2 questions to uncover your passion -- and turn it into a career | Noeline Kirabo

Prevodilac: Milica Costa Lektor: Jasmina Sevo

When you have a job that pays you enough to cover your basic needs,

Kada imate posao koji je dovoljno plaćen da pokriva osnovne potrebe,

your bills and even some more to spend,

račune i čak vam nešto ostane za trošenje,

the assumption is that you'd be happy,

pretpostavka je da ćete biti srećni,

or, even better, fulfilled.

ili, još bolje, ispunjeni.

And it seems unthinkable when you wake up and say

Čini se nezamislivim da se probudiš i kažeš

you're going to leave a job like that to pursue a passion.

da napuštaš takav posao u potrazi za strašću.

And that was my dilemma six years ago.

To je bila moja dilema pre šest godina.

I had a comfortable job, I lived a comfortable life,

Imala sam ležeran posao, živela komfornim životom,

and people expected me to be fulfilled,

i ljudi su očekivali od mene da budem ispunjena,

but I wasn't.

ali ja to nisam bila.

There was something in me that wanted more.

Postojalo je nešto u meni što je tražilo više.

There was a misalignment between the things I did on a daily basis

Postojao je nesklad onoga što sam radila svakodnevno

and the things that I deeply cared about.

i onoga do čega mi je bilo izuzetno stalo.

And so I decided to quit

Zato sam rešila da dam otkaz

and explore the possibility of bringing this passion into my daily routine.

i istražim mogućnost da unesem tu strast u svoju svakodnevnicu.

And the thing about finding your passion

A problem oko pronalaženja strasti

is that it's not straightforward.

je da to nije baš jednostavno.

Even for people with money and degrees,

Čak ni za ljude sa novcem i diplomama.

they still struggle to identify their passion.

I oni se bore da pronađu svoju strast.

And here I was as a 30-year-old,

I tako, eto mene sa 30 godina,

talking about finding my passion

govorim kako sam pronašla svoju strast

and turning it into a career.

i kako sam je pretvorila u karijeru.

Literally, people told me,

Doslovce, ljudi su mi rekli,

"You don't talk about passion until you've made enough money --

"Ne pričaš o strasti sve dok ne zaradiš dovoljno novca -

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

or at least until you're ready to retire."

ili bar dok nisi spreman za penziju."

Because there's a notion that looking inward

Jer postoji zamisao da je samoopažanje

and finding the things that give us pleasure and fulfillment

i nalaženje onoga što nam pruža zadovoljstvo i ispunjava nas

is a luxury that only the rich can enjoy,

luksuz u kome samo bogati mogu da uživaju,

or a pleasure that only the retired can indulge in.

ili zadovoljstvo kome samo penzioneri mogu da se prepuste.

Which made me wonder:

Što me je navelo da se zapitam:

Is passion only for the rich,

Da li je strast samo za bogate

or an experience only the retired can enjoy?

ili iskustvo u kome samo penzioneri mogu uživati?

For many of us, we've been led to believe

Mnogi od nas su navedeni da veruju

that life is a race of survival.

da je život trka za opstanak.

We've been conditioned to see ourselves as survivors

Uslovljeni smo da vidimo sebe kao preživele

that must do everything in our power to survive.

koji moraju učiniti sve u svojoj moći da opstanu.

In Africa, we're nurtured to go through school, cram and pass,

U Africi nas odgajaju da idemo u školu, da učimo i da je završimo,

in the hope that you get a job after.

u nadi da ćemo dobiti posao posle.

And if you do, stick at it no matter how much it sucks.

Ako ga dobijete, držite ga se bez obzira koliko ničemu ne valja.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Until you get a better offer or you're asked to retire.

Dok ne dobijete bolju ponudu ili vas pošalju u penziju.

And as a dropout,

Kao neko ko je napustio školu,

I knew that I was not entitled to anything.

znala sam da nemam nikakvih povlastica.

Every opportunity was a privilege.

Svaka prilika je bila privilegija.

And so when I thought about quitting,

Tako da kada sam razmišljala o napuštanju,

it was a huge risk.

bio je to veliki rizik.

I was given two alternatives,

Pružene su mi dve alternative

which are the most popular in Africa.

koje su najpopularnije u Africi.

The first one is sign up for any course at a vocational institution and do it.

Prva je da se upišem na bilo koji kurs u zanatskoj školi i da ga završim.

My second option, settle for any job offer you can get,

Moja druga opcija, da prihvatim bilo kakav posao,

no matter the working conditions,

bez obzira na uslove rada,

and do it.

i da radim.

That probably explains why we have so many of our young people

To verovatno objašnjava zašto imamo toliko mladih ljudi

koji su postali žrtve trgovine ljudima u potrazi za boljim životom.

being trafficked in search of greener pastures.

I opted for the first option.

Odlučila sam se za prvu opciju.

I did look at a couple vocational institutions

Posetila sam nekoliko zanatskih škola

in the hope that I would find a course that resonated with my persona,

u nadi da ću pronaći kurs koji će biti u skladu sa mojom ličnošću,

my dream and my aspiration.

mojim snovima i aspiracijama.

I was disappointed to learn that there was no room for misfits like me

Bila sam razočarana kada sam saznala da nema mesta za nepodobne poput mene

in these institutions.

u ovim institucijama.

The education system in many parts of the world

Obrazovni sistem u mnogim delovima sveta

has been designed around preselected options

je sazdan oko unapred odabranih opcija

that young people are expected to fit in or risk becoming misfits.

gde se od mladih očekuje da se uklope ili rizikuju da postanu nepodobni.

And so going through school, I was nurtured and conditioned

I tako, tokom školovanja, odgajana sam i uslovljavana

to think in the straight line and stay within the straight line.

da razmišljam pravolinijski i da se držim te linije.

But when I dropped out, I discovered a world of possibilities.

Ali kada sam sve napustila, otkrila sam svet pun mogućnosti.

I knew I could be anything, I could study anything,

Znala sam da mogu biti bilo šta, da mogu da učim bilo šta,

and so I leveraged free online courses.

te sam koristila besplatne onlajn kurseve.

That's how I built my CV, got into employment

Tako sam izgradila svoj CV, našla posao

and worked for eight years.

i radila osam godina.

And after eight years,

I nakon osam godina,

I told myself there must be more to life

rekla sam sebi da život mora biti više

than just going through the routines of life.

od prostog prolaska kroz životne rutine.

So in 2014, I started an organization called Kyusa

Tako sam 2014. godine osnovala organizaciju pod imenom "Kjusa" (Kyusa)

where we are working with out-of-school youth

gde radimo sa omladinom bez škole

and empowering them to turn their passions

da ih osposobimo da pretvore svoje strasti

into profitable, scalable and sustainable businesses.

u isplative, nadogradive i održive biznise.

Now, when we talk about passion,

Sada, kada govorimo o strasti,

one of the most common questions that people ask is, "What is passion?

jedno od najčešćih pitanja koja ljudi postavljaju je "Šta je strast?

How do I even find it?"

Kako da je pronađem?"

And in the simplest definition,

I najprostije definisano,

passion is a collection of your life experiences

strast je skup tvojih životnih iskustava

that give you the deepest sense of fulfillment.

koja ti daju najdublji osećaj ispunjenosti.

And to identify your passion, you need to look inward.

Da bi identifikovao strast, treba da pogledaš unutar sebe.

So we use two reflective questions.

Koristimo dva reflektivna pitanja.

The first question we ask is,

Prvo pitanje koje upitamo je:

"If you had all the time and the money in the world,

"Kad bi imao sve vreme i novac ovog sveta,

what would you spend your time doing?"

kako bi to vreme provodio?"

It sounds like a very simple question,

Zvuči kao vrlo jednostavno pitanje,

but many people struggle to answer this question

ali dosta ljudi teško dolazi do odgovora,

because they've just never thought about it.

jer nikada nisu o tome razmišljali.

The second question we ask

Drugo pitanje koje pitamo je:

is, "What makes you happy

"Šta te čini srećnim

or gives you the deepest sense of fulfillment?"

ili ti daje najdublji osećaj ispunjenosti?"

Now, you would assume that we all know what makes us happy,

Sada, pretpostavili biste da svi znamo šta nas čini srećnima,

but it's also interesting to note that so many people have no idea

ali jednako je interesantno uočiti da mnogo ljudi nema predstavu

what makes them happy,

šta ih čini srećnima,

because they are so busy going through the routines of life,

jer su toliko zauzeti svojim životnim rutinama

they've never stopped to look inward.

da nikada nisu zastali da pogledaju unutar sebe.

And so identifying the things that give us a deep sense of fulfillment

Tako su identifikovanje onoga što nam daje dubok osećaj ispunjenosti

and the things that give us deep joy

i onoga što nam daje duboko zadovoljstvo

are thoughts that begin to direct us in the direction of our passion.

zamisli koje nas upućuju ka našoj strasti.

And just in case you're wondering

I ako ste se zapitali

what your answers are to those two questions,

koji su vaši odgovori na ta dva pitanja,

I invite you to sit with these questions later and just reflect about it.

pozivam vas da ih se setite kasnije i razmislite o njima.

However, I am also aware

Ipak, takođe sam svesna

that passion alone cannot guarantee success in life.

da strast sama po sebi ne može garantovati uspeh u životu.

And I should note

Treba da podvučem

that not every passion can become a career.

da svaka strast ne može postati karijera.

For passion to become a career,

Da bi strast postala karijera,

it must be coupled with the right set of skills, conditioning and positioning.

mora se spojiti sa pravim setom veština, uslovima i pozicioniranjem.

So when we get our young people to look inward,

Tako da, kada navedemo mlade da se bave samoopažanjem,

we also ask them what skills do you have,

pitamo ih i koje veštine poseduju,

what talents do you have, what experience do you have

koji su im talenti, koja su im iskustva

that you can use to build a niche in the marketplace.

koja mogu koristiti da izgrade svoju nišu na tržištu.

But more than that, we also look at the market trends,

Više od toga, pratimo i tržišne trendove,

because it doesn't matter how much you love and enjoy it.

jer nije bitno koliko nešto volite ili u tome uživate.

If nobody wants it or is willing to pay for it,

Ako nikome nije potrebno ili niko ne želi za to da plati,

it can't be a career.

ne može postati karijera.

It's just a hobby.

To je samo hobi.

And the third thing we look at is how do you position yourself?

I treće na šta gledamo je kako sebe pozicionirate.

Who are you targeting? Who do you want to sell to?

Ko vam je ciljna grupa? Kome želite prodati?

Why would they want to buy from you?

Zašto bi oni želeli da kupe od vas?

And so the combination of the three is what enables you to move

I tako kombinacija tri elementa vam omogućava da se razvijete

from just a passion to a business.

od jednostavne strasti ka biznisu.

And many of our young people have been able to turn their ideas

Mnogo naših mladih su bili u mogućnosti da pretoče svoje ideje

and burning desires into profitable businesses

i žarke želje u profitabilne biznise

or social enterprises,

ili društvena preduzetništva.

and they're not just creating jobs,

Oni ne samo da stvaraju poslove,

but they are solving societal challenges.

već rešavaju izazove društva.

I'll share with you two examples.

Podeliću sa vama dva primera.

One of them is Esther.

Jedan od njih je Ester.

I met Esther two years ago.

Srela sam Ester pre dve godine.

She had been out of school for two years,

Nije pohađala školu već dve godine,

and she had been deeply affected by her dropping out.

i bila je time duboko pogođena.

As a result, she had experienced severe depression

Kao rezultat, zapala je duboku depresiju

to a point where she attempted to take her own life several times.

do te mere da je pokušala da oduzme sebi život nekoliko puta.

Her friends and family didn't know what to do for her.

Prijatelji i porodica nisu znali šta da učine za nju.

They simply prayed for her.

Samo su se molili za nju.

When I met Esther and I started to converse with her,

Kada sam upoznala Ester i počela da razgovoram sa njom,

I asked her a simple question.

upitala sam je jednostavno pitanje.

I said, "If you had all the time and the money in the world,

Rekla sam: "Kada bi imala sve vreme i novac ovog sveta,

what would you do?"

šta bi radila?"

Without thinking or hesitation,

Bez razmišljanja ili oklevanja,

her eyes lit up and she began to tell me

oči su joj zasijale i počela je da mi priča

how she wanted to change the lives of young people.

kako bi volela da promeni živote mladih.

She wanted to restore hope and dignity to other teenagers

Želela je da povrati nadu i dostojanstvo drugim tinejdžerima

by helping them make informed decisions about life.

pomažući im da donose informisane odluke o životu.

I was certain of the fact that this burning desire in her

Bila sam ubeđena da je goruća želja u njoj

was unquenchable.

neugasiva.

And so we worked with Esther to put a framework around this desire.

I tako smo radili sa Ester da sastavimo okvir rada oko ove želje.

Today, she runs a social enterprise in her village,

Danas u svom selu, ona vodi društvenu organizaciju,

raising awareness about substance abuse, mental health, sexual reproductive health

dižući svest o zloupotrebi supstanci, mentalnom i reproduktivnom zdravlju

and is helping other school dropouts acquire vocational skills,

i pomaže drugima koji napuste školu da steknu zanatske veštine

so they can make a living for themselves.

da bi mogli da zarađuju za sebe.

Esther turned 20 this year,

Ester je napunila dvadeset ove godine,

and for the last two years, she has organized an annual teen fest

i zadnje dve godine organizuje godišnji tinejdžerski festival

that brings together over 500 teenagers.

koji okuplja preko 500 tinejdžera.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Young people that are able to network and collaborate

Mlade ljude koji su u mogućnosti da se povežu i sarađuju

on different projects,

na raznim projektima,

but more importantly to meet professionals they would otherwise never have met.

ali još bitnije, da upoznaju profesionalce koje inače ne bi nikada sreli.

This is all engineered by a girl that believed the world had no room for her,

Sve ovo je gradila devojka koja je mislila da joj nema mesta u svetu,

that without education she would never amount to anything.

da bez obrazovanja neće ništa postići.

But by looking inward and tapping into a burning desire,

Ali introspekcijom i iskorišćavanjem te goruće želje,

putting structure around it,

podizanjem strukture oko nje,

it has become a model that not only changed her life

ona je postala model koji ne samo da je promenio njen život

but is transforming the lives of hundreds of young people every year.

već menja živote stotinama mladih svake godine.

My other example is Musa.

Moj drugi primer je Musa.

Musa is a natural artistic guy.

Musa je prirodno nadaren umetnik.

He's the kind that would look at any design and replicate it with ease.

On bi pogledao bilo koji dizajn i replicirao ga sa lakoćom.

And so he seeks to recognize that ability in him.

On nastoji da prepozna tu veštinu u sebi.

When I met Musa, he was doing all kinds of crafts --

Kada sam srela Musu, bavio se raznim zanatima -

bags, belts, wallets --

torbama, kaiševima, novčanicima -

but it was more of a part-time thing.

ali je to više bilo honorarno zanimanje.

Or sometimes, if he was really broke and needed to make quick money,

Ili ponekad, ako bi bio u besparici, a trebala mu je brza zarada,

then he would come up with a design and sell it.

onda bi napravio svoj dizajn i prodao ga.

But he had never thought of it as a business.

Ali nikada nije o tome razmišljao kao o biznisu.

We started working with Musa,

Počeli smo da radimo sa Musom,

helping him shift his mindset from a hobby to a business

pomažući mu da promeni način razmišljanja sa hobija ka biznisu

and beginning to rethink how he can make products that he could sell

i da počne da razmišlja kako može da pravi proizvode za prodaju

and even be able to scale.

i da čak može da raširi biznis.

Musa makes some of the most amazing bags I've ever seen,

Musa pravi neke od najneverovatnijih torbi koje sam ikada videla,

and over the last one year, Musa's business has grown.

i tokom zadnje godine Musin biznis je porastao.

He has been recognized in different places.

Prepoznat je na mnogim mestima.

Currently, he's talking about exporting to developed countries.

Trenutno priča o izvozu u razvijene zemlje.

Musa, like any other dropout,

Musa je, kao svako ko napusti školu,

believed that without academic credentials,

verovao da bez akademskih akreditacija,

he wouldn't amount to anything.

neće nikada od njega biti ništa.

He thought the talent he had was nothing

Mislio je da njegov talenat ne vredi

simply because he did not have an academic paper to define him.

prosto jer nije imao akademski papir kao potvrdu.

But by looking inward and finding that what he had was the greatest asset

Ali introspekcijom i spoznajom da je ono što poseduje najveća vrednost

and supporting him to turn it into a business,

i uz podršku da pretoči to u biznis,

he's not just living -- he's thriving.

on ne samo da živi - on uspeva.

The thing about looking inward is that it can be scary,

Introspekcija može biti zastrašujuća,

especially if you're doing it for the first time.

naročito ako to činiš prvi put.

But the truth is you never truly start living

Ali istina je da nikada ne počneš istinski živeti

until you learn to live from the inside out.

dok ne naučiš da živiš iznutra ka van.

And in unlocking potential, we need to look inward to identify

Da bismo otključali potencijal, treba da pogledamo unutar sebe

i identifikujemo šta nam to pruža dubok osećaj ispunjenosti,

the things that give us a deep sense of fulfillment,

the things that give us the deepest joy,

stvari koje nam daju najdublju radost,

and then weave them into the patterns of our daily routines.

a potom ih utkati u šablone naše svakodnevnice.

In so doing, we cease to work and we start to live.

Tako čineći, prestajemo da radimo i počinjemo da živimo.

And the thing about living is that you never have to retire or to resign.

Istina življenja je da nikada ne morate da odete u penziju ili da date otkaz.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

And so as you think about unlocking potential for ourselves,

I dok razmišljate o otključavanju potencijala za sebe,

for our young people, for our children,

za našu omladinu, za našu decu,

let's not condition them to look outward

hajde da ih ne uslovljavamo da gledaju prema van,

but condition them to look inward

nego ih uslovimo da gledaju prema unutra,

to tap into who they are and bring that self into what they do every day.

da izmame iz sebe ko su i to pretoče u svoj svakodnevni posao.

When you cease to work and you live,

Kada prestanete da radite i počnete da živite,

when passion becomes a career,

kada strast postane karijera,

you don't just excel,

ne samo da postajete nenadmašni,

you become unstoppable.

postanete nezadrživi.

Thank you.

Hvala.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)