Going North Podcast

Put yourself out there because people can’t find you and your work if you don’t.   Today’s featured award-winning author is a professional editor, journalist, and photographer with work published in a variety of formats, Marie Powell. Marie and I talk about how she got into writing young adult historical fiction books, sharpening her craft, and tons more!!   Key Things You’ll Learn: How...

“I am a true ghostwriter because I’m writing my dead husband’s stories.” – Sahara Foley   Today’s bonus award-winning author is book reviewer, blogger, and insurance guru, Sahara Foley. Sahara and I talk about her love for the written word, using writing as a way to heal from the grief of losing her husband Bob and more!!   Key Things You’ll Learn: How helping her husband’s dream come tr...

“Everything is temporary. The good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful are temporary.” – Miranda Oh   Today’s featured returning bestselling author is storyteller, podcast host, and wine connoisseur, Miranda Oh. Miranda and I talk about her 4th book project, tips for new writers, and more!!   Key Things You’ll Learn: The progress toward her book project about endometriosis. The main ski...

“If you want to find the happiest place on the planet, believe it or not, it’s the pocket of twitter where the authors hang out. Especially the fiction writers.” - Catherine Saykaly-Stevens   Today’s featured author is speaker, trainer, and social media consultant, Catherine Saykaly-Stevens. Catherine and I have a fun and creative chat about how she became an internet pioneer, how to start a...

“Worrying will get you absolutely nowhere.” – Hank Phillippi Ryan   Today’s featured international bestselling award-winning author is the USA Today bestselling author of 12 thrillers, winning the most prestigious awards in the genre: five Agathas, four Anthonys, and the coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award. She is also an on-air investigative reporter for Boston’s WHDH-TV, with 37 Emmys and doze...

Consciously build your business with quality and not just pure entertainment unless you are in the entertainment business.  Today’s featured bestselling author is online entrepreneur, speaker, investor, and momentum maker, David Schloss. David and I talk about what led him to become a successful online entrepreneur, being self-aware for elite performance as an entrepreneur, and other legacy-b...

“First things first, don’t get bogged down in all the books and how-tos. Write the book and hit the end.” – Ann Charles Today’s featured superstar author is a USA Today Bestselling author who writes award-winning mysteries and a member of Sisters in Crime and Western Writers of America, Ann Charles. Ann and I have a laughter-filled conversation about what led her to become a writer, her advice for...

“Your true potential is a lot more than what you think it is now.” – Geo Derice   Today’s featured bonus author is entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and founder of 20/20 Living Inc., Geo Derice. Geo and I talk about finding your purpose, building your self-awareness, and tons more!!!   Key Thing’s You’ll Learn:   The 2 under the radar skills that you need in 2021 and beyond. What...

“You can’t be bad at meditation.” – Blake Bauer   Today’s featured international bestselling author is optimal health consultant, Modern Meditation & Qi Gong Master, Blake D. Bauer. Blake and I talk about the power of meditation, transforming your anxiety, and more!!!   Key Things You’ll Learn: How meditating for over 2 decades helped Blake heal from past trauma. The biggest block fo...

“You have no limits except the ones that you believe in.” – Hale Dwoskin   Today’s featured New York Times best-selling author is an international speaker, a founding member of The Transformational Leadership Council, founder of Sedona Training Associates, and the only teacher to appear in both “The Secret” & “The Greatest Secret”, Hale Dwoskin. Hale and I have a fun chat about his appear...

“You cannot produce gold without digging below the surface.” – Ken Rupert   Today’s featured Maryland author is US Army veteran, speaker, Master Christian Life coach, and the founder of the “Financial Black Belt” financial management system, Ken Rupert. Ken and I talk about some wealth principles and the 5 nuggets of wisdom gained from the adversity he faced in 2020.   Key Thing’s You’ll...

“A system is the process of predictably achieving a goal based on a logical and specific set of how-to principles.” - Bob Burg   Today’s featured international bestselling author is a Free-Market Advocate, Animal lover, and sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences on topics at the core of the Go-Giver books, Bob Burg. Bob and I talk about self-awareness, having systems...

Always be grateful for what you have and how it benefits your life.   Today’s bonus featured author from Baltimore is public speaker, historian, and a retiree from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Maurice W. Dorsey Ph. D. Maurice & I talk about his newest book that’s a tribute to his late father, the three biggest lessons that he lear...

“When working with young people, you have to be open-minded.” – Christopher Green   Today’s featured author is a facilitator and youth motivational speaker, Christopher Green. Chris and I talk about his nonprofit that helps the youth, 3 required qualities of a mentor, and more!!   Key Thing’s You’ll Learn: His Why for starting his nonprofit company, Open Mind Mentoring. His advice for th...

Sometimes you need to choose something to get somewhere rather than waste time.   Today’s featured author is 17-year-old self-help author Jonathon Nazario. Jonathon and I talk about his book, his future business goals, and more!!!   Key Things You’ll Learn: What helped him to gain the confidence to write and publish his first book. Why he chose self-help as his first genre to write in. W...

“My work gives me life.” – Rodney C. Burris   Today’s featured author from Baltimore is international speaker, youth advocate, and professional development coach, Rodney Burris. Rodney and I talk about the power of your mind, why complacency is carbon monoxide to your growth, and tons more!!   Key Thing’s You’ll Learn: Why you must be careful about the stories that mainstream media portrays. Why y...

“If you want to write, the key is to do it.” - Edward Willett   Today’s featured bestselling award-winning author is Actor, singer, playwright, and award-winning podcast host, Edward Willett. Ed and I talk about how he grew to love Sci-Fi, advice for writers who want to write a book, and more!!!   Key Things You’ll Learn: Why he writes in multiple genres. How Sci-fi became his favorite g...

“Burnout is a choice.” - Michael Levitt   Today’s featured bestselling author is a fellow #podcast host, Fortune 500 consultant, Certified NLP & CBT Therapist, and Chief Burnout Officer of The Breakfast Leadership Network, Michael Levitt. Michael and I talk about burnout prevention, what Work/Life Harmony is, and more!!!   Key Thing’s You’ll Learn: What Burnout is. Why you should kee...

Great ideas come to you while you are in motion.   Today’s featured author is a mother, wife, and literary warrior that will use her lack of filter for the greater good, Heather Gooden aka H.M. Gooden. Heather and I talk about how she became a writer, the dreams from her teen years that inspires her published work, and more punny goodness!   Key Things You’ll Learn: The vivid dreams that...

“Good ethics is good business.” - Rabbi Yonason Goldson   Today’s featured author is TEDx speaker, hitchhiking rabbi, and Keynote speaker with 3000 years’ experience, Yonason Goldson. Yonason and I talk about the globetrotting adventures that led him to become a rabbi, having ethical personal success, and more!!!   Key Thing’s You’ll Learn: Why we need a sense of direction. The backpacki...

“Everybody has a story. Everybody’s life is interesting.” – Bob Brill   Today’s featured bestselling author is an award-winning broadcaster, screenwriter, producer, and news anchor at CBS Radio LA; KNX 1070, Bob Brill. Bob and I talk about creativity, his future projects for 2021, and more!   Key Thing’s You’ll Learn: What keeps Bob creative. Why your life is interesting than you think....

“If you are not into shameless self-promotion, don’t write a book.” – Jim Christina   Today’s featured author is a musician, historian, writer, poet, playwright, and Vietnam veteran, Jim Christina. Jim and I talk about the creative background that led him to where he is today, the reasons why you should do some research along with your writing projects, and more!!   Key Thing’s You’ll Le...

Never hesitate to start a good habit as soon as possible.   Today’s featured award-winning author is a professional ballroom dancer and choreographer by day, and a curly-haired neurotic writer by night, Jennifer Anne Gordon. Jennifer and I talk about her background as a ballroom dancer, recruiting people for your group of beta readers, and more!!!   Key Thing’s You’ll Learn: What inspire...

“People want the outcome but not necessarily the journey.” - Matthew McGregor   Today’s featured author is a business growth expert, international speaker, coach, trainer, and is the founder and creator of 22 Apps™, Matthew McGregor. Matt and I talk about what led him to the creation of 22 Apps, his past life before 22 Apps, and more!!!   Key Thing’s You’ll Learn: What inspired Matt to s...

“We are better friends to other people than we are to ourselves.” - Dr. LaMarr Darnell Shields   Today’s featured bestselling author is inspirational speaker, educator, thought-leader, author, and artist, Dr. LaMarr Darnell Shields. Dr. Shields and I talk about mindfulness, the Ubuntu philosophy, and more!!!   Key Things You’ll Learn: What keeps Dr. LaMarr inspired and motivated. 3 keys...