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Welcome to the Messy Message! It is a audio diary of what goes on in the life of Tye Cooper, a Hip Hop enthusiast from Providence, Rhode Island pursuing his dream of making a mark in the entertainment industry. At the tender age of 24, Tye has managed to do some incredible things on his journey that cater to Humanitarianism and Hip Hop. Tye welcomes you to share your personal experiences and perspectives on daily topics that range from Hip Hop to Politics to everyday life shit. There is alwa ...
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The YES Effect show features stories and interviews with some of the world’s most successful and inspirational people about how they overcame obstacles, doubts, fears and naysayers to accomplish massive dreams and impact the world. The difference between impossible and possible: saying YES. Host Shelli Varela is a Story Alchemist, speaker, coach and author, and is no stranger to possibility hacking. Her remarkable journey from 108 pound manicurist to a 30 year career as her city’s first fema ...
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Today, I want to talk about accepting and embracing the wonderful gift of imperfection. As someone who has struggled with perfectionism, I realize it’s been holding me back from creating content lately, including this podcast. Oddly enough, as a speaker, podcaster and content creator, I am not comfortable in the spotlight. The amount of times I’ve …
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Dayna Abraham has developed a guide for parenting “challenging” kids - those with big emotions, power struggles; the misbehavers and neurodivergents. Her new bestselling book “Calm the Chaos - a Failproof Roadmap for Parenting Even the Most Challenging Kids'' is aimed at reframing what we typically label as “challenging” behaviour as an opportunity…
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http://afrocaribbeanvibesmix.com/ 1. Elevation Worship - (feat. Chandler Moore & Tiffany Hudson) - More Than Able 2. Travis Greene feat Titus Tucker - I remember I 3. JJ Hairston feat. Cecily Hennigan You Deserve It 4. Jonathan Ferguson - Hosanna 5. Jonathan Ferguson - Hosanna Reprise 6. Draylin Young feat. Brooke Ashely - Jesus 7. Todd Dulaney - N…
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To make a big dream happen, you have to break it into small, individual steps and focus on the next first step. This way, you can make even the wildest, even most absurd, idea a success. This episode is a story about how my 13 year-old step son Ry and I co-created a song with the help of a celebrity music producer, without ever meeting him, and wit…
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Perfectionism is a killer of hopes and dreams. The challenge is learning to accept and embrace the messy, imperfect steps necessary to create momentum. It’s how every successful person gets to the top of the mountain, and why so many people never reach it. This quick episode is about my holistic approach to doing things the most human way possible:…
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We often never know how far an act of kindness can go or how it can change someone’s day, or their entire life. Here’s a quick story of kindness from a recent trip to the grocery store, which started with something rather unkind. Too often, people are dismissed and not looked at for the wholeness of who they actually are. Everyone has bad days. But…
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This holiday season was a difficult one for me, and in this episode, I explain why & what I learned from it. In the very days leading up, one of my absolute closest people fell ill and died quite suddenly. I spent Christmas Day in the hospice at her side, spending those final inevitable moments in deep sorrow and reflection. But those moments also …
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At some point we developed this fear of asking questions. For so many people, the thought of potentially hearing “no” is crippling enough to pass up the incredible possibility of “yes.” But as the saying goes, “you’ll never know until you ask,” and not asking at all, ironically, leads to that same dreaded “no” by default. So how do we find the cour…
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When Netta Gorman stopped eating sugar, it not only changed her life, but also the lives of hundreds of others. She now helps people eliminate sugar through her coaching programs and immensely popular “Life After Sugar” podcast. But Netta’s journey to the land of no sugar, flour or sweeteners wasn’t easy (as we’ve all tried and mostly failed). But …
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Jealousy and comparison can shatter us. But when we focus on others’ success, money, fame, appearance, situation or whatever, we forget the truth - the truth of our own gifts and the true story of what’s beneath the surface. I wanted to share this quick story about a girl in my high school - hands down the prettiest and most popular girl in the sch…
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To build a positive company culture, you first need to show that you care about your people. Sounds like a simple concept, right? Then why does so much toxic company culture still exist? It’s because leaders need to learn more about what drives their people and why, and most importantly, genuinely care. In today’s episode, I’m going to explain how …
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If you’ve ever struggled with finding your true place in the world, Bara Mann’s story will inspire you. Despite a successful career as an engineer, she always felt out of place. After a fluke introduction to meditation and mindfulness, she knew it was time for a change. So took a leap of faith and quit, not knowing what was next. What happened next…
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Sometimes we try so hard to force an outcome, we lose sight of why we were doing it in the first place. The good news: it’s not about lack of effort. It’s just the wrong kind of effort. In this short episode, I’ll share exactly what to do the next time you’re struggling to accomplish something that is just not happening, no matter how much time and…
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I wanted to share this quick story of a moment in grade 5 that changed my life. As kids, we all know how powerful peer pressure can be. It’s much easier (and often safer) to follow what everyone else is doing, rather than speak up - especially when you’re painfully shy and bullied, like I was. And for many of us, this carries into adulthood, too. B…
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Logic can keep us safe, but it can absolutely crush our true essence. Truth is, the people who accomplish the things that light their soul on fire follow their magic, not their logic. Here’s a quick listen to explain why (recorded in a park in Toronto, to please excuse the skateboarding in the background). Please share this podcast with someone you…
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This quick story was one of the most surreal experiences of my life. It’s a moment with a stranger where I truly realized how sharing your story can help others. An aspiring young female firefighter had tracked me down and asked to meet for coffee. Throughout her training, she had been rewatching this TED Talk I did on becoming a female firefighter…
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Everyone has something to give to the world. In this episode I’m going to share 3 things about storytelling and finding your truth that will motivate you to share more of your experiences, gifts and earned wisdom to change people’s lives. And I’m also going to explain why so many people get stuck thinking they don’t have a relevant or inspiring eno…
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Sarah Wilkes helped me survive my absolute biggest lifelong fear - the death of my dad. She wasn’t just there for me, she taught me how to see lightness in death, how to accept and navigate grief and how to keep my dad with me long after he was gone. If you’re grieving the dying or death of a loved one, this will help you see death from a whole new…
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Rachel Pedersen became known as “The Queen of Social Media” for one main reason: realness. In a universe seemingly dominated by male business gurus, hustle culture, perfection, makeup and filters, Rachel helped open the doors for businesswomen to leverage their no makeup, no filter, sweats-and-slippers authenticity on social media. And she comes by…
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Mindy Schulz survived a parent’s worst nightmare. Now, she is turning her horrific story into an inspiring presentation. She recently called me for some advice and tips on public speaking and how to properly tell her story for an audience. With her blessing, I recorded our coaching call and am offering it to you - raw and uncut - in this podcast. M…
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I’ve learned more about being a better human from dog trainer, Susan Garrett, than anyone I’ve ever met. She is as much a life coach as she is a renowned dog trainer and world dog agility champion. Her teachings for dogs are all rooted in kindness, creating the proper environment and leaning into each dog's unique qualities, rather than forcing the…
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For visionaries and entrepreneurs with a million great ideas for impacting the world, but who struggle with practically and tactically executing them, there's people like Summer Slevin. She's an integrator - the counterpart to every visionary - who implements the systems, procedures, technology, analytics and efficiencies for anyone who wants to cr…
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For entrepreneurs and business owners who don’t have a marketing person on staff, Akilah Thompkins-Robinson developed a do-it-yourself SEO software (Search Engine Optimization) for you. It’s called “SEO Assist” and was created to help people with incredible stories to tell be someone's #1 in a search engine like Google. A pioneer of early website d…
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Tom Chi’s list of accolades - much like his work - stretches from here to outer space: Co-founder of Google X where he helped develop Google Glass & self-driving cars, he’s launched things into space, built award-winning robots, worked on the development of Microsoft Outlook and Yahoo Search, has released over 20 albums as a musician, and even rele…
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Lara McCulloch teaches businesses how to disrupt their industry and become the only choice instead of ‘one of many’. In over 25 years as a Brand Positioning Strategist & Growth Consultant, she’s advised multinationals like Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, Shell and Benjamin Moore as well as small businesses around the globe. But instead of teaching how to…
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Whether you’re a billionaire entrepreneur or the neighbourhood plumber, Pat Quinn will show you how to use your story to teach, sell and make an impact. He is one of the world's premier presentation coaches who has worked with Olympians, astronauts, New York Times bestselling authors, world-class business leaders like Grant Cardone, Tony Robbins, S…
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Haumea Hanakahi sees things that most of us don’t. A highly gifted psychic, mystic, intuitive wisdom guide, zapper of energy blocks and storyteller, she uses her gifts to help people heal from trauma. She spent nearly 30 years studying and learning how energy flows through our bodies and how to unblock it when it gets stuck, as in the case of traum…
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Gail Larsen teaches some of the world’s best speakers to be better public speakers. People like Marie Forleo and Danielle Laporte have turned to Gail - someone who was once terrified of public speaking herself. Asked to speak in front of the US President, she found an intuitive way to get over her own fear of public speaking and now teaches it to o…
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Ray Blakney is known as “The Pajama Entrepreneur” and has started multiple 6 and 7-figure online businesses from the comfort of home. After realizing his high-paying software engineer job in Silicon Valley was leading to an endless, unmemorable corporate life, Ray quit to volunteer and pursue entrepreneurship. He now shares what he learned from all…
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When Nancy Levin’s personal and professional life blew up, she learned the importance of boundaries, selfishness, self care and self love. For over a decade, she was a professional standout working for a major book publisher, Hay House Publishing (founded by Louise Hay). But years of people pleasing, selflessness and suppressing fear and unhappines…
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Eva Gardner could have easily been given a golden ticket to music stardom. But the fact that she wasn’t drove her to go get it on her own. Eva grew up in a rock and roll family as the daughter of Kim Gardner, a notable bass player in the 1960’s British Invasion music scene who played with acts like The Creation, Ron Wood, The Birds, Eric Clapton an…
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Patty Aubery helped build one of the biggest book brands in history, “Chicken Soup for the Soul.” Starting out as secretary for a then relatively unknown Jack Canfield, nearly broke and getting rejected by 144 publishers, together with Mark Victor Hansen, they went on to build an empire. While Canfield and Hansen became the faces of the Chicken Sou…
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Ever wondered how to properly conduct a podcast interview? Here, you’re gonna hear a 10 year-old do it! My boy Sam is a huge hockey fan, and was curious to learn about how I do my weekly podcast. So I thought this would be a killer learning opportunity. So we reached out to one his favourite players of all time, Stanley Cup Champion and Hockey Hall…
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Joe Beckman is a school speaker on a mission to reclaim human connection from our increasingly tech-consumed world. He’s spoken at over 1000 schools and developed resources to help students, teachers and parents rediscover the lost, vital component of human connection. His infectious enthusiasm, storytelling ability and vulnerability has positively…
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This is my true story of the day I got beat up at my new school - a day that changed my life. I felt completely invisible, unheard and unseen by my teacher and peers. It also inspired my life’s mission: to remind others that your story matters, and you can use it to serve your audience, follow your true passion and build your business. This clip is…
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Annie Franceschi landed her lifelong dream job as a writer at Disney…then quit. Despite the career being everything she envisioned it would be, something major was missing. She soon discovered what that was by taking one giant step: ignoring the safety nets and giving yourself permission to try. That leap inspired her bestselling book “Permission T…
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Amber Bowman is a 25-time Champion of the Firefighter Combat Challenge and was named ·Fitness Trainer of the Year· by the Dr. Oz Show. She possesses the kind of athlete mindset and training regimen akin to sport·s biggest mainstream superstars. And it was all sparked by being told she wasn·t allowed to play alongside the boys. An elite-level hockey…
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Actual audio from a conversation I just had with my producer, Adam. There's tears and swearing, yes. Why am I letting the world hear it? Cause it's directed at you - in the most beautiful and honest way. When I think about all the people - particularly women - who have their biggest and wildest goals suffocated by a million grains of sand that say …
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When Michelle Sandler left a successful marketing career to raise 3 kids, she never expected to return to the workforce for $8 an hour. But instead of playing small, she used it as motivation to elevate her technical skills as a sales and marketing professional, integrator and eventually entrepreneur. Now she runs a successful business helping othe…
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There’s only ONE thing stopping you from achieving the goals and dreams you truly want to achieve: your beliefs. If we resign to “I’m not capable” or “it’s never been done” then we let our perception win. But a belief can’t stop you. Period. A belief in a limitation is more powerful than the limitation itself. It’s exactly how mathematician George …
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Tom Martin has won multiple Emmy Awards as a writer for The Simpsons and WordGirl. But he's not just a funny guy with a knack for entertainment. He's someone who has learned the art of using writing - funny or not - to go inside people·s lives and share their journeys in a way that touches others. Here, he joins The YES Effect podcast with Shelli V…
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Blake Fly has taken the pain out of sales and marketing and made it fun. The secret? Just being thankful and kind. Blake is the founder of “Thank University” and teaches entrepreneurs how to build their businesses (and not be weirded out by) delivering unexpected appreciation and gratitude. Here he joins The YES Effect Podcast with Shelli Varela to…
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Darrah Brustein has worked with Deepak Chopra, Seth Godin, founded a nation-wide credit card processing company, and has been featured in Time Magazine, Forbes, Inc. and CNN. And with every new achievement, she learned what it takes to gain the confidence to continually say "yes." Now, this entrepreneur, coach and teacher helps others build their o…
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Barely 5-feet tall and just 21 years old, Cassandra Chyz defied every conventional thought - even her own mother’s - to become a full time firefighter in Canada’s biggest city, Toronto. From going all-in on training and moving across the country to learn, to failing entry tests and nearly giving up, her remarkable story is proof that all as long as…
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Jamie Bright built a million-dollar business in just 18 months. But she had help. Now, she’s made a career helping others to scale their own businesses using that very principle: togetherness. Masterminds are about bringing people who share the same mindset, vision, goals, wins and losses together with others who have been there, done that. Everyon…
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If you’ve ever wanted to get more people to absorb what you’re trying to tell them…listen. No really, listen. That’s the fundamental principle behind Hello Audio - a game-changing new tool that helps you learn and teach more easily by harnessing the effectiveness - and profound popularity - of audio. In this episode of The YES Effect, Hello Audio D…
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Amy McLaren has found her purpose - and is now inspiring others to discover theirs. She’s an entrepreneur, author and Founder of Village Impact a charity that builds schools in rural Kenya. Her passion for education, world travel and mobilizing people has helped thousands of children in some of the world’s most impoverished areas get an education a…
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We all know that a well-told story can literally be worth millions. And when you tell it to the masses, it serves, it spreads and it sells your offering. We have just opened the doors to our signature course, "Get Featured- How to Land, Lead and Leverage a Magnetic Interview." To get on board, join us at www.yes.university.com. This offer is only a…
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Epigeneticist Dr. Charan Surdhar talks about her success with getting featured in the media after her experience with YES University. She shares how messages can be expressed with utmost authenticity and power once the storyteller is empowered, bringing further healing and prosperity for generations to come. If you're READY to step into your greatn…
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