Mark Bezos: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter

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Prevoditelj: Tilen Pigac - EFZG Recezent: Mislav Ante Omazić - EFZG
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Back in New York, I am the head of development
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U New York-u, voditelj sam razvoja
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for a non-profit called Robin Hood.
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u jednoj neprofitnoj organizaciji zvanoj Robin Hood.
00:20
When I'm not fighting poverty, I'm fighting fires
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Kada se ne borim protiv siromaštva, borim se protiv požara
00:22
as the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company.
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kao pomoćnik kapetana u dobrovoljnom vatrogasnom društvu.
00:25
Now in our town,
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U našem gradu,
00:27
where the volunteers supplement a highly skilled career staff,
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gdje volonteri nadopunjuju visoko stručno osoblje,
00:30
you have to get to the fire scene pretty early
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morate doći do mjesta požara prilično rano
00:32
to get in on any action.
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kako biste sudjelovali u akciji.
00:34
I remember my first fire.
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Sjećam se svog prvog požara.
00:36
I was the second volunteer on the scene,
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Bio sam drugi volonter na mjestu požara,
00:38
so there was a pretty good chance I was going to get in.
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pa je stoga postojala prilično dobra šansa da ću ući.
00:41
But still it was a real footrace against the other volunteers
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Ali ipak je to bila prava pješačka utrka u konkurenciji s drugim volonterima
00:43
to get to the captain in charge
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kako bi se došlo do zaduženog kapetana
00:45
to find out what our assignments would be.
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kako bismo saznali što će biti naše dužnosti.
00:47
When I found the captain,
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Kada sam pronašao kapetana,
00:49
he was having a very engaging conversation
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on je vodio veoma intenzivan razgovor
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with the homeowner,
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s vlasnicom kuće,
00:53
who was surely having one of the worst days of her life.
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kojoj je to zasigurno bio jedan od najgorih dana života.
00:57
Here it was, the middle of the night,
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Bilo je to usred noći,
00:59
she was standing outside in the pouring rain,
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ona je stajala vani na kiši koja je lijevala,
01:02
under an umbrella, in her pajamas, barefoot,
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ispod kišobrana, u svojoj pidžami, bosonoga,
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while her house was in flames.
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dok je njezina kuća bila u plamenu.
01:08
The other volunteer who had arrived just before me --
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Drugi volonter koji je stigao prije mene --
01:10
let's call him Lex Luther --
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nazovimo ga Lex Luther --
01:13
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
01:15
got to the captain first
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je stigao prvi do kapetana
01:17
and was asked to go inside
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i bio je zamoljen da ode unutra
01:20
and save the homeowner's dog.
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i spasi psa kućevlasnice.
01:23
The dog! I was stunned with jealousy.
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Psa! Bio sam zaprepašten ljubomorom.
01:26
Here was some lawyer or money manager
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Ovdje je bio neki odvjetnik ili financijaš
01:28
who, for the rest of his life, gets to tell people
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koji će, do kraja svog života, moći prepričavati ljudima
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that he went into a burning building
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kako je ušao u goruću zgradu
01:32
to save a living creature,
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kako bi spasio živo biće,
01:34
just because he beat me by five seconds.
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samo zato jer me prestigao za pet sekundi.
01:37
Well, I was next.
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Dakle, ja sam bio sljedeći.
01:39
The captain waved me over.
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Kapetan me pozvao k sebi.
01:41
He said, "Bezos, I need you to go into the house.
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Rekao je, "Bezos, trebam te da uđeš u kuću.
01:44
I need you to go upstairs, past the fire,
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Trebam te da odeš na kat, mimo vatre,
01:47
and I need you to get this woman a pair of shoes."
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i trebam te da doneseš ovoj ženi par cipela."
01:50
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
01:53
I swear.
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Kunem se.
01:55
So, not exactly what I was hoping for,
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Dakle, nije baš ono čemu sam se nadao,
01:58
but off I went --
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ali otišao sam --
02:00
up the stairs, down the hall, past the 'real' firefighters,
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na kat, na kraj hodnika, mimo 'pravih' vatrogasaca,
02:03
who were pretty much done putting out the fire at this point,
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koji su u to vrijeme već bili prilično gotovi s gašenjem požara,
02:06
into the master bedroom to get a pair of shoes.
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u glavnu spavaonicu kako bih joj uzeo par cipela.
02:09
Now I know what you're thinking,
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Znam što mislite,
02:12
but I'm no hero.
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ali ja nisam heroj.
02:14
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
02:19
I carried my payload back downstairs
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Nosio sam svoj teret dolje
02:22
where I met my nemesis
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gdje sam sreo svog nepobjedivog protivnika
02:24
and the precious dog by the front door.
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i dragocjenog psa kod ulaznih vrata.
02:26
We took our treasures outside to the homeowner,
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Odnijeli smo naša blaga van vlasnici,
02:29
where, not surprisingly,
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gdje je, ne iznenađujuće,
02:31
his received much more attention than did mine.
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njegovo primilo puno više pažnje nego moje.
02:34
A few weeks later,
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Nekoliko tjedana kasnije,
02:36
the department received a letter from the homeowner
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odjel je primio pismo od vlasnice kuće
02:38
thanking us for the valiant effort displayed
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u kojem nam zahvaljuje za prikazanu hrabarost
02:40
in saving her home.
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spašavanje njezine kuće.
02:42
The act of kindness she noted above all others:
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Čin ljubaznosti koji je primjetila iznad svih:
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someone had even gotten her a pair of shoes.
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netko mi je čak donio i par cipela.
02:48
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
02:50
In both my vocation at Robin Hood
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I u mojoj struci u Robin Hood-u
02:52
and my avocation as a volunteer firefighter,
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i u mom hobiju kao vatrogasac volonter,
02:54
I am witness to acts of generosity and kindness
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svjedok sam činova darežljivosti i ljubaznosti
02:57
on a monumental scale,
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na monumentalnoj skali,
02:59
but I'm also witness to acts of grace and courage
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ali ujedno sam i svjedok činova milosti i hrabrosti
03:01
on an individual basis.
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na individualnoj bazi.
03:03
And you know what I've learned?
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I znate što sam naučio?
03:05
They all matter.
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Da svi oni nešto znače.
03:07
So as I look around this room
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Kako gledam po ovoj prostoriji
03:09
at people who either have achieved,
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ljude koji su, ili postigli,
03:11
or are on their way to achieving,
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ili su na putu postizanja,
03:13
remarkable levels of success,
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nevjerojatnih razina uspjeha,
03:15
I would offer this reminder:
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ponudio bih ovaj podsjetnik:
03:17
don't wait.
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nemojte čekati.
03:19
Don't wait until you make your first million
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Nemojte čekati sve dok ne zaradite svoj prvi milijun
03:21
to make a difference in somebody's life.
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kako biste napravili promjenu u nečijem životu.
03:23
If you have something to give,
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Ako imate nešto za dati,
03:25
give it now.
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dajte to sada.
03:27
Serve food at a soup kitchen. Clean up a neighborhood park.
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Poslužujte hranu u pučkoj kuhinji, počistite park u vašoj čevrti,
03:30
Be a mentor.
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budite mentor.
03:32
Not every day is going to offer us a chance
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Neće nam svaki dan pružiti priliku
03:34
to save somebody's life,
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da spasimo nečiji život,
03:36
but every day offers us an opportunity to affect one.
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ali svaki dan će nam dati mogućnost da utječemo na nečiji život.
03:39
So get in the game. Save the shoes.
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Dakle, uđite u igru; spasite cipele.
03:42
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
03:44
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
03:49
Bruno Giussani: Mark, Mark, come back.
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Bruno Giussani: Mark, Mark, vrati se.
03:51
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
03:58
Mark Bezos: Thank you.
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Mark Bezos: Hvala vam.
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