The Intentional Encourager Podcast

Episode 113 Chief Kindness Office at the PEPOK Institute, Author and Podcast Host Randy McNeely

Chief Kindness Office at the PEPOK Institute, Author and Podcast Host Randy McNeely joins this episode to talk about:

• The definition of a Chief Kindness Officer.
• A quiet power in kindness.
• The key ingredient to connecting to the heart.
• Why nice guys don't finish last. 
• Practicing blameless conversations. 
• The need to recognize human beings.
• The economics of kindness and the impact of Eddie, the Auto Mechanic.
• The highs of building great culture.
• Growing up being verbally and sexually abused by his father. 
• His father going to prison when Randy was a teenager. 
• Faith getting him through trauma.
• Blaming himself for things. 
• His father asking for forgiveness and getting the healing they both needed.
• Having a better relationship with his father but being uncomfortable with his children being around their grandfather.
• An emergency heart procedure reminding Randy to be kind to himself. 

Connect with Randy on Linkedin or at www.pepokinstitute.com

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gjzTvdaimMU

Episode 112 with Government Relations Expert and Founder of Target Your Impossible Luis Farias

Government Relations Expert and Founder of Target Your Impossible Luis Farias joins this episode to talk about:

• Challenges giving people opportunities to discover strengths and weaknesses.
• The greatest blessing of the last year.
• Leg pressing 1300 pounds and the bonding of father and son at the gym.
• The best Christmas gift he got from his family.
• Making the dash count.
• Choosing the harder way.
• Starting with yourself to make the world better. 
• The encouragement of his wife and family.
• The beauty of creating things. 
• Working for former California Governor and Film Action star Arnold Schwarzenegger.
• Schwarzenegger's ability to focus on large Public issues and assembling a great team of givers. 
• The desire to connect with people. 
• Making the choice of who to follow.
• Learning to love writing by overcoming the challenge of it. 
• Don't stop. Keep charging. 

Connect with Luis on Linkedin (Luis R. Farias); Twitter @1LuisFarias; Instagram and Facebook @TargetYourImpossible

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/goyZBxkFMMU

Episode 111 with Founder of The Harris Consulting Group and SalesForce Top Influencer and Podcaster Richard Harris

Founder of The Harris Consulting Group and SalesForce Top Influencer and Podcaster Richard Harris joins this episode to talk about: 

• Asking questions more intimately and deeply.
• His favorite people to recruit in Sales. 
• Being really good at observation.
• The lack of Sales training in the previous generation.
• Coming up with better strategies.
• The one thing Entrepreneurs need to learn about Sales. 
• Knowing he needed to get out of the South after High school and wanting more diversity as a Jewish kid.
• Spending part of his Senior year in High school in Israel.
• The greatest Sales lesson he learned from his parents.
• Educating kids in the value of money.
• Being a functioning depressed person and the power of therapy.
• The best personal advice his Mom gave him.
• Depression being his Super power.
• Working with intent and integrity.

Connect with Richard on Linkedin and Twitter @rharris415 or richard@rharris415.com

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/v8A7Tgz-Yx4

Episode 110 with Author and High Performance Coach Annie Salvador

Author and High Performance Coach Annie Salvador joins this episode to talk about:

• Being reflective on life and death.
• Getting more creative with her toolbox.
• The reason she works with high achievers.
• The difference between male and female leaders.
• Giving feedback all the time. 
• Delivering bad news valuably. 
• Co-authoring her book with 29 other people. 
• The recipe for greatness. 
• The power of "I've screwed up again."
• Growing up in an At-risk home and being in Foster homes and Children's homes from 9 to 16. 
• Starting a drug and transient lifestyle at 16. 
• Asking why things happened to her and thinking things were a punishment.
• Learning that people are magnificent.
• Going after a dream and having a plan to pay it forward.

Connect with Annie on Linkedin and watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uy0rWGCdhl4

Episode 109 with Author of The Third Gift JD McCabe

Author of The Third Gift JD McCabe joins this episode to talk about:

• Making the decision to move before the pandemic and transitioning to life in a new area.
• Being attracted to the waterfront of Coastal South Carolina.
• Writing his book about the collapse of his 23-year marriage and Domestic abuse from a male perspective. 
• Where the Third gift comes from. 
• His wife threatening to kill him on a family beach trip. 
• Getting poisoned with arsenic by his wife. 
• God walking with him through this journey. 
• His children being used as weapons against him and the 2 years his daughter was gone from his life. 
• The compassion his children have shown to both their parents. 
• His father inspiring him to write the book and how dementia took its toll on his father. 
• Don't go it alone. 

Connect with JD at www.thirdgift.com; @thethirdgift on Instagram and Facebook

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9noWRSlORYs

Episode 108 with Pastor and President of Vision Christian Bible College Chris Romano

Pastor and President of Vision Christian Bible College Chris Romano joins this episode to talk about:

• Making adjustments and being willing to make them.
• Still discovering his leadership skills 
• Bringing the vision back to his congregation.
• Developing a culture of consecration in his home.
• Staying connected with his brothers and wishing they all rooted for the same team.
• Retaliating against his father by rooting against teams his father liked.
• Being the first in his family to become a Christian.
• Leading his brother, Jason, to the Lord. 
• Playing Little League baseball and his father's alcoholism being on display there. 
• The powerful impact of his paternal grandparents and the greatest advice his grandfather gave him.
• His Mom being his hero and relying on her wisdom.
• Keep dreaming. 

Connect with Chris on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @cjromano21 

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KdwzMLQn1Tk

The People Buy From People Series on Memorable with Bob Sager

Founder of SpearPoint Solutions and Author of 101 Freaking Brilliant Business Ideas: And 10 Ways You Can Create Your Own, Bob Sager joins this Special episode to talk about: 

• A moment where you know something is golden. 
• Not being memorable early in life but becoming memorable for other people.
• The need people have to feel important.
• The real definition of clarity.
• Life is a 4-letter word.
• The power of introspection.
• Songs sparking memories.
• The euphoria of a live performance. 
• The power of practice. 
• Never counting on luck to get you where you want to go.
• The memorable moment of practice. 
• Everything you put into the world comes back to you. 
• His most memorable connection and the impact of that person on the world. 
• The ability to have more confidence. 
• "It's not about you. It's about them."

Connect with Bob on Linkedin and Facebook or at www.spearpointsolutions.com

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jy0fVUmeChA

The People Buy From People Series on Motivation with Brian Willett

Leadership Development Specialist and Author of 7 Ways to More, Brian Willett joins this Special episode to talk about:

• His motivation coming from within and knowing we have something of value to say.
• The embarrassment of procrastination. 
• Gaining credibility from writing.
• Seeing yourself in your vision and including others in it. 
• Getting others involved in the solution.
• Big "MO."
• The leader not needing to do the heavy lifting when teams are motivated.
• His brother's death being a powerful motivator.
• Asking himself a second time if he was equipped to go to the next level.
• The fuel for curiosity.
• The regrets of motivation and changing the speed of motivation.
• Deciding what you want and not limiting yourself.

Connect with Brian on Linkedin and Facebook or at www.brianwillettgroup.com

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uvnNEBUfdDE

The People Buy From People Series on Uniqueness with Rein Kansman

President of Get Life in Balance Rein Kansman joins this Special episode to talk about:

• Pulling out the "AHA" moments in delivering training and his "AHA" moment.
• The difference between selling and educating. 
• The assumption in training he stopped and the analogy of the candle.
• The storytelling element of unique delivery.
• Being uniquely consistent.
• The value of an unique approach.
• The program that helped him connect uniquely.
• Carefully and transparently connecting with "burned" people.
• Being true to your word and it becoming an absolute.
• The similarity of Tiny Tim.
• The unique gifts he passed along to his kids.
• Resisting conformity and understanding the power of unique gifts.

Connect with Rein on Linkedin and Facebook (Get Life in Balance); email rein@getlifeinbalance.com or www.getlifeinbalance.com

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uaqvsvmh0Iw

The People Buy From People Series on Authenticity with Damon Burton

President of SEO National and Author of Outrank, Damon Burton joins this Special episode on Authenticity and talks about:

• The peace of mind of being authentic.
• Being intentionally authentic.
• The exhaustion of Social media.
• Being addicted to positive feedback. 
• Showing up consistently to multiple parties and the 2 reasons to be consistent.
• Social media is really a business.
• Figuring out your audience. 
• Being an Influencer isn't limited to Social media.
• What causes inauthenticity in business.
• The 3 types of Content consumers. 
• The readers are the heroes.
• The power of asking. 
• The weight of a false reputation.

Connect with Damon on Linkedin, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter @EntrepenuerDB and at www.SEONational.com or www.freeSEObook.com

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mRj3-4QJIkU