It's the fifth Wednesday of the month, and you know what that means (maybe): it's a Just for Fun episode! On the season finale, Melissa shares a fun bonus section from her conversation with Mike Snowden. She also answers some listener-suggested questions, including a dive into her various personality assessments and numerous top five fave lists! We'll be back in January 2022! CONNECT WITH MELISSA: Listener Voicemail (answer the Question of the Ep or ask Melissa a question!): 405.456.9010 Website: www.melissaeick.com Twitter: @mjeick Instagram: @melissaeick Email: [email protected] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/support

A consistent weekend routine can set you up for a good week and create more time for you in making your impact! Melissa leads you on a field trip (within the confines of her own home) and takes you through her weekend routine. An unexpected adventure with her clock arises out of nowhere and will keep you on the edge of your seat for at least three minutes! CONNECT WITH MELISSA: Listener Voicemail (answer the Question of the Ep or ask Melissa a question!): 405.456.9010 Website: www.melissaeick.com Twitter: @mjeick Instagram: @melissaeick Email: [email protected] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/support

Bullet journals: calendar as an artistic masterpiece or practical place to track goals and the tasks it takes to achieve them? Melissa discusses her exploration of bullet journaling in 2021 and whether she believes it could be a useful tool for you in making your impact! CONNECT WITH MELISSA: Listener Voicemail (answer the Question of the Ep or ask Melissa a question!): 405.456.9010 Website: www.melissaeick.com Twitter: @mjeick Instagram: @melissaeick Email: [email protected] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/support

It's become something of an annual tradition on the Making Your Impact Podcast: a Q & A episode with Melissa! Melissa answers listeners' questions, including personality assessments like Myers-Briggs and the Enneagram. She also shares a bunch of her top fives, including books, languages, cities, and smells! CONNECT WITH MELISSA: Listener Voicemail (answer the Question of the Ep or ask Melissa a question!): 405.456.9010 Website: www.melissaeick.com Twitter: @mjeick Instagram: @melissaeick Email: [email protected] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/support

Summer is definitely Melissa's least favorite season, but she's found a way to beat the heat and enjoy summer her own way! Join Melissa on her annual anti-summer self-care quest to beat the heat as she engages in activities that don't typically go hand-in-hand with sweltering summer days. CONNECT WITH MELISSA: Listener Voicemail (answer the Question of the Ep or ask Melissa a question!): 405.456.9010 Website: www.melissaeick.com Twitter: @mjeick Instagram: @melissaeick Email: [email protected] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/support

Melissa shared her 21 for 2021 resolutions in this season's first episode...but how is she actually doing? She shares which resolutions she's achieved, which are in progress, and which she forgot about entirely. One thing is for sure: setting her intentions at the beginning of the year and reviewing them halfway through always helps her in making her impact! CONNECT WITH MELISSA: Listener Voicemail (answer the Question of the Ep or ask Melissa a question!): 405.456.9010 Website: www.melissaeick.com Twitter: @mjeick Instagram: @melissaeick Email: [email protected] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/support

Melissa shares how you can build your own VIRTUAL personal board of directors and how it can benefit you in making your impact. She shares the types of people to include in your virtual personal board of directors and the members of her own VPBOD! CONNECT WITH MELISSA: Listener Voicemail (answer the Question of the Ep or ask Melissa a question!): 405.456.9010 Website: www.melissaeick.com Twitter: @mjeick Instagram: @melissaeick Email: [email protected] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/support

It's the second part of Melissa's conversation with Mike Snowden, the Agent-in-Charge of the Human Trafficking Division for the Oklahoma Bureau. They discuss Mike's day to day work in fighting human trafficking and share inspiring of human trafficking survivors. Mike also discusses the unexpected way he had the opportunity to weave his interest in rock and roll music into his work training members of law enforcement about drugs. CONNECT WITH MELISSA: Listener Voicemail (answer the Question of the Ep or ask Melissa a question!): 405.456.9010 Website: www.melissaeick.com Twitter: @mjeick Instagram: @melissaeick Email: [email protected] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/support

In part one of her conversation with Mike Snowden, Agent-in-Charge of the Human Trafficking Division for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, Melissa and Mike discuss how education, both in life and on the issue of human trafficking, can be a powerful force for change. The more people who learn the truth about human trafficking and get past common misconceptions, the more trafficked people get help and the more future victimization in human trafficking can be prevented. CONNECT WITH MELISSA: Listener Voicemail (answer the Question of the Ep or ask Melissa a question!): 405.456.9010 Website: www.melissaeick.com Twitter: @mjeick Instagram: @melissaeick Email: [email protected] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/support

Melissa shares tips from over 8 years of working full-time in anti-human trafficking advocacy. She shares these tips in the context of human trafficking, but they can also apply to many different causes and will help you make a difference sustainably and effectively.  CONNECT WITH MELISSA: Listener Voicemail (answer the Question of the Ep or ask Melissa a question!): 405.456.9010 Website: www.melissaeick.com Twitter: @mjeick Instagram: @melissaeick Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/making-your-impact/support