Podcast Episode 16 : Eileen Doyon

Eileen's emotional journey can serve for anyone who has experienced profound loss. She believes there are signs that helped lead her to her calling, which is writing books. "The Unforgettable Faces & Stories" series. She was dealt a difficult hand as a young child and has suffered terrible loss but she serves as inspiration with her ability to help others find and share their voice. What an amazing interview. Please share.

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Guest Blog: Loss, Love and Inspiration By Eileen Doyon

Last week you heard from Erin Musto about how to be Successful with a Type B personality. She offered thoughtful insight into how she channels her abilities into action and how she learned so much about the ability of people of different skillsets to come together to make magic. If you're a successful woman who wants to share her story email me at jodeekenney@gmail.com for more information on submitting.

This week Eileen Doyon talks about how the loss of her dad led her to a gift of being able to give other women a voice to remember their loved ones. Our beloved ancestors may be gone but they leave us treasures. Eileen was able to realize that and now she works to share it with others. 

The loss of family members early in my life has been extremely difficult, and most recently I lost my
dad to lung cancer and was with him until the end.  I have been trying to figure out how to deal with
death due to it being so much a part of my life.  Most people will deal with loss at some point in their
lifetime.  The two years after my dad’s death were depressing, complicated, and dark.   In receiving
two treasures in 2012, my dad’s dog tags, and my grandmother’s chandelier, it meant so much to
me, my attitude, and my outlook on my own life.  I felt their presence and their love all around me.  I
knew that others in my situation had to feel the same way.  If so, I wanted to help.  So that became
my mission….to help others talk about their loved ones who have passed and to tell their stories of
their own personal keepsakes.  Our military is very precious to me.  We owe so much to our
veterans that have served and protected our country.   So this became my theme of my second
book.

People were so excited, emotional, happy, and sad all in one, but it was all good.  We laughed and
cried talking about memories and stories of loved ones.  Sometimes, those feeling are buried deep
down due to the crazy hectic lives we all live, and sometimes it just hurts too much to think or talk
about.  Everyone’s comments were so supportive and positive.  It really became a healing to all and
made people feel good.

So, in this hectic life, I have decided to run a series of books titled “Unforgettable Faces and
Stories”.  We all need to stop and think about people in our lives, both past and present, and stories
of those unforgettable magic moments.

Behind the Podcast: Shari Quinn- Deception, Disloyalty, Detrmination!

Have the clips I've posted on social media intrigued you this week? I hope so- because Author Shari Quinn is one interesting woman. Shari and I are HerLife covergirl sisters. She is the most self motivated person I know and her wisdom goes deep.

Disloyalty-By Shari Quinn

It's hard to believe anyone would be disloyal to her, but in fact she's experienced extreme deception. Instead of wallowing in depression (and who could blame her if she did!?) she turned one of her worst life experiences into a book. Don't get mad... get writing! In this week's Success with JoDee Kenney, Shari talks about how that betrayal launched a whole new career for her and the exciting news that she's out with a new book! In her first interview discussing "Behind The Smile" (available on www.Amazon.com) author Shari Quinn shares what inspired her to write her new book, how her mother's strong influence still lives in her today and offers inspiration to all of us seeking to make our dreams a reality.  

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A Not So Secret Secret

I secretly (well, not so secret anymore) want to write a book. You think after being a Journalist for 21 years this would be an easy goal. It’s not. I have spent 21 years editing stories so they are compact, accurate and to the point. Writing a book requires you to embellish, create and develop characters. It's totally different. I have also been paralyzed with fear about it for some years now…. Sayyyyying I want to write a book- but doing very little writing. That is… until recently.

Little did I know it all started a year ago- when I began my journey back to fitness. I found the strength, confidence and mo-jo I forgot I had. I worked hard and accomplished so many goals in that area last year. So, when December rolled around and I was focusing on how to take up my fitness a notch I again addressed my desire to write a book.

And then it hit me! I thought about what made me so successful in my fitness and I had to translate it into my writing.

*I set clear S.M.A.R.T. goals

*I put the work in--- even when I didn't feel like it

*I trusted in the process

So simple! I didn't wait until January to start- it was the middle of December and I started. I was kinda like Forest Gump and running--- I just kept writing and writing and writing… and then I wrote some more.

I am currently on chapter 13 of my first book! This is the first draft. I’ve grown so much as a writer that I absolutely think my first chapter stinks…. But I’m writing! My creative juices are flowing and I’m doing the work and trusting in the process. I’ve brainstormed several other book ideas and can’t wait to dig into those characters. And in honor of one of my favorite movies “What About Bob”… I feel like strapping myself to a sail boat (because a book wouldn’t do it justice) and saying “Doctor Leo Marvin--- I write! I write! I’m a writer!”

Now you may be wondering when you will see 'said' book I am writing. Who knows. Probably never. I don’t think it’s very good at this point. I need to edit and revise, then get some beta readers… and on and on before I even make it to publication. But this is all beside the point. All the time I was paralyzed with fear about writing because I was thinking about writing for other people. This book I am writing for myself—and that was when the flood gates opened and the words came.

Just like exercising and eating right- if you do it for someone else… you won’t succeed. It was an Oprah "Ah Ha" moment. I am writing for myself and I am succeeding. Perhaps one day I will write something for publication. You will be the first to know when it comes out. Even sharing this secret with you is kinda big in my world… big in a scary, exciting way! Thanks for letting me tell you a secret.