ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Stacey Kramer - Brand strategist
Stacey Kramer has traveled the United States and the world helping to create names and brands for growing companies.

Why you should listen

Co-founder of Brandplay, a brand strategy firm, Stacey Kramer also founded Word for Word, a naming and branding consultancy serving national and global companies -- from big, recognizable names to next year's newsmaking startups.

In 2009, Kramer found herself confronting a terrifying diagnosis: a CAT scan revealed she had a brain tumor -- the size of a golf ball. She told her remarkable, personal story at TED2010.

More profile about the speaker
Stacey Kramer | Speaker | TED.com
TED2010

Stacey Kramer: The best gift I ever survived

Stejsi Krejmer: Najbolji poklon koji sam ikad preživela

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Stejsi Krejmer nudi dirljivu i ličnu parabolu od tri minuta koju pokazuje kako neželjeno iskustvo -- zastrašujuće, traumatično, skupo -- može biti neprocenjiv poklon.
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ImagineZamislite, if you will -- a giftпоклон.
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Zamislite, ako možete, poklon.
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I'd like for you to pictureслика it in your mindум.
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Volela bih da ga vidite u glavi.
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It's not too bigвелики --
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Nije mnogo veliki -
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about the sizeвеличине of a golfголф ballлопта.
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otprilike veličine loptice za golf.
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So envisionPredviđeni what it looksизглед like all wrappedомотан up.
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Pa zamislite kako izgleda kad je zavijen.
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But before I showсхов you what's insideу,
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Ali pre nego što vam pokažem šta je unutra,
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I will tell you, it's going to do incredibleневероватан things for you.
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rećiću vam, uradiće za vas neverovatne stvari.
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It will bringдовести all of your familyпородица togetherзаједно.
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Okupiće vam celu porodicu.
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You will feel lovedвољен and appreciatedceni like never before
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Osetićete se voljenim i cenjenim kao nikada pre
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and reconnectрецоннецт with friendsпријатељи and acquaintancespoznanici
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i obnovićete veze sa prijateljima i poznanicima
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you haven'tније heardслушао from in yearsгодине.
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koje niste čuli godinama.
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AdorationDivljenja and admirationdivljenje
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Obožavanje i divljenje
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will overwhelmпреплавити you.
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će vas zatrpati.
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It will recalibratekalibracije what's mostнајвише importantважно in your life.
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Ponovo će kalibrisati ono što je najvažnije u vašem životu.
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It will redefineредефинисати your senseсмисао
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Redefinisaće vaš osećaj
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of spiritualityдуховност and faithвера.
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prema duhovnosti i veri.
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You'llCu te have a newново understandingразумевање
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Imaćete novo razumevanje
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and trustповерење in your bodyтело.
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i poverenje u vaše telo.
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You'llCu te have unsurpassedbez premca vitalityвиталност and energyенергија.
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Imaćete neprevaziđenu vitalnost i energiju.
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You'llCu te expandпроширити your vocabularyвоцабулари,
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Proširićete vaš rečnik
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meetсусрет newново people,
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upoznaćete nove ljude,
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and you'llти ћеш have a healthierздравије lifestyleначин живота.
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i imaćete zdraviji način života.
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And get this --
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I shvatite ovo,
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you'llти ћеш have an eight-weekosam nedelja vacationodmor
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imaćete odmor od osam nedelja
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of doing absolutelyапсолутно nothing.
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gde ništa nećete raditi.
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You'llCu te eatјести countlessбезброј gourmetGurmanski mealsobroka.
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Ješćete bezbroj gurmanskih jela.
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FlowersCvece will arriveстићи by the truckloadкамион.
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Cveće će stizati u gomilama.
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People will say to you,
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Ljudi će vam govoriti,
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"You look great. Have you had any work doneГотово?"
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"Izgledaš fantastično. Šta si radila?"
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And you'llти ћеш have a lifetimeживотни век supplyснабдевање
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I imaćete životnu zalihu
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of good drugsдроге.
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dobrih lekova.
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You'llCu te be challengedизазов, inspiredинспирирано,
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Bićete izazvani, insipirisani,
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motivatedmotivisani and humbledponizna.
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motivisani i ponizni.
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Your life will have newново meaningзначење.
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Vaš život će imati novo značenje.
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PeaceMir, healthздравље,
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Mir, zdravlje,
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serenitySerenity, happinessсрећа,
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spokoj, sreća,
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nirvanaнирвана.
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nirvana.
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The priceЦена?
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Cena?
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$55,000,
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$55,000.
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and that's an incredibleневероватан dealдоговор.
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I to je neverovatna ponuda.
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By now I know you're dyingумирање to know
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Sad znam da umirete od želje da saznate
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what it is and where you can get one.
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šta je to i gde možete da ga nabavite.
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Does AmazonAmazon carryносити it?
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Da li se prodaje na internetu?
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Does it have the AppleJabuka logoлого on it?
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Da li ima Eplov (Apple) logo na sebi?
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Is there a waitingчекајући listлиста?
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Da li postoji lista čekanja?
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Not likelyвероватно.
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Ne verujem.
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This giftпоклон cameДошао to me about fiveпет monthsмесеци agoпре.
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Taj poklon mi je došao pre približno pet meseci.
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It lookedпогледао more like this when it was all wrappedомотан up --
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Upakovano, izgledalo je više ovako --
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not quiteприлично so prettyприлично.
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nije baš toliko lepo.
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And this,
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I ovako.
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and then this.
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A onda ovako.
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It was a rareретко gemдрагуљ --
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Bio je redak dragulj,
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a brainмозак tumorтумор,
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tumor na mozgu,
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hemangioblastomahemangioblastoma --
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hemangioblastoma,
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the giftпоклон that keepsзадржава on givingдавање.
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poklon koji samo poklanja.
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And while I'm okay now,
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I iako sam sada u redu,
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I wouldn'tне би wishжелети this giftпоклон for you.
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ne bih vam poželela ovaj poklon.
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I'm not sure you'dти би want it.
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Nisam sigurna da bi ga želeli.
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But I wouldn'tне би changeпромена my experienceискуство.
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Ali ne bih promenila svoje iskustvo.
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It profoundlyдубоко alteredизмењено my life
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Duboko mi je promenio život
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in waysначини I didn't expectочекујте
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na načine koje nisam očekivala
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in all the waysначини I just sharedдељени with you.
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na načine koje sam upravo podelila sa vama.
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So the nextследећи time you're facedсуочена
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Tako da sledeći put kada ste suprostavljeni
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with something that's unexpectedнеочекивано,
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sa nečim što je neočekivano,
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unwantedneželjeni and uncertainнеизвесно,
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neželjeno i neizvesno
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considerразмотрити
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uzmite u obzir
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that it just mayможе be a giftпоклон.
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da je to možda poklon.
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(ApplauseAplauz)
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(Aplauz)
Translated by Andjelija Janicijevic
Reviewed by Sandra Gojic

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Stacey Kramer - Brand strategist
Stacey Kramer has traveled the United States and the world helping to create names and brands for growing companies.

Why you should listen

Co-founder of Brandplay, a brand strategy firm, Stacey Kramer also founded Word for Word, a naming and branding consultancy serving national and global companies -- from big, recognizable names to next year's newsmaking startups.

In 2009, Kramer found herself confronting a terrifying diagnosis: a CAT scan revealed she had a brain tumor -- the size of a golf ball. She told her remarkable, personal story at TED2010.

More profile about the speaker
Stacey Kramer | Speaker | TED.com