Why the best hire might not have the perfect resume | Regina Hartley

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Roni Ravia ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
00:12
Your company launches a search for an open position.
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ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื›ื ืžื—ืคืฉืช ืœืื™ื™ืฉ ืžืฉืจื” ืคื ื•ื™ื™ื”.
00:16
The applications start rolling in,
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ืงื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื–ืจื•ื,
00:19
and the qualified candidates are identified.
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ื•ืžื–ื•ื”ื™ื ื”ืžื•ืขืžื“ื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ื”ื›ืฉืจื” ื”ืžืชืื™ืžื”.
00:22
Now the choosing begins.
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ื›ืขืช ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื”.
00:25
Person A: Ivy League, 4.0, flawless resume,
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ืื“ื ื. ื‘ื•ื’ืจ ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื” ื™ื•ืงืจืชื™ืช, ืžืžื•ืฆืข ืฆื™ื•ื ื™ื 100, ืงื•ืจื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื ืœืœื ืจื‘ื‘,
00:31
great recommendations.
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ื”ืžืœืฆื•ืช ื ื”ื“ืจื•ืช.
00:33
All the right stuff.
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ื›ืœ ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ื”ื“ืจื•ืฉื™ื.
00:35
Person B: state school, fair amount of job hopping,
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ืื“ื ื‘. ื‘ื•ื’ืจ ืžื›ืœืœื”, ื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช,
00:40
and odd jobs like cashier and singing waitress.
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ืขื‘ื“ ื‘ืžืฉืจื•ืช ื–ืžื ื™ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ืงื•ืคืื™ ืื• ืžืœืฆืจ ืžื–ืžืจ.
00:45
But remember -- both are qualified.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื™ื›ืจื• - ืฉื ื™ื”ื ื ืžืฆืื• ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ื›ืฉืจื” ืžืชืื™ืžื”.
00:49
So I ask you:
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ืื– ืื ื™ ืฉื•ืืœืช ืืชื›ื:
00:51
who are you going to pick?
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ื‘ืžื™ ืชื‘ื—ืจื•?
00:53
My colleagues and I created very official terms
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ืื ื™ ื•ืขืžื™ืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืžืฆืื ื• ืžื•ื ื—ื™ื ืจืฉืžื™ื™ื
00:57
to describe two distinct categories of candidates.
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ืœืชืืจ ืฉืชื™ ืงื˜ื’ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžื•ืขืžื“ื™ื.
01:01
We call A "the Silver Spoon,"
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ืื ื• ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœืื“ื ื. ืดื›ืคื™ืช ื”ื›ืกืฃืด,
01:05
the one who clearly had advantages and was destined for success.
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ื–ื” ืฉืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ืืช ื”ื™ืชืจื•ืŸ ื•ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ืขื“ ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื”.
01:10
And we call B "the Scrapper,"
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ื•ืื ื• ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœืื“ื ื‘. ืดื”ืœื•ื—ื ื”ืขื™ืงืฉืด
01:13
the one who had to fight against tremendous odds
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ื–ื” ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ืื‘ืง ื›ื ื’ื“ ื›ืœ ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ื™ื
01:16
to get to the same point.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืื•ืชื” ื ืงื•ื“ื”.
01:20
You just heard a human resources director refer to people
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ื›ืจื’ืข ืฉืžืขืชื ืžื ื”ืœืช ืžืฉืื‘ื™ ืื ื•ืฉ ืžืฉื•ื•ื” ืื ืฉื™ื
01:23
as Silver Spoons and Scrappers --
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ืœืดื›ืคื™ืช ื›ืกืฃืด ืื• ืœืดืœื•ื—ื ืขื™ืงืฉืด --
01:25
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:26
which is not exactly politically correct and sounds a bit judgmental.
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ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืœื™ ืงื•ืจืงื˜ ื•ื ืฉืžืข ื’ื ืžืขื˜ ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืชื™.
01:30
But before my human resources certification gets revoked --
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืฉื•ืœืœื™ื ืœื™ ืืช ื”ื”ืกืžื›ื” --
01:35
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:36
let me explain.
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ื”ืจืฉื• ืœื™ ืœื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ.
01:38
A resume tells a story.
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ืงื•ืจื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืกื™ืคื•ืจ.
01:41
And over the years, I've learned something about people
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ื•ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ืฉื ื™ื ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืžืฉื”ื• ืขืœ ืื ืฉื™ื
01:44
whose experiences read like a patchwork quilt,
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ืฉืงื•ืจื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื”ื ื ืจืื™ื ื›ืžื• ืฉืžื™ื›ืช ื˜ืœืื™ื,
01:47
that makes me stop and fully consider them
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ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื’ืจื ืœื™ ืœืขืฆื•ืจ ื•ืœืฉืงื•ืœ ืืช ืžื•ืขืžื“ื•ืชื ื‘ืจืฆื™ื ื•ืช
01:51
before tossing their resumes away.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืžืฉืœื™ื›ื” ืืช ืงื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ืœืคื—.
01:54
A series of odd jobs may indicate
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ืจืฆืฃ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ื–ืžื ื™ื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข
01:57
inconsistency, lack of focus, unpredictability.
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ืขืœ ื—ื•ืกืจ ืขืงื‘ื™ื•ืช, ื—ื•ืกืจ ืžื™ืงื•ื“, ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื‘ืœืชื™ ืฆืคื•ื™ื™ื”.
02:02
Or it may signal a committed struggle against obstacles.
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ืื• ืฉื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืขื™ื“ ืขืœ ืžืื‘ืง ืขื™ืงืฉ ื›ื ื’ื“ ืžื›ืฉื•ืœื™ื.
02:07
At the very least, the Scrapper deserves an interview.
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ืœื›ืœ ื”ืคื—ื•ืช ืžื’ื™ืข ืœืœื•ื—ื ื”ืขื™ืงืฉ ื–ื™ืžื•ืŸ ืœืจืื™ื•ืŸ.
02:12
To be clear,
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ืจืง ืœื”ื‘ื”ื™ืจ,
02:14
I don't hold anything against the Silver Spoon;
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ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื ื’ื“ ื›ืคื™ืช ื”ื›ืกืฃ;
02:17
getting into and graduating from an elite university
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ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœื”ืชืงื‘ืœ ื•ืœืจื›ื•ืฉ ืชื•ืืจ ืžืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื” ื‘ืขืœืช ืฉื
02:20
takes a lot of hard work and sacrifice.
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ื ื“ืจืฉืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืงืฉื” ื•ื”ืงืจื‘ื”.
02:24
But if your whole life has been engineered toward success,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื›ื ื™ื•ืขื“ืชื ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื”,
02:28
how will you handle the tough times?
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ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืชืชืžื•ื“ื“ื• ืขื ืงืฉื™ื™ื?
02:31
One person I hired felt that because he attended an elite university,
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ืื“ื ืื—ื“ ืฉื‘ื—ืจืชื™ ืœื”ืขืกื™ืง, ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ื•ื’ืจ ืฉืœ ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื” ื‘ืขืœืช ืฉื,
02:35
there were certain assignments that were beneath him,
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ื”ื™ื• ืžื˜ืœื•ืช ืžืกื•ื™ื™ืžื•ืช ืฉื”ืŸ ืžืชื—ืช ืœืจืžืชื•,
02:38
like temporarily doing manual labor to better understand an operation.
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ื›ืžื• ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื›ืคื™ื™ื ื–ืžื ื™ืช ืœืžื˜ืจืช ื”ื‘ื ื” ืขืžื•ืงื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ื™ืฆื•ืจ.
02:44
Eventually, he quit.
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ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ื”ื•ื ื”ืชืคื˜ืจ.
02:47
But on the flip side,
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ืื‘ืœ ืžืฆื“ ืฉื ื™,
02:50
what happens when your whole life is destined for failure
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ืžื” ืงื•ืจื” ืื ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื›ื ื™ื•ืขื“ืชื ืœื›ืฉืœื•ืŸ,
02:54
and you actually succeed?
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฉื’ืชื ื”ืฆืœื—ื”?
02:57
I want to urge you to interview the Scrapper.
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืคืฆื™ืจ ื‘ื›ื ืœืจืื™ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืœื•ื—ื ื”ืขื™ืงืฉ.
03:02
I know a lot about this because I am a Scrapper.
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ืื ื™ ืžืื•ื“ ื‘ืงื™ืื” ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ื‘ืขืฆืžื™ ืœื•ื—ืžืช ืขื™ืงืฉืช.
03:07
Before I was born,
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ื•ืœื“ืชื™,
03:09
my father was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia,
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ืื‘ื™ ืื•ื‘ื—ืŸ ื›ืกื•ื‘ืœ ืžืกื›ื™ื–ื•ืคืจื ื™ื” ืคืจื ื•ืื™ื“ื™ืช,
03:13
and he couldn't hold a job in spite of his brilliance.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืœื ื”ืฆืœื™ื— ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ื‘ืžืฉืจื” ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ื™ื•ืชื• ืื“ื ืžื‘ืจื™ืง.
03:17
Our lives were one part "Cuckoo's Nest,"
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ื—ื™ื™ื ื• ื”ื™ื• ื‘ื—ืœืงื ืดืงืŸ ื”ืงื•ืงื™ื™ื”ืด,
03:20
one part "Awakenings"
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ื‘ื—ืœืงื ืดื”ืชืขื•ืจืจื•ืชืด,
03:23
and one part "A Beautiful Mind."
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ื•ื‘ื—ืœืงื ืดื ืคืœืื•ืช ื”ืชื‘ื•ื ื”ืด.
03:25
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:28
I'm the fourth of five children raised by a single mother
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ืื ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื™ืขื™ืช ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื’ื•ื“ืœื• ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืื ื—ื“ ื”ื•ืจื™ืช
03:32
in a rough neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York.
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ื‘ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืงืฉื” ื‘ืจื•ื‘ืข ื‘ืจื•ืงืœื™ืŸ ืฉื‘ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง.
03:35
We never owned a home, a car, a washing machine,
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื ื• ื“ื™ืจื” ืžืฉืœื ื•, ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช ืื• ืžื›ื•ื ืช ื›ื‘ื™ืกื”,
03:40
and for most of my childhood, we didn't even have a telephone.
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ื•ื‘ืจื‘ ืฉื ื•ืช ื™ืœื“ื•ืชื™ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ืืคื™ืœื• ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ.
03:45
So I was highly motivated
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ืื– ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื“ื•ืจืช ืžื•ื˜ื™ื‘ืฆื™ื”
03:46
to understand the relationship between business success and Scrappers,
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ืœื ืกื•ืช ื•ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืงืฉืจ ืฉื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืขืกืงื™ื ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืœื•ื—ืžื™ื ืขื™ืงืฉื™ื.
03:50
because my life could easily have turned out very differently.
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ื›ื™ ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื™ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืœื’ืžืจื™.
03:56
As I met successful business people
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ื›ืฉื”ื—ืœืชื™ ืœืคื’ื•ืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื ืฉื™ ืขืกืงื™ื ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื™ื
03:58
and read profiles of high-powered leaders,
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ื•ืœืงืจื•ื ืงื•ืจื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื ื”ืœื™ื ืžื”ื“ืจื’ ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”,
04:02
I noticed some commonality.
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ื”ื‘ื—ื ืชื™ ื‘ืžื›ื ื” ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ.
04:04
Many of them had experienced early hardships,
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ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื”ื ื—ื•ื• ืงื•ืฉื™ ื‘ืฆืขื™ืจื•ืชื,
04:08
anywhere from poverty, abandonment,
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ื”ื—ืœ ืžืขื•ื ื™, ื ื˜ื™ืฉื”,
04:12
death of a parent while young,
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ืžื•ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื•ืจื” ื‘ืขื•ื“ื ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
04:14
to learning disabilities, alcoholism and violence.
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ื•ื›ืœื” ื‘ืœื™ืงื•ื™ื™ ืœืžื™ื“ื”, ืืœื›ื•ื”ื•ืœื™ื–ื ื•ืืœื™ืžื•ืช.
04:18
The conventional thinking has been that trauma leads to distress,
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ื”ื“ืขื” ื”ืจื•ื•ื—ืช ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉื˜ืจืื•ืžื” ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื” ืœืžืฆื•ืงื”,
04:23
and there's been a lot of focus on the resulting dysfunction.
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ื•ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื”ืชืžืงื“ื• ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ื˜ืจืื•ืžื” ืคื•ื’ืขืช ื‘ืชืคืงื•ื“.
04:26
But during studies of dysfunction, data revealed an unexpected insight:
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืžื—ืงืจ ื–ื”, ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืฉื ืืกืคื• ื—ืฉืคื• ืชื’ืœื™ืช ื‘ืœืชื™ ืฆืคื•ื™ื™ื”:
04:32
that even the worst circumstances can result in growth and transformation.
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ืฉืืคื™ืœื• ื”ื ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื’ืจื•ืขื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืขืฉื•ื™ื•ืช ืœื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœืฆืžื™ื—ื” ื•ืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
04:38
A remarkable and counterintuitive phenomenon has been discovered,
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ื”ืชื’ืœืชื” ืชื•ืคืขื” ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื” ื•ื ื•ื’ื“ืช ื›ืœ ื”ื’ื™ื•ืŸ,
04:42
which scientists call Post Traumatic Growth.
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ืฉืงืจื•ื™ื™ื” ื‘ืคื™ ืžื“ืขื ื™ื ืดืฆืžื™ื—ื” ืคื•ืกื˜-ื˜ืจืื•ืžื˜ื™ืชืด.
04:47
In one study designed to measure the effects of adversity
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ื‘ืื—ื“ ื”ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืฉื ื•ืขื“ื• ืœืžื“ื•ื“ ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืฉืœ ืžืฆื‘ ื“ื—ืง
04:50
on children at risk,
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ืขืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืกื™ื›ื•ืŸ,
04:52
among a subset of 698 children
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ื‘ืงืจื‘ ืžื“ื’ื ืฉืœ 698 ื™ืœื“ื™ื
04:57
who experienced the most severe and extreme conditions,
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ืฉื—ื•ื• ืชื ืื™ื ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ื™ื ื•ื ื•ืงืฉื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ,
05:01
fully one-third grew up to lead healthy, successful and productive lives.
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ื ืžืฆื ืฉืฉืœื™ืฉ ืžื”ื ื’ื“ืœื• ืœื ื”ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืจื™ืื™ื, ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื™ื ื•ืคื•ืจื™ื™ื.
05:08
In spite of everything and against tremendous odds, they succeeded.
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ืžื›ืฉื•ืœื™ื ื•ื›ื ื’ื“ ื›ืœ ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ื™ื, ื”ื ื”ืฉื™ื’ื• ื”ืฆืœื—ื”.
05:13
One-third.
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ืฉืœื™ืฉ.
05:15
Take this resume.
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ืงื—ื• ืœืžืฉืœ ืืช ืงื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื.
05:17
This guy's parents give him up for adoption.
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ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื”ื–ื”, ื ืžืกืจ ืœืื™ืžื•ืฅ.
05:20
He never finishes college.
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืกื™ื™ื ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ืขืœ ืชื™ื›ื•ื ื™ื™ื.
05:23
He job-hops quite a bit,
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ืขื‘ืจ ืžืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
05:25
goes on a sojourn to India for a year,
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ื ืกืข ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื”ื•ื“ื• ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื”,
05:28
and to top it off, he has dyslexia.
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ื•ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœื›ืœ, ื”ื•ื ืกื•ื‘ืœ ืžื“ื™ืกืœืงืฆื™ื”.
05:32
Would you hire this guy?
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ื”ืื ืชื‘ื—ืจื• ืœื”ืขืกื™ืง ืื•ืชื•?
05:34
His name is Steve Jobs.
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ืฉืžื• ื”ื•ื ืกื˜ื™ื‘ ื’ืณื•ื‘ืก.
05:38
In a study of the world's most highly successful entrepreneurs,
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ืžื—ืงืจ ื‘ืงืจื‘ ื”ื™ื–ืžื™ื ื”ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื›ื™ื•ื,
05:42
it turns out a disproportionate number have dyslexia.
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ืžืฆื ืฉื—ืœืง ืœื ืคืจื•ืคื•ืจืฆื™ื•ื ืœื™ ืžื”ื ืกื•ื‘ืœ ืžื“ื™ืกืœืงืฆื™ื”.
05:46
In the US,
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ื‘ืืจื”ืดื‘,
05:48
35 percent of the entrepreneurs studied had dyslexia.
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35% ืžื”ื™ื–ืžื™ื ืฉื ื—ืงืจื• ืกื‘ืœื• ืžื“ื™ืกืœืงืฆื™ื”.
05:52
What's remarkable -- among those entrepreneurs
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ื•ืžื” ืฉืžื“ื”ื™ื -- ืืœื• ืžืชื•ื›ื,
05:56
who experience post traumatic growth,
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ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื ืดืฆืžื™ื—ื” ืคื•ืกื˜-ื˜ืจืื•ืžื˜ื™ืชืด,
05:59
they now view their learning disability
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ื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืกื• ืœืœื™ืงื•ื™ ื”ืœืžื™ื“ื” ืฉืœื”ื
06:03
as a desirable difficulty which provided them an advantage
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ื›ืืœ ืžื›ืฉื•ืœ ืจืฆื•ื™ ืฉืžื”ื•ื•ื” ืขื‘ื•ืจื ื™ืชืจื•ืŸ
06:07
because they became better listeners and paid greater attention to detail.
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื‘ื–ื›ื•ืชื• ื”ื ืœืžื“ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืคืจื˜ื™ื ื”ืงื˜ื ื™ื.
06:13
They don't think they are who they are in spite of adversity,
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ื”ื ืœื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื”ื ื”ืคื›ื• ืœืžื” ืฉื”ื ื›ื™ื•ื ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ืงืฉื™ื™ื,
06:18
they know they are who they are because of adversity.
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ื”ื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื”ื ื”ืคื›ื• ืœืžื” ืฉื”ื ื›ื™ื•ื ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ืงืฉื™ื™ื.
06:23
They embrace their trauma and hardships
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ื”ื ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ื‘ืื”ื‘ื” ืืช ื”ื˜ืจืื•ืžื” ื•ื”ืงืฉื™ื™ื
06:25
as key elements of who they've become,
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ื›ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืขื™ืฆื‘ื• ืื•ืชื,
06:28
and know that without those experiences,
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ื•ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉืœื•ืœื ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ืืœื”,
06:31
they might not have developed the muscle and grit required
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ื™ืชื›ืŸ ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืžืคืชื—ื™ื ืืช ื”ื›ื— ื•ื”ื ื—ื™ืฉื•ืช
06:34
to become successful.
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ื”ื“ืจื•ืฉื™ื ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื”.
06:38
One of my colleagues had his life completely upended
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ืื—ื“ ืžืขืžื™ืชื™, ื”ืชื”ืคืš ืขืœื™ื• ืขื•ืœืžื•
06:41
as a result of the Chinese Cultural Revolution in 1966.
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ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžืžื”ืคื›ืช ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืกื™ืŸ ื‘-1966.
06:46
At age 13, his parents were relocated to the countryside,
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ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 13, ื”ื•ืจื™ื• ื”ื•ื’ืœื• ืœื›ืคืจ,
06:51
the schools were closed
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ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืกืคืจ ื ืกื’ืจื•
06:54
and he was left alone in Beijing to fend for himself until 16,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื ืฉืืจ ืœื‘ื“ ื‘ื‘ื™ื™ื’ืณื™ื ื’ ืœื“ืื•ื’ ืœืขืฆืžื• ืขื“ ื’ื™ืœ 16,
06:59
when he got a job in a clothing factory.
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ื”ื’ื™ืœ ืฉื‘ื• ืงื™ื‘ืœ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืคืขืœ ืœื‘ื’ื“ื™ื.
07:01
But instead of accepting his fate,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื”ื’ื•ืจืœ ืฉื ื’ื–ืจ ืขืœื™ื•,
07:04
he made a resolution that he would continue his formal education.
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ื’ืžืœื” ื‘ืœื™ื‘ื• ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ืœืจื›ื•ืฉ ื”ืฉื›ืœื”.
07:09
Eleven years later, when the political landscape changed,
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11 ืฉื ื™ื ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ, ื›ืฉื”ืฉืชื ืชื” ื”ืžืคื” ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช,
07:13
he heard about a highly selective university admissions test.
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืžืข ืขืœ ืžื‘ื—ืŸ ืงื‘ืœื” ื ื•ืงืฉื” ืœืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื”.
07:18
He had three months to learn the entire curriculum
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ื”ื™ื• ืœื• ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืืช ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ื›ื•ืœื”
07:22
of middle and high school.
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ืฉืœ ื—ื˜ื™ื‘ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื ื™ื™ื ื•ื”ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ื™ื—ื“.
07:24
So, every day he came home from the factory,
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ืื– ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ื ื—ื–ืจ ืžื”ืžืคืขืœ,
07:28
took a nap, studied until 4am, went back to work
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ื—ื˜ืฃ ืชื ื•ืžื” ืงืœื”, ืœืžื“ ืขื“ 4 ื‘ื‘ื•ืงืจ ื•ื—ื–ืจ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“
07:33
and repeated this cycle every day for three months.
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ื•ื›ืš ืขืฉื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื.
07:38
He did it, he succeeded.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ืฆืœื™ื—, ื”ื•ื ืขื‘ืจ ืืช ื”ืžื‘ื—ืŸ.
07:41
His commitment to his education was unwavering, and he never lost hope.
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ื”ืžื—ื•ื™ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื• ืœืจื›ื™ืฉืช ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื ื˜ื•ืœืช ืคืฉืจื•ืช ื•ื”ื•ื ืœื ื•ื™ืชืจ ืœืจื’ืข.
07:47
Today, he holds a master's degree,
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ื›ื™ื•ื, ื”ื•ื ื‘ืขืœ ืชื•ืืจ ืฉื ื™,
07:50
and his daughters each have degrees from Cornell and Harvard.
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ื•ืฉืชื™ ื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื• ืžื—ื–ื™ืงื•ืช ื‘ืชืืจื™ื ืžืงื•ืจื ืœ ื•ืžื”ืืจื•ื•ืจื“.
07:55
Scrappers are propelled by the belief
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ื”ืœื•ื—ืžื™ื ื”ืขื™ืงืฉื™ื ืžื•ื ืขื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืืžื•ื ื”
07:58
that the only person you have full control over is yourself.
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ืฉื”ืื“ื ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืขืœื™ื• ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ืžืœืื” - ื”ื•ื ืืชื.
08:03
When things don't turn out well,
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ื›ืฉื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื ืžืกืชื“ืจื™ื,
08:05
Scrappers ask, "What can I do differently to create a better result?"
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ื”ืœื•ื—ืžื™ื ื”ืขื™ืงืฉื™ื ืฉื•ืืœื™ื: ืดืžื” ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืชื•ืฆืื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ?ืด
08:11
Scrappers have a sense of purpose
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ื”ืœื•ื—ืžื™ื ื”ืขื™ืงืฉื™ื ื“ื•ื‘ืงื™ื ื‘ืžื˜ืจื”,
08:13
that prevents them from giving up on themselves,
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ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืžื•ื ืข ืžื”ื ืœื•ื•ืชืจ ืœืขืฆืžื,
08:16
kind of like if you've survived poverty, a crazy father and several muggings,
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ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืฉืฉืจื“ืชื ืขื•ื ื™, ืื‘ื ืžื˜ื•ืจืฃ ื•ืฉื“ื“ื• ืืชื›ื ืžืกืคืจ ืคืขืžื™ื,
08:22
you figure, "Business challenges? --
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ืืชื ืชื—ืฉื‘ื•, ืดืงืฉื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”?ืด --
08:25
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:26
Really?
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ื ื•, ื‘ืืžืช.
08:27
Piece of cake. I got this."
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ื–ื” ืงืœื™ ืงืœื•ืช. ืงื˜ืŸ ืขืœื™.
08:29
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:30
And that reminds me -- humor.
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ืžื” ืฉืžื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœื™ - ื—ื•ืฉ ื”ื•ืžื•ืจ.
08:33
Scrappers know that humor gets you through the tough times,
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ื”ืœื•ื—ืžื™ื ื”ืขื™ืงืฉื™ื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืฉ ื”ื•ืžื•ืจ ืžืกื™ื™ืข ื‘ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืขื ืงืฉื™ื™ื,
08:36
and laughter helps you change your perspective.
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ื•ืฆื—ื•ืง ืขื•ื–ืจ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื ืงื•ื“ืช ื”ืžื‘ื˜ ืขืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื.
08:40
And finally, there are relationships.
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ื•ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื.
08:43
People who overcome adversity don't do it alone.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžืชื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืงืฉื™ื™ื ืœื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื–ืืช ืœื‘ื“.
08:47
Somewhere along the way,
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ืื™ ืฉื ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ื“ืจืš,
08:49
they find people who bring out the best in them
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ื”ื ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžื•ืฆื™ืื™ื ืžื”ื ืืช ื”ืžื™ื˜ื‘
08:52
and who are invested in their success.
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ื•ืžืฉืงื™ืขื™ื ื‘ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื.
08:56
Having someone you can count on no matter what
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ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœืคื ื•ืช ืœืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉืชืžื™ื“ ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืกืžื•ืš ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื’ืข ื ืชื•ืŸ
08:59
is essential to overcoming adversity.
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ื”ื™ื ื• ื’ื•ืจื ื”ื›ืจื—ื™ ื‘ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืขื ืงืฉื™ื™ื.
09:02
I was lucky.
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ืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ืžื–ืœ.
09:04
In my first job after college,
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ื‘ืžืฉืจืชื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืœืื—ืจ ืกื™ื•ื ื”ืžื›ืœืœื”,
09:06
I didn't have a car, so I carpooled across two bridges
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ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช, ืื– ื ืกืขืชื™ ืžืจื—ืง ืฉื ื™ ื’ืฉืจื™ื
09:09
with a woman who was the president's assistant.
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ื‘ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืชื” ืฉืœ ืื™ืฉื” ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืื– ื”ืขื•ื–ืจืช ื”ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ื”ื—ื‘ืจื”.
09:13
She watched me work
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ื”ื™ื ืขืงื‘ื” ืื—ืจื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื™
09:14
and encouraged me to focus on my future
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ื•ืขื•ื“ื“ื” ืื•ืชื™ ืœื”ืชืžืงื“ ื‘ืขืชื™ื“ื™
09:17
and not dwell on my past.
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ื•ืœื ืœื ื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™.
09:20
Along the way I've met many people
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ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ื“ืจืš, ืคื’ืฉืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื
09:23
who've provided me brutally honest feedback,
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ืฉืกื™ืคืงื• ืœื™ ืžืฉื•ื‘ ื›ืŸ ื•ืื›ื–ืจ,
09:27
advice and mentorship.
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ืœืงื—ื• ืื•ืชื™ ืชื—ืช ื—ืกื•ืชื, ื•ื™ื™ืขืฆื• ืœื™.
09:29
These people don't mind
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ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืืœื” ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืื›ืคืช
09:31
that I once worked as a singing waitress to help pay for college.
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ืฉืคืขื ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ื›ืžืœืฆืจื™ืช ืžื–ืžืจืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืœื ืืช ืฉื›ืจ ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“.
09:36
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
09:37
I'll leave you with one final, valuable insight.
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ืื ื™ ืืฉืื™ืจ ืืชื›ื ืขื ืชื•ื‘ื ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื” ืื—ืช ืื—ืจื•ื ื”.
09:40
Companies that are committed to diversity and inclusive practices
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ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืฉืขื•ืžื“ื•ืช ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ืขืจื›ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ื•ืงื‘ืœืช ื”ืฉื•ื ื”
09:45
tend to support Scrappers
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ื ื•ื˜ื•ืช ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ืœื•ื—ืžื™ื ื”ืขื™ืงืฉื™ื
09:48
and outperform their peers.
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ื•ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ืžืชื—ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ.
09:51
According to DiversityInc,
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ืขืœ ืคื™ ื—ื‘ืจืช ื“ื™ื•ื•ืจืกื™ื˜ื™-ืื™ื ืง,
09:54
a study of their top 50 companies for diversity
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ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉืœ 50 ื”ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ื—ื‘ืจืชื™
09:57
outperformed the S&P 500 by 25 percent.
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ื”ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืฆื•ืขื™ื”ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื•ืช ืžืกืงืจ ืืก.ืื ื“.ืคื™ 500 ื‘-25%.
10:04
So back to my original question.
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ืื– ื‘ื—ื–ืจื” ืœืฉืืœื” ื”ืžืงื•ืจื™ืช.
10:08
Who are you going to bet on:
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ืขืœ ืžื™ ืชื”ืžืจื•:
10:10
Silver Spoon or Scrapper?
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ืขืœ ื›ืคื™ืช ื”ื›ืกืฃ ืื• ืขืœ ื”ืœื•ื—ื ื”ืขื™ืงืฉ?
10:13
I say choose the underestimated contender,
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ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจืช ืœื›ื• ืขืœ ื”ืžื•ืขืžื“ ื”ืคื—ื•ืช ืžื•ืขืจืš,
10:17
whose secret weapons are passion and purpose.
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ืฉื›ืœื™ ื”ื ืฉืง ื”ืกื•ื“ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื• ื”ื ืชืฉื•ืงื” ื•ื“ื‘ืงื•ืช ื‘ืžื˜ืจื”.
10:22
Hire the Scrapper.
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ื‘ื™ื—ืจื• ื‘ืœื•ื—ื ื”ืขื™ืงืฉ.
10:24
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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