with her hair that she said kept growing out rather than down

她說她的頭髮一直往外長，而不是往下長。

which is how she wanted it to grow.

這就是她希望的成長方式。

This is the princess card that was created

這是創建的公主卡

because I couldn't find it in the stores.

因為我在商店裡找不到它。

Motherhood launched my life in many ways,

母親身份在許多方面開啟了我的生活。

certainly launched my career.

當然，我的職業生涯開始了。

I was looking for a card for my little girl who was seven

我正在為我七歲的小女兒尋找一張卡片

and going through this stage where she didn't like her hair.

並經歷了這個階段，她不喜歡自己的頭髮。

And I went looking for a greeting card

我去找了一張賀卡

that would subtly reinforce her sense of self.

這將巧妙地加強她的自我意識。

And I thought, "I'll find a brown-skinned princess"

我想，"我將找到一個棕色皮膚的公主"

and realised quickly that there was a complete absence

並很快意識到，完全沒有

of anything that was representative.

任何有代表性的東西。

And had one of those epiphany moments where I thought,

有一個頓悟的時刻，我想。

"Oh, why don't I do this?"

"哦，我為什麼不這樣做？"

Rather than discarding the thought I stepped into it

我沒有拋棄這個想法，而是踏上了它。

and it changed my life

而它改變了我的生活

because it opened up this entire entrepreneurial journey

因為它開啟了整個創業之旅

where I realised the power of doing something which is driven by meaning.

在那裡，我意識到做一些由意義驅動的事情的力量。

Color blind cards went on to be, really,

色盲卡去了，真的。

the first independent publisher to secure a presence for black cards

第一個為黑卡爭取存在感的獨立出版商

or multicultural cards in the British High Street.

或英國高街的多元文化卡。

We won lots of awards

我們贏得了很多獎項

and got distributed in America and South Africa.

並在美國和南非得到傳播。

And started this, or were certainly part of this

並開始了這個，或者肯定是這個的一部分

early conversation around why representation

圍繞著為什麼會有代表性的早期對話

and diversity and inclusion are so important in retail.

以及多樣性和包容性在零售業是如此重要。

I'm very proud of that.

我對此感到非常自豪。

When I wake up, I pick up my pad and my pen

當我醒來時，我拿起我的筆記本和筆

and I just let a stream of consciousness hit the page

而我只是讓意識流衝擊著頁面

before I start my day.

在我開始我的一天之前。

And it's an opportunity to check in with myself.

這也是一個檢查自己的機會。

And sometimes it's ideas and sometimes it's just,

而有時是想法，有時只是。

"Really tired, really tired. Need tea," you know.

"真的很累，真的很累。需要茶，"你知道。

I find by the end of this three pages of writing I'm centred.

我發現在這三頁紙的寫作結束時，我已經心有所屬。

And so I'm able to step into my day really knowing how I'm feeling

是以，我能夠踏入我的一天，真的知道我的感覺如何。

and sometimes I have answers to problems which is just brilliant.

有時我有問題的答案，這實在是太好了。

So yeah, I highly recommend it.

是以，是的，我強烈推薦它。

I think it's very important to stop apologising.

我認為停止道歉是非常重要的。

And it can be difficult, it can be really difficult

它可能是困難的，它可能是非常困難的

because we live in a world where often we're programmed

因為我們生活在一個經常被編程的世界裡

to feel like there is a certain way we should be,

感到我們應該有某種方式。

a certain way we should behave, a certain way we should look.

我們應該以某種方式行事，我們應該以某種方式看待。

When actually, what we have to offer,

當實際上，我們所提供的。

our unique point of difference is all about who we are.

我們獨特的差異點是關於我們是誰。

Because I will always be a woman who grew up on a council estate,

因為我將永遠是一個在議會區長大的女人。

who is very aware and has family and friends who are experiencing

非常瞭解並有家人和朋友正在經歷的人。

or have experienced

或經歷過

the challenges which are a reality for people of colour,

對有色人種來說，這些挑戰是一個現實。

are a reality for people from lower socio-economic backgrounds,

是來自較低社會經濟背景的人的一個現實。

and I'm proud of that,

而且我為此感到自豪。

because all of it has contributed to my unique perspective.

因為所有這些都促成了我獨特的視角。

And my unique experience of the world and that's what makes me who I am.

還有我對世界的獨特體驗，這就是我的身份。

Two and a half years ago

兩年半前

my dad had been diagnosed with terminal cancer

我父親被診斷為癌症晚期

and we were very close.

而且我們非常接近。

For the first time, really, in my professional life I stopped doing.

在我的職業生活中，我第一次真正地停止了工作。

You know, those things that had felt so critical

你知道，那些曾經感到如此關鍵的事情

and had held so much importance were put into perspective.

我想說的是，我們應該把我們的工作做得更好，而不是把我們的工作做得更差。

And I guess it just, sort of, drove home

我想，這只是，有點，驅使回家

how important it is for us to sometimes get off the treadmill.

對我們來說，有時離開跑步機是多麼重要。

So what I do is I go on a date with myself now.

所以我現在所做的是和自己約會。

Which is a two hour period where it's just me,

這是一個只有我一個人的兩小時時間。

no distractions of phones or schedules.

沒有電話或時間表的干擾。

And just a chance to be with myself and be present.

而且只是一個與自己在一起的機會，並且是當下。

And I'm still ambitious, I'm still...

而且我仍然有野心，我仍然...

It's just driven by something that's much more healthy,

它只是被一些更健康的東西所驅動。

and that inspires me on a daily basis.

而這每天都在激勵著我。