maybe for two hours."
а потім втекла.
"Publish," and I ran away.
що хтось врешті це сказав."
I'm so glad somebody finally said this."
I guess, alright, it's doing something."
have been the domino
як на них нападали впливові чоловіки.
they've been assaulted by powerful men.
і сказали: "Я також" ("Me Too").
join in and say, "Me Too."
що започаткувала цей рух.
for igniting that movement.
аби лишити все так, як є.
to keep us exactly where we are.
comes down to being exactly who you are.
що ти стаєш самим собою.
я була крутійкою.
since I was three.
even that's been the domino,
that wants us to walk around
"Так, ти мусиш зробити це."
you're supposed to do this."
telling thoughtful truths --
should not be sacrificial, but they are.
жертвоприношенням, хоч зараз так і є.
цей шлях для себе,
to do this for the greater good,
than we are right now.
будувати мости,
to telling truths to build bridges
на правді, розваляться.
on truth will collapse.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Luvvie Ajayi - CreatorLuvvie Ajayi is an author, speaker and digital strategist who thrives at the intersection of comedy, technology and activism.
Why you should listen
A 14-year blogging veteran, Luvvie Ajayi is the voice behind the blog AwesomelyLuvvie.com, where she covers all things pop culture with razor-sharp commentary and wit. Her debut book, I'm Judging You: The Do Better Manual, was released in September 2016, and was an instant New York Times best-seller.
Ajayi is Executive Director and co-founder of The Red Pump Project, a national nonprofit that educates women and girls of color about HIV/AIDS. They’ve earned a Congressional Record from the U.S. House of Representatives and Resolutions by the Illinois State Senate as well as the City Council of Chicago. The University of Illinois alum is a sought-after speaker who has spoken at the Obama White House, MAKERS Conference, SXSW, Social Media Week, among others. She has interviewed bosses like Oprah Winfrey, Geena Davis and Shonda Rhimes. She also runs AwesomelyTechie.com, a site for writers, small business owners and everyday people looking to use technology to make their lives easier as an extension of her marketing expertise.
Ajayi was selected to Oprah Winfrey’s inaugural Supersoul 100 list, voted as the Influencer of the Year at the 2016 Iris Awards and was chosen as a 2015 Black Innovator by XFINITY Comcast. She is committed to using her voice for pop culture critique and gender and racial justice.
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