Going North Podcast
Calling all aspiring authors and seasoned wordsmiths alike! This is your official invitation to live your best life and write the book that's burning inside you. The Going North Podcast is your one-stop shop for inspiration, information, and motivation on your author journey. Every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, host Dom Brightmon, the positive thought catalyst, bestselling author, and certified trainer with the Maxwell Leadership Team chats with incredible authors from around the world. These inspiring guests share their unique stories, writing tips, and the power they've found in the written word. With each episode, you'll discover a treasure trove of wisdom, actionable advice, and heartfelt stories that will ignite your creativity and fuel your journey to get your own manuscript moving! But Going North isn't just about the craft – it's about you. Dom believes in the magic of "Advancing others to advance yourself," and this podcast is all about helping you become the best author and person you can be. So, grab your notebook, unleash your creativity, and get ready to be a part of something special. With Going North as your guide, you'll be well on your way to living your best life and sharing your story with the world. Ready to Go North? Subscribe today!
Episodes
“Every time something, an idea, a solution, a way, something happens that I couldn't have thought of myself. Whenever that happens in my life, I really do consider it a miracle.” – Sara Connell
Today’s featured best-selling bookcaster is a mom, wife, queenmaker, TEDx speaker, and the founder of the Thought Leader Academy, Sara Connell. Sara and I had a high energy chat about her books, her writing rituals for keeping her writing ga...
“Having someone just hear you out is so healing. And then when that person has some kind of impact as a result, their life is impacted in some way, then we heal even further because now whatever we're sharing is doing good in the lives of others." – Marcy Pusey
Today’s featured award-winning, bestselling author is a mom, trauma-certified story coach, 2X TEDx speaker, and the founder of Miramare Ponte Press, Marcy Pusey. Marcy and I...
“The most important thing is making sure that you are not maliciously or negatively excluding things, people, elements, etc., because that's where you miss opportunities to make something wonderful and great.” – Delphia Howze
Today’s featured author is an award-winning leader, Inclusion Strategist, and CEO of D. Howze Solutions, LLC, Delphia Howze. Delphia and I had a fun on a bun chat about her first book, “Including You!: Leading...
"Busy implies activity, but not necessarily accomplishment." – Jones Loflin
Today’s featured #1 best-selling author is a father, husband, internationally recognized keynote speaker, coach, trainer, and beekeeper, Jones Loflin. Jones and I had a fun on a bun chat about his book that he co-authored with his daughter, “Focused As A Bee: Six Buzzworthy Strategies To Thrive In A Distracting World”, the importance of intentional rest, th...
“I've never been happier professionally, and it's all because of my grandson stomping on anthills in the backyard one day.” – Ron Kinscherf
Today’s featured bestselling author is a husband, grandfather, and retired IT Consultant, Ron Kinscherf. Ron and I had a fun on a bun chat about his latest book, “Adorable”, the importance of fostering a love of reading in children, creative advice for young storytellers, and more!!!
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“We get these wake-up calls that are really an invitation for us to rethink what is most important. And that's really an opportunity for us to step into the version of what we're really meant to do in the world.” – Lenore Kantor
Today’s featured author is a transformational coach, inspirational speaker, career advisor, and a mentor for conscious leaders, founders, and soulpreneurs, Lenore Kantor. Lenore and I had a fun on a bun cha...
“If my mother had had a mastectomy, she would have been alive today. So, I chose the harder path. The harder, tougher, more challenging. Like walking uphill both ways. Path. And it was really scary.” – Erica Neubert Campbell
Today’s featured award-winning bestselling author is a mom, wife, cancer advocate, breast cancer survivor, and the Executive Director at Pinky Swear Foundation, Erica Neubert Campbell. Erica and I had a fun...
“Writing a book is really vulnerable in a way I wasn't necessarily expecting. I'm used to putting myself out there, but writing a book is being vulnerable on a really grand scale.” – Dr. Emily Anhalt
Today’s featured author is a clinical psychologist, consultant, TEDx speaker, and cofounder of Coa, the gym for mental health, Dr. Emily Anhalt. Dr. Emily and I had a fun on a bun chat about her book, “Flex Your Feelings: Train Your Br...
“We are so much more than we think we are, than we believe ourselves to be, and we’re so much more capable. It’s not just about achieving success, we are capable of incredible growth, of being beautiful human beings that love and care about others that connect with others from our hearts.” – Inna Segal
Today’s featured award-winning international bestselling author is a mom, intuitive healing coach, professional speaker, wisdom edu...
"For those of you who have had cancer or treatment, or you’ve watched family members or friends go through it, it takes everything out of you. It gave me a reason to not just focus on how miserable, tired, exhausted, and isolated I felt, because I could take some of what I had inside that I’d been sharing one-on-one, and I knew I could share it with a larger audience.” – Amy Rose Herrick, ChFC
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"Love is the currency of life." – Joyce Marter, LCPC, CSP
Today’s featured award-winning, bestselling author is a mompreneur, wife, Renowned Psychotherapist, International keynote Speaker, CEO, yogi, and mental health thought leader, Joyce Marter. Joyce and I had a fun on a bun chat about her upcoming book, lessons learned from getting her first one published, the value of vulnerability, and more!
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“The things we perceive as voids in our childhood become our values in adulthood.” – Anna Shilina
Today’s featured author is a speaker, entrepreneur, coach, and human behavior specialist, Anna Shilina. Anna and I had a fun on a bun chat about her latest book, “Habit Freedom: Ditch Limiting Habits - Enhance Performance - Enrich Relationships”, the importance of nurturing a positive self-relationship, how her exposure to personal dev...
"When I got my initial edits for my first book, my ego was so hurt. I thought it was great, but the editor tore it up. She was right, but I put it away for about four months because I couldn’t look at it…that setback taught me not to take edits personally and to keep moving forward." – Amani Roberts
Today’s featured USA Today’s best-selling bookcaster is a DJ, historian, award-winning music professor, internationally renowned profe...
“I decided to produce my own life for a change. I thought, if I can take an idea for a TV show and grow it into something you watch on your screen, then I can take an idea for a business and build that." – Shannon Russell
Today’s featured bookcaster is a mom, wife, former TV producer, exit strategy expert, certified Career Transition & Business Coach and the CEO of Second Act Success Coaching, Shannon Russell. Shannon and I had...
“Don't be afraid to ask for help, because we all do better when we all do better.” – Jenna Udenberg
Today’s featured author is a former music educator, accessibility educator, disability activist, and the founder of the non-profit, Above & Beyond With U, Jenna Udenberg. Jenna and I had a fun on a bun chat about her book, “Within My Spokes: A Tapestry of Pain, Growth & Freedom”, navigating the world as a manual wheelchair us...
“We have to be really thoughtful about how we approach people. We don't know their story. We don't know what they're coming in with or what they need to gain. But what we do know is that people learn from people when we make them feel safe, when we have logic behind what we're doing, when we make it fun, and when we're memorable with what we're trying to say.” – Dr. Christie McMullen
Today’s featured fellow bestselling bookcaster i...
“Every mountain that appeared in front of me, I decided to climb it and I recommend everybody do that. I'm all about the happiness, the challenging yourself and feeling better and learning more about yourself in those challenges. Because once you do that, you're going to be more confident the next time you do it.” – Kristin Massey
Today’s featured author is a wife, former Billboard charting recording artist, voice-over artist, food...
“I highly recommend just choosing and curating the stories that you want to in the world that you think need to be told, but that nobody else knows apart from you because you've just uncovered the stories.” – Tash Doherty
Today’s featured best-selling bookcaster is a British-Irish-American writer, advocate, a Turner Social Impact Scholar, and an SEO content analytics consultant, Tash Doherty. Tash and I talked about her book, “Thes...
“Whether you want to publish a book or get paid to be a writer as your job, there are so many different ways to earn money as a writer. I hope people don't immediately think, 'Oh, being a writer means you're going to be broke.' I thought that growing up, and I was scared of becoming a writer until I proved myself wrong.” – Amy Suto
Today’s featured bestselling author is a digital nomad, entrepreneur, produced Hollywood TV writer, fr...
“I know that impostor syndrome is real because I have faced it, and I still face it. But you have a story to tell, and nobody can tell your story quite the way you tell it.” – Derrick M. Jackson
Today’s featured author is a father and a retired US Air Force Special Agent of 21 years, Derrick M. Jackson. Derrick and I had a fun on a bun chat about his first novel, “Shadow One”, his journey from jet mechanic to special agent, the inf...
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