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Shelli Varela
The YES Effect
Shelli Varela is no stranger to possibility hacking. She overcame many obstacles when she was hired 22 years ago as her city's first female firefighter. More remarkable than this, was her starting point. As an artist weighing in at a mere 108 lbs, she made a decision that she would do whatever it took to become a firefighter. After struggling daily for 1162 days, she built the skills, knowledge and experience the job required from the ground up and reverse engineered her goal. During her journey she became obsessed with the power of the mind and in particular, the transformational power of...
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4.8 stars from 109 ratings
Stop people pleasing
Loved the conversation between Nancy Levin and Shelli. Nancy shares a lot about setting healthy boundaries and making yourself a priority. Everyone can benefit from this episode.
BiggerBetterBraver via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/04/22
The insightful story alchemist
Shelli Varela has a knack of drawing out little tidbits, casually mentioned by her guests, and insightfully bringing “aha!” moments to her listeners. In a world where we are told to dumb down our communication to a grade school level, it is refreshing to listen Shelli’s wordsmithing perspective....Read full review »
Mary-Claire F via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/29/22
A thousand times yes!
One of the most motivating podcasts out there! As if Shelli’s backstory isn’t inspiring enough — hint: watch her Tedx talk — her guests will blow you out of the water! I’m looking forward to 52 weeks of YES!
Laurie Coger via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/05/22
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