This is really a two-hour presentation I give to high school students, cut down to three minutes. And it all started one day on a plane, on my way to TED, seven years ago. And in the seat next to me was a high school student, a teenager, and she came from a really poor family. And she wanted to make something of her life, and she asked me a simple little question. She said, "What leads to success?" And I felt really badly, because I couldn't give her a good answer.
Huu ni mjadala wa kweli wa masaa mawili nilioutoa kwa wanafunzi wa sekondari, unakatiza kwa dakika tatu. Na yote yalianza siku moja nikiwa kwenye ndege, nikielekea TED, miaka saba iliyopita. Na katika siti iIiyopo pembeni yangu alikuwapo mwanafunzi wa sekondari, kijana, alitokea katika familia masikini sana. Na alitaka kujitengenezea maisha, akaniuliza swali rahisi. Alisema, "Ni nini husababisha mafanikio?" Na nilijisikia vibaya sana, kwa sababu sikuweza kumpa jibu zuri.
So I get off the plane, and I come to TED. And I think, jeez, I'm in the middle of a room of successful people! So why don't I ask them what helped them succeed, and pass it on to kids? So here we are, seven years, 500 interviews later, and I'm going to tell you what really leads to success and makes TEDsters tick.
Hivyo nilitoka kwenye ndege, na kuja TED. Na nikafikiri, lahaula, niko miongoni mwa watu wenye mafanikio! Kwa nini nisiwaulize wao nini kiliwasaidia kufanikiwa, na kuwaelimisha watoto? Hivyo, miaka saba, mahojiano 500 baadaye, nitawaambia nini hasa hupelekea mafanikio yanayowasukuma wanaTED.
And the first thing is passion. Freeman Thomas says, "I'm driven by my passion." TEDsters do it for love; they don't do it for money.
Na jambo la kwanza ni shauku. Freeman Thomas anasema, "Ninaendeshwa na shauku yangu." WanaTED hufanya yote kwa sababu ya upendo; hawafanyi kwa ajili ya fedha.
Carol Coletta says, "I would pay someone to do what I do." And the interesting thing is: if you do it for love, the money comes anyway.
Carol Coletta anasema, "Ningelipa mtu kufanya ninachofanya. " Na jambo la kushangaza ni: ukifanya kwa upendo, pesa huja hata hivyo.
Work! Rupert Murdoch said to me, "It's all hard work. Nothing comes easily. But I have a lot of fun." Did he say fun? Rupert? Yes!
Kazi! Rupert Murdoch aliniambia, "Yote ni kazi ngumu. Hakuna kitu kinakuja kwa urahisi. Lakini ninaifurahia kazi yangu. " Amesema furaha? Rupert? Ndiyo!
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TEDsters do have fun working. And they work hard. I figured, they're not workaholics. They're workafrolics.
WanaTED hufurahia kazi zao. Na hufanya kazi kwa bidii. Niligundua, sio workaholics. Ni workafrolics.
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Good!
Vyema!
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Alex Garden says, "To be successful, put your nose down in something and get damn good at it." There's no magic; it's practice, practice, practice.
Alex Garden anasema, "Ili kufanikiwa, weka jitihada katika kitu kimoja na kuwa mtaalamu kwenye hilo." Hakuna mazingaombwe; ni mazoezi, mazoezi, mazoezi.
And it's focus. Norman Jewison said to me, "I think it all has to do with focusing yourself on one thing."
Na ni lengo. Norman Jewison aliniambia, "Nadhani huhusiana na kujishughulisha na jambo moja. "
And push! David Gallo says, "Push yourself. Physically, mentally, you've got to push, push, push." You've got to push through shyness and self-doubt.
Na kukazana! Daudi Gallo anasema, "Jisukume. Kimwili, kiakili, unapaswa kujisukuma, kujisukuma, kujisukuma." Unahitaji kujisukuma kutoka katika aibu na mashaka.
Goldie Hawn says, "I always had self-doubts. I wasn't good enough; I wasn't smart enough. I didn't think I'd make it."
Goldie Hawn anasema, "Siku zote nilikuwa na mashaka. Sikuwa na ujuzi wakutosha; Sikukuwa na kipaji cha kutosha. Sikufikiri ningeweza kufanikiwa."
Now it's not always easy to push yourself, and that's why they invented mothers.
Daima si rahisi kujisukuma, na ndiyo maana tuna mama.
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(Applause) Frank Gehry said to me, "My mother pushed me."
(Makofi) Frank Gehry aliniambia, "Mama yangu alinisukuma."
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Serve! Sherwin Nuland says, "It was a privilege to serve as a doctor."
Tumikia! Sherwin Nuland anasema, "Ilikuwa ni fursa kutumikia kama daktari."
A lot of kids want to be millionaires. The first thing I say is: "OK, well you can't serve yourself; you've got to serve others something of value. Because that's the way people really get rich."
Watoto wengi wanataka kuwa mamilionea. Jambo la kwanza ninalosema ni: "Sawa, vizuri huwezi kujihudumia mwenyewe; unapaswa kutumikia wengine kitu cha thamani. Kwa sababu hiyo ndiyo njia watu hupata utajiri. "
Ideas! TEDster Bill Gates says, "I had an idea: founding the first micro-computer software company." I'd say it was a pretty good idea. And there's no magic to creativity in coming up with ideas -- it's just doing some very simple things. And I give lots of evidence.
Mawazo! MwanaTED Bill Gates anasema, "Nilikuwa na wazo: kuanzisha kampuni ya kwanza ya programu za mikro-kompyuta." Ningependa kusema ni wazo zuri sana. Na hakuna miujiza katika ubunifu wa mawazo mapya -- ni kufanya baadhi ya mambo rahisi sana. Na ninatoa ushahidi mwingi.
Persist! Joe Kraus says, "Persistence is the number one reason for our success." You've got to persist through failure. You've got to persist through crap! Which of course means "Criticism, Rejection, Assholes and Pressure."
Stahimili! Joe Kraus anasema, "Ustahimilifu ni sababu namba moja ya mafanikio yetu. " Unahitaji kustahimili unapofeli. Unahitaji kustahimili misukosuko! Ambayo ni "Kukosolewa, Kukataliwa, Watu ovyo na Presha."
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So, the answer to this question is simple: Pay 4,000 bucks and come to TED.
Hivyo, jibu kwa swali hili ni rahisi: Lipa dola 4,000 na uje kwenye TED.
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Or failing that, do the eight things -- and trust me, these are the big eight things that lead to success.
Au ukishindwa hilo, fanya mambo haya nane - na niamini, haya ni mambo makuu nane ambayo huleta mafanikio.
Thank you TEDsters for all your interviews!
Asanteni wanaTED kwa mahojiano yenu yote!
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