We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Paola Michelle a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Paola , really happy you were able to join us today and we’re looking forward to sharing your story and insights with our readers. Let’s start with the heart of it all – purpose. How did you find your purpose?
Honestly, it took quite some time to figure out and align with what I personally wanted to do in this lifetime. Even still I feel like I am constantly learning new things and discovering new talents about myself and how I want to live my life, so I am always transforming, but the purpose stays the same– the impact I want to make on others. We always know what we want to do deep in our core, but a lot of the times it is fear that stops us from living in that truth. For me its really been sharing my personal journey, opening up and really being vulnerable with who I really am in hopes that the people who view my content open up to new possibilities, beliefs, and begin to align with what they truly want to do as well.
Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?
What I have done has changed and evolved a lot throughout time, but at the core of it all I really enjoy creating content that is wholesome, raw and authentic, bringing awareness to all areas of life: energy, physical & spiritual. My journey first began about 10 years or so ago when I awakened to the possibility that we are far more than just the human flesh, this really got me to think more about my life and expand my awareness. Ever since I have studied, read and practiced many things that I now speak on. My Yoga Teacher Training is really how I first started to show up in the world and also what helped me step more into my power of content creating. It wasn’t until I did that, that I realized how deeper my purpose was. I knew I wasn’t here only to help people heal themselves physically, but to connect with that energy and spiritual side of themselves so that they could live a more healthy and balanced life–so I began to do just that. One of the major things I wanted to instill in people when they watched my content is the belief that anything they desire, want, or need, they can obtain and align with. I really wanted them to take the belief that the greatest investment they can make is to believe in themselves.
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?
There were so many areas of growth, expansion and impact during my journey, for sure. But I would say that the biggest thing that impacted my life was inner standing the innate power that we have inside of ourselves to heal, manifest, create, produce and be. This helped me come to terms with the fact that the sole purpose of life is to enjoy, learn and to grow. It helped me release a lot of the self doubts, fears and lack I felt came from life, because I was no longer looking at life as something that happened outside of me, but rather within me.
Looking back over the past 12 months or so, what do you think has been your biggest area of improvement or growth?
I would say my self concept and what I personally believe of myself. I think it is normal and human to struggle with how we view ourselves and to have doubts about where we are going and what we would like to do. Last year has taught me to not be afraid of stepping fully into my power, speak my truth and set those sights high–its been a roller coaster ride of a journey. But it’s what has allowed me to manifest some of the most wonderful things and experiences in my life!
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paolllamichellle/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxtZpbK-7VOOQEwqqUhOKdg
- Other: TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMew4UQkT/
Lemon8: https://v.lemon8-app.com/s/NpprbSNRR
Image Credits
Photographer: Aida Velez
