by Elise Maynard | Aug 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Every day I am given an opportunity to step up and fully tell the story of my self with my whole heart.Every week brings a moment where my guts cry out with some kind of resistance to what life is giving me… And I either scream and run away…. Or breathe...
by Elise Maynard | Aug 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
I work in Public Speaking so it should have been a given to me that Self Sabotage was something I would come up against right? I mean, Public Speaking has been at the top of the Number 1 biggest fears in the world for decades. I have spent hours, days, months even,...
by Elise Maynard | Apr 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Is doing this work over and over desensitising or constantly vulnerable?”… Last night was week one of Speak Up – April 2016, I have been running this course for 3 years now at least 4 times a year if not more. I woke up this morning with a...
by Elise Maynard | Mar 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
I remember standing on stage, In front of 400 (mostly drunk) hip hop and poetry fans and feeling like my life was over. I had been invited to be part of a “mc’s vs poets” battle in the UK and when I turned up that night I was pretty unprepared for what...
by Elise Maynard | Mar 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
I looked into her eyes and said “Fuck You!” in response to her question… She looked right back at me and smiled, “Fuck you!” she said… “That, is why I feel so comfortable in this country” … Brene Brown has one of...
