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Shelli Varela is a trailblazer and pioneer in the hyper-competitive world of firefighting.
She delivers a compelling and entertaining argument for not only rethinking what we believe is possible, but hacking how to get there.
For over two decades, Shelli Varela has been blazing trails both literally and figuratively. Hired in 1994 as the first female firefighter in Canada’s 6th largest city, she went on to earn the coveted “Firefighter of the Year Award” twice and is a former traveling member of “Firefighters Without Borders” where she and her team were deployed to Honduras.
Shelli authored a children’s book called “Peanut Meets the Pigtailed Firefighter” and is the creator of the Mindset Mastery program, in which she dedicates herself to showing others how they, too, can hack possibility, reach their full potential, and live a life of purpose and impact.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
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Stay away frn ppl saying u r never gonna make it ….
They say it coZ they know u can do it ans they cannot only jealous u know et i mean !! Do it girl
She reminds me of why joined my local department. A yr ago I was working with this guy and time from time he'd come in late. So we worked graveyard shifts so I didnt mind if someone was a little late, as long as we did the job we had to do and finished the quota for the night I wasn't hard on them for coming in alittle late. It was when one of my coworkers mentioned why this guy was late from time to time, when I asked they told me, "he's a firefighter". So when I asked him about it and showed a general curiosity he started telling all these stories about running into fires and saving people, showing tips on how they do things like forceful entry and a vast variety of things. I thought it was so amazing almost I joined my local volunteer department. I love it so much in the near future I want to try and go to one of the paid departments. It has been the best thing I've ever done so far and I've met some of the most amazing people so far.
This was just my two cents I wanted to share. Y'all have a great day/night
What a great message!
wow you did our job
I'd like to use some of your inspiring words especially for our recruiting campaign. Thank you for sharing an incredible story. Be Safe out there Capt.
So Proud and respect for all the women and men fire department!!
She explained my life (cosmetology and art) to a T. Becoming a Firefighter was the best thing I've ever done.
Awesome Life Story.
Why is she wearing her bunker gear on stage? Yes let's spread cancer to hundreds of innocent people that dont need it
Thank you for this video I’m preparing for my cpat test you just gave me so much motivation ♥️
Women are joke.
Big freakin deal she's a female civilian firefighter am I supposed to be impressed I serve 6 years in army including the tour of Duty and Iraq in 2006 in a little city called Fallujah and guess what they were female soldiers they went out on patrol they fought firefights in 120 degrees Heat they were a real uniform and served our country not just their community so I'm not too impressed by any female civilian police officer or firefighter!!!!
What's the big deal so she's a civilian firefighter what's that supposed to mean their women serving right now in combat zones Iraq Afghanistan that makes anything a civilian firefighter faces on the job look like a cakewalk!!!!!!
So inspiring
You are an inspiration!!!! Way to go!!! Thank you for what you bring for women and the fire service.
This is amazing. I'm going to college right now, but once I graduate I'll be enrolling in the fire academy.
Very very good on yaaa girl , You made me sooo proud . Bless you a hundred years …… Peace .
I was a volunteer for 25 years and generally speaking am not a proponent of women in the fire service, in large part because all to often the standards are lowered to the lowest denominator. Apparently you earned it fair and square, good for you, and welcome to the brotherhood.
That's the reason your children will burn if there's fire. She won't be able to kick the door off.
…………..YESSS ……….!!!!!!! ……………..
Only 136 pounds up the stairs?
That how much the males do too? If it is thats a little.
Go Shelli!!!!!
Love it!
AMEN
do you know what's more worthless than a female firefighter?
Badass Shelli!
what an absolutely amazing young woman good on you
What an inspiration ❤️ I love Ted talks, but this one in particular talk is phenomenal. Being a female training to becoming a firefighter, and being the only female in my class, it's inspiring to hear of others chasing the same dream. Undoubtedly, I know my brothers in my academy are supportive, but it's a different feeling to have fire service sisters as well.
I didn't now there were TED talks in Santa Barbara