#11 Felicia Yap’s Story: How To Keep Going When All Odds Are Against You
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English - November 02, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPersonal Journals Society & Culture Education Self-Improvement alone courageous curious interviews empowering journey entrepreneur life experiences self esteem entrepreneurship Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
After being bullied in school and being told she would never make it in the broadcasting world Felicia did! Have you ever been told you can't do something?
Felicia was born and raised in Calgary and her parents are both immigrants. She faced a lot of racism from a really young age which formed her character. It taught her to treat people with kindness and empathy! At school, she was called the “fat Chinese girl” and wasn't very popular. She did have one teacher who changed her life and encouraged her when no one else did. He suggested she should get into news broadcasting and that she has something special. He believed in her! He planted the seed and showed her that she had a special personality.
Felicia graduated as the valedictorian of her high school and got full scholarships for University. Felicia really wanted to be a news broadcaster but the outside world had a big influence on her. She was switching through classes of communication and medicine. Felicia decided to go to SAIT to pursue her dream of becoming a journalist and a broadcaster. She followed her heart and everything worked out. The experience of being a journalist was so amazing for her and she got to do things she never thought of doing before.
We talked about the challenges and great things that came from her career, dealing with criticism, what it was like being in the public eye, learning how to love herself, and proving she is enough. Now Felicia has created her own business called Reell Awesome Productions where she helps others feel loved, teaches they are enough, and shows the importance of their story. She has a ton of limiting beliefs when starting her own business because her family had gone bankrupt in other businesses she felt she would not be a good businesswoman. Felicia also struggled with perfectionism but decided she had to be brave and do this for herself. If you want to get in touch with Felicia or learn more about him you can contact her on Instagram @reelawesomeproductions or her website https://www.reelawesome.com/
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Sending love and joy your way!
Selina Novello