Luvvie Ajayi: Get comfortable with being uncomfortable
Luvvie Ajayi: Não tenha medo de dizer as verdades necessárias
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e as pessoas que se recusam a melhorar,
who refuse to do better,
e nigeriana desconfiada...
as a shady Nigerian --
who is looking at other people,
melhor do que o encontramos.
better than we found it.
and by being the domino.
choiceless to do the same.
a não ser fazer o mesmo.
is inspired to be a domino.
sinta-se inspirada a ser um dominó.
é como se manifestar
looks like speaking up
especialmente quando são necessárias,
that are really difficult,
os outros façam o mesmo.
will follow suit.
I'm the person who says
mas nunca ousariam dizer.
but dared not to say.
pensam que não temos medo,
that we're fearless,
people in the world
o que queria ser quando crescesse.
to be when I grew up.
antes de ela existir.
before it was a thing.
quando entrei na faculdade,
Introdução à Química
I had to take Chemistry 101
vermelha de minha carreira acadêmica.
of my academic career.
is not going to work,
não vai dar certo.
comecei a escrever um blogue.
I started blogging.
another was beginning.
tornou-se um trabalho em tempo integral
became my full-time job
em publicidade, em 2010.
até dizer: "Sou escritora".
to say, "I'm a writer."
before I said, "I'm a writer,"
com medo do que aconteceria
to keep up my shoe habit?
as coisas que são o nosso objetivo.
the things that are our purpose.
controle minha vida.
imponha o que devo fazer".
dictate what I do."
todas essas coisas incríveis
awesome things started happening,
I was like, "OK, 2015,
of 'Do it anyway.'
qualquer coisa que me assuste".
I'm going to actively pursue it."
pela primeira vez.
my first-ever solo vacation,
to the Dominican Republic.
nas florestas de Punta Cana.
the forests of Punta Cana.
Não me perguntem por quê.
I had on business casual.
submerged in water.
com golfinhos debaixo d'água.
and swam with dolphins underwater.
that I did also that year
que fiz naquele ano,
a mim que fiz aquele ano
that I did that year
things in life. This is one of them."
Essa é uma delas".
ao ver a Terra, e pensei:
as I see Earth, and I was like,
plane on purpose."
de um avião, de propósito".
para aquela beleza e pensei:
the best thing I could have done.
que poderia ter feito.
que falar a verdade.
when I have to speak truth.
out of that plane.
na borda do avião, pensando:
when I'm at the edge of the plane,
porque percebo que tenho que fazer.
because I realize I have to.
e ficar ali é confortável para mim.
is comfort to me.
that I'm speaking truth
maiores do que eu
who are bigger than me
more powerful than me,
é supervalorizado.
they've been is comfortable.
is maintain the status quo.
para perpetuar o status quo.
com o desconforto
with being uncomfortable
quando são necessárias.
when they're necessary.
que tenho que falar essas verdades,
that I have to speak these truths,
should be an option.
de karité como um valor fundamental...
as a core value, and --
se fôssemos mais hidratados.
if we were more moisturized.
os meus valores fundamentais,
as my core values,
não tenho outra escolha.
profissionais como eu
the professional troublemakers,
empenhados em serem dominós,
committed to being these dominoes
das consequências
of these acute consequences,
quando entramos em lugares
when we walk in rooms
poderosos desses lugares,
powerful people in those rooms --
ou o terceiro mais poderoso.
third-most powerful.
que nossa tarefa, nesses momentos,
that our job in those times
isso nos tornará poderosos.
the woman in the meeting,
who can't seem to get her word out,
que não consegue argumentar seja ouvida.
who can't make a point
que eles tenham espaço para isso.
they have room for that.
is community business.
we're understand that,
não teremos que procurar tanto
we were somebody else's help.
que levei tombos e quedas em público,
tumbles and falls,
a falar num congresso,
to speak at a conference,
que falaram lá foram remunerados
who spoke there got compensated
tiveram a viagem paga.
got their travel paid for.
tiveram que pagar para falar.
expected to actually pay to speak there.
publicamente sobre isso,
about this publicly,
não ajudaria ninguém.
that my silence serves no one.
falei publicamente sobre isso
coming out to talk about,
de desigualdade de pagamento".
this type of pay inequality."
about discriminatory pay practices
de pagamento exercidas por esse congresso.
de uma figura pública
memoir by a public figure
than me and could impact my career,
poderia abalar minha carreira, mas pensei:
deste avião, talvez umas duas horas".
maybe for two hours."
"Publish," and I ran away.
a publicação tinha viralizado,
por alguém finalmente dizer isto".
I'm so glad somebody finally said this."
sobre saúde mental e cuidados pessoais,
O que estou fazendo está dando certo."
I guess, alright, it's doing something."
have been the domino
they've been assaulted by powerful men.
assediadas por homens poderosos,
aderissem e dissessem: "Eu também".
join in and say, "Me Too."
por dar início a esse movimento.
for igniting that movement.
contam com nosso silêncio
to keep us exactly where we are.
exatamente onde estamos.
comes down to being exactly who you are.
quer dizer ser exatamente quem somos.
desde meus três anos de idade.
since I was three.
even that's been the domino,
sejamos representantes de nós mesmos,
that wants us to walk around
um ato revolucionário.
que sussurremos, escolho gritar.
quais sejam as consequências.
comigo mesma responde sempre:
you're supposed to do this."
não deveria ser um ato revolucionário.
telling thoughtful truths --
não deveria ser um sacrifício, mas é.
should not be sacrificial, but they are.
escolhesse fazer isso pelo bem maior,
to do this for the greater good,
than we are right now.
a dizer verdades para construir pontes
to telling truths to build bridges
na verdade vão desmoronar.
on truth will collapse.
aos poderosos, ser o dominó,
mas principalmente quando for difícil.
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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