We recently connected with Thomas Goodman and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Thomas , thanks for joining us today. What do you think matters most in terms of achieving success?
It takes a lot of hard work. Perseverance, belief and faith in what you are doing. You have to have confidence in your abilities and that you will succeed.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I got into writing pretty much on a whim. I have a friend who’s a model (although she doesn’t see herself as one) and is also in music. I texted her a series of questions, she answered them. Then I realized I had the Substack app. There was trial and error at first but that’s how it started. I interviewed her as well as a couple of people I know who do music as well as a content creator who introduced me to Substack.
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
Someone saying they read what I wrote and love it. The people I’ve interviewed so far being satisfied on how I portray their thoughts, feelings and ideas.
Any insights you can share with us about how you built up your social media presence?
I make little reels on Facebook/Instagram as well as TikTok. Anyone who really knows me knows I’m a very musical person. Music, I feel can be used to strike the right chord of feelings in a person. For example for my article on the Oklahoma vs. Texas rivalry I used the music from the classic Sergio Leone western “The Good, The Bad And The Ugly”. For my article on Michigan and Ohio State I used “Going The Distance” from ‘Rocky’. Couple that with the links and that’s pretty much it.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://open.substack.com/pub/tomdetroit?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=248zwv
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomdetroit?igsh=a3g0bGl2azRrcGNr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TomDetroit?mibextid=ZbWKwL
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@tomdetroit01?si=UsvijKi_gfXqL6gI
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomdetroit01?_t=8oMKqx2TG0I&_r=1
Image Credits
Michelle Marlisa, Getty images, Google,