The Iron Jen Show

NBA super star Shaq O'Neal recently teamed up with Gainsville police to create a memorable experience for some unexpecting kids. From this encounter, we can learn a simple, yet valuable lesson on our ability to use our leadership positions to positively impact others. To see the video on this, please go to: http://www.theironjen.com/shaq/ Please contact me if I can serve your team's needs through trainings, workshops, or keynotes or find out more about my limited 1:1 coaching at www.TheIronJen.com.    

After a much needed hiatus, I am back with the relaunch of my show. So excited! In this episode we will look at some great things to help us unleash our best in how we live our day-to-day lives.  Often times in our busy days we get caught up in just making it through. We look at folks such as Glen Frey and David Bowie and it is easy to see their success and think they have it made, however just like us, their days are final. In this episode we will look at the top 2 regrets of the dying inspired by Bronnie Ware's book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing. For more information on how I can serve your group or how to work with me 1:1, please visit my website at www.TheIronJen.com.

The holidays are here. For many of us that means….the crazy in-laws are coming. Join me this week as Kingsley Grant and I share our Surviving the Crazy Teleseminar highlights on my show this week. Find out more info at www.TheCrazyRelative.com. So what do we do when we know the crazy in-laws are coming? You know what we mean by crazy… There is the one crazy in-law that drives you crazy. He's always finding ways to criticize what you do. When he have had a few drinks and sometimes even without a few drinks, he becomes obnoxious and crude.Then there is the other crazy in-law whose conversations tend to veer towards religion and politics and when it does, she becomes even more obnoxiously opinionated. Lets just say she wasn't given the gift of sensitivity…when that was being handed out, she was out of the room.How about the in-law that tries to bully others by getting really loud. This becomes very uncomfortable for you. You want to do something about it, but you aren't sure what to do. In the past when you've tried, it only got worse.

Join me as Haines, Founder of Stomp Out Suicide Sean Haines shares the experience of how his daughter's sucide is reaching others.  Stom Out Suicide was created out of love and hope in memory of Alissa M. Haines of Wyoming, MN. Stomp Out Suicide is a local organization dedicated to the prevention of suicide through public awareness and community outreach. Our goal is to educate and increase discussion about suicide prevention and awareness. Suicide occurs most often in those who suffer from mental illnesses. Depression is the most common mental illness. Depression is not just a bad mood or a phase; it is a serious medical condition. In most cases depression and other mental illnesses can be treated, but the problem needs to be diagnosed by a professional. Suicide can have lasting harmful effects on individuals, families, and communities. While its causes are complex and determined by multiple factors, the goal of suicide prevention is simple: Reduce factors that increase risk, and increase factors that promote resilience.  One of the most important aspects of suicide prevention is support. The person who is struggling needs to know that you support and love him or her, and that you are willing to help them find hope in life again. Our goal at Stomp Out Suicide is to reach others like Alissa, and to prevent this tragedy from happening to people like her. Visit www.TheIronJen.com/StompOutSuicide for the show notes and links or visit www.StompOutSuicide for more info.    

Career coaches Mike Skiff and Tristan Manning join me this week as they give tips for armed service / military personnel who are looking to make a career transition to civilian life.  We will also explore some of the challenages miliatry personnel face and how our families, communities, and organizations can help with these transitions. You can find the show notes and links mentioned in the show notes over at www.TheIronJen.com. If you are enjoying these shows, please take a moment to share them with others as we very much appreciate it.            

Taylor Tagg has a passion for helping people breakthrough emotional barriers and resolve internal conflicts. He is the author of two personal development books Enrich Your Sunrise and The Path to a Peaceful Heart. Taylor is an international speaker on Emotional Intelligence, specializing in Workplace Forgiveness and currently serves Southwest Tennessee Community College as a Workforce Development Advisor and Instructor. At the heart of Taylor's work is assisting people in becoming the healthiest version of themselves. In addition to 20 years of Corporate Experience at AutoZone, ServiceMaster, and FedEx, Taylor is a Certified Leadership Instructor of the Napoleon Hill Foundation and a Certified Forgiveness Educator and Coach from the Midwest Institute for Forgiveness Training.  To know more about Taylor, please visit his website or follow him on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.

Our society today is more overweight, in dept, stressed, and relationship broken than any generation before. What are the barriers that stand in our way to living out the life we dream? In this episode we will dive into 3 easy steps to dig deep into the root of our problems in order to create the Ta-Da life we all are capable of living.  Find out more about Jen at www.TheIronJen.com.

This week I interviewed Kingsley Grant around how to to have a happier life even with a painful past. Many people find the pursuit of happiness to be an elusive task. They go from one thing to another, one relationship to another, one job to another, one drug to another … seeking to find happiness.  Some do experience those momentary feelings of happiness and wish that it lasted longer than it did.  Why couldn't they “hold” onto that happiness feeling? What interfered with the process?  What gets in the way of them having longer lasting happiness?  Is it fear?  Worry?  Drama in their lives?  Unforgiveness?  Past painful experiences?  Frustration with their current situation?  These are just some of the hindrances that gets in the way of longer lasting happiness. Thanks for listening and find out more at www.TheIronJen.com/KingsleyGrant.      

As a little boy, James was known as Jimmy. He loved to eat Italian food, play with his dog Snoopy and spend time with his best friend Manny. At the age of 18, he began his career as an Army band musician. He spent three years performing in Japan (where he once greeted Kenny G on a train platform). He now calls himself a musical storyteller. Using music, he shares his story of being molested as a boy and his forgiveness journey. James believes that lack of forgiveness is holding many back financially, spiritually and emotionally from becoming all they were meant to be. At the age of 30, James began to share this Forgive & Live message to audiences all over the United States and Mexico. James wants to see everyone start his own Forgive & Live journey. In addition to speaking he is a music teacher, a podcaster (The Music Ed Podcast), an author and a recording artist. James' mother was on welfare when he was a child. Nobody in his family had been to college. James earned his bachelor's and master's degrees while working full time and being a parent. He believes in life-long learning. James married his beautiful high school sweetheart. She has put up with him for 28 years.  They have four wonderful kids and the two most beautiful, terrific granddaughters in the universe. They make their home in Colorado Springs, Colorado. One of his life goals is to act his shoe size, not his age. Find out more about James at www.divinemusic.com or follow him on Twitter at @jamesthedivine.

Fr. Dan Brandt has been active in the Police Chaplains' Ministry since 2004, assisting his predecessor, Fr. Tom Nangle. Dan was ordained a Priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago in May of 1999. A northwest side native, he has served as Associate Pastor of St. William Parish (in 025), then as Pastor of Nativity of Our Lord Parish in Bridgeport (in 009), before replacing Fr. Nangle upon his retirement in 2011. Now the full-time Director of the Chaplains' Unit, Fr. Dan resides at a parish in Logan Square. Fr. Brandt and the whole Police Chaplains Ministry aimed to provide pastoral care and crisis ministry to members of the CPD family. Police chaplains serve in a wide variety of ways. They may be called upon to assist and support victims in times of crisis, assist in death notifications, respond to suicide incidents, and serve as part of a crisis response team. This episode is an opportunity to tell you about chaplains' work with police officers and also provide advice to members of our communities who face moments of crisis, difficult times, or tragedy. For more details, you can visit Police Chaplains Ministry website or follow them on Facebook.

It is all too easy to get caught up in being in caught up in the ruts of our life isn't it? We can feel stuck, hopeless or just lost when it comes to finding our way out.  We know we SHOULD do this and that, but really who wants to put themselves out there to do something we really don't enjoy. In this episode we will explore why doing the things you hate can lead to incredible outcomes that will change your life. 

Day after day many of us are feeling stuck or trapped in life. We don't always have the hope nor the know how to find that great life that we all are seeking. Join me this week as we dive into the topic of snatching your great outcomes. Please jump on over to my www.TheIronJen.com and sign up for my FREE gift located on the rightsided column. With signing up you will be getting my weekly inspirational blogs to help you find that great life.

Is it possible to create the life you want? Absolutely yes! We all have the ability to create the life that we want to live. We just need to learn how to do it. Is there an exact "formula"? No. It's really up to you. But in  this episode, we will try to lay out the common features successful people have to help you jumpstart your success and attract what you want in life and start creating the life you want to live.

Scott Speight, like most of us,is a very common man struggling with many of the same issues that we might have. He don't claim to be perfect and he certainly don't have all the answers.  Scott have been fortunate in his life to make a ton of mistakes and fail at a lot of things.  Yes, he did say fortunate.  You see, Scott believe that the only way to be successful at anything you do, you have to fail a few times before.  He believe this builds character and most importantly heI believe it teaches us to rely on Christ to meet all our needs.  Scott is currently living in sunny Jacksonville, FL, serve the U.S. Army reserves as a Chaplain and wear a lot of other hats in life as well.  To know more about Scott, please visit his website and follow him on Twitter and Facebook.

My guest this week is Johny Henderson who once was broke, homeless, addicted and on the verge of multiple felonies. After years of trying, a few wins and a number of losses, he has rebounded my life in big ways.  Walking hand in hand with his wife of over 15 years he now is the leader in a church, speaker, writer, coach and creates content that inspires and motivates people to win.  Today, John and his family lives in a beautiful home in Hawaii and have a great outlook on the future.   You can find out more about John Henderson on his webiste at http://lifewisefuture.com/about/ Please join me over at my website at www.TheIronJen.com

Join me this week as I interview 9 incredible young adults who will share their insights, wisdom and perspective on what it was like getting diagnoised with a lifetime medical condition (type 1 diabetes), what their lives are like today, and what advice they would give to others going through difficult situations they don't always have control over. Please share this show with others you know that are going through a tough medical sitaution such as type 1 diabetes. Please join me over at my website at www.TheIronJen.com where I help guide others from their weakest points to become their strongest selves. Know too I would love to speak at your next event.

If you are facing a seemingly impossible challenge, here are the world's best goal setting tips. Whether it be in your finances, health, relationships or career, learning how set your goals up in a no-nonsense yet simnple method is key to becoming a champion. This week I am really excited to share with you tips that I have learned from top notch coaches over my 20 year period of becoming a champion.  Having gotten to become a eight-time national champion, two-time Olympic Festival medal winner, an Ironman triathlete, and having our family pay off over $212,000 worth of debt and medical expenses in 48 months, I can tell you honestly that there were MANY times along the way when I felt overwhelmed with: Being full of self doubtTerrified at failingSeeing past what seemed to be IMPOSSIBLE Let me show you how to take your game to the next level. If you are enjoying these shows, please take a moment to share. Visit my website at www.TheIronJen.com for your free gift located on the right-sided column.

Josh Elledge Consumer Savings Expert and Founder/Chief Executive Angel, SavingsAngel.com® Josh is on a mission to help Americans save money and time so they can give. He is Founder and Chief Executive Angel of SavingsAngel.com®, which bolsters the buying power of the average U.S. family by combining technology, coupons and smart thinking for extreme savings on household consumables and everyday items.  He created SavingsAngel.com®, the most comprehensive coupon and sale matching service available. Members have access to extensive personalized help, time-saving pre-shopping tools and hundreds of sale-coupon matches each week to help them save money in their local stores. Through his work with SavingsAngel.com, Elledge has emerged as one of the nation's leading experts on consumer savings.  

Jim Bender is President and Founder of Strategic Consulting Solutions – LLC, a company born from the vision that we all have the responsibility to watch out for each another.  He also believes that we must be good stewards of our resources.  This is most true when we consider our human resources.  Ensuring the safety of our employees, students, customers, congregants and the public must be a priority.  SCS was established to come alongside businesses, schools, and places of worship to assess levels of safety and security, analyze current safety measures, and assist in creating security plans and communication protocols.  Jim's experience spans both the public and private sector. His experience in threat response and crisis management was instrumental in developing emergency plans and crisis communication protocols.  His experience has been used by businesses, schools, and churches to create cultures of safety.    Jim Caauwe is a Principle and Co-Founder of Strategic Consulting Solutions – LLC  Jim Caauwe's experience begins with 10 years as a police officer in Texas, and continued with 17 years with the Bloomington Police Department.  He now works as a civilian with the Savage Police Department, and is an instructor at several colleges and universities in their criminal justice programs.  With a bachelors degree in emergency management, Jim has spent the last 15 years working with places of worship, schools and businesses helping them to establish emergency plans.  These efforts went into high gear after the 2007 church shootings in Colorado Springs.  Jim's experience as a Hostage Negotiator, a property crimes investigator and instructor have helped him to facilitate safety teams in both public and private settings to make their places of business safer.  

For over 25 years, Jill Davis has helped others identify their dreams and take the necessary steps toward their fulfillment. Trained in Personality Principles and Coaching Strategies, her knowledge is backed by experience. A single mother of four, she is a successful business owner, life coach and popular motivational speaker. Jill has contributed to two parenting books, 21 Ways to Connect With Your Kids and I Need Some Help Here! Hope for When Your Kids Don't Go According to Plan, written an advice column for monthly publications and is the co-host of the local radio show –  The Upsurge. She is certified through CTA and is also a 48 Days Mastery Coach and DISC Certified Trainer. Her energy, intelligence and intuition have inspired her clients and listeners all over the country to find their own unique path. Jill encourages everyone to live life intentionally. To know more about Jill, visit her website or follow her on Twitter or Facebook.

Bruce Van Horn is a Dad, a writer, a coach, an entrepreneur, a speaker, a runner, and a lot of other things as life demands! His personal motto is: “Life is a marathon, so let's train for it!” He had many painful experiences and setbacks in his life, but he has also received many unexpected blessings. He has learned a lot about himself in his journey to take back control of his life. He has learned that, despite circumstances, he can live passionately and intentionally. To know more about Bruce, you can visit his website,  or follow him on Twitter or Facebook.

Royce Harrell is a retired healthcare executive with over 40 years of experience in all facets of healthcare operations, design, development, construction and compliance.  He is a Certified Coach by 48 Days and Dan Miller, creator of “48 Days to the Work You Love”.   In addition, he is a Certified Coach, Speaker and Trainer with The John Maxwell Team. He coaches people who desire to reach a point in their life where they decide that they want their work around the life they want rather than a life around the work they have. To know more about Royce, visit his website or follow him on Twitter.

Burnt out at work and your hectic lifestyle is bringing you down? In this episode, we will share to you our list of the best ways to help reduce stress effectively in the workplace that will bring you back to balance. If you have tips that you can share to others, please feel free to add in the comments below. To know more, visit my website at www.TheIronJen.com.

Have you decide to reach for the stars while a living a life full of possibilities and with no regrets? Are you living intentionally in the most important roles of your life? So, what does it take to live a life with no regrets? Carefully and thoughtfully envisioning the life you desire and then taking intentional action to get there. Living intentionally expands our awareness of what is possible and helps us learn to create the life we desire. This involves knowing what we truly want, and then being open to the opportunities and inspiration all around us, in order to obtain it. Being intentional requires finding our strengths and working through them, taking courage to face our fears, learning to choose to respond versus react,  and expanding out of our comfort zones while consciously increasing focus on the experience we intend to create along the way. To know more about life, passion and success, visit my website at www.TheIronJen.com

Not long along, my family found ourselves hitting rock bottom when our son was diagnosed with a lifetime medical condition. We were devastated both financially and emotionally. During this very painful, embarrassing, and difficult time, we went through many obstacles in not only in our finances, but also in our relationships, health, and jobs. The stress over our situation seemed almost unbearable. It felt like life was going great and the next day we were living in fear, isolation, and embarrassment from our financial situation. It was quite a stressful situation to be in to say the least. Fortunately, we have found effective ways on how to get out of debt. Now, our family is best known for paying off over $212,000 worth of debt & medical expenses in 4 years after not being able to pay our monthly expenses. Our story has been featured in local, national and international media. To know more about our journey, please visit my website at www.TheIronJen.com.

Tina Lewis Rowe has had thirty-three years of challenging, real-world leadership experiences. Twenty five years with the Denver Police Department, from patrol officer to Captain. Commanded the Training Academy, Internal Affairs and the Northeast Denver Patrol District. Eight years as the Presidential appointed United States Marshal for Colorado. As the United States Marshal, responsible for the plans and processes related to security for the Oklahoma City bombing trials which were held in Denver. Those trials, as well as other aspects of the work with the United States Marshals Service and the Department of Justice, provided invaluable experiences that are often used to illustrate key points in training. In-depth experiences in developing individuals and teams, leading and directing in challenging circumstances, planning and implmenting major projects. Served on dozens of boards and committees, advisory and investigative panels.  Produced hundreds of manuals, workbooks and documents. One of the two Workplace Doctors on the Ask The Workplace Doctors website–a site that has been a resource for hundreds of thousands of employees in businesses around the world. The insights and effective problem-solving that have made this site successful are applied in every one of Tina's projects and presentations.  Well over a thousand presentations to audiences of all ages, professions and vocations, with an emphasis on personal and professional development to improve organizations. Participants gain immediately applicable ideas, tips, techniques, insights and inspiration

With over 25 years experience, John Crudele is known as a speaker, author and coach who relates to his audience in a very personal and profound way. More than two million people have been inspired by his stories, attracted to his authenticity and challenged by his candor. Effective parenting is an exercise in bridging our children from where they are to where they need to be, while loving them unconditionally each and every step along the way. His book Making Sense of Adolescence offers parents a way out of crisis, while affirming kids where they are now. Incorporating dozens of heartfelt letters and personal anecdotes, this reassuring book presents an expert, comprehensive, and upbeat assessment of adolescent change and turmoil. It's message speaks to the heart and soul of today's family. To know more about John, you can visit his website, add him on Twitter or Facebook.  

Jason Sole is a former drug dealer, member of a notorious street gang, and a three-time convicted felon. The middle of three children, Jason was raised on the mean streets of Chicago by a father who was addicted to drugs and an overburdened mother left to pick up the pieces. He joined a gang and turned to a life of crime to gain a lucrative position of authority and financially improve his life. As a result of his criminal activity, Sole has been incarcerated in numerous correctional facilities. Yet despite the height of the odds stacked against him, he turned his life around by earning both his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees in Criminal Justice. He is currently putting the finishing touches on his dissertation to complete his doctorate in Public Safety with a specialization in Criminal Justice. Jason is an assistant professor at Metropolitan State University. He is a national keynote speaker and gang trainer, including serving as a national trainer for One Circle Foundation. Through his firm, Jason Sole Consulting LLC, he offers juvenile and criminal justice agencies the tools they need to influence people affected by delinquency, incarceration, poverty, and other social ills. In addition, he is a 2013 Bush Fellow who is focusing on reducing the recidivism rate among juveniles throughout the state of Minnesota.

Al Horner is a former Navy SEAL who has enjoyed many successful years in corporate America as an international and commercial banker and President/owner of several companies. Al is the founder and owner of Not Me! which teaches the vital skills necessary to avoid/prevent assaults and simple techniques that allow anyone, regardless of strength or fitness level, to escape from an attacker. Since its inception, Not Me! has grown to be a wildly popular training program reaching schools, companies and private groups. The program's valuable information has helped prevent pain and save lives, playing an essential role in fighting violent crime. You can follow Not Me! on Twitter (@NotMeTraining) or on Facebook or find out more information on his website at www.NotMe.com.

In our busy world today, we often find ourselves faced with problems related to unexpected changes, feeling like we are stuck in a rut, or just not where we expected to be in life. These types of adversities can fill us with pain, fear, shame, and anxiety in our personal and professional lives which makes it nearly impossible to move forward. In this episode, we will unravel simple techniques to recover from setbacks, adapt to change, and reach goals by finding and building your iron focus.

Brad McCullouch is a career coach, conference presenter, adjunct professor, attorney at law, and most importantly father to an adorable daughter. Brad has been coaching and consulting with individuals, corporations, and educational institutions for years. His true passion is helping people reach and exceed their potential. Learn more at Coaching Beyond Potential or connect with Brad via Twitter.

Daniel Ledford, RN, BSN has spent the last 13 years fighting through two brain surgeries and an incurable genetic disorder. With the help of tips and tricks collectively known as "Biohacking", he was able to put the days he had not enough energy to pull himself off the couch and suffering massive amounts of pain far behind him. He has an incurably curious mind which has led him incredibly deep into the cutting edge of medicine and science to find peak mental and physical performance. You can learn more about his adventures in these hinterlands at www.yourxpotential.com and follow him on Facebook and Twitter.

Jimmy Burgess is the author of the book What Just Happened? How to Bounce Back in Life So You Can Do More, Have More, and Be More. He has enjoyed his share of business success. His business success has included founding and building three different companies that have achieved revenues in excess of a million dollars. However, like most people he has faced extreme adversity financially, physically, and relationally along the way. Bouncing back from these adversities led him to write his book What Just Happened. In the book he reveals the seven steps he uncovered that he used and that others have used throughout history to turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones. Jimmy is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, coach, encourager and eternal optimist. He says his greatest accomplishments include being married to his beautiful wife Tasha Burgess for sixteen years and their three kids including teenage daughters Libby and Logan as well as their six year old son Fisher. 

Ann Musico is a holistic health coach who works with women of all ages to empower them to exemplify lives of vibrant health and wholeness – spirit, soul and body in a way that is simple and effective, in order to be a positive influence in their world.  Her focus is on nutrition, cleansing/detox and healthy, long term weight loss because Ann believes those areas are most often the root cause of so many other problems. And she addresses them not only from the physical but also the spirit and soul as well, which are often overlooked. To know more about Ann, visit her website or follow her on Twitter.

In this busy world and with your hectic lifestyle, stress is a common thing. It can get you going but for most cases, it gets you off of your balance. When we allow ourselves get drenched with too much stress, we find ourselves having trouble in our relationships, finances, and health. In this episode you'll learn how to manage this condition by changing the way you respond to stress, how to reduce it, and how to bring you back into balance. Doing so, you can focus more on the things that matter most.

 Lisabeth Mackall is a speech-language pathologist with 19 years of experience treating adults and children with head injuries and neurological impairments. She has managed multiple rehab teams throughout Ohio, Minnesota and Wisconsin, and has developed many training tools used to educate families, therapist and other medical professionals. Lisabeth is married to a Minnesota Police Officer, and they have four children ranging from 8-17 years of age. In January of 2012, her husband was involved in a critical car accident leaving him with a traumatic brain injury. Lisabeth now devotes her time to writing and educating families about caregiver fatigue, critical injury recovery, and brain injuries. She manages her own blog, is a public speaker and educator, a freelance writer for Elance.com, and she just published her first book entitled 27 Miles: The Tank's Journey Home, a journal based story about her husband's accident, and the subsequent 84 days in the hospital and his recovery. To know more about Lisabeth, visit her website or follow her on Twitter.

Ryan Christian Else is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas School of Law's class of 2011. Prior to admission to the Minnesota Bar, Ryan was a law clerk for Brockton D. Hunter, P.A. for a year and a half  and an extern with the Honorable Judge Anne McKeig in the Hennepin County Family Court before being brought on as an associate. Along with Brock, Ryan has served as an editor and an author of the book entitled The Attorney's Guide to Defending the Veteran in Criminal Court.   Prior to law school, Ryan served seven years as an Army Infantryman, reaching the rank of Sergeant and serving in Kosovo in 2004.  He then studied International Studies at American University, focusing on transnational crime and corruption and earning a Bachelor of Arts with Summa Cum Laude honors.    If you have any questions for Ryan, please call 612-874-1625 or e-mail him at ryan@brockhunterlaw.com.

If we were honest with ourselves, doesn't we all get a little unease about stepping out of our comfort zone to grow? We know it is good for us, but gosh how we can down right dread it sometimes. While it can be hard to do sometimes, it can really help us see our adversities as challenges to overcome versus barriers to stop us. So if you are facing those changes that are going to cause growth in your own life, please tune in to this episode as you will find them empowering. To know more about me, connect with me at: http://www.TheIronJen.comhttp://www.twitter.com/TheIronJenhttp://www.facebook.com/TheIronJen

Daniel Ledford RN, BSN, is a coach for those interested in Biohacking, a former semi-professional race car driver, former bodybuilder and now a coach for those interested in Biohacking. Having become fed up with his incurable genetic disorder that left him with the scars of two brain surgeries as trophies, he set out to overcome it. He succeeded by hacking his genetic code with a combination of diet, external tricks and various supplementation. Now that he is past that adventure, he is happily married with two adventurous boys and lives in Louisville, KY. To learn more about Daniel and biohacking, connect with him via Twitter or visit his website.

MARY ELLEN O'TOOLE, Ph.D. has spent her career studying the criminal mind. One of the most senior profilers for the FBI until her retirement in 2009, Dr. O'Toole has helped capture, interview and understand some of the world's most infamous people. Dr. O'Toole also worked the Elizabeth Smart and Natalee Holloway disappearances, the Columbine shootings and many other high profile cases. Dr. O'Toole worked as an FBI agent for 28 years, spending more than half of her Bureau career in the organization's prestigious Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU)—the very unit that is the focus of the hit crime series “Criminal Minds.” Dr. O'Toole is recognized as the FBI's leading expert in the area of psychopathy.”  Her work in psychopathy has put her on the forefront of mental health and law enforcement efforts to apply the concepts of this personality disorder to both violent and white collar offenders and their behavior and crime scenes.  Dr. O'Toole book Dangerous Minds can be found by clicking HERE. Find her website at MaryEllenOtoole.com.  

Margo Talbot's journey is chronicled in her first book, All That Glitter: A Climber's Journey Through Addiction and Depresion. She is often brought in as an expet client with lived in experience to worth tih youth-at-ris, rehab centers, and health care groups. Margo brings a fresh perpectie to the mental health issues that affect us both indivdually and collectively. To know more about Margo, visit her at www.AllThatGlitters.com, YouTube channel, or connect with her at Twitter.

Warren Macdonald is on a mission to help you change the way you see the world, and your place in it. Warren is a professional keynote speaker who shares a remarkable story of survival, inspiration, motivation, adventure and the power of will after getting involved in accident that cost him the loss of both legs, amputated at mid thigh. To know more about Warren, visit his website, YouTube channel, or connect with him at Google+.  

How many times have you struggled with feeling adequate as a parent? Isn't it easy to look around and see only the polly perfect parents round us? While it is easy to feel intimidated by these types of people, I want to share some insights on how to become a fearless, confident, and empowered parent who raises strong kids.

Bryan Ganey is a motivational speaker and author of "Impossible: How I Lost Nearly 400 Pounds Without Surgery," available in print and e-book from Amazon.com. With intentional action and right attitude, Bryan did not only lose weight but also paid off $60,000 wroth of debt in just three years!  To know more about Bryan, visit his blog at http://www.BryanGaney.com.

Tomi Grover serves as an educator in human trafficking. She wrote "Compelled" to educate the Christian church about why and how they can respond to trafficking. She is currently involved in several initiatives. Tomi holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work and Ministry-Based Evangelism. Connect with Tomi via Twitter or by visiting her website.

Kimanzi Constable is a former bread delivery driver turned best-selling author, international speaker and life coach. His passion is to help family men and woman live life by their own design and create a freedom based online business on the side. To know more about Kimanzi, connect with him on Twitter or visit his website.

Ann Musico is a holistic health coach who helps individuals, at every age, to exemplify lives of vibrant health and wholeness – spirit, soul and body. Her mission is to show you how to adopt a healthy lifestyle in a way that is simple and achievable, empowering them to take responsibility for their own health in order to be a positive influence on their families. Balance and wholeness are the whole point of these simple and easy tips. You can visit her website at www.ThreeDimensionalVitality.com or follow her on Twitter.

What can one person do? Be inspired as I interview Andy Perkins around what he is doing to help the children of Libera. Check out these incredible stats:  68% of Liberian families live on $1 US per day or less.Liberia suffers from 83% unemployment.10 years after the end of the civil war we see undernourished, malnourished and starving children roaming the streets.BESTWA operates two feeding stations feeding a total of over 600 children per day.  For $150 a year you can feed a starving child.We plan to start a third feeding site in 2014 for another 300 children in the worst slum in Buchanan.Many starving children are being exploited as petty traders, laborers and sex slaves. (source: Finance Minister Konneh)47% illiteracy rate23.8% of children die before age 51 in 11 women die in childbirth68% of families survive on a dollar a day or less. Founder of BESTWA, Andy first traveled to Liberia in 1998 to help with a pastors' conference, and has been returning ever since.  After working in various capacities to meet the practical needs of the Liberian people, Andy founded BESTWA.   In January 2005, Andy was diagnosed with cancer told to get his affairs in order.  Through that Winter and the following Spring he went through surgery, chemotherapy, and drastic dietary changes to fight the cancer.  Happily, Andy has been cancer free for 8 years. Andy's passion for the wonderful people of Liberia is what drives him most. He currently works full time as the Executive Director for BESTWA in the U.S. with multiple trips each year to Liberia. Andy and his wife Teresa have 6 children and 9 grandchidlren.  You can find Andy at www.Bestwa.org or through Twitter at @LiberiaAndy.  

Steve Stewart is a Personal Finance Coach, Speaker, and Podcast Host. As a Personal Finance Coach he helps everyday Americans pay attention, not interest, by walking them through the Absolute Simplest Budget That Works and developing a debt elimination strategy in order to get back their life. His blog at MoneyPlanSOS.com was featured on the Dave Ramsey show and his weekly podcast has been downloaded more than 100,000 times on iTunes. Steve has a passion for teaching you how to build wealth, not credit, how to live on less than you make, and avoid the manipulative messages from those trying to get to your money. For more info, connect with him on Twitter, FaceBook, and LinkedIn. Tune in to his podcast too on iTunes.  

Join me this week as we explore how to beat workplace stress. Why is this an important subject? Check out these stats The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: 40% of workers reported their job was very or extremely stressful; •25% view their jobs as the number one stressor in their lives; •Three fourths of employees believe that workers have more on-the-job stress than a generation ago; •29% of workers felt quite a bit or extremely stressed at work; •26 percent of workers said they were “often or very often burned out or stressed by their work”; •Job stress is more strongly associated with health complaints than financial or family problems. Be sure to find The Iron Jen Show on Sticher and Itunes. Find the Iron Jen at www.TheIronJen.com or on Twitter @TheIronJen.com

Mark Faris has been convicted for two felonies against a major computer company for mail fraud/wire fraud and money laundering. He spent ten and a half months away from my family in a federal prison camp and halfway house. It was unacceptable, illegal, irresponsible, and arrogant on his part BUT life changing.  As a result, Mark is now embarking on a new mission to educate, teach, and enrich others to avoid taking his path; embracing the idea that personal and business ethics are very much attached at the hip to each other. His purpose is to selflessly and tirelessly communicate the values of accountability, honesty, integrity, and Christian principles to others, less privileged than him, in ways that improve their lives and the lives of others.