THE AMBER WEITZER PODCAST SILHOUETTES OF SUCCESS
ANIKA PAVEL| EPISODE 134 | SHOW NOTES
FEATURED GUEST
Our V.I.P. Featured Guest Anika Pavel was born Jarmila Kocvarova in Czechoslovakia. What was intended as a one-year stay in England turned her into a refugee when the Soviet Union invaded her homeland, writing a bloody end to the Prague Spring. She received a crash course in life that took her from sleeping in a telephone booth at the Victoria railway station in London to waitressing, to the lights of the fashion runway, and on to magazine covers, even a James Bond appearance, under the more pronounceable moniker, Anika Pavel. When the lights had dimmed, she returned to her first love, writing. Her work has been published in print, online and nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS
Disciplined: The early shaping of her silhouette began in a communist country, the only girl in her family so the lessons she learned taught her to be tough and how to lose. Anika shares her early journey from challenges in Czechoslovakia to England to America. Her journey is adventurous from being homeless to the YWCA to getting her first flat. Anika shares the story about how she came in to modeling. Tune in and be ready to order her book-the link is in the RESOURCES below.
Cosmopolitan: Traveling or “the University of Life” taught her so much. Touring the world allowed Anika to have vast and remarkable experiences. She tells us about her background, her adventures and experiences to include stories of her Grandparents along with their messages of wisdom. As a dedicated writer in journaling, Anika began to pull together some of her essays to share with her children. They encouraged her to explore print and publishing opportunities…the rest is magical! She’s authored and perhaps we might see a screenplay one day!
Clear Eyed: Picture it; she is in a phone booth in London, looking towards the train station…tune in-tune in now! Seeing this play-out, Anika had an intentional epiphany. Do you know the song, Streets of London (Ralph McTell) Anika says, you have a choice: you give up or you are going to move forward. A adversity or a crisis; she deals with it. She just deals with it head on, yet, she shares us know that she allows herself the release. Empty it out! Humor, she uses humor to help with fear and coping.Anika is most proud of her family, children and grandchildren…let her gush!
INTENTIONAL INSPIRATION
Book: Lust for Life: The Novel of Vincent Van Gogh, Irving Stone (1939), it’s about resilience and success.
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