Day 10 – December 10, 2024

Day 10

...Our intuition is our inner compass

Welcome to Day TEN of our A-Z+ of Seasonal Sanity Savers – 2024.

Today’s letter is I : inviting us to flourish with Intuition!

Your intuition is like an inner compass, quietly guiding you towards choices that align with your heart, mind, and body. During the festive season, when life is often noisy and bustling, pause to check in with yourself.

That niggling feeling when a commitment feels “off” or the spark of excitement when something feels just right – those are your inner signals speaking. Before saying yes to plans or decisions, take a moment to close your eyes, breathe deeply, and tune in. What feels true? What feels peaceful? Trust your gut – it’s wiser than you think.

Let your intuition lead the way as you navigate the festivities. If you sense the need for rest, honour it. If a particular gathering feels energising, enjoy it wholeheartedly. Maybe your intuition nudges you to step outside for a breath of crisp winter air or quietly excuse yourself from company that’s draining your energy.

Dec 10 Intuition

So through the days ahead, just take 5-10 seconds to notice what your gut is saying. It may not make logical sense but it’s usually correct.

Small acts of listening to yourself can make all the difference in helping you show up authentically while safeguarding your well-being.

“Intuition is reason in a hurry.” – Holbrook Jackson


Tomorrow, we’re moving on to J – any guesses for the word? If you had to pick a word starting with J for your festive sanity kit, what would it be?

Quietly, and intuitively yours,
-Joanna

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Cage Rattler & Bias Shifter – Helping organisations unlock potential by shifting extraversion bias | Coaching quiet leaders | TEDx Speaker |  Trainer | Founder, CEO – Flourishing Introverts | Host – The Flourishing Introvert Talks and (dropping) Pebbles in the Pond | Author – The Flourishing Nudge  | Co-Flourisher, Co-Founder – Intent to Flourish

Day 09 – December 09, 2024

Day 09

...Honesty is the anchor

Welcome to Day NINE of our A-Z+ of Seasonal Sanity Savers – 2024.

Today, we meet the letter ‘H’, and I have chosen ‘Honesty’ as the Sanity Saver word for today. To me, it begins with being honest to ourselves – festive season or not?

Honesty is the anchor at this time of year for we introverts, as we sail on the good ship ‘Noisy Exuberance’ surrounded by festive jingles and non-stop activity. I could pretty much share an ‘adherence list’ to try out –

1. Start by being honest with yourself about your capacity, needs, and your priorities.
2. Be honest about agreeing to attend events you only really want to be part of.
3. Be honest about politely declining the ones that feel overwhelming.
4. Choose to assess your energy needs before making social commitments.
5. Be honest with the host about how long you can stay, without being apologetic.

What I am saying is that you give yourself permission to honour what feels right for you. Setting realistic expectations for yourself can prevent burnout and help you navigate the season with more ease.

Dec 9 Honesty

Honesty with others is just as important. Communicate your needs clearly and kindly, whether it’s letting someone know you’ll arrive a bit later, or that you can only stay for an hour. When you express yourself authentically, you allow others to adjust their expectations and respect your boundaries. Simple but honest communication without over explanation.

Here’s one to avoid though – the so-called brutal honesty. This can slip past our politeness filter when we’re overwhelmed or worse. So, even more reason to look after your needs.

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So, tomorrow’s letter is ‘I’ – go deep within and guess what the I will be? Well, I guess I gave that away didn’t I?

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Quietly, and honestly yours,
-Joanna

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Cage Rattler & Bias Shifter – Helping organisations unlock potential by shifting extraversion bias | Coaching quiet leaders | TEDx Speaker |  Trainer | Founder, CEO – Flourishing Introverts | Host – The Flourishing Introvert Talks and (dropping) Pebbles in the Pond | Author – The Flourishing Nudge  | Co-Flourisher, Co-Founder – Intent to Flourish

Behind-the-scenes: WEEK 31

Behind the Scenes - Week 31

Nugget of the Week

When we start to be intentional & choose to notice what we’re actually doing on automatic pilot, we have some decisions to make. What stays and what changes?

To flourish as an introvert doesn’t happen by accident. It requires us to be intentional in actively deciding our day-to-day routine and being conscious about our behaviour, as well our habits if we truly wish to liberate ourselves from a default auto-pilot life.

Taking note of our own actions, evaluating the impact of our choices, and ensuring they are in alignment with our authentic-self and our inner-purpose, feeds us the clarity we need.

When we operate from this place of self-awareness our choices are more intentional and in-sync with our values. It helps us decide if we need to let go of a habit, behaviour, possession, or person. This helps us grow and flourish with integrity, authenticity and confidence.

This Sh** Really Happened!

Recently, my PR Team noticed something odd and hence I attended the presentation of someone I had been in touch with and noticed that it felt flat and uninspiring. If the delivery style wasn’t monotonous and mechanical enough already, the content truly made it a challenge to stay awake – and I kid you not!

I rarely say something negative about anyone because I believe we are all different and we all have value to offer in our own unique way. But this chap had a fairly large following yet not much traction, and going by his delivery (content and style) I was surprised if not shocked, as to how he had this following yet next to nil engagement.

This all left me feeling a bit wobbly, (watch out – comparisonitis alert!) as I was left wondering how such a (dare I say) uninspiring individual could have such a large following, yet despite so many people constantly telling me how inspiring and helpful they find my content – I have a far, far smaller following. 

Fortunately, an industry professional I personally know and trust explained to me, with evidence, that this chap has been buying the ‘views’ and ‘followers’, hence making himself appear more successful and in-demand than he really is. 

I cannot tell you how disappointed I felt that people literally fake their success, and not because of impostor syndrome, but because they intentionally want to mislead people. But in the very same moment I felt relieved and was reminded of the compliments and thank you messages I receive both in-person and via emails and chats, telling me how my work has been impacting people’s professional and personal lives on the ground. 

I felt immense gratitude to come out on the other side of my wobble with my integrity intact and confidence reignited. 

Coming up, Buttercup!

Unfortunately, it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking we’re not capable of making our next career move, shifting our priorities, or making significant life changes. I understand—a lifetime of feedback can leave us feeling ‘less than’ in some way.

However, we are far from ‘less than.’ When we recognise that we are ‘more than,’ we unlock our potential to create a life we love, to believe in ourselves, and to intentionally hold firm boundaries. My course is designed to guide you on this flourishing journey, empowering you to take control and make meaningful, lasting changes.

If you’re tired of thinking you can’t and ready to say ‘watch me’, it’s time to consider the Flip Your Limiting Beliefs course.

Offer ends on August 20. Sign-up!

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Got a question? Contact my team at quietly@flourishingintroverts.com