Make Your Own Map: Are YOU Ready to be BRAVE?

Thank you to Prolific Writing Professor Susan Shapiro for joining me on my podcast. "What's so great is that all the mistakes that I made -- I could use everything that I learned to help other people so that they don't have to go through all the suffering ." Her website: https://www.susanshapiro.net/ READ the transcript of our interview:⁠ ⁠https://www.wesaidgotravel.com/from-pen-...

It was my honor to interview Ambassador Geraldine Bryne Nason . She is currently the Irish Ambassador to the United States and for five years served as Ireland’s Ambassador to the United Nations, most recently during Ireland’s term serving on the Security Council as an elected member, working for international peace and security. After our interview, enjoy a performance by Lisa Hannigan who I reco...

Zibby Owens is a champion of books, authors, and the joy of reading. As a book messenger, her multifaceted roles include author, publisher, podcast host, book store owner, magazine editor and Good Morning America television book correspondent. Enjoy my interview with Zibby who has not only created a significant impact on the literary world but has also touched the lives of countless readers. Owens...

Thank you to Jeff Jenkins, National Geographic Host of Never Say Never for joining me on my podcast. We met in person at the 2023 New York Travel and Adventure Show where I was a speaker! Jeff's show will air starting next month, July 9, 2023, and he told me, "I travel all over the world doing things outside of my comfort zone. I believe this show is going to be very motivational and insp...

Unveiling a Travel Enthusiast's Dream: Italy-Loving Nina Ruggerio, Editor Extraordinaire, and Trailblazing Founder of the Captivating 'Be a Travel Writer' Class! Thank you  Nina Ruggiero from Travel and Leisure 's digital editorial director and founder of the " Be A Travel Writer " course  for joining me  on my podcast ! Nina told me, " Don’t be afraid to ask to do t...

Thank you Pauline Frommer  for joining me  on my podcast ! I was honored to speak at the Travel and Adventure Show in New York , Chicago and Los Angeles --just like my travel idol, Pauline Frommer! I loved having her on my podcast and I know you will learn so much from listening to her extensive travel knowledge! Want more? Listen to her podcast, The Frommers Travel Show ! And BUY the brand new gu...

Ocean Guardians Unite! Celebrating World Environment Day with Richard Murphy of Ocean Futures Society and co-creator of Ambassadors of the Environment at Dorado Beach, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve World Environment Day at Dorado Beach, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve, today was an extraordinary event that left a lasting impact on all who attended. The celebration was a perfect blend of inspiration, education, an...

How can you help our planet? EAT A LIONFISH! I interviewed Alex Fogg, THE FISH GUY, who I first met at the DEMA Dive Conference when he was a speaker about LIONFISH, an invasive species in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Alex is a marine biologist who is part of the team at Destin-Fort Walton Beach . In fact, he is one of four marine biologists on the tourism team unlike any other tourism te...

Happy Launch Day to Andrew McCarthy and Walking With Sam: A Father, A Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain. Buy the book Amazon https://amzn.to/3pbstIs Barnes and Noble https://bit.ly/AMbookSam BookShop https://bookshop.org/a/92429/9781538709207 "The second day of the walk Sam said to me, what’s the point of this F-ing walk, and he didn’t say F-ing. And on the last day he said, Dad, that’...

Happy Earth Day! What you Do Matters! Join with PADI in the Save the Ocean Pledge, learn more in my interview with Katie Thompson , Global Director, Corporate Social Responsibility at PADI https://www.padi.com/conservation/save-the-ocean-pledge "The pledge is a personal commitment to say YES! I’m going to help create balance between humanity and ocean. I’m going to respect the ocean or the un...

Thank you Aliza Licht for joining me on my podcast! "It’s never too late to start over. We hear stories all the time of people later in life going back to school for something completely new and different...You get one life, but many chances.”  Both of Aliza's books train you to be a publicist for YOURSELF! I learned so much from reading them. I changed my social media bios immediately af...

Thank you Maggie Smith for joining me on my podcast to talk about her new book, You Could Make This Place Beautiful! "What now? I am out with lanterns, looking for myself. But here’s the thing about carrying light with you: No matter where you go, and no matter what you find—or don’t find—you change the darkness just by entering it. You clear a path through it.... My life is like the ocean th...

Blowing Bubbles with Rachel Novak, Miss Mermaid Nevada and Freediving Instructor Thank you Rachel Novak for joining me on my podcast! Rachel Novak -- Miss Mermaid Nevada, Freediving & Mermaid Instructor, Stunt Performer, Mermaid Performance Artist, Content Creator About Rachel: https://www.aquanautsfreediving.com/thesailingsiren Read more on WSGT: https://www.wesaidgotravel.com/blowing-bubbles...

Thank you Laura Carney for joining me on my podcast! Laura talked to us about finding her father's bucket list, deciding to complete it and writing her book--My Father's List: How Living My Dad's Dreams Set Me Free GET YOUR COPY: https://amzn.to/3TIULFg Laura Carney is a writer and copy editor in New York. She's been published by the Washington Post, the Associated Press, The Hill,...

Thank you Christie Tate for joining me on my podcast! Listen to hear Christie's tips for START SOMEWHERE and FIVE MINUTE CONNECTIONS. "Let’s stop telling ourselves we stink at friendship and let’s do something different and let’s do it together, and our lives changed." https://christietate.com/ Learn how to be your own B.F.F. -A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found from Christie Tate!...

Thank you to Travels with Darley for joining me on my podcast!  Learn about Season 10 of her Emmy Award winning Travel TV show!   On Having a TV SHOW: "it is a dream job. It’s a lot of work but I love it. I figure if I’m going to be working every day anyway I might as well work on something I love and get to travel. That’s really why I started the series. I caught the travel bug early an...

Thank you to Lisa Genova, Empathy Warrior, Author and Neuroscientist,  for joining me on my podcast!   Lisa's mission: "My purpose in my writing is to humanize and to engender  empathy and compassion for people who have neurological issues."   Ask yourself like Lisa does: "what would I do if I didn’t have to care  about money or what anyone thought?"  Lisa's website:...

Five Steps to be FREE of the Fear of Failure:  Authority Magazine interviews Lisa Niver READ the full interview https://medium.com/authority-magazine/lisa-niver-of-we-said-go-travel-on-becoming-free-from-the-fear-of-failure-1c418bcac5d1   As a part of this series, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing  Lisa Niver. Niver is an award-winning travel expert who has explored 102 &n...

I spoke with Patricia Schultz about her NEW BOOK: Why We Travel https://amzn.to/3GMsoBx CLASSIC BOOK: 1000 Places to See Before You Die https://amzn.to/3GHCDH3 and all things travel! https://www.wesaidgotravel.com/why-we-travel-100-reasons-to-see-the-world/   Why We Travel is filled with personal stories and anecdotes, quotes that  inspire, and reasons to motivate-plus images so lush you can't wai...

Thank you to Meaghan Murphy for talking to me about her book, Your Fully Charged Life!  Read our interview on THRIVE GLOBAL:   https://thriveglobal.com/stories/is-your-life-fully-charged-with-meaghan-murphy/   BUY her BOOK: https://amzn.to/3GirBqk Find Meghan on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/meaghanbmurphy/  https://www.instagram.com/theyaylist/  and on her we...

Thank you to Tiffany Paulsen, Executive Producer and Writer of Holidate,  Netflix 2020, for joining me for this interview!  CONGRATS on HOLIDATE being #1 on NETFLIX in 87 countries!   ABOUT FATE: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14456350/ HOLiDATE: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9866072/  Read all about our interview in my Thrive Global article: "How Did She  Do it? Learning abo...

Thank you to Gaby Natale for making time to talk to me about your show,  SuperLatina which has won three-time Daytime EMMY®-awards, and your  book, The Virtuous Circle!   Read the full transcript: Thrive Global https://thriveglobal.com/stories/gaby-natale-shares-the-secrets-to-her-success/   Learn more about Gaby Natale: http://www.gabynatale.com/    Get her book...

Thank you to Mallika Chopra for speaking with me!  More about this dialogue in my article on THRIVE GLOBAL:  https://thriveglobal.com/stories/just-breathe-a-dialogue-with-mallika-chopra   Mallika Chopra website: https://www.mallikachopra.com/about/ Just BREATHE: https://amzn.to/3Z2sH1X Just FEEL: https://amzn.to/3Z5ViU7 Just BE YOU: https://amzn.to/3G8M3tS She is the author of Just...

Thank you to Shelley Zalis, founder of The Female Quotient, for speaking to me!  INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT: https://community.thriveglobal.com/changing-the-world-one-connection-at-a-time-with-shelley-zalis-from-the-female-quotient/ We talked about HeartBeat Moments, the power of the pack and going from a moment to a movement.    Go to https://www.thefemalequotient.com/ to get involved in...

Thank you to Alka Joshi, author of the New York Times Bestseller, THE  HENNA ARTIST and THE SECRET KEEPER OF JAIPUR for speaking  with me about her books, her TV show and her writing!  Alka has spoken  to over 400 book clubs. I asked her about how did that happen…..   Enjoy our full video interview here.  Read about it on THRIVE GLOBAL and on We Said Go Travel. ...