Luvvie Ajayi: Get comfortable with being uncomfortable
Лави Ађаји (Luvvie Ajayi): Навикните се да вам буде пријатно када вам је непријатно
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who refuse to do better,
који одбијају да буду бољи,
as a shady Nigerian --
и сумњичава Нигеријанка.
да будем ова мачка.
who is looking at other people,
бољи него што смо га затекли.
better than we found it.
and by being the domino.
и тако што ћу бити домина.
choiceless to do the same.
него да учине исто.
is inspired to be a domino.
инспирисана да буде домина.
looks like speaking up
је када јавно говорим
that are really difficult,
will follow suit.
I'm the person who says
ја сам она особа која каже
but dared not to say.
али се не усуђујете да кажете.
that we're fearless,
people in the world
који су спремни да падну.
to be when I grew up.
да будем кад порастем.
before it was a thing.
пре него што је она постојала.
I had to take Chemistry 101
да похађам основе хемије
of my academic career.
на својим студијама.
код свог саветника и рекла:
is not going to work,
докторка неће успети
I started blogging.
почела сам да пишем блог.
another was beginning.
други је настајао.
became my full-time job
је постало мој сталан посао
свој посао у маркетингу.
to say, "I'm a writer."
да кажем: „Ја сам списатељица.“
before I said, "I'm a writer,"
„Ја сам списатељица“
to keep up my shoe habit?
да купујем ципеле? То ми је важно.“
да прихватим ову ствар
the things that are our purpose.
ствари које представљају нашу сврху.
управља мојим животом.
dictate what I do."
одрeђује шта радим.“
awesome things started happening,
ствари почеле догађати
I was like, "OK, 2015,
када ћу урадити то без обзира на све.
of 'Do it anyway.'
I'm going to actively pursue it."
свему што ме плаши.“
my first-ever solo vacation,
сама одем на годишњи одмор,
to the Dominican Republic.
the forests of Punta Cana.
у шумама Пунта Кане.
I had on business casual.
сам била дотерана.
submerged in water.
да будем потопљена у воду.
да будем на чврстом тлу.
and swam with dolphins underwater.
са делфинима под водом.
that I did also that year
урадила те године,
that I did that year
коју сам урадила те године,
things in life. This is one of them."
у животу. Ово је једна од њих.“
гледајући у земљу, и рекла сам:
as I see Earth, and I was like,
plane on purpose."
из савршено исправног авиона.“
the best thing I could have done.
коју сам могла да урадим.
when I have to speak truth.
када треба да обелоданим истину.
out of that plane.
when I'm at the edge of the plane,
када сам на ивици авиона
јер схватам да морам.
because I realize I have to.
is comfort to me.
у том авиону ми је пријатно.
that I'm speaking truth
who are bigger than me
more powerful than me,
које су моћније од мене,
they've been is comfortable.
онаквим какве су је пријатно.
is maintain the status quo.
је да задржи статус кво.
with being uncomfortable
када нам је непријатно
when they're necessary.
када је то неопходно.
that I have to speak these truths,
да обелоданим ове истине
should be an option.
да правда треба да буде опција.
as a core value, and --
као једну од основних вредности
if we were more moisturized.
да сви више хидрирамо кожу.
as my core values,
мојим основним вредностима,
the professional troublemakers,
професионални изазивачи невоља,
који су посвећени да буду ове домине
committed to being these dominoes
of these acute consequences,
ових стравичних последица
када уђемо у просторију
when we walk in rooms
powerful people in those rooms --
у тој просторији -
third-most powerful.
најмоћнија особа по реду.
that our job in those times
the woman in the meeting,
оне жене на састанку,
who can't seem to get her word out,
не може да се искаже,
who can't make a point
која не може да искаже своје мишљење
they have room for that.
да постоји прилика за то.
is community business.
је одговорност заједнице.
разумели бисмо да,
we're understand that,
толико напорно да је тражимо
да помогнемо неком другом.
we were somebody else's help.
tumbles and falls,
стропоштала и пала у јавности,
to speak at a conference,
да говорим на конференцији,
who spoke there got compensated
на конференцији били плаћени
got their travel paid for.
expected to actually pay to speak there.
очекивало да плате да би говориле.
about this publicly,
ако јавно проговорим о томе,
да моја ћутња никоме не помаже.
that my silence serves no one.
о томе у јавности
coming out to talk about,
са оваквом неједнакошћу.“
this type of pay inequality."
about discriminatory pay practices
о дискриминацији везаној за плаћање
memoir by a public figure
једне јавне личности
than me and could impact my career,
и да може да утиче на моју каријеру,
maybe for two hours."
овог авиона, можда два сата.“
„Објави“ и побегла сам.
"Publish," and I ran away.
I'm so glad somebody finally said this."
да је неко напокон ово рекао.“
о душевном здрављу и самопомоћи
I guess, alright, it's doing something."
да нечему служи.“
have been the domino
they've been assaulted by powerful men.
од стране моћних мушкараца.
join in and say, "Me Too."
да се придруже и кажу: „И ја.“
for igniting that movement.
што је започела овај покрет.
to keep us exactly where we are.
да би нас задржали на тачно истом месту.
comes down to being exactly who you are.
на то да будете тачно оно што јесте.
since I was three.
ова девојчица цео свој живот
even that's been the domino,
that wants us to walk around
може бити револуционарно дело.
да се деси шта ће се десити.
„Да, треба ово да урадиш.“
you're supposed to do this."
telling thoughtful truths --
говорити промишљену истину,
should not be sacrificial, but they are.
да подразумева жртвовање, али тако је.
to do this for the greater good,
ово радило за општу добробит,
than we are right now.
to telling truths to build bridges
да говоримо истину
ка заједничком интересу,
on truth will collapse.
на истини ће се срушити.
да будемо домина
нарочито када је тешко.
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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