Joanna Rawbone

When I reflect on my life’s journey and where I am now, I can see so many occasions when I held myself back. And, if you promise not to...

The month of May 2021 was National Share a Story month – and while I would encourage everyone to indulge their passion, especially if...

March 5th is celebrated as being World Book Day, and I for one, really enjoy this day. It’s widely reported that introverts love reading,...

Have you ever been pondering something only to be bombarded with information or messages about the very thing you’ve been pondering? It’s...

Have you ever had an ‘aha’ moment at a really unexpected time? My recent ‘aha’ came during an amazing holiday we’re just back from; a...

I’ve just seen a meme about Introvert problems that said, ‘Being judged, because rather than socialising around the office you actually...

How many of you are reluctant to sell your service and/or product? I certainly have been so let me share with you what is behind some of...

There are so many times that I've heard people remark how sad it is when they see people out to dinner who sit and eat in silence. They...

I’ll start by asking you, dear reader, for permission and forgiveness in equal measure; permission to have a bit of a rant and...

I was chatting with a fellow introvert today about how they find selling difficult, especially if it’s their ‘thing’ they’re trying to...

Following on from my recent post about pretending and prompted by a recent client question, I feel the need to write about something that...

Many of the Introverts I work with tell me they’re tired of pretending to be something they’re not in an attempt to fit in. Worse than...

Today I got way out of my comfort zone and did a Facebook live about ‘showing up’. Now lots of you know that I’m a trainer and coach so...

Today was one of those extraordinary days when so many things I’d been working on reached completion allowing space for more new things...

A fellow introvert was explaining how she’d had a full-on week then the weekend ended up being non-stop social Interaction. She said she...

I was asked a really fundamental question today; “Do introverts know that they are introverts?” The short answer is some do, and some...

Someone shared a quote attributed to Richard Branson today which set off a whole train of thought. The catalytic quote was “Nothing good...

Today I’ve been delivering training with one of my professional service clients and one of the necessary skills we talked about was...

At the weekend, I spend some time with an acquaintance who’d I’d always considered to be an extravert. Jane is larger than life and twice...

I’m finding this difficult to write as I’m veering into territory that is outside my expertise. But veer I must. I am a member of a...