Joni Goodman

In this inspiring interview, Joni D. Goodman—international speaker 🌍, leadership catalyst 💼, and award-winning author of Rappel: Break Through To A Better You 📘—opens up about the hidden struggle behind her success. For years, she lived with performance-based worthiness, constantly striving and achieving, yet feeling disconnected from her true identity.

Her life shifted when she said yes to a charity fundraiser that terrified her—rappelling 15 stories down the side of a hotel 🧗‍♀️. That single act of courage became the foundation of her book Rappel and a five-step framework for courageous, values-driven growth. Today, Joni empowers women in STEM 🔬, leaders in transition, and professionals facing burnout to move from fear to freedom 🕊️ and from self-doubt to confidence 💪—proving that real breakthrough begins with one brave yes ✨.