Going North Podcast

“I had overridden my own intuition and inner guidance for so long in favor of achievement and looking good to the outside I honestly didn’t even know which way was up.” – Mandy Tang Today’s featured fellow bestselling bookcaster is a wife, mom, career coach, holistic healer, and content creator, Mandy Tang. Mandy and I had a fun on a bun chat about her book, “Heal Your Career Wounds: Navigating th...

“We have this capacity for deep peace, deep calm, deep knowing of who we are, deep connection with our callings and our gifts. And that's all within us, just waiting to be accessed.” – Laurie Smith Today’s featured bookcaster is a wife, mom, speaker, workshop facilitator, multi-certified Life Coach, Certified NeuroLinguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner, and the founder of DreamCatching™, Laurie...

“We think of writing as something that happens in isolation, but writing really is best when it's done in community, when you have someone to bounce ideas off of, when you can have that back and forth that gets out of your own head and gives you fresh perspectives you probably wouldn't have thought of.” – Dianna Gunn Today’s featured author is a freelance writer, and the CEO and founder of Weeknig...

“Tap into your own inner creativity. It's there. It's always has been there, and your story matters.” – Abbie Emmons Today’s featured bestselling bookcaster is a writing coach, storyteller, and creator of YouTube's most-watched creative writing channel, Abbie Emmons. Abbie and I had a fun on a bun chat about her new book, “Make Your Story Matter: An Interactive Guide to Unlocking Your Brain's Stor...

"Don't wait for your life to become less busy before you honor your creativity." – Nataliya Falevich Today’s featured author is a mompreneur, speech-language pathologist, artist, and speaker, Nataliya Falevich. Nataliya and I had a fun on a bun chat about her 1 st book, “Velvet Blade: Requiem for Captivity”, her journey from immigrating from Moscow at 22 to earning three master's degrees while rai...

“Your success is determined by your need. How badly do you want it? That's what really gets you to where you want to be.” – Michael Black Today’s featured bestselling author is an entrepreneur, and Founder and CEO of Success Tutoring, Michael Black. Michael and I had a fun on a bun chat about his book, “Millionaire Tutor: Escape Your Soul-Crushing 9-to-5 by Building an Outrageously Profitable Tuto...

“Emotions aren't here just to overwhelm us. They're actually here to guide us.” – Liz Moyer Benferhat Today’s featured fellow bestselling bookcaster is a wife, mom, empath, changemaker, teacher, facilitator, and sustainable development practitioner, Liz Moyer Benferhat. Liz and I had a fun on a bun chat about her book, “When the World Hurts: Why the World’s Pain Makes Sense—and What You Can Do Abo...

“Lead them to Christ, not to you. Or you will burn yourself out quick, fast, and in a hurry.” – Rev. Dr. Nicole B. Simpson Today’s featured bestselling and multi-award-winning author is a 9/11 survivor, TEDx speaker, thought leader, philanthropist, and the founder and CEO of Harvest Wealth Financial, Rev. Dr. Nicole B. Simpson, CFP®. Rev. Dr. Nicole and I had a chat about her books, her remarkable...

"Never underestimate yourself because the things that you think you're bad at now, you can be great at later." – Dr. Katie Eastman Today’s featured bestselling author is a licensed psychotherapist, master grief coach, global keynote speaker, compassionate change coach, organizational change consultant, and Co-Founder of the Best Ever You Network, Dr. Katie Eastman. Dr. Katie and I had a fun on a b...

“Where people get stuck is when they find themselves doing a lot of what I call ‘rocking chair tasks,’ which are those things where, like, you feel like you're in motion, but you're not going anywhere.” – Kate Kayaian Today’s featured fellow bestselling bookcaster is a former professional concert cellist, coach, keynote speaker, career strategist, and President and Artistic Director of the Bermuda...

“When I started having grandkids, I found that a good way to keep them entertained and to keep them from misbehaving was to tell them stories. So, I told them stories.” – Dr. Caroline Crocker Today’s featured author is a wife, grandmom, international speaker, historian, retired research biologist, professor, and nonprofit leader, Dr. Caroline Crocker. Dr. Caroline and I had a fun on a bun chat abo...

“You're going to have either a book or an excuse of why you don't have a book.” – Alinka Rutkowska Today’s featured USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author is a mom, wife, speaker, entrepreneur, and the co-founder of Leaders Brands, Alinka Rutkowska. Alinka and I had a fun on a bun chat about her books, her transition from an unfulfilling corporate career to entrepreneurship, how she...

“I got my first rejection letter when I was 11… But I kept with it, and eventually it paid off.” – William Bernhardt Today’s featured award-winning, #1 bestselling bookcaster is a husband, father, publisher, former trial attorney, and the founder of WriterCon, Oklahoma’s Renaissance Man, William “Bill” Bernhardt. Bill and I had a fun on a bun chat about his latest book, “The Superman Wars: A Battl...

“I thought I would write this book 20 years ago, and it's a very different book than I would have written 20 years ago. So, for y'all who are thinking, oh, I should write the book, I should write the book, maybe your timing is perfect.” – Dr. Alisha Das Today’s featured bestselling bookcaster is a mom, spiritual counselor, intuitive, poet, and angel expert, Dr. Alisha Das. Dr. Alisha and I had a f...

“Work tirelessly on the things that you love. Don't worry about ‘failing.’ Don't worry about producing work that you don't think is any good, because that's an essential crucible that you have to get through.” – Scott Dikkers Today’s featured #1 New York Times bestselling author is a keynote speaker, Peabody Award Winner, Thurber Prize winner for American Humor, and the founder of TheOnion.com, Sc...

“You got to come first from a giving standpoint rather than from a taking standpoint.” – Bret Ridgway Today’s featured bestselling bookcaster is a 25-year veteran of the speaking industry, marketer for small businesses, and entrepreneur, Bret Ridgway. Bret and I had a fun chat about his new kids’ book, “Games Animals Play (When We're Not Looking)”, transitioning from writing business books to chil...

“We were not really talking about sort of that messy middle, perhaps the much less exciting, much less headline grabbing set of stories about what ordinary people are doing here and now to use these tools to solve problems in their communities.” – Dr. Beth Simone Noveck Today’s featured author is a professor, former U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer, director of The Governance Lab, and director...

“Being out in nature and in the wilderness has always, always provided me with something, whether it be the answer I needed or something that I didn't even know I needed.” – Lisa Michelle Today’s featured bestselling and award-winning author is a grandma, former rodeo cowgirl, award-winning screenwriter, filmmaker, and lover of snowstorms, Lisa Michelle. Lisa and I had a fun on a bun chat about he...

“You have to feel valuable within yourself.” – Toni Ann Johnson Today’s featured award-winning author is an actor, award-winning screenwriter, audiobook narrator, college professor, and the 2021 Flannery O'Connor Award winner, Toni Ann Johnson. Toni Ann and I have a fun chat about her latest book, “But Where's Home?: A Novella and Stories”, dealing with the emotional weight of the book's final sto...

“Writing a book to me is not just sharing information or telling a story. It's how do I metabolize the story and take it in enough that when I write or speak, it's a transmission, it's a message, it's a lesson, it's something ancient.” – Celinne Da Costa Today’s featured USA Today Bestselling bookcaster is a TEDx Speaker, certified NLP practitioner, hypnotherapist, world traveler, and master coach...

"I'm a better pastor because of the high-quality professional development and the work that I've done on the job, and I'm a much better employee and leader because of the compassion and the experiences that I've seen in the church." – Rev. Kevin T. Taylor Today's featured award-winning author is a father, husband, leadership advisor, coach, consultant, and keynote speaker, Rev. Kevin T. Taylor. Pa...

“Books have been both a refuge and a source of inspiration. And they can be so uplifting.” – Nicole Pope Today’s featured award-winning author is a book coach, international journalist, editor, and ghostwriter, Nicole Pope. Nicole and I had a chat about her books, her unexpected journey from humanitarian work and foreign correspondence in Turkey to book coaching, the irreplaceable human element in...

“Step out of how we've thought before and into that which is bigger than us.” – Janell Rae Warkentin Today’s featured bookcaster is a mom, wife, thought healer, empath, seasoned intuitive energy healer, professional horse trainer, and creator of the Energy Intelligence Method™, Janell Rae Warkentin. Janell and I had a fun on a bun chat about her new book, “Satori: Awakening to Your Truest Self Thr...

“For any endeavor or enterprise in the creative field, you have to think of it as a job. Even if you only can do it an hour, a day, or two hours a day, even if you have to get up really early in the morning and before the kids are awake.” – Steven Pressfield Today’s featured New York Times Bestselling author is a screenplay writer, former US Marine, and longtime student of classical history, Steve...

“I feel more flexible than in my 20s when I was dancing, not because I did any sort of exercise routine. But because I healed, I released, and I said bye bye to negative people and toxic people.” – Heather Ann Ferri Today’s featured author is a speaker, singer, healer, educator, and the World Record Holder for most spins whilst tap dancing, Heather Ann Ferri. Heather Ann and I had a fun on a bun c...