Shelli Varela, firefighter, author, podcaster, speaker and mentor spent time with Mark talking about what motivates her and how she motivates those around her.
There was a lot of ground covered in this conversation, including:
- Her story about becoming the first female firefighter in Mississauga, Canada
- “I made a difference and make an impact” You’ll hear this a lot in the show
- Cool tech: TIC, Thermal Energy Cameras
- Being an Artist and writing her first sonnet at 8 years old
- Her fascination with special effect make-up
- A quick bit about the Childrens’ Book she wrote
- Who’s her biggest hero
- What it was like working with the Junior Female Firefighter Bootcamp, where she received national recognition
- Her goal to be on the New York Times Bestseller list
- “Always and only – look at the end goal.”
- Her three tips for achieving your goals
- Until you start, you won’t realize all the serendipitous things that can happen along the path
- Identify your goal worth chasing
- What’s the goal beneath the goal, what are the benefits of reaching it?
- Breaking down the steps into small, doable tasks to reduce the feeling of overwhelm
- The YES Effect podcast and how that got started
Shelli’s podcast, The YES Effect, is great and you’ll love the variety of guests she has on her show