ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ric Elias - Entrepreneur
Ric Elias is the CEO of Red Ventures, a marketing services company that grew out of Elias' long experience in business.

Why you should listen

Born in Puerto Rico, Ric Elias came to the United States for college knowing little English, as he writes in his online bio . So what did he do? "I adjusted my schedule and took only classes that dealt with numbers my entire first year," he says. "I'd always been decent at math, and things like calculus and accounting were non-lingual. I was able to buy some time to improve my English skills." His facility with numbers has led to a wide-ranging career in business and finance.

Elias is the CEO and co-founder of Red Ventures, a firm that helps large service companies acquire new customers online. He began his career in General Electric Co.'s Aerospace Division, then worked at the marketing services company CUC International (later known as Cendant). Prior to founding Red Ventures, Ric served as president of Spark Network Services, a promotion and data company held by Cendant.

"I'm a frustrated athlete," says Elias. "To me, business is the Olympics for non-athletes. It comes down to loving competition; figuring out whom we should compete against and how to beat them."

More profile about the speaker
Ric Elias | Speaker | TED.com
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Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed

Рик Елијас: Три работи кои ги научив кога се сруши мојот авион

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Рик Елијас седел во првиот ред на Летот 1549, авионот кој се сруши во реката Хадсон во Њујорк, во јануари 2009 година. Што сè му минало низ главата додека авионот паѓал надолу? Na TED, за прв пат јавно тој ја раскажува својата приказна.
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Ric Elias is the CEO of Red Ventures, a marketing services company that grew out of Elias' long experience in business. Full bio

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Imagine a big explosion
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Замислете голема експлозија
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as you climb through 3,000 ft.
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додека се качувате на висина од 1.000 метри над земјата.
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Imagine a plane full of smoke.
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Замислете авион полн со чад.
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Imagine an engine going clack, clack, clack,
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Замислете мотор кој прави клак, клак, клак,
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clack, clack, clack, clack.
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клак, клак, клак, клак.
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It sounds scary.
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Звучи страшно.
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Well I had a unique seat that day. I was sitting in 1D.
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Тој ден имав посебно седиште. Седев на 1D.
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I was the only one who could talk to the flight attendants.
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Бев единствениот кој можеше да разговара со стјуардесата.
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So I looked at them right away,
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Веднаш погледнав кон неа,
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and they said, "No problem. We probably hit some birds."
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а таа ми рече: "Нема проблем. Веројатно удривме некоја птица."
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The pilot had already turned the plane around,
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Пилотот веќе заврти со авионот назад,
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and we weren't that far.
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и не бевме толку далеку.
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You could see Manhattan.
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Можеше да се види Менхетен.
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Two minutes later,
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Две минути подоцна,
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three things happened at the same time.
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три работи се случија истовремено.
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The pilot lines up the plane with the Hudson River.
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Пилотот го постави авионот над реката Хадсон.
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That's usually not the route.
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Тоа не е вообичаената рута.
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(Laughter)
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(Смеење)
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He turns off the engines.
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Ги исклучи моторите.
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Now imagine being in a plane with no sound.
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Сега замислете да сте во авион во кој нема звук.
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And then he says three words --
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А потоа тој изговори три зборови,
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the most unemotional three words I've ever heard.
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најнеемотивните три зборови кои некогаш ги имам слушнато.
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He says, "Brace for impact."
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Тој рече: "Подгответе се за удар."
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I didn't have to talk to the flight attendant anymore.
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Немав потреба повеќе да зборувам со стјуардесата.
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(Laughter)
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(Смеење)
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I could see in her eyes,
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Можев да видам во нејзините очи,
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it was terror. Life was over.
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дека беше страшно. Животот заврши.
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Now I want to share with you three things I learned about myself that day.
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Сакам да споделам три работи кои ги научив за себе тој ден.
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I learned that it all changes in an instant.
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Научив дека сè се менува во еден момент.
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We have this bucket list,
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Сите имаме листа на желби,
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we have these things we want to do in life,
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работи кои сакаме да ги направиме во животот,
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and I thought about all the people I wanted to reach out to that I didn't,
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и помислив на сите луѓе до кои сакав а не можев да стигнам,
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all the fences I wanted to mend,
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сите огради кои сакав да ги прескокнам,
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all the experiences I wanted to have and I never did.
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сите искуства кои сакав да ги пробам, а не успеав.
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As I thought about that later on,
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Кога се сетив на ова подоцна,
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I came up with a saying,
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ми дојде мисла,
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which is, "I collect bad wines."
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која гласи: "Јас собирам лоши вина."
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Because if the wine is ready and the person is there, I'm opening it.
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Бидејќи доколку виното е спремно а личноста е овде, го отворам.
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I no longer want to postpone anything in life.
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Повеќе не сакам да одложам ништо во животот.
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And that urgency, that purpose,
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И оваа мисла, оваа идеја,
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has really changed my life.
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навистина ми го промени животот.
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The second thing I learned that day --
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Втората работа која ја научив тој ден,
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and this is as we clear the George Washington Bridge,
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и тоа откако го збришавме мостот Џорџ Вашингтон,
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which was by not a lot --
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што и не беше многу,
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I thought about, wow,
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помислив дека,
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I really feel one real regret.
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навистина ми треба едно вистинско покајување.
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I've lived a good life.
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Имав добар живот.
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In my own humanity and mistakes,
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Во сопственото постоење и грешки,
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I've tried to get better at everything I tried.
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се обидував да бидам подобар во сè што пробував.
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But in my humanity,
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Но во моето постоење,
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I also allow my ego to get in.
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му дозволувам на моето его да навлезе.
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And I regretted the time I wasted
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И зажалив за времето кое го потрошив
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on things that did not matter
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на работи кои не беа битни
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with people that matter.
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со луѓе кои беа битни.
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And I thought about my relationship with my wife,
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Помислив на мојата врска со сопругата,
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with my friends, with people.
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со пријателите, со луѓето.
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And after, as I reflected on that,
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А потоа, откако се сетив на сè ова,
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I decided to eliminate negative energy from my life.
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решив да ја елиминирам негативната енергија од мојот живот.
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It's not perfect, but it's a lot better.
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Не е идеално, но е многу подобро.
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I've not had a fight with my wife in two years.
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Не сум се расправал со сопругата две години,
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It feels great.
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Чувството е одлично.
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I no longer try to be right;
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Повеќе не се обидувам да бидам во право,
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I choose to be happy.
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избрав да бидам среќен.
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The third thing I learned --
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Третата работа која ја научив,
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and this is as your mental clock
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и таа е како ваш ментален часовник
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starts going, "15, 14, 13."
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кој започнува од "15, 14, 13.."
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You can see the water coming.
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Ја гледате водата како надоаѓа.
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I'm saying, "Please blow up."
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Си велам, "Те молам издржи!"
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I don't want this thing to break in 20 pieces
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Не сакам ова нешто да се распарчи на 20 парчиња
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like you've seen in those documentaries.
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како што сте виделе во документарците.
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And as we're coming down,
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И како што паѓаме надолу,
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I had a sense of, wow,
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имав чувство дека,
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dying is not scary.
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умирањето и не е страшно.
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It's almost like we've been preparing for it our whole lives.
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Скоро исто како да сум се подготвувал цел живот.
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But it was very sad.
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Но беше многу тажно.
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I didn't want to go; I love my life.
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Не сакав да заминам, си го сакам животот.
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And that sadness
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И таа тага,
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really framed in one thought,
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навистина се врами во една мисла,
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which is, I only wish for one thing.
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која гласи: Посакувам само една работа.
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I only wish I could see my kids grow up.
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Посакувам само да ги видам моите деца како растат.
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About a month later, I was at a performance by my daughter --
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Еден месец подоцна, бев на настап на мојата ќерка,
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first-grader, not much artistic talent ...
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прво одделение, не многу уметнички надарена...
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... yet.
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... не сè уште.
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(Laughter)
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(Смеење)
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And I'm bawling, I'm crying,
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И јас липам, плачам,
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like a little kid.
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како мало дете.
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And it made all the sense in the world to me.
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И со тоа светот доби смисла за мене.
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I realized at that point,
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Во тој момент сфатив,
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by connecting those two dots,
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со поврзување на овие два моменти,
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that the only thing that matters in my life
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дека единствената битна работа во мојот живот
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is being a great dad.
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е да бидам прекрасен татко.
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Above all, above all,
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Над сите, над сите,
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the only goal I have in life
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единствената цел која ја имам во животот,
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is to be a good dad.
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е да бидам добар татко.
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I was given the gift of a miracle,
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Ми беше подарено чудо,
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of not dying that day.
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да не умрам тој ден.
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I was given another gift,
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Ми беше подарена уште една работа,
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which was to be able to see into the future
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а тоа е да можам да погледнам во иднината
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and come back
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и да се вратам
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and live differently.
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и да живеам поинаку.
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I challenge you guys that are flying today,
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Ве предизвикувам сите вас кои летате денес,
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imagine the same thing happens on your plane --
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замислете истата работа да се случи во вашиот авион,
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and please don't --
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и ве молам немојте,
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but imagine, and how would you change?
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но замислете, како вие би се промениле?
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What would you get done that you're waiting to get done
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Што би завршиле од она што сеуште не сте го завршиле
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because you think you'll be here forever?
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само затоа што мислите дека ќе бидете овде вечно?
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How would you change your relationships
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Како би ги промениле вашите врски
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and the negative energy in them?
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и негативната енергија во нив?
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And more than anything, are you being the best parent you can?
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И, најважно од сè, дали сте најдобриот родител што можете да бидете?
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Thank you.
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Ви благодарам.
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(Applause)
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(Аплауз)
Translated by Dejan Spaseski
Reviewed by ALEKSANDAR MITEVSKI

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ric Elias - Entrepreneur
Ric Elias is the CEO of Red Ventures, a marketing services company that grew out of Elias' long experience in business.

Why you should listen

Born in Puerto Rico, Ric Elias came to the United States for college knowing little English, as he writes in his online bio . So what did he do? "I adjusted my schedule and took only classes that dealt with numbers my entire first year," he says. "I'd always been decent at math, and things like calculus and accounting were non-lingual. I was able to buy some time to improve my English skills." His facility with numbers has led to a wide-ranging career in business and finance.

Elias is the CEO and co-founder of Red Ventures, a firm that helps large service companies acquire new customers online. He began his career in General Electric Co.'s Aerospace Division, then worked at the marketing services company CUC International (later known as Cendant). Prior to founding Red Ventures, Ric served as president of Spark Network Services, a promotion and data company held by Cendant.

"I'm a frustrated athlete," says Elias. "To me, business is the Olympics for non-athletes. It comes down to loving competition; figuring out whom we should compete against and how to beat them."

More profile about the speaker
Ric Elias | Speaker | TED.com

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