Stories from government affairs researchers

When I joined Speaking Mastery, I thought I was signing up to become a better speaker. But somewhere along the way, it became so much more than that. These months didn't just change how I speak - but they even changed how I see the world. And I realised that the act of speaking is not just expression. It's ownership…

I hold certifications in Planning, Real Estate, teaching, and other more esoteric areas, but I was seeking something that I could do where I made my own hours and was able to take time off when necessary without pleading with an HR department. I have always prayed using a mantra that goes like "God, you know I can be…

1. Before starting the Course I: 1.1. Was experiencing a kind of "crisis" around My beliefs about Being a powerful Co-Creator with the Universe (as We say in Our Māori traditions, We are the "Atua", descendants and expressions of the "Supernatural Ancestors"): I felt I wasn't actually in control of My life like an Atua…

I started my life trying to be a "pleaser" - made the parents happy because I was an excellent student and won scholarships, make the workplace happy because I was an excellent writer /analyst/ producer, and make everyone happy because of what I could give them. etc. There was little or no time to find the "me" in me…