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I have this wonderful opportunity to do this program because of the book I wrote, "Moms are the CEO's of Life (http://momsaretheceosoflife.com/momsaretheceosoflife.com/Welcome.html)" . In this program I am going to talk about how I wrote the book and where I came up with the ideas. I will also talk about the lessons in the book, the people I interviewed and what it takes to get a book to market. If you have ever wanted to write a book or want learn how successful people use their mother's lessons to achieve what they have this program will answer those questions.

My mother always sang with me as a child. She would put me up in her lap, and we would sing songs together. I was told that we sang so things would be better and through the years I believed what my mother taught me out singing. In my book, "Moms are the CEOs of Life (http://momsaretheceosoflife.com/momsaretheceosoflife.com/Welcome.html)", i talk about how music was a big part of our life. Today I finish the segments of the history of rock, from Buddy Holly to Woodstock. I look at Woodstock and what it meant to not only music but our culture. If you enjoy music no matter what kind this show will make you appreciate what Woodstock meant to a whole generation.

My mother always stressed the importance of family. Having been adopted, it meant everything to me. If you read my book, "Moms are the CEO's of Life (http://momsaretheceosoflife.com/momsaretheceosoflife.com/Welcome.html)", you will know the importance I put on family. Today my guest are Julie Healy and Kelly Higgs. They both had very promising careers but gave them up to raise their children. They talk about the wonderful rewards of staying home but also they give an honest account of the hardships are entailed in giving up your career. Julie and Kelly let us all know how important it is that women make the decision based on what is important to them. It is a wonderful show and anyone who is going through this, planning on it or knows someone who has will want to hear what they say.

Since I have been on the air now for awhile and it is the beginning of 2012 i wanted all our new listeners to learn who I am and why I am passionate about this show. I am having my brother Ed and cousin Joe on today. Everyone will be able to see how I got these lessons from my mom and learn something about me from people who no me best. Sit back, enjoy the discussion that most people have when they are chatting with their family.

My mom always taught me I would always be a part of the Quinn family and in my book "Moms are the CEOs of Life" (http://momsaretheceosoflife.com/Moms_are_CEOs/Welcome.html) ti tell why it was so important to me since I was adopted. Today we are talking to Sarah Saffian who wrote a book, "Ithaka, A Daughters Memoirs of Being Found" (http://www.saffian.com/index.htm)Sarah was adopted but her biological mother found her, not the usual outcome for an adoptee. She talks about her struggle of dealing with a new family and and the conflicts that she dealt with. It is a riveting story and one everyone needs to hear if you are an adoptee or related to one or just know one. She brings us into to her journey and lets the audience feel the pressures of what she dealt with. Join me in this truly riveting story and how Sarah dealt with the joys and heartaches of "being found".

My mom taught me when you make a new friend good things happen for you. I learned that first had and in this segment i talk about that learning experience and the evolution of friendship. My guest our four of my best friends and we talk about what friendship means from kindergarten to now at 60 years old. 2012 is just starting and what a great way to start by learning how to make and keep new friendships. Join me and my friends while we tell why we are such good friends and how much better life is with friendships.

My mother always taught me to treat everyone the same and a man that spent his life doing that was Michael Cody (http://www.bpjlaw.com/upl_docs/mcody.pdf). He was the lawyer for Dr. King during the sanitation strike in 1968. He is a partner in Burch, Porter and Johnson (http://www.bpjlaw.com/)Law Firm in Memphis. He has a riveting story to tell. There is no history like live history and Michael Cody gives us a first hand account of those tragic days. Also we start our new segment, "My House That built Me" with its companion website, myhousethatbuiltme.com (http://myhousethatbuiltme.com). Set aside 60 minutes when you tune in because you wont want to miss a minute.

New Years is right around the corner and we are going make resolutions for the coming year to make our life better. My guest today is Dr. Karl Pillemer, Ph. D (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Cornell+Legacy+Project&oq=Cornell+Legacy+Project&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=5284l5284l0l6929l1l1l0l0l0l0l78l78l1l1l0). who wrote a book, "30 Lessons for Life" (http://www.amazon.com/30-Lessons-Living-Advice-Americans/dp/1594630844/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324497098&sr=1-1). He has been written up in New York Times, Forbes Magazine, the Huffington Post, Daily Beast and his book was named one of the best self help books in 20111 by the Library Journal. Absolutely the only book you need to know what to do for the New Year and beyond. He interviewed over 1,000 older people, 70 years and older , the greatest generation of our time. They give advice on marriage, work, enjoying life and much more. He writes in a manner to make you think your sitting and talking with your grandmother or grandfather which I loved. He started the Cornell Legacy Project (http://legacyproject.human.cornell.edu/)which is an extension of the book and i am cant tell you what a thrill it was to do the interview. Everyone will take away something about themselves that they never knew. Join me for a fabulous time with our greatest generation ever.

My mother always taught me Christmas was about friends and family so i am having 4 fantastic guest back that were on the program during the year. Sara Hathorn, CEO and founder of Illustra Consulting (http://www.illustraconsulting.com/), Albert Cuellar, who had one of the most popular segments on "My house that built me (http://myhousethatbuiltme.com/Home.html)", Barry Hunt, who was on the extremely popular segment, "Singing makes everything seem better part 2" and Mark Hogan of Madison Wealth Management (http://www.madisonadvisors.com/Pages/Home.aspx). Mark was my first guest and was fantastic. I am going to talk with my guest about what Christmas means to them, their Christmas traditions, things about Christmas that's made it special to them and what was Christmas like growing up. Barry, being from England will gives us a perspective of what Christmas is like in England. Please pull up a seat, get some Chestnuts to roast and sit in front of the fire with us for a wonderful discussion about our guests Christmas past and present.

So many times something happens to us and we think its the end of the world. It always seems to get worse before it gets better. I got poison ivy every summer when I was a young and one particular summer the doctor had to come to our house to give me shots for the poison ivy. It was from that I learned the lesson from my mom. Our guest, Pat Shannon, also learned this lesson and has been a success in business because he always knew even though things were bad they would get better. He does business all around the globe and has a wealth of information to share with us today. Anyone wanting to talk to him about business his number is 919-326-9711 On our segment "Moms food for thought (http://momsfoodforthought.com/)", we discuss whats better, real Christmas tree, fake tree or fake tree with lights."My house that built me (http://myhousethatbuiltme.com/Home.html)" segment we have Andy Sweeny as our guest and he explains how much neighbor friends influenced his up bringing. Great show and look forward to sharing it with everyone.

In this episode we learn the lesson mom taught us about being kind to others. Our guest is Amy Douglass who is a nurse in Maine and is getting ready to make her third trip to Haiti to help with the people who need medical attention. She gives a first hand account of the devastation in Haiti. She went with the Mission to the World (http://www2.mtw.org/home/site/templates/splash.asp)ministries and talks about what she did. In our segment "My house that built me (http://myhousethatbuiltme.com/Home.html)" my guest is Albert Cuellar from LaVaca Texas and he tells us about growing up in a small town. He has a wonderful story to tell about the love in his home. In our segment "Moms food for thought (http://http://momsfoodforthought.com/)" one of the questions we ponder is "why does AT&T" play a recording that you can go to ATT.com to get answers to fix your internet connection when you're on hold for technical support to get you internet back up on line.

Music was such a huge part of our life growing up and my mom always wanted me to sing with her. One exception to the rule was if Frank Sinatra came on the radio. You will find out in this episode why. I have my brother and Barry Hunt on as our guest letting us know about the music from the British Invasion to Woodstock. Barry gives us an absolute awesome picture of what England was like at that time, being the center of rock music. My brother is one of the most knowledgeable people of music of the American rock scene at that time. Listing to them talk about that music era is like seeing a prize fight ringside, something you will never forget. In our segment "My house that built me (http://myhousethatbuiltme.com/Home.html)", Dan Shannon is our guest and really gives a new look at what his house meant to him as a home. In our segment "Moms food for thought (http://momsfoodforthought.com/)" you will get to ponder why bank doors are always open but they chain the pens to the counter and other interesting things. Please join all of us for this unforgettable segment of "Things My Mom Taught Me"

Growing up my father owned a record shop so music was a large part of my life growing up. When I was young my mom would always listen to the radio or stereo and ask me if i wanted to sing with her. I would get all excited and she would pick me up and we would sing the song and she would tell me how everything was better when we sang. My brother, myself and a couple other people are doing a book on the British Invasion of music in the early 60's through Woodstock and how it changed allot of industries. So I have my brother on as my guest and he is going to talk about the music industry leading up to the British Invasion and how it lead to a whole new sound. On our segment ,"My House That Built Me", (http://myhousethatbuiltme.com/Home.html)I have Barry Hunt as our guest and it is awesome what he has to say. He grew up in England right after World War Two and gives us a perspective of what it was like living in a bombed out Europe after the war.

In today's market everyone is trying to get an edge for a job or promotion. A sure fire way is look your best from "nose to toes". My mother taught me about looking my best when i was young and wearing nothing but blue jeans and t-shirts. Another person who also learned this lesson at an early age is my guest Sarah Hathorn founder and CEO of Illustra Consulting (http://www.illustraconsulting.com/). She is tops in her field having been written up in the New York Times, Forbes Magazine, Money Magazine, MSNBC, CNN Money and recently in the Huffington Post. With her "Predictable Promotion" program she teaches clients how to distinguish themselves in the eyes of upper management, maximize earning potential and accelerate their career. Her clients include, General Electric, Home Depot, McDonald"s and many more of the Fortune 500. She will show us how we can apply the same things these Fortune 500 companies use for their success to our lives. Sarah will also be the guest on our "My House That Built Me" (http://myhousethatbuiltme.com/Home.html) segment, telling us how her "home" impacted her growing up even though she lived in many houses. In our segment "Moms Food for Thought" (http://momsfoodforthought.com/) one of the questions we talk about is "why are hotdogs packaged in 10 while hot dog buns are packaged in 8".

Today I talk about two lessons my mother taught me and they both fall under the heading of treat people the same, like you would want to be treated. The first one is "Everyone is special in God's eyes" and "Even though they seem different love them just the same". I tell how I learned the lesson and then talk about two every successful people who used these lessons to become tops in their field. On the segment "My House That Built Me (http://myhousethatbuiltme.com/Home.html)" i talk about something special that happened to me in my house, you don't want to miss it.

This week is about two important lessons I learned from my mom, "when your cold , have hot chocolate" and "don't fight". In today's environment its easy to get angry and want to fight back, once you do that you loose. The other lesson is about thinking out of the book. In stressful times we all tend to get in a rut so its good sometimes to stop and look at things from a different perspective, like my mom said, "when your cold have hot chocolate". We also have Dennis Hamilton on our segment, "My House That Built Me" (http://myhousethatbuiltme.com/Home.html)and he gives us the perspective of the neighborhood being an extension of the home.

We had such response about our show on adoption we have put it on again. Anne Maxfield is our guest and like me she is adopted. I know from our emails if you have not heard it you will love it and if you have heard it you will fall in love with the segment again.

Something that all successful people have is passion for what ever they do. Our Guest Chef David Jones, of the Log-Haven Restaurant (http://www.log-haven.com/), is no exception, in fact passion is what made him the success he is today. Dave's mother will also be on with him to give us the human side of Dave. Knowing Dave is one of the kindest chefs working today everyone will get to see where he inherited those wonderful qualities. We also have Mark Hogan on our "My House That Built Me (http://myhousethatbuiltme.com/Home.html)" segment giving the perspective of his neighborhood enhancing the experience of growing up in his home. Momsfoodforthought.com (http://Momsfoodforthought.com) is now up to compliment our segment, "Moms Food For Thought".

My mother taught me the most important thing when you do something is passion. I learned from a couple of lessons she taught and I share those and show how the passion of two people, Hilary Knight, who I interviewed for my book, "Moms are the CEO's of Life", (http://momsaretheceosoflife.com/Moms_are_CEOs/Welcome.html)and Steven Jobs made them outstanding people in their fields. In our segment "My house that built me (http://myhousethatbuiltme.com/Home.html)" Joe Quinn joins us and tells us about growing up in his home as a boy. The final segment, "Moms food for thought", I have 5 new things that challenge your brain and along the way have some fun.

My mom taught me many lessons but there were four that were a reoccurring theme. Not only were they lessons i always heard but they were reoccurring themes for the people I interviewed for my book, Moms are the CEO's of LIfe (//momsaretheceosoflife.com/Moms_are_CEOs/Welcome.html). I talk about four of these highly successful people, Paul Daugherty, Don Kirshner, William Keating and Jeff Webb, fantastic people. We also speak to Dr. John Hellmann in our "My house that built me (http://myhousethatbuiltme.com/Home.html)" segment. We have a new segment,"Moms food for thought". Thinks to make you think with no right or wrong answer, should be a segment for a long time.