Going North Podcast

“No is a perfectly good answer.” – Debbie Weiss Today’s featured author is a former lawyer turned writer, Debbie Weiss. Debbie and I had a chat about her book, “Available As Is: A Midlife Widow’s Search for Love”, her journey of self-discovery after the loss of her husband, and more!!   Key Things You’ll Learn: The inspiration behind Debbie’s book Debbie’s advice for widows looking to recover...

“We sometimes don’t realize the beauty of ourselves when we only focus on this polished perfect facade that we are ready to show to the world.” - Kristina Mand-Lakhiani Today’s featured international bestselling author is mom, wife, entrepreneur, speaker, artist, philanthropist, and Co-founder of Mindvalley, Kristina Mand-Lakhiani. Kristina and I had a fun chat about her book, “Becoming Flawesome:...

"Our stories can go places we can never imagine." – Marsha Vanwynsberghe Today’s featured bestselling bookcaster is a mom, wife, Storytelling Business Coach, entrepreneur, kinesiologist, and NLP Trainer, Marsha Vanwynsberghe. Marsha and I had a fun chat about her books, what it means to own your story, and more!!!   Key Things You’ll Learn: Why shared experiences are powerful ones How to shar...

"The quality of your life is going to be determined by the quality of questions that you ask." - Dr. Zayd Abdul-Karim Today’s featured #1 Amazon Best Selling Author is inspirational speaker, entrepreneur, business consultant, and President of Universal Self-Leadership Institute Inc., Dr. Zayd Abdul-Karim aka Dr. Z. Dr. Z and I had a fun chat about his books, developing an unshakable mindset for pe...

We attract what we are thinking about, vibrating about, working on, and putting energy into. Today’s featured bestselling bookcaster is hypnotherapist, executive coach, corporate trainer, and imagination advocate, Michelle Walters. Michelle and I had a fun chat about her book, “An Alignment of Spirit: Finding Work You Love”, using the law of attraction to manifest a dream job, and more!!!   K...

"If you've seen someone have success, then that's the greatest indicator that you can have it too." - Hilary DeCesare Today’s featured three-time international bestselling author is award-winning business expert, entrepreneurial performance coach, public speaker, and sales and psychology expert, Hilary DeCesare. Hilary and I have a fun chat about her book, "Relaunch: Spark Your Heart and Ignite Yo...

"Shyness left when love came." – Dr. Victoria Rader Today’s featured International bestselling author is mom, wife, transformational speaker, and Possibility Coach®️, Dr. Victoria Rader. Dr. Victoria and I had a fun chat about her book, “Prosper mE: The 35 Universal Laws to Make Money Work for You”, her incredible journey from growing up in a totalitarian society to becoming a beacon of internal f...

"If the public doesn't understand what we're doing, then that's our fault." – Leah Elson Today’s featured author is an academically-published clinical development scientist, and public science communicator, Leah Elson, MS, MPH. Leah and I had a fun chat about her book, “There Are (No) Stupid Questions … in Science”, her journey from being a sportscaster to becoming a scientist, and the importance...

"Every step makes progress, and it doesn't matter how small." – Nikki Green Today’s featured bestselling bookcaster is speaker, career coach, avid traveler, and Life & Business Resiliency expert, Nikki Green. Nikki and I had a fun hat about her book, “Chameleon Mindset: Creative Ways To Embrace Change And Build Mental Resilience To Transform Your Career & Life”, the importance of staying t...

"Service to many leads to greatness." - Blaine Oelkers Today’s featured author is a TEDx speaker, Personal Implementation expert, and America’s Chief Results Officer, Blaine Oelkers. Blaine and I had a chat about his book, “Think and Grow Rich - Study Edition”, unlocking the full power of your mind, and more!   Key Things You’ll Learn: Why everyone is already a habit master How to automate yo...

The more you embrace your inner greatness, the more you can be of service to others. Today’s featured author is certified confidence coach, speaker, workshop facilitator, and Reiki Master, Kate Heartsong. Kate and I had a chat about her book, “Humanity's Cry for Change: Actions You Can Take to Create a New Earth”, contributing to the betterment of humanity, and more!!   Key Things You’ll Lear...

"Each person is gift-wrapped for the world." – Dea Irby Today’s featured award-winning author is wife, mom, grandmom, TEDx speaker, Realtor, and connector, Dea Irby. Dea and I had a fun chat about her book, “CLAIM Your People at Work: How Inclusive Leaders Keep Their Employees Engaged and Productive”, the importance of belonging, and more!!!   Key Things You’ll Learn: Her 5 facet strategy for...

"The more you can make it easy for people, the more likely people are to do it." - Julia Goldstein, PhD Today’s featured award-winning author is consultant, keynote speaker, and founder of JLFG Communications, Julia Goldstein, PhD. Julia and I had a chat about her books, ways to advance environmental sustainability, and more!!   Key Things You’ll Learn: What inspired her to make the switch fr...

“Don’t try to be so busy, it’s not all that it’s cracked up to be.” - Marjorie Turner Hollman Today’s featured author is freelance writer and outdoor lover, Marjorie Turner Hollman. Marjorie and I had a chat about her book, “My Liturgy of Easy Walks: Reclaiming Hope in a World Turned Upside Down”, why it’s okay to ask for help, and more! Key Things You’ll Learn: How she became a writer 3 Life Less...

“Kids rise or fall based on your expectation." - Dr. Danny Brassell Today’s featured bestselling author is a father, husband, keynote speaker, educational consultant, and co-creator of freeREADINGtraining.com, Dr. Danny Brassell. Dr. Danny and I had a fun chat about his book, ”Leadership Begins with Motivation: 33 Unique Ways to Think & Act Like a Successful Leader That Will Transform Your Pro...

"Connect your actions to your passions." – Kelly Smith Today’s featured bestselling bookcaster is mom, podcast coach, professional artist, filmmaker, and marketing expert, Angela Kelly Smith. Kelly and I had a fun chat about her books, why podcasting is a powerful marketing tool for your business, and more!!!   Key Things You’ll Learn: Her love for art and how her artistic expression plays a...

"Being unique and authentic comes with a price." – Kelly Swanson Today’s featured bestselling author is Hall of Fame Speaker, Award-Winning Storyteller, Comedian, Creator of the Persuasion Principle, and Story Impact Academy, Kelly Swanson. Kelly and I had a fun chat about her books, how to take a story from good enough to amazing, and how her faith shaped her life to be what it is today!   K...

"Search inward. The outward stuff means nothing." – Diane Hatz Today’s featured award-winning author is inner activist, creative marketing expert, and nonprofit founder, Diane Hatz. Diane and I had a fun chat about her book, “Rock Gods & Messy Monsters”, navigating the writing world as an indie author, and more!!!   Key Things You’ll Learn: Her advice for new indie authors Mistakes t...

"Flexibility is an important key to kindness and success." - Jill Lublin Today’s featured bestselling author is expert visibility strategist, international speaker, and consultant, Jill Lublin. Jill and I had a chat about her book, “The Profit of Kindness: How to Influence Others, Establish Trust, and Build Lasting Business Relationships”, and using publicity as a cost-effective, lucrative, and po...

Unconditional love is a way to raise your vibration. Today’s featured bestselling author is nature lover, devout Catholic, and mom of 5, Kathleen Donnelly Israel. Kathleen and I had a chat about her book, “Wisdom on the Camino: A Spiritual Journey Sharing Forgiveness and Possibilities to Inspire the Rest of Your Life”, how struggle can yield spiritual growth, and more!!   Key Things You’ll Le...

Always believe in yourself and trust your gut. Today’s featured award-winning author is a wife, grandmother, storyteller, and thinker, Patti Lee. Patti and I had a fun chat about her books, her writing style that helps her to finish books, and more!!   Key Things You’ll Learn: How Patti became a writer How Patti deals with writers block Why it's good to be part of a writing group What helped...

“Sales hasn’t changed in 100 years or more.” – Thomas Ellis Today’s featured author is keynote speaker, sales management veteran, LinkedIn trainer, President & Chief Sales Coach of EWC Consultants, Thomas Ellis. Thomas and I talk about his book, “B.U.D. Better, Unique, & Desirable: The Sales Process That Gets Results”, reframing the way you see sales, and more!!   Key Things You’ll Le...

Focus on what brings you joy. Today’s featured author is certified Child Yoga & Mindfulness Instructor, Sarah Finniss. Sarah and I had a chat about her first book, “Iris' Magical Yoga Adventure”, the journey to completing it, and more!   Key Things You’ll Learn: What inspired her to write a children's book Why you need to keep a collection of your writings no matter how silly they are Her...

"It's a sweet and bitter world that we live in. The more sweetness that we get, the more you want." - Carole Sluski Today’s featured bestselling author is mother, grandmother, wife, entrepreneur, inspirational speaker, advocate, and motivator, Carole Sluski. Carole and I had a chat about her book, “Thirty: A Mother's Spiritual Journey After Losing Her Child”, her faith after dealing with the grief...

Putting yourself to the side at times can help put you in a better state of mind. Today’s featured author is nurse, speaker, and Founder of Mother Martha Family Foundation, Martha Hoy. Martha and I had a chat about her books, escaping from an abusive relationship, and more!!   Key Things You’ll Learn: How Martha became "Mother Martha" Her writing process for her books What to expect from her...