Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great career

Translator: Thu-Huong Ha Reviewer: Morton Bast

Prevodilac: Djordje Ljubisic Lektor: Jelena Nedjic

I want to discuss with you this afternoon

Ovog popodneva sa vama želim da prodiskutujem o tome

why you're going to fail to have a great career.

zašto nećete ostvariti sjajnu karijeru. (Smeh)

(Laughter)

I'm an economist.

Ja sam ekonomista. Bavim se sumornim stvarima.

I do dismal.

End of the day, it's ready for dismal remarks.

Kraj je dana, vreme je za sumorna zapažanja.

I only want to talk to those of you who want a great career.

Želim da razgovaram samo sa onima koji priželjkuju sjajnu karijeru.

I know some of you have already decided you want a good career.

Poznato mi je i da su neki od vas već odlučili

da žele dobru karijeru.

You're going to fail, too.

Ni vi nećete uspeti - (Smeh)

(Laughter)

Because -- goodness, you're all cheery about failing.

iz razloga što - oh, ala ste vi veseli zbog neuspeha. (Smeh)

(Laughter)

To su sigurno ovi iz Kanade. (Smeh)

Canadian group, undoubtedly.

(Laughter)

Those trying to have good careers are going to fail,

Oni koji se trude da ostvare dobre karijere, neće uspeti u tome,

because, really, good jobs are now disappearing.

jer činjenica je da dobri poslovi danas nestaju.

There are great jobs and great careers,

Postoje sjajni poslovi i sjajne karijere,

and then there are the high-workload,

a postoje i oni iscrpljujući, visoko stresni,

high-stress, bloodsucking, soul-destroying kinds of jobs,

eksploatatorski, krvnički poslovi,

and practically nothing in-between.

i bukvalno ništa između ova dva.

So people looking for good jobs are going to fail.

Tako da neće uspeti oni koji traže dobre poslove.

I want to talk about those looking for great jobs, great careers,

Govoriću o onima koji traže sjajne poslove, sjajne karijere

and why you're going to fail.

i razlozima zbog kojih vi nećete uspeti u tome.

First reason is that no matter how many times people tell you,

Prvi razlog je taj što, bez obzira koliko puta vam ljudi kažu:

"If you want a great career, you have to pursue your passion,

"Ako želiš sjajnu karijeru, moraš da slediš svoju strast,

you have to pursue your dreams, you have to pursue

moraš da slediš svoje snove, moraš da slediš

the greatest fascination in your life,"

ono što te najviše fascinira u životu, "

you hear it again and again, and then you decide not to do it.

vi to slušate iznova i iznova i onda odlučite da to ne učinite.

It doesn't matter how many times you download

Nevažno je koliko puta ste preslušali

Steven J.'s Stanford commencement address,

obraćanje Stiva Džobsa na Stanfordu,

you still look at it and decide not to do it.

i dalje ga gledate i odlučujete da to ne učinite.

I'm not quite sure why you decide not to do it.

Nisam baš siguran zašto donosite takvu odluku.

You're too lazy to do it. It's too hard.

Suviše ste lenji da to učinite. Suviše vam je teško.

You're afraid if you look for your passion and don't find it,

Strah vas je da ćete se osetiti kao budala ako ne pronađete svoju strast,

you'll feel like you're an idiot, so then you make excuses

i tada smišljate izgovore o tome

about why you're not going to look for your passion.

zašto ne želite da se upuštate u istraživanje svojih strasti.

They are excuses, ladies and gentlemen.

A to su, dame i gospodo, izgovori.

We're going to go through a whole long list --

Videćemo čitav spisak vaše kreativnosti

your creativity in thinking of excuses not to do what you really need to do

i smišljanja izgovora da ne učinite ono što zaista treba da učinite,

if you want to have a great career.

ako želite da ostvarite sjajnu karijeru.

So, for example, one of your great excuses is:

Na primer, jedan od vaših velikih izgovora je:

(Sigh)

"Well, great careers are really and truly, for most people,

"Sjajne karijere su, bez sumnje, za većinu ljudi

just a matter of luck.

samo pitanje sreće, tako da ću ja da stojim sa strane,

So I'm going to stand around, I'm going to try to be lucky,

trudiću se da me pogleda sreća i ako se to desi imaću sjajnu karijeru.

and if I'm lucky, I'll have a great career.

If not, I'll have a good career."

Ako ništa, imaću dobru karijeru."

But a good career is an impossibility, so that's not going to work.

Ali dobra karijera nije moguća, tako da vam to neće uspeti.

Then, your other excuse is,

Vaš drugi izgovor je: "Slažem se, postoje posebni ljudi

"Yes, there are special people who pursue their passions,

koji slede svoje strasti, ali to su genijalci.

but they are geniuses.

They are Steven J.

To je Stiv Džobs. Ja nisam genije.

I'm not a genius.

When I was five, I thought I was a genius,

Kada sam imao pet godina, mislio sam da sam genije,

but my professors have beaten that idea out of my head long since."

ali su mi nastavnici još davno

izbili iz glave tu misao." (Smeh). Hm?

(Laughter)

"And now I know I am completely competent."

"A sada znam da sam potpuno kompetentan."

Now, you see, if this was 1950,

Vidite, da je ovo 1950. godina,

being completely competent --

vaša stručnost bi vam

that would have given you a great career.

omogućila sjajnu karijeru.

But guess what?

A sada, evo, skoro je 2012. i ako kažete:

This is almost 2012, and saying to the world,

"I am totally, completely competent,"

"Ja sam skroz, potpuno kompetentan,"

is damning yourself with the faintest of praise.

to vam je izuzetno slaba i neuverljiva preporuka.

And then, of course, another excuse:

I naravno, još jedan izgovor:

"Well, I would do this, I would do this, but, but --

"Pa, radio bih ja to, da, ali ipak,

well, after all, I'm not weird.

nisam ja neki čudak.

Everybody knows that people who pursue their passions

Poznato je da su ljudi koji slede svoje strasti pomalo opsesivni.

are somewhat obsessive.

Pomalo čudni? Je l' tako?

A little strange.

Hmm? Hmm? Okay?

You know, a fine line between madness and genius.

Znate ono, tanka linija između ludila i genijalnosti.

"I'm not weird. I've read Steven J.'s biography.

Ja nisam takav. Čitao sam ja biografiju Stiva Džobsa.

Oh my goodness -- I'm not that person. I am nice.

O, ne. Ja nisam takav. Ja sam umeren.

I am normal.

Ja sam normalan. Ja sam umerena, normalna osoba,

I'm a nice, normal person, and nice, normal people --

a takve normalne, fine osobe

don't have passion."

nemaju strasti.

(Laughter)

"Ah, but I still want a great career.

Ali, ja i dalje želim sjajnu karijeru.

I'm not prepared to pursue my passion,

Nisam spreman da sledim svoje strasti

so I know what I'm going to do,

i znam šta ću da radim, zato što ja imam rešenje,

because I have a solution.

I have a strategy.

imam strategiju.

It's the one Mommy and Daddy told me about.

Tata i mama su mi pričali o tome.

Mommy and Daddy told me that if I worked hard,

Rekli su mi ako budem vredno radio, imaću dobru karijeru.

I'd have a good career.

So, if you work hard and have a good career,

Ako vredno radite,

imaćete dobru karijeru, a ako baš istinski vredno radite,

if you work really, really, really hard,

you'll have a great career.

imaćete sjajnu karijeru.

Doesn't that, like, mathematically make sense?"

Matematički, ovo ima smisla, zar ne?"

Hmm. Not.

Pa... Nema. (Smeh)

But you've managed to talk yourself into that.

Ali sebe ste uspeli da ubedite u to.

You know what? Here's a little secret:

Znate šta? Otkriću vam tajnu.

You want to work? You want to work really, really, really hard?

Hoćete da radite? Baš istinski vredno?

You know what? You'll succeed.

Znate šta? Uspećete. Svet će vam dati šansu

The world will give you the opportunity

da radite baš, baš vredno i naporno, ali...

to work really, really, really, really hard.

But, are you so sure

da li ste sigurni da će vam dati i sjajnu karijeru

that that's going to give you a great career,

when all the evidence is to the contrary?

kada sve upravo govori suprotno?

So let's deal with those of you who are trying to find your passion.

Hajde da pretpostavimo, pozabavimo se onima među vama

koji pokušavaju da pronađu svoju strast.

You actually understand that you really had better do it,

Jasno vam je da to zaista treba da učinite, bez obzira na izgovore.

never mind the excuses.

Trudite se da pronađete svoju strast

You're trying to find your passion --

(Sigh)

and you're so happy.

i srećni ste.

You found something you're interested in.

Pronašli ste nešto što vas zanima.

"I have an interest! I have an interest!"

To me zanima! To me zanima! Vi tako kažete.

You tell me.

You say, "I have an interest!" I say, "That's wonderful!

Kažete: "To me zanima!" A ja kažem: "Odlično!

And what are you trying to tell me?"

A šta, zapravo, pokušavate da mi kažete?"

"Well, I have an interest."

"Pa, to me zanima."

I say, "Do you have passion?"

A ja vas pitam: "Da li imate strast?"

"I have an interest," you say.

A vi kažete: "To me zanima."

"Your interest is compared to what?"

To vas zanima u poređenju sa čim?

"Well, I'm interested in this."

"Pa, ovo me zanima."

"And what about the rest of humanity's activities?"

A šta je sa ostalim aktivnostima čovečanstva?

"One me ne zanimaju."

"I'm not interested in them."

"You've looked at them all, have you?"

Sigurno ste ih sve sagledali, zar ne?

"No. Not exactly."

"Pa, ne baš."

Passion is your greatest love.

Strast je vaša najveća ljubav.

Passion is the thing

Upravo strast će vam pomoći da ostvarite

that will help you create the highest expression of your talent.

najviši izraz svog talenta.

Passion, interest -- it's not the same thing.

Strast i interesovanje nisu iste stvari.

Are you really going to go to your sweetie and say,

Zaista ćete otići do svoje drage i reći joj:

"Marry me! You're interesting."

"Udaj se za mene. Baš si mi interesantna." (Smeh)

(Laughter)

Won't happen.

To se neće desiti i umrećete sami. (Smeh)

Won't happen, and you will die alone.

(Laughter)

What you want,

Ono što vam je potrebno, zaista potrebno je strast.

what you want, what you want,

is passion.

Ona je iznad interesovanja.

It is beyond interest.

You need 20 interests, and then one of them,

Potrebno vam je 20 interesovanja, a onda će možda jedno od njih,

one of them might grab you,

da vas zaokupi, da vas osvoji

one of them might engage you more than anything else,

više od ostalih i onda ste možda pronašli

and then you may have found your greatest love,

svoju najveću ljubav u odnosu na sve druge stvari

in comparison to all the other things that interest you,

koje vas zanimaju, a upravo to je strast.

and that's what passion is.

I have a friend, proposed to his sweetie.

Imam jednog prijatelja, on je zaprosio svoju dragu.

He was an economically rational person.

Inače je sklon racionalnoj potrošnji.

He said to his sweetie, "Let us marry.

Rekao joj je: "Hajde da se venčamo.

Let us merge our interests."

Hajde da objedinimo interese."

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Yes, he did.

Zaista je tako bilo.

"I love you truly," he said. "I love you deeply.

"Volim te iskreno," reče. "Volim te istinski.

I love you more than any other woman I've ever encountered.

Volim te više od svih žena koje sam ikada sreo.

I love you more than Mary, Jane, Susie, Penelope,

Volim te više od Meri, Džejn, Suzi, Penelope,

Ingrid, Gertrude, Gretel --

Ingrid, Gertrude, Gretel -

I was on a German exchange program then.

bio sam tad na razmeni u Nemačkoj." (Smeh)

I love you more than --"

"Volim te više od -"

All right.

Dobro! Izašla je iz sobe u sred njegovog nabrajanja

She left the room

halfway through his enumeration of his love for her.

svoje ljubavi.

After he got over his surprise at being, you know, turned down,

Kada se malo oporavio nakon što je iznenađujuće odbijen,

he concluded he'd had a narrow escape

zaključio je da je malo falilo

from marrying an irrational person.

da se oženi neracionalnom osobom,

Although, he did make a note to himself that the next time he proposed,

i napravio je sebi podsetnik da kada sledeći put

bude nameravao da zaprosi nekoga, možda i nije neophodno da nabraja

it was perhaps not necessary

to enumerate all of the women he had auditioned for the part.

sve žene kojima je ranije nudio ovu ulogu. (Smeh)

(Laughter)

But the point stands.

Ali poenta ostaje. Morate sagledati sve alternative

You must look for alternatives so that you find your destiny,

da biste pronašli svoju sudbinu,

or are you afraid of the word "destiny"?

ili se možda plašite reči "sudbina"?

Does the word "destiny" scare you?

Plaši li vas reč "sudbina"?

That's what we're talking about.

Upravo o tome razgovaramo i ako ne pronađete

And if you don't find the highest expression of your talent,

najviši izraz svog talenta, ako se zadovoljite "interesantnim",

if you settle for "interesting," what the hell ever that means,

šta god to značilo,

do you know what will happen at the end of your long life?

znate li šta će se desiti na kraju vašeg dugog života?

Your friends and family will be gathered in the cemetery,

Vaši prijatelji i rodbina će se okupiti na groblju,

and there beside your gravesite will be a tombstone,

a tamo, pored vašeg groba, nalaziće se spomenik,

and inscribed on that tombstone

a na njemu će pisati:

it will say, "Here lies a distinguished engineer,

"Ovde leži slavni inženjer koji je izumeo samolepljivu čičak traku."

who invented Velcro."

But what that tombstone should have said,

Ali u nekom alternativnom životu,

in an alternative lifetime,

da ste iskoristili najviši izraz svog talenta,

what it should have said if it was your highest expression of talent,

tamo je trebalo da piše:

was, "Here lies the last Nobel Laureate in Physics,

"Ovde leži poslednji dobitnik Nobelove nagrade za fiziku

who formulated the Grand Unified Field Theory

koji je formulisao Teoriju velikog ujedinjenja polja

and demonstrated the practicality of warp drive."

i primenu warp pogona."

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Velcro, indeed!

Čičak traka, nego šta. (Smeh)

(Laughter)

One was a great career.

Jedan primer govori o sjajnoj karijeri.

One was a missed opportunity.

Drugi o propuštenoj šansi.

But then, there are some of you who,

Pa opet, neki od vas će,

uprkos svim ovim izgovorima,

in spite of all these excuses, you will find,

pronaći svoju strast,

you will find your passion.

And you'll still fail.

ali svejedno neće uspeti.

You're going to fail, because --

Nećete uspeti zato što

to nećete učiniti,

because you're not going to do it,

because you will have invented a new excuse,

zato što ćete smisliti neki novi izgovor,

any excuse to fail to take action,

nevažno kakav, a ovaj izgovor

and this excuse, I've heard so many times:

sam čuo na stotine puta.

"Yes, I would pursue a great career,

"Ja bih rado tragao za sjajnom karijerom,

but, I value human relationships --

ali vredniji su mi međuljudski odnosi nego dostignuća.

(Laughter)

more than accomplishment.

I want to be a great friend.

Želim da budem sjajan prijatelj, sjajan supružnik.

I want to be a great spouse.

I want to be a great parent,

Želim da budem sjajan roditelj i to ne želim da žrtvujem

and I will not sacrifice them

on the altar of great accomplishment."

na oltaru velikih dostignuća."

(Smeh)

(Laughter)

What do you want me to say?

I šta sad hoćete da vam kažem?

Now, do you really want me to say now, tell you,

Hoćete li da vam zaista kažem, evo:

"Really, I swear I don't kick children."

"Stvarno, kunem se, ja ne tučem decu." (Smeh)

(Laughter)

Look at the worldview you've given yourself.

Pogledajte malo oko sebe.

You're a hero no matter what.

Vi ste heroji bez obzira na sve, a ja, bih, zbog ovog mog finog predloga

And I, by suggesting ever so delicately

da bi možda trebalo da stremite sjajnoj karijeri,

that you might want a great career, must hate children.

trebalo da mrzim decu.

I don't hate children. I don't kick them.

Ja ne mrzim decu. Ne tučem ih.

Yes, there was a little kid wandering through this building

Istina, bio je tu neki klinac u zgradi kad sam došao,

when I came here, and no, I didn't kick him.

izgledao je kao da se izgubio, verujte mi, nisam ga udario. (Smeh)

(Laughter)

Course, I had to tell him the building was for adults only,

Naravno, rekao sam mu da je ova zgrada za odrasle

and to get out.

i da bi trebalo da izađe.

Promrmljao je nešto o svojoj mami

He mumbled something about his mother,

and I told him she'd probably find him outside anyway.

i ja sam mu rekao da će se verovatno sresti napolju.

Last time I saw him, he was on the stairs crying.

Poslednji put kada sam ga video, plakao je na stepenicama. (Smeh)

(Laughter)

What a wimp.

Slabić. (Smeh)

(Laughter)

But what do you mean? That's what you expect me to say.

I šta sad hoćete? To i očekujete da vam kažem.

Do you really think it's appropriate

Da li vi zaista mislite da je prikladno

that you should actually take children and use them as a shield?

da zapravo decu

iskoristite kao štit?

You know what will happen someday,

Vi, savršeni roditelji, znate li

you ideal parent, you?

šta će se dogoditi jednog dana?

The kid will come to you someday and say,

Doći će vam dete i reći:

"I know what I want to be.

"Znam šta hoću da postanem.

I know what I'm going to do with my life."

Znam šta ću sa svojim životom."

You are so happy.

I vi ste presrećni, jer to je rečenica koju svaki roditelj

It's the conversation a parent wants to hear,

želi da čuje, jer vaše dete je dobro u matematici,

because your kid's good in math,

and you know you're going to like what comes next.

i znate da će vam se dopasti ono što sledi u nastavku razgovora.

Says your kid,

I dete vam kaže: "Odlučio sam

"I have decided I want to be a magician.

da postanem mađioničar.

I want to perform magic tricks on the stage."

Želim da izvodim trikove na sceni."

(Smeh)

(Laughter)

And what do you say?

A šta ćete vi reći?

You say, you say,

Reći ćete:

"That's risky, kid.

"Pa, ne znam, rizično je, sine.

Might fail, kid. Don't make a lot of money at that, kid.

Možda ne uspeš. Nema tu novca, sine.

I don't know, kid, you should think about that again, kid.

Pa, ne znam, dete,

razmisli ponovo o tome, dete,

You're so good at math, why don't you --"

dobro ti ide matematika, zašto ne bi..."

The kid interrupts you and says,

A dete vas prekine i kaže:

"But it is my dream. It is my dream to do this."

"Ali to je moj san. Sanjam da to radim."

And what are you going to say?

A šta ćete vi reći?

You know what you're going to say?

Hoćete da čujete?

"Slušaj, sanjao sam i ja svašta, ali - ali."

"Look kid. I had a dream once, too, but --

But --"

So how are you going to finish the sentence with your "but"?

I kako ćete da završite rečenicu sa "ali"?

"But. I had a dream too, once, kid, but I was afraid to pursue it."

"...Ali. Sanjao sam i ja svašta, ali sam se plašio to da ostvarim."

Or are you going to tell him this:

Ili ćete mu reći ovo?

"I had a dream once, kid.

"Sanjao sam i ja svašta."

Ali onda si se ti rodio." (Smeh)

But then, you were born."

(Laughter)

(Applause)

(Smeh) (Aplauz)

Do you really want to use your family,

Da li zaista želite da na svoju porodicu,

do you really ever want to look at your spouse and your kid,

svog supružnika i svoje dete,

and see your jailers?

gledate kao na tamničare?

There was something you could have said to your kid,

Ima jedna stvar koju biste mogli da kažete sinu ili ćerki,

when he or she said, "I have a dream."

kada vam kažu: "Imam san."

You could have said --

Mogli biste da ga pogledate i kažete mu:

looked the kid in the face and said,

"Samo napred,

"Go for it, kid!

kao što sam i ja učinio."

Just like I did."

But you won't be able to say that,

Međutim, nećete moći to da mu kažete zato što to niste učinili.

because you didn't.

So you can't.

Tako da ništa od toga. (Smeh)

(Laughter)

I tako se gresi roditelja prenose

And so the sins of the parents

are visited on the poor children.

na sirotu decu.

Why will you seek refuge in human relationships

Zašto biste se krili iza međuljudskih odnosa

as your excuse not to find and pursue your passion?

i to koristili kao izgovor da ne tragate za svojim strastima?

You know why.

I sami znate odgovor.

In your heart of hearts, you know why,

Duboko u sebi znate odgovor,

and I'm being deadly serious.

a ja sam sad smrtno ozbiljan.

You know why you would get all warm and fuzzy

I sami znate zašto postajete tako puni topline i prijatnosti

and wrap yourself up in human relationships.

i zašto se zaodevate međuljudskim odnosima.

It is because you are --

Zato što ste -

you know what you are.

I sami znate kakvi ste.

You're afraid to pursue your passion.

Plašite se da sledite svoje strasti.

You're afraid to look ridiculous.

Plašite se da ne ispadnete smešni.

You're afraid to try.

Bojite se i da pokušate, jer se plašite da nećete uspeti.

You're afraid you may fail.

Great friend, great spouse, great parent, great career.

Sjajan prijatelj, supružnik, roditelj, sjajna karijera.

Is that not a package? Is that not who you are?

Ne ide li to jedno sa drugim? Zar to niste vi?

How can you be one without the other?

Kako to može da ide jedno bez drugog?

But you're afraid.

Ali, vi se plašite.

And that's why you're not going to have a great career.

I upravo to je razlog zbog kog nećete ostvariti sjajnu karijeru, osim ako -

Unless --

"unless," that most evocative of all English words --

osim ako - dve reči koje najviše od svih pobuđuju -

"unless."

osim ako.

But the "unless" word is also attached

Međutim, ove reči se takođe vezuju

to that other, most terrifying phrase,

i za onu drugu, najstrašniju frazu,

"If only I had ..."

"Da sam samo..."

"If only I had ..."

"Da sam samo..."

If you ever have that thought ricocheting in your brain,

Ako vam se ikada ovakva misao bude vrzmala po glavi,

it will hurt a lot.

mnogo će vas zaboleti.

So, those are the many reasons

Stoga, to su mnogi razlozi

why you are going to fail

zbog kojih nećete uspeti

to have a great career.

da ostvarite sjajnu karijeru,

Unless --

osim ako...

Unless.

Osim ako.

Thank you.

Hvala vam. (Aplauz)

(Applause)