Meet Pamela Najera-Michael

We recently connected with Pamela Najera-Michael and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Pamela, appreciate you sitting with us today to share your wisdom with our readers. So, let’s start with resilience – where do you get your resilience from?

I built my resilience by recovering from the devastation of a broken heart.

I was 27 and was utterly head over heels in-love with a tragically charming boy from Manchester, Georgia.
He was a singer song-writer and loved, loved, loved his momma.
(A man who loves his momma is a sign that he would make a good boyfriend- or so I thought.)

By the recommendation of his new music producer, Travis broke up with me so he could focus more on his music career and look ‘available’ to his fans.

We were only dating 3 months, but it took me 5 years to get over him. (I find out later it was a condition called ‘Limerence’. Ever heard of it?)

I wrote a one-woman-show called , Too Old Too Asian Too Short, A Story of an Unlikely Showgirl.

Because of the desperation to be free of the constant angst I was feeling and wanting revenge,
I went from being a boring Medical Assistant (destined to be a Nurse-I’m Filipino-after all)
to a
professional dancer/magicians’ box jumper-assistant.
I was going to be bright and shiny like him.
I had a short decade of a wonderful dance career as a Cruise Ship performer. I am still performing
with a magician and at the Magic Castle in Hollywood.

I ‘retired’ from ship life as a Dance Captain and met my now husband, Peter D Michael on the same cruise line 10 years prior to my retirement.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

Solo Artist Choreographer, Restorative Yoga Instructor, Executive Assistant, Event Staff Coordinator, Life Insurance Agent, Medical Assistant

Though I wear many hats,
I really enjoy being a Restorative Yoga Instructor because my classes are based on themes of the different Chakras.
On Valentine’s Day month, I like to work on the themes of the heart, particularly ways to process trauma out of the body from a broken heart. I feel my participants really get the benefit from how I learned how to process through my own trauma from a broken heart.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

Be mindful- of the ‘chance meetings and opportunities’ that you have with people or an experience.
I met a woman who introduced me to a workshop called ‘The Landmark Forum’.
It turned my world upside down and changed my life.

Keep your word for yourself- when you say you are going to commit to doing something for yourself- keep your word and do what you said you would. It is so easy to break our promises to ourselves.

Practice Gratefulness, Forgiveness, and not to take things so personally.

Okay, so before we go, is there anyone you’d like to shoutout for the role they’ve played in helping you develop the essential skills or overcome challenges along the way?

Bar none.

The Landmark Education Forum.

I went through their entire curriculum and then some.

I learned life and leadership skills that I couldn’t have acquired from my neglectful

and toxic upbringing.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.yoursidekik.com
• Other: https://www.soinanyevent.com

Image Credits

Elvira Barjau