Today on Life in 22 Minutes Scott and Becky Mackintosh welcome special guest Kirk Weisler. A father of six children and the Chief Morale Officer to all.  Kirk speaks, trains and coaches for organizations all around the world. He is the best selling author of The Dog Poop Initiative and The Cookie Thief. Today Kirk shares stories and life lessons that will inspire, bring hope and put a smile on your face in only 22 minutes.

More about Kirk Weisler:

Website: http://kirkweisler.com/

With over eighteen years of executive coaching, speaking, research, and professional experience, Kirk’s perspective is simple and unpretentious and his suggestions are applicable and undiluted. Kirk understands that your work life is more than a commute and a paycheck. You will spend most of your conscious week at work, thinking about work, or driving to work. Therefore Kirk believes in seeing your work life as your life’s work (outside of your home and family). With that in mind, how can you make your life’s work more meaningful, fulfilling, and rewarding?

Kirk is known for his ability to share personal life stories, converse with his audience, and offer coaching that builds trust and inspires action.

Kirk is currently the Chief Morale Officer for companies and organizations around the globe. He offers coaching, keynote addresses, and workshops for companies of all services and sizes.

Kirk is a past leader of the National Speakers Association, a master team builder, and a professional storyteller. He has been a part of 7 start ups, 4 of which were widely successful. One of these startups created over 1,000 jobs for aspiring IT professionals.

Kirk’s book “The Dog Poop Initiative” has sold over 80,000 copies. It has been translated into German, Spanish, and Hebrew. While this book is written for all ages and can be found in many public school libraries, the #1 buyer of the book is Boeing Aircraft who use it for their Six Sigma Lean program. Managers often use this book for their morning huddles or weekly kick-off meetings. Kirk’s second book “The Cookie Thief” is another metaphorical story that teaches a powerful lesson. Kirk’s popular T4D (Thought for the Day) blog reaches thousands of individuals on a weekly basis. He is also featured in the book “Speaking on Success” with other famous authors such as Stephen Covey.

Prior to Kirk’s career as a CMO and professional speaker, he served in the 19th Special Forces and as a US Army Ranger. Kirk resides in Arizona with his wife and six children.

Today on Life in 22 Minutes, Scott and Becky Mackintosh interview Jess Pettitt.  Jess use to be a stand up comic and has been a professional speaker and trainer for 15+ years!  She claims to be a lover of all things weird and taker on-er of difficult topics with difficult people.  Today Jess shares how to be good enough now to do the scary things that hold us back from greatness!

More info about Jess:   Jessica Pettitt, M.Ed., CSP, pulls together her stand up comedy years with 15+ years of diversity trainings in a wide range of organizations to serve groups to move from abstract fears to actionable habits that lead teams to want to work together. With a sense of belonging and understanding, colleagues take more risks with their ideation, conserve precious resources through collaboration, and maintain real connections with clients over time.

Jess recently published, Good Enough Now, a communication/business book with lots of interactive activities, and easily applicable tools to help with conversations across difference and overcoming burn out and a general sense of frustration. This is what she does! Visit www.GoodEnoughNow.com  to check out Jess’s videos, work, testimonials, and more information about the book and her message.

For a white paper form the book click here! 

Today on Life in 22 Minutes, Scott and Becky Mackintosh welcome special guest Karen Eddington.  Karen is the author of Understanding Self-Worth. She performs stand-up comedy based on the struggles of family life.  Karen excitedly shares the results of her many years of research on self-identity, laughter and the “Under Pressure” project. Join us as we tackle fear, the importance of connection and why you are not alone.

More about Karen Eddington:  Karen researched identity for 15 years, she’s studied laughter for 6.  Karen has 3 children and can catch throw-up like a ninja. She works with women, youth, and families to improve relationships through confidence and comedy. Her real talent is getting a family of five in the car.

To connect with Karen and to book her to entertain and speak at your next event go to:  www.kareneddington.com

Follow Karen on social media.  https://www.facebook.com/karen.eddington

Today on Life in 22 Minutes, Scott and Becky Mackintosh welcome educator Jeanie Cisco-Meth.  Jeanie shares her passion behind empowering excellence and self esteem to teens and audiences throughout the nation.  Raised on a dairy farm in Morton, Washington she spent her time learning the importance of responsibility and hard work. She loved animals and physical labor. School and academia were not her specialty. She was diagnosed with many learning differences in the first grade and told she would never make it through high school. She was too dumb. She had different ideas. After graduating from high school and then the University of Utah, she became an educator and used the skills she had learned to help many troubled teens find success for nearly two decades.

More about Jeanie:  Jeanie works with both teens and adults across the nation. She enjoys empowering them to greater personal value and excellence. Jeanie has been featured in many magazines, her favorite being Forbes. She has also been on radio stations across the country and recently appeared on ABC. Sit back and get ready to be educated and entertained while changing your life.

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In this episode of Life in 22 Minutes, Scott and Becky Mackintosh welcome Marriage & Family Councilor and Financial Advisor Darren J. Johansen.  Darren discusses the 5 Key Relationships sharing his insight and expertise in how to do life better by doing LOVE better. 

Follow Darren. Johansen on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darren.j.johansen

To connect with Relationship & Money Specialist Darren J. Johansen visit Darren’s website at Darren Johansen Speaks 

More Info:  For 20 + years Darren has worked as a Licensed Counselor in both relationships and money. Early in his career, as a financial counselor he often heard couples argue about money management, but realized that there were some relationship struggles happening. Observing their discord, he went back to school and pursued his Masters in Family Counseling. This choice has uniquely positioned Darren with an edge to be able to help families, individuals, and corporations navigate all of life's curves. 

Darren is the owner of Johansen Counseling Services, a positive psychology organization that focuses on helping people to be highly functional in their personal lives and careers. He believes every relationship can be improved upon if we use the tools that are available.

Darren has a passion for public speaking. He has had the opportunity to reach thousands of people with his life-changing presentations about sharing what it takes to achieve relationship success. As a relationship & money specialist, he has facilitated personal enhancement seminars for over ten years. He has discovered the key for cultivating greatness-- The Magic of Relationships, What Velcro Taught me About Love, and Identity vs. Roles, are just a few of his topics. He is a leader in the Good to Great movement. The quality of your relationships determine the quality of your life. 

In this episode on Life in 22 Minutes, Scott and Becky Mackintosh discuss a medley of exciting happenings such as a daughter’s wedding, a new Mackintosh family video on the LDS church website, Michelle McCullough’s new book Make it Happen, Becky’s birthday and so much more. 

VIDEO: The Mackintosh Story – A Son Comes Out and a Family Loves mormonandgay.lds.org  Becky's Story and Scott's Story 

Becky's BLOG POST: Navigating Family Differences with Love and Trust by Becky Mackintosh on LDS.org/blog

To Order Michelle McCullough’s Newest Book: Make It Happen: 18 High-Performance Practice to Crush it in Life and Business without Burning Out. Click here! 

To Book and/or learn more about DJ Rob Ferre visit his website at http://robferre.com

In this episode of Life in 22 Minutes, Scott and Becky Mackintosh welcome Janet Brohm, who is an educator, trainer and expert in brain health and brain fitness.  Janet shares 7 strategies to maintain a healthy brain.  If you have a brain you don’t want to miss this one. 

You can connect with Janet through her Facebook page “Limitless Mind”