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You don't choose the written word.
αž’αŸ’αž“αž€β€‹αž˜αž·αž“β€‹αž‡αŸ’αžšαžΎαžŸαžšαžΎαžŸβ€‹αž–αžΆαž€αŸ’αž™β€‹αžŸαžšαžŸαŸαžšαž‘αŸαŸ”
You don't choose the spoken word.
αž’αŸ’αž“αž€β€‹αž˜αž·αž“β€‹αž‡αŸ’αžšαžΎαžŸαžšαžΎαžŸαž–αžΆαž€αŸ’αž™β€‹αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αž‘αŸαŸ”
You use sign language.
αž’αŸ’αž“αž€β€‹αž”αŸ’αžšαžΎβ€‹αž—αžΆαžŸαžΆβ€‹αžŸαž‰αŸ’αž‰αžΆαŸ”
And in six months they can become solar engineers.
αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„β€‹αžšαž™αŸˆαž–αŸαž›β€‹αŸ¦β€‹αžαŸ‚ αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸβ€‹αž’αžΆαž…β€‹αž€αŸ’αž›αžΆαž™β€‹αž‡αžΆβ€‹αžœαž·αžŸαŸ’αžœαž€αžšαžαžΆαž˜αž–αž›β€‹αž–αž“αŸ’αž›αžΊβ€‹αž–αŸ’αžšαŸ‡β€‹αž’αžΆαž‘αž·αžαŸ’αž™αŸ”
They go back and solar-electrify their own village.
αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸβ€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αžαŸ’αžšαž›αž”αŸ‹αž‘αŸ…αžœαž·αž‰ αž αžΎαž™β€‹αž”αž„αŸ’αž€αžΎαžβ€‹αž’αž‚αŸ’αž‚αž·αžŸαž“αžΈαž–αžΈαž–αž“αŸ’αž›αžΊαž–αŸ’αžšαŸ‡β€‹αž’αžΆαž‘αž·αžαŸ’αž™β€‹ αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹β€‹αž—αžΌαž˜αž·β€‹αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹β€‹αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαŸ”
This woman went back and solar-electrified the first village, set up a workshop -- the first village ever to be solar-electrified in Afghanistan [was] by the three women.
αžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈαž“αŸαŸ‡αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αžαŸ’αžšαž›αž”αŸ‹β€‹αž‘αŸ…αžœαž·αž‰ αž αžΎαž™β€‹αž”αž„αŸ’αž€αžΎαžβ€‹αž’αž‚αŸ’αž‚αž·αžŸαž“αžΈαž–αžΈαž–αž“αŸ’αž›αžΊαž–αŸ’αžšαŸ‡β€‹αž’αžΆαž‘αž·αžαŸ’αž™β€‹αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹β€‹αž—αžΌαž˜αž·β€‹αž‘αžΈαŸ‘, αž”αž„αŸ’αž€αžΎαžβ€‹αž€αž“αŸ’αž›αŸ‚αž„β€‹αžšαŸ„αž„αž‡αžΆαž„.. αž‡αžΆαž—αžΌαž˜αž·αž‘αžΈαŸ‘β€‹αžŠαŸ‚αž›β€‹αž”αŸ’αžšαžΎαž’αž‚αŸ’αž‚αž·αžŸαž“αžΈαž–αžΈαž–αž“αŸ’αž›αžΊαž–αŸ’αžšαŸ‡β€‹αž’αžΆαž‘αž·αžαŸ’αž™β€‹αž“αŸ…β€‹αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„β€‹αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž’αžΆαž αŸ’αž‚αžΆαž“αžΈαžŸαŸ’αžαžΆαž“ (αžŠαŸ„αž™) αžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈαž”αžΈαž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αŸ”
This woman is an extraordinary grandmother.
αžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈαž“αŸαŸ‡ αž‡αžΆβ€‹αž‡αžΈαžŠαžΌαž“β€‹αžŠαŸβ€‹αž’αžŸαŸ’αž…αžΆαžšαŸ’αž™αŸ”
55 years old, and she's solar-electrified 200 houses for me in Afghanistan.
αž’αžΆαž™αž» αŸ₯αŸ₯ αž†αŸ’αž“αžΆαŸ†β€‹ αž αžΎαž™β€‹αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž”αž„αŸ’αž€αžΎαžβ€‹αž’αž‚αŸ’αž‚αž·αžŸαž“αžΈαž–αžΈαž–αž“αŸ’αž›αžΊαž–αŸ’αžšαŸ‡β€‹αž’αžΆαž‘αž·αžαŸ’αž™β€‹ αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹β€‹αŸ’αŸ αŸ β€‹αž•αŸ’αž‘αŸ‡β€‹αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹β€‹αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž“αŸ…β€‹αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„β€‹αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž’αžΆαž αŸ’αž‚αžΆβ€‹αž“αžΈαžŸαŸ’αžαžΆαž“αŸ”
And they haven't collapsed.
αž αžΎαž™β€‹αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸβ€‹αž˜αž·αž“β€‹αžŠαŸ‚αž›β€‹αž”αžšαžΆαž‡αŸαž™β€‹αž‘αžΎαž™αŸ”
She actually went and spoke to an engineering department in Afghanistan and told the head of the department the difference between AC and DC.
αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹β€‹αž–αž·αžβ€‹αž‡αžΆβ€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž‘αŸ…β€‹ αž“αž·αž„β€‹αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™β€‹αž‡αžΆαž˜αž½αž™β€‹αž“αžΆαž™αž€αžŠαŸ’αž‹αžΆαž“αžœαž·αžŸαŸ’αžœαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜β€‹ αž“αŸ…β€‹αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸβ€‹αž’αžΆαž αŸ’αž‚αžΆαž“αžΈαžŸαŸ’αžαžΆαž“ αž αžΎαž™β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž”αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹β€‹αž”αŸ’αžšαž’αžΆαž“β€‹αž“αžΆαž™αžŠαŸ’αž‹αžΆαž“ αž–αžΈαž—αžΆαž–β€‹αžαž»αžŸβ€‹αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆβ€‹αžšαžœαžΆαž„β€‹αž—αŸ’αž›αžΎαžΉαž„ ​AC αž“αž·αž„β€‹ DCαŸ”
He didn't know.
αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹β€‹αž˜αž·αž“β€‹αž”αžΆαž“αžŠαžΉαž„αŸ”
Those three women have trained 27 more women and solar-electrified 100 villages in Afghanistan.
αžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈαž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž”αžΈαž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹β€‹αž“αŸ„αŸ‡β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž”αžŽαŸ’αžαž»αŸ‡αž”αžŽαŸ’αžαžΆαž›β€‹αžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈβ€‹αŸ’αŸ§β€‹αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹β€‹αž•αŸ’αžŸαŸαž„αž‘αŸ€αž αž αžΎαž™β€‹αž”αžΆαž“αž”αž„αŸ’αž€αžΎαžβ€‹αž’αž‚αŸ’αž‚αž·αžŸαž“αžΈαž–αžΈαž–αž“αŸ’αž›αžΊαž–αŸ’αžšαŸ‡β€‹αž’αžΆαž‘αž·αžαŸ’αž™β€‹αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹β€‹αŸ‘αŸ αŸ β€‹αž—αžΌαž˜αž·β€‹αž“αŸ…β€‹αž’αžΆαž αŸ’αž‚αžΆαž“αžΈαžŸαŸ’αžαžΆαž“αŸ”
We went to Africa, and we did the same thing.
αž–αž½αž€αž™αžΎαž„β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž‘αŸ…αž‘αŸ’αžœαžΈαž”β€‹αž’αžΆαž–αŸ’αžšαž·αž€, αž αžΎαž™β€‹αž™αžΎαž„β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎβ€‹αžŠαžΌαž…β€‹αž˜αž»αž“β€‹αžŠαŸ‚αžšαŸ”
All these women sitting at one table from eight, nine countries, all chatting to each other, not understanding a word, because they're all speaking a different language.
αž™αžΎαž„αž’αŸ„αž™αžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈαž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž’αžŸαŸ‹β€‹αž“αŸαŸ‡β€‹αž˜αž€αž–αžΈαž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸβ€‹ ៨, ៩ αž•αŸ’αžŸαŸαž„αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆαž’αž„αŸ’αž‚αž»αž™β€‹αž“αŸ…β€‹αžαž»β€‹αžαŸ‚αž˜αž½αž™β€‹, αž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž’αžŸαŸ‹β€‹αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆβ€‹β€‹αž‡αž‡αŸ‚αž€β€‹αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆβ€‹αž›αŸαž„, αžŠαŸ„αž™β€‹αž˜αž·αž“αž…αŸαŸ‡αžŸαŸ’αžαžΆαž”αŸ‹β€‹αž–αžΆαž€αŸ’αž™β€‹αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆβ€‹αž˜αž½αž™β€‹αž˜αžΆαžαŸ‹ αž–αžΈαž–αŸ’αžšαŸ„αŸ‡β€‹αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸβ€‹αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™β€‹αž—αžΆαžŸαžΆβ€‹αž•αŸ’αžŸαŸαž„αŸ—β€‹αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆαŸ”
But their body language is great.
αž”αŸ‰αž»αž“αŸ’αžαŸ‚β€‹αž—αžΆαžŸαžΆβ€‹αž€αžΆαž™αžœαž·αž€αžΆαžšαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹β€‹αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸβ€‹αž’αžŸαŸ’αž…αžΆαžšαŸ’αž™β€‹αžŽαžΆαžŸαŸ‹αŸ”
They're speaking to each other and actually becoming solar engineers.
αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸβ€‹αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αž‡αžΆαž˜αž½αž™β€‹αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆ αž αžΎαž™β€‹αž€αŸ’αž›αžΆαž™β€‹αž‡αžΆβ€‹αžœαž·αžŸαŸ’αžœαž€αžšβ€‹αžαžΆαž„β€‹αž–αž“αŸ’αž›αžΊβ€‹αž–αŸ’αžšαŸ‡β€‹αž’αžΆαž‘αž·αžαŸ’αž™αŸ”
I went to Sierra Leone, and there was this minister driving down in the dead of night -- comes across this village.
αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž‘αŸ…β€‹αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸβ€‹ αžŸαŸαžšαŸ‰αžΆ αž‘αŸαž’αžΌαž“, αž αžΎαž™β€‹αž˜αžΆαž“β€‹αžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹β€‹αž˜αž“αŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈβ€‹αžšαžΌαž”β€‹αž“αŸαŸ‡β€‹αž”αžΎαž€β€‹αž‘αžΆαž“β€‹αž–αŸαž›β€‹αž™αž”αŸ‹β€‹ αž†αŸ’αž›αž„αž€αžΆαžαŸ‹β€‹αž—αžΌαž˜αž·β€‹αž“αŸαŸ‡αŸ”
Comes back, goes into the village, says, "Well what's the story?"
αžαŸ’αžšαž›αž”αŸ‹β€‹αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž™, αž‘αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„β€‹αž—αžΌαž˜αž·, សួរថអ, Β«αžαžΎαžšαžΏαž„β€‹αžœαžΆβ€‹αž™αŸ‰αžΆαž„αž˜αŸ‰αŸαž…?Β»
They said, "These two grandmothers ... " "Grandmothers?" The minister couldn't believe what was happening.
αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸβ€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž†αŸ’αž›αžΎαž™β€‹αžαžΆ, Β«αž‡αžΈαžŠαžΌαž“β€‹αž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž–αžΈαžšαžšαžΌαž”β€‹αž“αŸαŸ‡...Β» Β«αž‡αžΈαžŠαžΌαž“?Β» αžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αž˜αž“αŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈαž“αŸ„αŸ‡β€‹αž˜αž·αž“β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž‡αžΏβ€‹αž“αžΌαžœβ€‹αž’αŸ’αžœαžΈβ€‹αžŠαŸ‚αž›β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž€αžΎαžβ€‹αž‘αžΎαž„αŸ”
"Where did they go?" "Went to India and back."
Β«αžαžΎαž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸβ€‹αž”αžΆαž“αž‘αŸ…αžŽαžΆ?Β» Β«αž”αžΆαž“αž‘αŸ…αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸβ€‹αž₯αžŽαŸ’αžŒαžΆ αž αžΎαž™β€‹αžαŸ’αžšαž›αž”αŸ‹β€‹αž˜αž€β€‹αžœαž·αž‰αŸ”Β»
Went straight to the president.
αž”αžΆαž“αž‘αŸ…αž‡αž½αž”β€‹β€‹αž”αŸ’αžšαž’αžΆαž“αžΆβ€‹αž’αž·αž”αžαžΈαž•αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž›αŸ‹αŸ”
He said, "Do you know there's a solar-electrified village in Sierra Leone?"
αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αžŸαž½αžšβ€‹αžαžΆβ€‹, Β«αžαžΎβ€‹αž›αŸ„αž€αž”αŸ’αžšαž’αžΆαž“αžΆαž’αž·αž”αžαžΈβ€‹αžŠαžΉαž„αžαžΆβ€‹αž˜αžΆαž“αž—αžΌαž˜αž·αžŠαŸ‚αž›β€‹αž”αŸ’αžšαžΎ β€‹αž’αž‚αŸ’αž‚αž·αžŸαž“αžΈβ€‹αž–αžΈαž–αž“αŸ’αž›αžΊβ€‹αž–αŸ’αžšαŸ‡β€‹αž’αžΆαž‘αž·αžαŸ’αž™β€‹αž“αŸ…β€‹αžŸαŸαžšαŸ‰αžΆ αž‘αŸαž’αžΌαž“β€‹ αž‘αŸ?Β»
He said, "No." Half the cabinet went to see the grandmothers the next day.
αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž†αŸ’αž›αžΎαž™β€‹αžαžΆ, Β«αž’αžαŸ‹αžŠαžΉαž„αž‘αŸαŸ”Β» αž–αŸαž›β€‹αž“αŸ„αŸ‡β€‹αž˜αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸβ€‹αž“αŸ…αžαž»αž‘αŸ’αž’αž€αžΆαž›αŸαž™ β€‹αž–αžΆαž€αŸ‹β€‹αž€αžŽαŸ’αžαžΆαž›β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž‘αŸ…β€‹αž‡αž½αž”β€‹αž‡αžΈαžŠαžΌαž“β€‹αž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž–αžΈαžšβ€‹αž“αŸ…β€‹αžαŸ’αž„αŸƒβ€‹αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž”αŸ‹αŸ”
"What's the story."
Β«αžαžΎβ€‹αžšαžΏαž„β€‹αžœαžΆβ€‹αž™αŸ‰αžΆαž„β€‹αž˜αŸ‰αŸαž…?Β»
So he summoned me and said, "Can you train me 150 grandmothers?"
αž αŸαžαž»β€‹αž“αŸαŸ‡β€‹αž αžΎαž™β€‹αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž αŸ…β€‹αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž‘αŸ…β€‹αž‡αž½αž” αž αžΎαž™β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™β€‹αžαžΆ, Β«αžαžΎβ€‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€β€‹αž’αžΆαž…β€‹αž”αžŽαŸ’αžαž»αŸ‡β€‹αž”αžŽαŸ’αžαžΆαž›β€‹αž‡αžΈαžŠαžΌαž“β€‹αž’αŸ„αž™β€‹αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αŸ‘αŸ₯αŸ β€‹ αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž”αžΆαž“αž‘αŸ?Β»
I said, "I can't, Mr. President.
αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž†αŸ’αž›αžΎαž™β€‹αžαžΆ, Β«αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž˜αž·αž“β€‹αž’αžΆαž…β€‹αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎβ€‹αž”αžΆαž“αž‘αŸαž›αŸ„αž€β€‹αž”αŸ’αžšαž’αžΆαž“αžΆβ€‹αž’αž·αž”αžαžΈαŸ”
But they will. The grandmothers will."
αž”αŸ‰αž»αž“αŸ’αžαŸ‚β€‹αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸβ€‹αž’αžΆαž…β€‹αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎβ€‹αž”αžΆαž“αŸ” αž‡αžΈαžŠαžΌαž“β€‹αž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž“αŸ„αŸ‡β€‹αž’αžΆαž…β€‹αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎβ€‹αž”αžΆαž“αŸ”Β»
So he built me the first Barefoot training center in Sierra Leone.
αžŠαžΌαž…αŸ’αž“αŸαŸ‡β€‹αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž€αžŸαžΆαž„β€‹αž˜αž‡αŸ’αžˆαž˜αžŽαŸ’αžŒαž›β€‹αž”αžŽαŸ’αžαž»αŸ‡αž”αžŽαŸ’αžαžΆαž›β€‹αž‡αžΎαž„αž‡αžΆαž”αŸ‹αžŠαžΈαž’αŸ„αž™β€‹αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž“αŸ…β€‹αžŸαŸαžšαŸ‰αžΆβ€‹ αž‘αŸαž’αžΌαž“αŸ”
And 150 grandmothers have been trained in Sierra Leone.
αž αžΎαž™β€‹αž‡αžΈαžŠαžΌαž“β€‹αž…αŸ†αž“αž½αž“β€‹β€‹αŸ‘αŸ₯αŸ β€‹αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹β€‹αž”αžΆαž“αž‘αž‘αž½αž›β€‹αž€αžΆαžšβ€‹αž”αžŽαŸ’αžαž»αŸ‡β€‹αž”αžŽαŸ’αžαžΆαž›β€‹αž“αŸ…β€‹αžŸαŸαžšαŸ‰αžΆβ€‹ αž‘αŸαž’αžΌαž“αŸ”
Gambia: we went to select a grandmother in Gambia.
αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸ αž αŸ’αž‚αžΆαŸ†αž”αŸ€β€‹ (Gambia)αŸ– αž–αž½αž€αž™αžΎαž„β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž‘αŸ…β€‹αž‡αŸ’αžšαžΎαžŸαžšαžΎαžŸβ€‹αž‡αžΈαžŠαžΌαž“β€‹αž“αŸ…β€‹αž αŸ’αž‚αžΆαŸ†αž”αŸ€αŸ”
Went to this village.
αž”αžΆαž“αž‘αŸ…αž—αžΌαž˜αž·αž“αŸαŸ‡αŸ”
I knew which woman I would like to take.
αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αžŠαžΉαž„β€‹αžαžΆβ€‹αžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈαžŽαžΆβ€‹αžŠαŸ‚αž›β€‹αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž…αž„αŸ‹β€‹αž™αž€αŸ”
The community got together and said, "Take these two women."
αžŸαž αž‚αž˜αž“αŸβ€‹αž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž˜αžΌαž›αž”αžΆαž“β€‹β€‹αž…αžΌαž›β€‹αžšαž½αž˜β€‹αž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž’αžŸαŸ‹β€‹αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆ αž αžΎαž™β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™β€‹αžαžΆ,β€‹Β«αž™αž€β€‹αžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈαž–αžΈαžšαž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹β€‹αž“αŸαŸ‡αŸ”Β»
I said, "No, I want to take this woman."
αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž†αŸ’αž›αžΎαž™αžαžΆ, Β«αž’αžαŸ‹αž‘αŸ, αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž…αž„αŸ‹β€‹αž™αž€β€‹αžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈαž“αŸαŸ‡αŸ”Β»
They said, "Why? She doesn't know the language. You don't know her."
αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸβ€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™β€‹αžαžΆ, Β«αž αŸαžαž»αž’αŸ’αžœαžΈ? αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹β€‹αž˜αž·αž“β€‹αž…αŸαŸ‡β€‹αž—αžΆαžŸαžΆαŸ” αž’αŸ’αž“αž€β€‹αž˜αž·αž“β€‹αžŸαŸ’αž‚αžΆαž›αŸ‹β€‹αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž•αž„αŸ”Β»
I said, "I like the body language. I like the way she speaks."
αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž†αŸ’αž›αžΎαž™β€‹αžαžΆ, Β«αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž…αžΌαž›β€‹αž…αž·αžαŸ’αžβ€‹αž—αžΆαžŸαžΆβ€‹αž€αžΆαž™β€‹αžœαž·αž€αžΆαžšαŸ”β€‹ αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž…αžΌαž›β€‹αž…αž·αžαŸ’αžβ€‹αžšαž”αŸ€αž”β€‹αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹β€‹αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αŸ”Β»
"Difficult husband; not possible."
Β«αž”αŸ’αžαžΈαž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹β€‹αž–αž·αž”αžΆαž€αžŽαžΆαžŸαŸ‹, αž˜αž·αž“β€‹αž’αžΆαž…αž‘αŸ…αžšαž½αž…β€‹αž‘αŸαŸ”Β»
Called the husband, the husband came, swaggering, politician, mobile in his hand. "Not possible."
αž αŸ…β€‹αž”αŸ’αžαžΈαž˜αž€, αž”αŸ’αžαžΈβ€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž˜αž€β€‹αžŠαž›αŸ‹, αž‡αžΆαž˜αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸβ€‹αž€αŸ’αžšαž’αžΊαžαž€αŸ’αžšαž‘αž˜,​ αž’αŸ’αž“αž€β€‹αž“αž™αŸ„αž”αžΆαž™, αž˜αžΆαž“β€‹αž‘αžΌαžšαžŸαž–αŸ’αž‘β€‹αž“αŸ…β€‹αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„β€‹αžŠαŸƒαŸ”β€‹ Β«αž˜αž·αž“β€‹αž’αžΆαž…β€‹αž‘αŸ…αžšαž½αž…β€‹αž‘αŸαŸ”Β»
"Why not?" "The woman, look how beautiful she is."
Β«αž αŸαžαž»αž’αŸ’αžœαžΈβ€‹αž‘αŸ…αž˜αž·αž“β€‹αžšαž½αž…?Β» Β«αž˜αžΎαž›β€‹αžαžΎβ€‹αžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈαž“αŸαŸ‡β€‹αžŸαŸ’αž’αžΆαžβ€‹αž€αž˜αŸ’αžšαž·αžαžŽαžΆαŸ”Β»
I said, "Yeah, she is very beautiful."
αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž†αŸ’αž›αžΎαž™αžαžΆ, Β«αž”αžΆαž‘, αž“αžΆαž„αžŸαŸ’αž’αžΆαžαžŽαžΆαžŸαŸ‹αŸ”Β»
"What happens if she runs off with an Indian man?"
Β«αžαžΎβ€‹αž˜αžΆαž“β€‹αž’αŸ’αžœαžΈβ€‹αž€αžΎαžβ€‹αž‘αžΎαž„β€‹αž”αŸ’αžšαžŸαž·αž“β€‹αž”αžΎβ€‹αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹β€‹αžšαžαŸ‹β€‹αžαžΆαž˜β€‹αž”αž»αžšαžŸβ€‹αž₯αžŽαŸ’αžŒαžΆβ€‹αž”αžΆαžαŸ‹β€‹αž‘αŸ…?Β»
That was his biggest fear.
αž“αŸ„αŸ‡β€‹αž‡αžΆβ€‹αž€αžΆαžšβ€‹αž—αŸαž™αžαŸ’αž›αžΆαž…β€‹αž’αŸ†β€‹αž”αŸ†αž•αž»αžβ€‹αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹β€‹αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αŸ”
I said, "She'll be happy. She'll ring you up on the mobile."
αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž†αŸ’αž›αžΎαž™β€‹αžαžΆ, Β«αž”αŸ’αžšαž–αž“αŸ’αž’αž›αŸ„αž€β€‹αž“αžΉαž„β€‹αžŸαž”αŸ’αž”αžΆαž™β€‹, αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹β€‹αž“αžΉαž„β€‹αž‘αžΌαžšαžŸαž–αŸ’αž‘β€‹αž‘αŸ…αž›αŸ„αž€β€‹αžαžΆαž˜β€‹αž‘αžΌαžšαžŸαž–αŸ’αž‘β€‹αžŠαŸƒαŸ”Β»
She went like a grandmother and came back like a tiger.
αž”αŸ’αžšαž–αž“αŸ’αž’αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž”αžΆαž“αž‘αŸ…β€‹αžŠαžΌαž…β€‹αž‡αžΈαžŠαžΌαž“β€‹ αž αžΎαž™β€‹αžαŸ’αžšαž›αž”αŸ‹β€‹αž˜αž€β€‹αžœαž·αž‰β€‹αžŠαžΌαž…β€‹αž‡αžΆβ€‹αž˜αŸαžαŸ’αž›αžΆαŸ”
She walked out of the plane and spoke to the whole press as if she was a veteran.
αž–αŸαž›αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αžŠαžΎαžšβ€‹αž…αŸαž‰β€‹αž–αžΈβ€‹αž™αž“αŸ’αžαž αŸ„αŸ‡ αž αžΎαž™β€‹β€‹αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™β€‹αž‘αŸ…β€‹αž€αžΆαž“αŸ‹β€‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€β€‹αž€αžΆαžŸαŸ‚αžαž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž˜αžΌαž›β€‹αžŠαžΌαž…αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž‡αžΆβ€‹αž’αžαžΈαžβ€‹αž˜αž“αŸ’αžšαŸ’αžαžΈαž‡αžΎαž„αž…αžΆαžŸαŸ‹αŸ”
She handled the national press, and she was a star.
αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎβ€‹αžŸαž“αŸ’αž“αž·αžŸαžΈαž‘β€‹αžŸαžΆαžšαž–αŸαžαŸŒαž˜αžΆαž“αžαŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹β€‹αž‡αžΆαžαž·, αž αžΎαž™β€‹αž€αŸ’αž›αžΆαž™β€‹αž‡αžΆβ€‹αžαžΆαžšαžΆαŸ”
And when I went back six months later, I said, "Where's your husband?"
αž αžΎαž™β€‹αž–αŸαž›β€‹αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αžαŸ’αžšαž›αž”αŸ‹β€‹αž‘αŸ…αŸ¦β€‹αžαŸ‚β€‹αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž™β€‹αž˜αž€β€‹, αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž”αžΆαž“β€‹αžŸαž½αžšβ€‹αžαžΆ, Β«αž”αŸ’αžαžΈβ€‹αž“αžΆαž„β€‹αž‘αŸ…β€‹αžŽαžΆβ€‹αž αžΎαž™?Β»
"Oh, somewhere. It doesn't matter."
«ហូ, αž“αŸ…αž€αž“αŸ’αž›αŸ‚αž„β€‹αžŽαžΆαž˜αž½αž™αŸ” αž’αžαŸ‹β€‹αž”αž‰αŸ’αž αžΆαž‘αŸαŸ”Β»
(Laughter) Success story.
(αžŸαž˜αŸ’αž›αŸαž„αžŸαžΎαž…) αžšαžΏαž„αž‡αŸ„αž‚αž‡αŸαž™αŸ”
(Laughter) (Applause) I'll just wind up by saying that I think you don't have to look for solutions outside.
(αžŸαž˜αŸ’αž›αŸαž„αžŸαžΎαž…) (αžŸαž˜αŸ’αž›αŸαž„αž‘αŸ‡αžŠαŸƒ) αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž‚αŸ’αžšαžΆαž“αŸ‹αžαŸ‚β€‹αžŸαžšαž»αž”β€‹αžŠαŸ„αž™β€‹αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™β€‹ αžαžΆβ€‹αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž‚αž·αžβ€‹αžαžΆβ€‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€β€‹αž˜αž·αž“β€‹αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœβ€‹αžŸαŸ’αžœαŸ‚αž„αžšαž€β€‹αžŠαŸ†αžŽαŸ„αŸ‡β€‹αžŸαŸ’αžšαžΆαž™β€‹αž–αžΈαžαžΆαž„β€‹αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ…β€‹αž‘αŸαŸ”
Look for solutions within.
αžŸαŸ’αžœαŸ‚αž„αžšαž€β€‹αžŠαŸ†αžŽαŸ„αŸ‡β€‹αžŸαŸ’αžšαžΆαž™β€‹αž–αžΈβ€‹αžαžΆαž„αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αŸ”
And listen to people. They have the solutions in front of you.
αž αžΎαž™β€‹αžŸαŸ’αžαžΆαž”αŸ‹β€‹αž˜αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸβ€‹αŸ” αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸβ€‹αž˜αžΆαž“β€‹αžŠαŸ†αžŽαŸ„αŸ‡αžŸαŸ’αžšαžΆαž™β€‹αž“αŸ… β€‹αž…αŸ†αž–αŸ„αŸ‡β€‹αž˜αž»αžβ€‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€β€‹αŸ”
They're all over the world.
αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸβ€‹αž“αŸ…β€‹αž‚αŸ’αžšαž”αŸ‹αž‘αžΈαž€αž“αŸ’αž›αŸ‚αž„β€‹αž–αŸαž‰β€‹αž–αž·αž—αž–β€‹αž›αŸ„αž€αŸ”
Don't even worry.
αž αžΎαž™αž€αž»αŸ†αž–αŸ’αžšαž½αž™αŸ”
Don't listen to the World Bank, listen to the people on the ground.
αž€αž»αŸ†β€‹αžŸαŸ’αžαžΆαž”αŸ‹β€‹αž’αž“αžΆαž‚αžΆαžšβ€‹αž–αž·αž—αž–αž›αŸ„αž€, αžŸαŸ’αžαžΆαž”αŸ‹β€‹αž”αŸ’αžšαž‡αžΆαž‡αž“β€‹αž“αŸ…β€‹αž“αžΉαž„β€‹αž€αž“αŸ’αž›αŸ‚αž„αŸ”
They have all the solutions in the world.
αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸβ€‹αž˜αžΆαž“β€‹αžŠαŸ†αžŽαŸ„αŸ‡β€‹αžŸαŸ’αžšαžΆαž™β€‹αž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž’αžŸαŸ‹β€‹αž“αŸ…β€‹αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„β€‹αž–αž·αž—αž–αž›αŸ„αž€αŸ”
I'll end with a quotation by Mahatma Gandhi.
αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†β€‹αž“αžΉαž„β€‹αž”αž‰αŸ’αž…αž”αŸ‹β€‹αžŠαŸ„αž™β€‹αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαž„αŸ‹β€‹αž‚αžαž·β€‹αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹β€‹αž›αŸ„αž€β€‹ αž˜αž αžΆαžαŸ’αž˜αŸˆ αž αŸ’αž‚αžΆαž“αŸ‹αžŒαžΈαŸ”
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win."
Β«αž˜αž»αž“β€‹αžŠαŸ†αž”αžΌαž„β€‹αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸβ€‹αž˜αž·αž“β€‹αž…αžΆαž”αŸ‹β€‹αž’αžΆαžšαž˜αŸ’αž˜αžŽαŸβ€‹αž“αžΉαž„β€‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€, αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž”αŸ‹β€‹αž˜αž€β€‹αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸβ€‹αž…αŸ†αž’αž€β€‹αž’αŸ„αž™β€‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€, αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž”αŸ‹β€‹αž˜αž€β€‹αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸβ€‹αž”αŸ’αžšαž™αž»αž‘αŸ’αž’β€‹αž“αžΉαž„β€‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€β€‹,​ αž αžΎαž™β€‹αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž”αŸ‹β€‹αž˜αž€β€‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€β€‹αžˆαŸ’αž“αŸ‡
Thank you.
αž’αžšαž‚αž»αžŽαŸ”
(Applause)
(αžŸαž˜αŸ’αž›αŸαž„αž‘αŸ‡αžŠαŸƒ)
I wanted to talk to you today about creative confidence.
αžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαž“αŸαŸ‡αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž…αž„αŸ‹αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αž”αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž’αžŸαŸ‹αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆ αž’αŸ†αž–αžΈαž‘αŸ†αž“αž»αž€αž…αž·αžαŸ’αžαž›αžΎαž‚αŸ†αž“αž·αžαž…αŸ’αž“αŸƒαž”αŸ’αžšαžŒαž·αžαŸ”
I'm going to start way back in the third grade at Oakdale School in Barberton, Ohio.
αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž“αžΉαž„αž…αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž•αŸ’αžŠαžΎαž˜αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αž’αŸ†αž–αžΈαžšαžΏαž„αžšαŸ‰αžΆαžœ αžαžΆαŸ†αž„αž–αžΈαžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž“αŸ…αžšαŸ€αž“αžαŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž‘αžΈαŸ£ αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αžŸαžΆαž›αžΆαž’αžΌαž€αžŠαŸαž›αž“αŸƒαž‘αžΈαž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž„αž”αžΆαžšαž”αžΊαžαž»αž“ αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αž’αžΌαž αŸƒαž™αŸ‰αžΌαŸ”
I remember one day my best friend Brian was working on a project.
αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž…αžΆαŸ†αž”αžΆαž“αžαžΆ αžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαž˜αž½αž™αž˜αž·αžαŸ’αž—αžαž€αŸ’αžŠαž·αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹ αžˆαŸ’αž˜αŸ„αŸ‡αž”αŸ’αžšαžΆαž™αž’αž·αž“αž€αŸ†αž–αž»αž„αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž‚αž˜αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž„αž˜αž½αž™αŸ”
He was making a horse out of the clay our teacher kept under the sink.
αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αžšαŸ€αž”αž…αŸ†αžŸαžΌαž“αžšαžΌαž”αžŸαŸαŸ‡αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž–αžΈαžŠαžΈαž₯αžŠαŸ’αž‹ αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž‚αŸ’αžšαž½αž‘αž»αž€αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž˜αž€αž“αŸ’αž›αŸ‚αž„αž›αžΆαž„αžŠαŸƒαŸ”
And at one point, one of the girls that was sitting at his table, seeing what he was doing, leaned over and said to him, "That's terrible. That doesn't look anything like a horse."
αž–αŸαž›αž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž€αŸ’αž˜αŸαž„αžŸαŸ’αžšαžΈαž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹ αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž€αŸ†αž–αž»αž„αž’αž„αŸ’αž‚αž»αž™αž“αŸ…αžαž»αž‡αžΆαž˜αž½αž™αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹ αž”αžΆαž“αžŸαž„αŸ’αž€αŸαžαž˜αžΎαž›αž’αŸ’αžœαžΈαžŠαŸ‚αž›αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž€αŸ†αž–αž»αž„αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎ αž αžΎαž™αž€αŸαžŸαž½αžšαž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αžαžΆ Β«αž’αžΈαž€αŸαž’αžΆαž€αŸ’αžšαž€αŸ‹αž˜αžΎαž›αž˜αŸ‰αŸ’αž›αŸαŸ‡ αž’αžαŸ‹αž˜αžΆαž“αžŠαžΌαž…αžšαžΌαž”αžŸαŸαŸ‡αžŸαŸ’αž’αžΈαž”αž“αŸ’αžαž·αž…!Β»
And Brian's shoulders sank.
αž”αŸ’αžšαžΆαž™αž’αž·αž“αž€αŸαž‘αŸ†αž›αžΆαž€αŸ‹αžŸαŸ’αž˜αžΆαž…αž»αŸ‡
And he wadded up the clay horse and he threw it back in the bin.
αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž€αŸαž…αŸ’αžšαž”αžΆαž…αŸ‹αžŸαŸαŸ‡αžŠαžΈαž₯αžŠαŸ’αž‹αž“αŸ„αŸ‡ αž αžΎαž™αž‚αŸ’αžšαžœαžΆαžαŸ‹αžœαžΆαž…αŸ„αž›αž‘αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž’αž»αž„αžŸαŸ†αžšαžΆαž˜αŸ”
I never saw Brian do a project like that ever again.
αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž˜αž·αž“αžŠαŸ‚αž›αžƒαžΎαž‰αž”αŸ’αžšαžΆαž™αž’αž·αž“ αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž€αž·αž…αŸ’αž…αž€αžΆαžšαž”αŸ‚αž”αž“αŸαŸ‡αž˜αŸ’αžŠαž„αž‘αŸ€αžαž‘αžΎαž™αŸ”
And I wonder how often that happens, you know?
αž αžΎαž™αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž€αŸαž˜αž·αž“αžŠαžΉαž„αžαžΆ αžαžΎαžšαžΏαž„αž“αŸαŸ‡αž€αžΎαžαž‘αžΎαž„αž”αŸ‰αž»αž“αŸ’αž˜αžΆαž“αžŠαž„αž˜αž€αž αžΎαž™?
It seems like when I tell that story of Brian to my class, a lot of them want to come up after class and tell me about their similar experience, how a teacher shut them down, or how a student was particularly cruel to them.
αžšαžΆαž›αŸ‹αž–αŸαž›αžŠαŸ‚αž›αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™ αžšαžΏαž„αž”αŸ’αžšαžΆαž™αž’αž·αž“αž”αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αž€αžΌαž“αžŸαž·αžŸαŸ’αžŸαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ† αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž‡αžΆαž…αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“αž˜αž€αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™ αž‡αžΆαž˜αž½αž™αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž™αž˜αŸ‰αŸ„αž„αžšαŸ€αž“ αž αžΎαž™αž”αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž–αžΈαž”αž‘αž–αž·αžŸαŸ„αž’αž“αŸαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸ αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž˜αžΆαž“αž‚αŸ’αžšαžΌαž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž’αŸ’αž›αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž”αŸ†αž”αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž‘αžΉαž€αž…αž·αžαŸ’αžŠαž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸ αž¬αž–αŸαž›αžαŸ’αž›αŸ‡αž˜αžΆαž“αžŸαž·αžŸαŸ’αžŸαžšαž½αž˜αžαŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹ αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž€αžΆαž™αžœαž·αž€αžΆαž™αž˜αž·αž“αžŸαž˜αžšαž˜αŸ’αž™αžŠαžΆαž€αŸ‹αž‚αŸ
And then some kind of opt out of thinking of themselves as creative at that point.
αž αžΎαž™αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαžαŸ’αž›αŸ‡αž€αŸαž”αžΆαž“αž”αŸ„αŸ‡αž”αž„αŸ‹αž…αŸ„αž› αž‚αŸ†αž“αž·αžαž…αŸ’αž“αŸƒαž”αŸ’αžšαžŒαž·αžαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“ αžαžΆαŸ†αž„αž–αžΈαž–αŸαž›αž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž˜αž€αŸ”
And I see that opting out that happens in childhood, and it moves in and becomes more ingrained, even, by the time you get to adult life.
αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αžŸαž„αŸ’αž€αŸαžαžƒαžΎαž‰αžαžΆ αž€αžΆαžšαž”αŸ„αŸ‡αž”αž„αŸ‹αž…αŸ„αž› αž‚αŸ†αž“αž·αžαž…αŸ’αž“αŸƒαž”αŸ’αžšαžŒαž·αžαžαžΆαŸ†αž„αž–αžΈαž€αŸ’αž˜αŸαž„αžœαŸαž™αž”αŸ‚αž”αž“αŸαŸ‡ αžœαžΆαž“αžΉαž„αžŠαž€αŸ‹αž‡αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž…αž·αžαŸ’αž αžŠαŸαž›αž˜αž·αž“αž’αžΆαž…αž”αŸ†αž—αŸ’αž›αŸαž…αž”αžΆαž“ αžšαž αžΌαžαžŠαž›αŸ‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž€αŸ’αž›αžΆαž™αž‡αžΆαž˜αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸαž–αŸαž‰αžœαŸαž™ αŸ”
So we see a lot of this.
αž™αžΎαž„αžƒαžΎαž‰αž˜αžΆαž“αžšαžΏαž„αž”αŸ‚αž”αž“αŸαŸ‡αž…αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“αžŽαžΆαžŸαŸ‹αŸ”
When we have a workshop or when we have clients in to work with us side by side, eventually we get to the point in the process that's kind of fuzzy or unconventional.
αž“αŸ…αž–αŸαž›αž™αžΎαž„αžšαŸ€αž”αž…αŸ†αžŸαž·αž€αŸ’αžαžΆαžŸαžΆαž›αžΆαž˜αž½αž™ αž¬αž–αŸαž›αž™αžΎαž„αž˜αžΆαž“αž’αžαž·αžαž·αž‡αž“ αž…αžΌαž›αž˜αž€αžŸαž αž€αžΆαžšαž‡αžΆαž˜αž½αž™αž™αžΎαž„ αž˜αž·αž“αž™αžΌαžšαž”αŸ‰αž»αž“αŸ’αž˜αžΆαž“ αž™αžΎαž„αž”αžΆαž“αžˆαžΆαž“αžŠαž›αŸ‹ αžŠαŸ†αžŽαžΎαžšαž€αžΆαžšαž˜αž½αž™ αžŠαŸ‚αž›αžŸαŸ’αž˜αž»αž‚αžŸαŸ’αž˜αžΆαž‰ αž¬αž”αžšαžΆαž‡αŸαž™αž–αž·αž”αžΆαž€αžŠαŸ„αŸ‡αžŸαŸ’αžšαžΆαž™
And eventually, these big-shot executives whip out their BlackBerrys and they say they have to make really important phone calls, and they head for the exits.
αž αžΎαž™αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž˜αž€ αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž‚αŸ’αžšαž”αŸ‹αž‚αŸ’αžšαž„αž’αŸ†αŸ—αž”αžΆαž“αž‘αžΆαž‰ αž‘αžΌαžšαžŸαŸαž–αŸ’αž‘αžŠαŸƒαž”αŸ’αž›αŸαž€αž”αŸŠαžΊαžšαžΈαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž‚αŸαž…αŸαž‰αž˜αž€ αž αžΎαž™αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆ αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαžαŸαž‘αžΌαžšαžŸαŸαž–αŸ’αž‘ αž‘αŸ…αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžŸαŸ†αžαžΆαž“αŸ‹αŸ—αž‡αžΆαž…αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“ αž αžΎαž™αž€αŸαžŠαžΎαžšαž…αŸαž‰αž‘αŸ…αž”αžΆαžαŸ‹αž‘αŸ… αŸ”
And they're just so uncomfortable.
αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž˜αž·αž“αžŸαž”αŸ’αž”αžΆαž™αž…αž·αžαŸ’αžŠαž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž‘αžΎαž™ αŸ”
When we track them down and ask them what's going on, they say something like, "I'm just not the creative type."
αž–αŸαž›αž™αžΎαž„αžŠαžΎαžšαžαžΆαž˜αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸ αž αžΎαž™αžŸαž½αžšαžαžΆ αžαžΎαž˜αžΆαž“αž’αŸ’αžœαžΈαž€αžΎαžαž‘αžΎαž„ ? αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆαŸ– Β«αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆαž“αž‚αŸ†αž“αž·αžαž…αŸ’αž“αŸƒαž”αŸ’αžšαžŒαž·αžαž’αžΈαž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž‘αŸαŸ”Β»
But we know that's not true.
αž”αŸ‰αž»αž“αŸ’αžαŸ‚αž–αž½αž€αž™αžΎαž„αžŠαžΉαž„αžαžΆ αžœαžΆαž˜αž·αž“αž˜αŸ‚αž“αž‡αžΆαž€αžΆαžšαž–αž·αžαž‘αŸαŸ”
If they stick with the process, if they stick with it, they end up doing amazing things.
αž”αžΎαžŸαž·αž“αž‚αŸαž“αŸ…αžαŸ‚αž”αž“αŸ’αžŠαžŠαŸ†αžŽαžΎαžšαž€αžΆαžšαž”αŸ‚αž”αž“αŸ„αŸ‡ αž”αžΎαž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž“αŸ…αžαŸ‚αž”αž“αŸ’αžŠαž€αžΆαžšαž„αžΆαžšαž“αŸ„αŸ‡ αž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž“αžΉαž„αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαŸαž…αž€αž·αž…αŸ’αž…αž€αžΆαžšαž‡αžΆαž…αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“ αž”αžΆαž“αžŠαŸ„αž™αž‡αŸ„αž‚αž‡αŸαž™
And they surprise themselves at just how innovative they and their teams really are.
αž αžΎαž™αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž“αžΉαž„αž—αŸ’αž‰αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž•αŸ’αž’αžΎαž› αž–αžΈαž—αžΆαž–αž…αŸ’αž“αŸƒαž”αŸ’αžšαžŒαž·αžαžŠαŸ„αž™αžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“αž―αž„ αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸ αž“αž·αž„αž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž˜αž€αžΆαžšαž„αžΆαžš αž”αžΆαž“αž”αž„αŸ’αž€αžΎαžαž‘αžΎαž„ αŸ”
So I've been looking at this fear of judgment that we have, that you don't do things, you're afraid you're going to be judged; if you don't say the right creative thing, you're going to be judged.
αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž€αŸ†αž–αž»αž„αžŸαž·αž€αŸ’αžŸαžΆαž–αžΈαž—αžΆαž–αž—αŸαž™αžαŸ’αž›αžΆαž… αž›αžΎαžœαžΆαž™αžαž˜αŸ’αž›αŸƒαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžŠαž‘αŸƒ αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž‚αŸ’αžšαž”αŸ‹αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆαž˜αžΆαž“ αž αžΎαž™αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž˜αž·αž“αž…αž„αŸ‹αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž’αŸ’αžœαžΈαž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž’αžŸαŸ‹ αžŠαŸ„αž™αžŸαžΆαžšαžαŸ‚αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžαŸ’αž›αžΆαž…αž‚αŸαžœαžΆαž™αžαž˜αŸ’αž›αŸƒ αž”αžΎαž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αž’αŸ’αžœαžΈαžŠαŸ‚αž›αž˜αž·αž“αž˜αžΆαž“αž€αžΆαžšαž…αŸ’αž“αŸƒαž”αŸ’αžšαžŒαž·αžαžαŸ’αž˜αžΈ αž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž‚αŸαž“αžΉαž„αžœαžΆαž™αžαž˜αŸ’αž›αŸƒαž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž‡αžΆαž˜αž·αž“αžαžΆαž“
And I had a major breakthrough, when I met the psychologist Albert Bandura.
αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž˜αžΆαž“αžŠαŸ†αžŽαŸ„αŸ‡αžŸαžΆαŸ’αžšαž™αžŠαŸαž˜αžΆαž“αž”αŸ’αžšαžŸαž·αž‘αŸ’αž’αž—αžΆαž–αž˜αž½αž™ αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž–αžΈαžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž”αžΆαž“αž‡αž½αž”αž“αžΉαž„αž…αž·αžαŸ’αžαžœαž·αž‘αžΌαž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹ αžˆαŸ’αž˜αŸ„αŸ‡ αž’αžΆαž›αŸ‹αž”αŸŠαžΊαž αž”αŸαž“αžŒαžΌαžšαŸ‰αžΆαŸ”
I don't know if you know Albert Bandura, but if you go to Wikipedia, it says that he's the fourth most important psychologist in history -- you know, like Freud, Skinner, somebody and Bandura.
αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž˜αž·αž“αžŠαžΉαž„αžαžΆ αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžŸαŸ’αž‚αžΆαž›αŸ‹ αž’αžΆαž›αŸ‹αž”αŸŠαžΊαž αž”αŸαž“αžŒαžΌαžšαŸ‰αžΆ αžŠαŸ‚αžšαž’αžαŸ‹ αžαŸ‚αž”αžΎαž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž’αžΆαž“αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„ Wikipedia αž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž‚αŸαžšαŸ€αž”αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αžαžΆ αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž‡αžΆαž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž…αž·αžαŸ’αžαžœαž·αž‘αžΌαžŠαŸαžαŸ’αž›αžΆαŸ†αž„ αž‡αžΆαž„αž‚αŸαž‘αžΈαŸ€ αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž”αŸ’αžšαžœαžαŸ’αžαž·αžŸαžΆαžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžš αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž˜αžΆαž“ αž αŸ’αžœαŸ’αžšαŸαž™ αžŸαŸ’αž‚αžΈαž“αžŽαžΊ αž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž‘αŸ€αž αž“αž·αž„αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž˜αž€ αž”αŸαž“αžŒαžΌαžšαŸ‰αžΆαŸ”
(Laughter) Bandura is 86 and he still works at Stanford.
(αžŸαžΎαž…) αž”αŸαž“αžŒαžΌαžšαŸ‰αžΆαž˜αžΆαž“αž’αžΆαž™αž» αŸ¨αŸ¦αž†αŸ’αž“αžΆαŸ† αž αžΎαž™αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž€αžΆαžšαž“αŸ…αžŸαŸ’αž‘αŸ‚αž“αž αŸ’αžœαžŠ αŸ”
And he's just a lovely guy.
αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž‡αžΆαž˜αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸαžšαž½αžŸαžšαžΆαž™αžšαžΆαž€αŸ‹αž‘αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž˜αŸ‚αž“αž‘αŸ‚αž“αŸ”
So I went to see him, because he's just worked on phobias for a long time, which I'm very interested in.
αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž”αžΆαž“αž‘αŸ…αž‡αž½αž”αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹ αž–αŸ’αžšαŸ„αŸ‡αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž”αžΆαž“αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž€αžΆαžšαžŸαŸ’αžšαžΆαžœαž‡αŸ’αžšαžΆαžœαž–αžΈ αž‡αŸ†αž„αžΊαž—αŸαž™αžαŸ’αž›αžΆαž…αž“αŸαŸ‡ αž‡αžΆαž™αžΌαžšαž˜αž€αž αžΎαž™ αžŠαŸ‚αž›αžœαžΆαž‡αžΆαž’αŸ’αžœαžΈαžŠαŸ‚αž›αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž…αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž’αžΆαžšαž˜αŸ’αž˜αžŽαŸ αŸ”
He had developed this way, this, kind of, methodology, that ended up curing people in a very short amount of time, like, in four hours.
αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž”αžΆαž“αžšαž€αžƒαžΎαž‰αžœαž·αž’αžΈαžŸαžΆαžŸαŸ’αžšαŸ’αžŠαž˜αž½αž™ αž‡αžΆαžœαžΈαž’αžΈαžŸαžΆαžŸαŸ’αžšαŸ’αžŠαž˜αž½αž™ αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž’αžΆαž…αž–αŸ’αž™αžΆαž”αžΆαž›αž˜αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸ αžŠαŸ„αž™αž”αŸ’αžšαžΎαžšαž™αŸˆαž–αŸαž›αž™αŸ‰αžΆαž„αžαŸ’αž›αžΈαŸ” αžαŸ’αžšαžΉαž˜αžαŸ‚αžšαž™αŸˆαžαŸ‚ αŸ€αž˜αŸ‰αŸ„αž„αž”αŸ‰αž»αžŽαŸ’αžŽαŸ„αŸ‡
He had a huge cure rate of people who had phobias.
αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž˜αžΆαž“αž’αžαŸ’αžšαžΆαž–αŸ’αž™αžΆαž”αžΆαž›αžαŸ’αž–αžŸαŸ‹αž˜αŸ‚αž“αž‘αŸ‚αž“ αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž˜αžΆαž“αž‡αŸ†αž„αžΊαž—αŸαž™αžαŸ’αž›αžΆαž…αž“αŸαŸ‡αŸ”
And we talked about snakes -- I don't know why -- we talked about snakes and fear of snakes as a phobia.
αž™αžΎαž„αž€αŸαž”αžΆαž“αž‡αž‡αŸ‚αž€αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆαž–αžΈαžšαžΏαž„αžŸαžαŸ’αžœαž–αžŸαŸ‹αŸ” αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž˜αž·αž“αžŠαžΉαž„αžαžΆαž αŸαžαž»αž’αžΈαž‘αŸ αž™αžΎαž„αž–αž·αž—αžΆαž€αŸ’αžŸαžΆαž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆαž–αžΈαžŸαžαŸ’αžœαž–αžŸαŸ‹ αž“αž·αž„αž—αžΆαž–αž—αŸαž™αžαŸ’αž›αžΆαž…αž›αžΎαžŸαžαŸ’αžœαž–αžŸαŸ‹αž“αŸ„αŸ‡αŸ”
And it was really enjoyable, really interesting.
αžšαžΏαž„αž“αŸαŸ‡αž–αž·αžαž‡αžΆαž‚αž½αžšαž…αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž’αžΆαžšαž˜αŸ’αž˜αžŽαŸαž˜αŸ‚αž“αž‘αŸ‚αž“
He told me that he'd invite the test subject in, and he'd say, "You know, there's a snake in the next room and we're going to go in there."
αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž”αžΆαž“αž”αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αžαžΆ αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž”αžΆαž“αž’αž‰αŸ’αž‡αžΎαž‰αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαžαŸαžŸαŸ’αžαž…αžΌαž›αž˜αž€ αž αžΎαž™αž”αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αžαžΆ Β«αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž―αž„αžŠαžΉαž„αž’αžαŸ‹αžαžΆβ€‹ αž“αŸ…αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αž”αŸ‹αž‡αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž“αŸαŸ‡αž˜αžΆαž“αžŸαžαŸ’αžœαž–αžŸαŸ‹αž˜αž½αž™αž€αŸ’αž”αžΆαž› αž αžΎαž™αž™αžΎαž„αž“αžΉαž„αž…αžΌαž›αž‘αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αž”αŸ‹αž“αŸ„αŸ‡αŸ”Β»
To which, he reported, most of them replied, "Hell no! I'm not going in there, certainly if there's a snake in there."
αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αžšαŸ€αž”αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αžαžΆ αž”αŸ’αžšαžαž·αž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž—αžΆαž‚αž…αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“ αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαžαŸαžŸαŸ’αžŠαž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž†αŸ’αž›αžΎαž™αžαž”αž‚αžΊ "αž„αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž αžΎαž™! αž’αžαŸ‹αž‘αŸ! αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž˜αž·αž“αž…αžΌαž›αž‘αŸ αž”αžΎαž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αž”αŸ‹αž αŸ’αž“αžΉαž„αž˜αžΆαž“αž–αžŸαŸ‹αž˜αŸ‚αž“αž“αŸ„αŸ‡αŸ”"
But Bandura has a step-by-step process that was super successful.
αž”αŸ‰αž»αž“αŸ’αžαŸ‚ αž”αŸαž“αžŒαžΌαžšαŸ‰αžΆαž˜αžΆαž“αžŠαŸ†αžŽαŸ„αŸ‡αžŸαŸ’αžšαžΆαž™ αž‡αžΆαž‡αŸ†αž αžΆαž“αŸ—αž€αŸαž–αžΌαž€αŸ‚αžŸαž€αŸ’αžŠαž·αžŸαž·αž‘αŸ’αž’αž˜αŸ‚αž“αž‘αŸ‚αž“ αŸ”
So he'd take people to this two-way mirror looking into the room where the snake was.
αžŠαŸ†αž”αžΌαž„αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž²αŸ’αž™αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž€αžΆαž“αŸ‹αž€αž‰αŸ’αž…αž€αŸ‹αž˜αž»αžαž–αžΈαžš αž‘αŸ…αž‡αžΆαž˜αž½αž™ αž αžΎαž™αž…αžΌαž›αž‘αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αž”αŸ‹αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž˜αžΆαž“αž–αžŸαŸ‹αž“αŸ„αŸ‡
And he'd get them comfortable with that.
αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž˜αž€αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž”αž„αŸ’αžšαŸ€αž“αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž²αŸ’αž™αžŸαŸŠαžΆαŸ† αž“αžΉαž„αžœαžΈαž’αžΈαžŸαžΆαžŸαŸ’αžšαŸ’αžŠαž“αŸ„αŸ‡αŸ”
Then through a series of steps, he'd move them and they'd be standing in the doorway with the door open, and they'd be looking in there.
αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž˜αž€ αžαžΆαž˜αžŠαŸ†αžŽαžΆαž€αŸ‹αž€αžΆαž›αž”αž“αŸ’αžŠαž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž”αŸ‹ αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž”αžΆαž“αžŠαž€αž€αž‰αŸ’αž…αž€αŸ‹αž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž…αŸαž‰ αž αžΎαž™αž²αŸ’αž™αž–αž½αž€αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αžˆαžšαž“αŸ…αž˜αžΆαžαŸ‹αž‘αŸ’αžœαžΆαžšαžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΎαž€αž…αŸ†αž αžš αž αžΎαž™αžŸαŸ†αž›αžΉαž„αž˜αžΎαž›αž‘αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αž”αŸ‹αž“αŸ„αŸ‡ αŸ”
And he'd get them comfortable with that.
αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž€αŸαž”αžΆαž“αž”αž„αŸ’αžšαŸ€αž“αž–αž½αž€αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹ αž²αŸ’αž™αžŸαŸŠαžΆαŸ†αž“αžΉαž„αžœαžΈαž’αžΈαžŸαžΆαžŸαŸ’αžšαŸ’αžŠαž“αŸ„αŸ‡
And then many more steps later, baby steps, they'd be in the room, they'd have a leather glove like a welder's glove on, and they'd eventually touch the snake.
αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž˜αž€ αž“αŸ…αž˜αžΆαž“αžŠαŸ†αžŽαžΆαž€αŸ‹αž€αžΆαž› αž”αž“αŸ’αžŠαž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž‡αžΆαž…αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“αž‘αŸ€αž αž‡αžΆαž‡αŸ†αž αžΆαž“αžαŸ’αž›αžΈαŸ— αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž…αžΌαž›αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αž”αŸ‹αž“αŸ„αŸ‡ αž αžΎαž™αž–αžΆαž€αŸ‹αžŸαŸ’αžšαŸ„αž˜αžŠαŸƒαžŸαŸ’αž”αŸ‚αž€ αžŠαžΌαž…αžŸαŸ’αžšαŸ„αž˜αžŠαŸƒαž‡αžΆαž„αž•αŸ’αžŸαžΆαžšαžŠαŸ‚αž€ αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž˜αž€αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž€αŸαž”αŸ‰αŸ‡αžŸαžαŸ’αžœαž–αžŸαŸ‹αž“αŸ„αŸ‡αŸ”
And when they touched the snake, everything was fine. They were cured.
αž αžΎαž™αž–αŸαž›αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž”αžΆαž“αž”αŸ‰αŸ‡αž–αžŸαŸ‹αž“αŸ„αŸ‡ αž‚αŸ’αž˜αžΆαž“αž”αž‰αŸ’αž αžΆαž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž‘αŸ αžαŸ‚αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž”αžΆαž“αž‡αžΆαžŸαŸ‡αžŸαŸ’αž”αžΎαž™αž‘αŸ…αžœαžΈαž‰
In fact, everything was better than fine.
αžαžΆαž˜αž–αž·αž αžœαžΆαž˜αž·αž“αžαŸ’αžšαžΉαž˜αžαŸ‚ αž‚αŸ’αž˜αžΆαž“αž”αž‰αŸ’αž αžΆαž’αžΈαž€αžΎαžαž‘αžΎαž„αž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž‘αŸ