Hello, world. Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love. I'm your host, Don Hutchison.

Every Tuesday, I interview someone from around the world who's discovered their talents to do work they love to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.

On Fridays, I interview an individual with many years of experience from one of the most popular or interesting occupations or professions who shares an insider's look of what it's really like to do what they do.

Today I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest Robert Keegan Federal Jr.

And our topic, A Day in the Life, What's it really like to be an independent arbitrator,

mediator, and special master?

Welcome, Keegan.

Thanks, John. Appreciate it. It's our pleasure to

have you on the show. Okay, as we've discussed in pre-interview chats, everyone's life is about

turning points or passages from the day we're born until we leave this plane of existence. So take us in

the backstory of Keegan Federal, all the way back to Family of Origin, where it began, and take us in the backstory of Keegan Federal all the way back to

Family of Origin where it began. Tell us about the people and places and choices and changes

that have gotten you where you are today. What did it all start? Well, it started when I was born

at a very early age in Charlotte, North Carolina. But when I was only five years old, my family was moved by my father's employer to Columbus, Georgia.

So Columbus is really where I grew up.

That's my hometown.

And important developments in my life, I guess the first one is simply the fact that I was the oldest of nine

children. My word. Mom and dad were devout Catholics and my father was actually interviewed when one of

my brothers was featured in Charlotte Magazine some years ago. He's a professional musician,

and the interviewer said something to dad about,

I understand that you and your wife had nine children, and he said, well, yes, that's correct.

We're Catholic, you know. I wouldn't want anybody to think we're irresponsible.

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