Going North Podcast

“Writing and publishing your book are two different shoes. Writing a book is really just 50%, and the foundation. Setting everything up to marketing to all the layout stuff is another 50%. So, write a good book. That's important. But also, take some time with publishing.” – Wiebke Tasch Today’s featured bestselling author is an editor, polyglot, publishing strategist, and the founder of Digital Au...

“Your thoughts create your life.” – Lisa B. Schermerhorn Today’s featured #1 international bestselling author is a mom, transformational leader, award-winning keynote speaker, multi-certified coach, hypnotherapist, and Master NLP Practitioner, Lisa Schermerhorn. Lisa and I had a fun on a bun chat about her book, ”In Every Belief Is a Lie”, starring in Dr. Joe Vitale’s movie, “Zero Limits”, her ins...

“Imagine it's your last day on Earth. What song would you write?“ – Greig Watts Today’s featured bestselling author is a father, husband, songwriter, publisher, and A & R, Greig Watts. Greig and I had a fun on a bun chat about his book, “Keeping the Dream Alive: A Songwriter's Guide to Overcoming Rejection, Finding Success and Enjoying the Journey Along the Way”, what it’s like navigating busi...

“I had written before, and I would stop. Either life would get in the way or my own perfectionist tendencies. So, I just made the intention that I'm not going to stop. I'm going to finish this whether it gets published or not.” – Lori Zoss Today’s featured bestselling author is a passionate entrepreneur, speaker, sports fan, and the founder and chief principal of Growth Owl, LLC, Lori Zoss. Lori a...

“So many people live in the past as if there's going to be a do over, or as if they're like the phone we use where we watch a video, and it's got that little button that says you can go back 10 seconds. That's not how life is. And when we're hanging out in the past, we're missing what's happening in the present.” – Tom LeNoble Today’s featured bestselling, award-winning bookcaster is a Resilience...

“One thing I try to do in all of my novels, no matter how serious they are, I like to have comic relief. I like to have the reader smile and go, ‘oh, that's funny’.” – Adele Royce Today’s featured bestselling author is a wife, cat mom, and an advertising and PR executive, Adele Royce. Adele and I had a fun on a bun chat about her books, writing rituals for getting into peak writing state, and more...

“As I unpacked that with them in their interviews, some of them came to tears because something that is so personal and what some people discounted outside of the walls as something emotional, actually had value and meaning outside of the walls of that church and into very hard-hitting corporate America.” – L. Michelle Smith Today’s featured bestselling, award-winning bookcaster is a keynote speak...

“I never forgot that. That was asked of me in July of 1971. I had just left medical school. I was in Ohio. I was one of 35 doctors, but I was the only black doctor, and I was asked that question. And so how do you how do you forget that?” – Dr. Otto E. Stallworth Jr. Today’s featured author is a retired medical doctor, grandfather, entrepreneur, and the founder of the Stallworth OhYes! Foundation,...

“Get comfortable being a little uncomfortable and raise your hand and say, yes, and you'll be amazed you do those two things of where life can take you.” – Alex Boylan Today’s featured bestselling author is an Emmy-nominated host, producer, speaker, traveler, the creator of The College Tour TV Show, and the winner of season 2’s Amazing Race, Alex Boylan. Alex and I had a fun on a bun chat about hi...

“Confidence is a skill, and you build it from the inside out.” – Simone Knego Today’s featured award-winning bestselling bookcaster is a wife, mom, two-time TEDx Speaker, and serial entrepreneur, Simone Knego. Simone and I had a fun on a bun chat about her new book, “REAL Confidence: A Simple Guide to Go from Unsure to Unshakeable”, embracing versatility for personal growth, what led her to start...

“There is a reason why I'm writing her story. So, I gave myself permission to write her story to get all these feelings out of me. And once I gave myself permission to do that, I did not stop writing.” – Laura Frost Today’s featured award-winning author is a wife, mom, wildlife biologist, amateur baker, and adventure seeker, Laura Frost. Laura and I had a fun on a bun chat about her book, “Seeking...

“You deserve to be treated with kindness, and it starts by first being kind to yourself.” – Rosie Aiello Today’s featured fellow bookcaster is relationship coach, speaker, award-winning entrepreneur, and the founder of the Love is Kind Movement, Rosie Aiello. Rosie and I had a chat about her books, her journey from living in Saudi Arabia to escaping an abusive marriage and starting over in the U.S...

“If you don't quit, you never lose.” – Dr. Tommy Rhee Today’s featured author is a sports chiropractor, US Navy veteran, and regenerative medicine innovator, Dr. Tommy Rhee. Dr. Tommy and I had a fun on a bun chat about his book, “The Future of Regenerative Medicine: Unlocking the Potential of Topical Stem Cell Therapy”, what it was like to work for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, innovations in non-inv...

“Don't let the metrics and all the followers kind of get you down. If you can help one person today, make them smile, solve a problem, or make them understand that they are loved and appreciated. You've done your job for today.” – Allen C. Paul Today’s featured fellow Christian bookcaster is a husband, father of 3, jazz musician, creative coach, and entrepreneur, Allen C. Paul. Allen and I had a f...

“It's always important to speak up for yourself and to define for yourself what you will and will not tolerate.” – Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum Today’s featured New York Times bestselling author is a mom, wife, clinical psychologist, award-winning educational thought leader, TEDx speaker, and president emerita of Spelman College, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum. Dr. Beverly and I had a fun on a bun chat abou...

“There's a difference between breathing and living. Everybody will breathe, but not everybody will live. Everybody will exist, but not everybody will live.” – Dr. Kevin Foreman Today’s featured bestselling author is a renaissance man, success coach, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Pastor of Harvest Church, “The People’s Bishop” Dr. Kevin Foreman. Dr. Kevin and I had a fun on a bun chat about his...

“The body will not allow you to feel something, even if it's positive, if it doesn't feel safe. It's a pure biological, instinctive response. It’s the body's job to keep you safe, and if something feels like a threat, it's going to divert your behavior, and we're going to do something to sabotage it.” – Dr. Evette Rose Today’s featured international bestselling bookcaster is a mom, wife, speaker,...

“Everything that's difficult that happens in our lives, especially in relationships, is showing us to ourselves. It's showing us where we have some healing to do or something to work out or fear to overcome.” – Thais Gibson Today’s featured bestselling bookcaster is a researcher, relationship expert, keynote speaker, creator of the Integrated Attachment Theory™, and the founder of The Personal Dev...

“Don't make your work your identity.” – Jacob Karnes Today’s featured fellow bookcaster is a father, husband, business coach, keynote speaker, and the founder of Waves Business Coaching, Jacob Karnes. Jacob and I had a fun on a Chick-fil-A bun chat about his first book, “Master Your First Job: The Remarkable Path From First Day to First Promotion”, intentional leadership, the power of specific, po...

“Beauty truly does come from within…and a glow can't be purchased.” – Liane Marie Lambert Today’s featured bestselling author is a mom, spiritual mentor, energy alchemist, and a multi-certified health and life Coach, Liane Marie Lambert. Liane and I had a fun on a bun chat about her book, “Karma to Dharma A New Age Guide to Becoming Superhuman”, how our inner energy shapes reality, the importance...

“At the same time in which, he kind of like crushed my dream a little bit. He gave me permission to dream a new one, a different one, which in the end, looking back five, six years later, I appreciate.” – Regina Linke Today’s featured best-selling author is a mom, wife, storyteller, illustrator, and artist, Regina Linke. Regina and I had a fun on a bun chat about her book, “The Oxherd Boy”, her cr...

“Even if it doesn't mean anything to you, it means something to the person that you're writing for, and it means something to the person who's reading the story.” – Dr. Rhonda M. Lawson Today’s featured award-winning, bestselling author is a retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant, book coach, publicist, literary strategist, and the founder of Black History Month Literary Weekend, Dr. Rhonda Lawson. Dr....

“It just takes a different mindset and a different approach and a different way of saying yes to yourself…I learned to say yes to myself and say, give it a chance. See what happens.” – Heike Yates Today’s featured award-winning bookcaster is a wife, glam-mom, fitness expert, entrepreneur, and coach, Heike Yates. Heike and I had a fun on a bun chat about her book, “Pursue Your Spark: Your Guide to...

“I also want my kids to see that if you have something inside of you and you want to tell the story, tell the story...I like to write, and if something pops up, I'm going to tell the story because I'm going to do my very best to not die with any story inside of me.” – Dr. Charles Thomas Jr. Today’s featured fellow bestselling author is a father, husband, entrepreneur, radio personality, cyclist, a...

“When we don't do the inner work as leaders, then we tend to lead from a place of fear and control and ego, as opposed to a place of compassion and love and shared purpose.” – Jane Marie Chen Today’s featured USA Today bestselling author is a globally recognized entrepreneur, inventor, and TED speaker, Jane Marie Chen. Jane and I had a fun on a bun chat about her book, “Like a Wave We Break: A Mem...