Finding Chika – an Interview with Mitch Albom #183
The Brian Buffini Show
Brian Buffini
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 November 2019
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
“Whatever time we get, it’s given, it’s not lost. Appreciate it that way and you’ll hug your kids a lot tighter.” – Mitch Albom
What does it mean to be a family? In this episode, Brian interviews bestselling author Mitch Albom about his new book, “Finding Chika.” This heart-warming memoir of love and loss tells the story of a young Haitian orphan called Chika who taught Mitch that families can be made in many ways, changing his life forever. No matter where you are today, this episode has a message of hope and encouragement for you.
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Inspirational quotes from today’s interview:
“Carrying her (Chika) to the end of her journey was my job.” – Mitch Albom
“She gave us the greatest gift that anyone can be given – she made us a family.” – Mitch Albom
“God blessed my life.” – Mitch Albom
“The book “Finding Chika” is not a sad story…it’s a story about how you make a family, first and foremost.” – Mitch Albom
“There are many ways that families are made.” – Mitch Albom
“Our job is carrying our children, all of us.” – Mitch Albom
“What we carry defines us.” – Mitch Albom
“It’s never too late to start a family.” – Mitch Albom
“There are children all over the world, like Chika, who need help like this. We are a family of man here.” – Mitch Albom
“We did not lose a child; we were given a child. Everybody should be able to look at their children that way.” – Mitch Albom
“Whatever time we get, it’s given, it’s not lost. Appreciate it that way and you’ll hug your kids a lot tighter.” – Mitch Albom
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“Finding Chika,” by Mitch Albom
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Brian Bafini show, where we explore the mindsets, motivation and methodologies |
| 0:19.4 | of success. |
| 0:20.4 | Here's your host, Brian Bafini. |
| 0:31.0 | Well, the top of the morning to you, welcome to today's show, very, very special guest |
| 0:36.8 | on our show today. |
| 0:37.8 | Been a friend of ours for a long time, a friend of our culture and our humanity in this |
| 0:43.8 | world. |
| 0:44.8 | And it's the great Mitch Albaam. |
| 0:46.4 | And Mitch has been a bestseller and author for a long time. |
| 0:50.1 | Seven number one bestseller's Tuesdays with Mori was four years atop the New York Times |
| 0:56.2 | bestseller list over 40 million copies of his book sold. |
| 0:59.9 | There's a lot of folks like myself. |
| 1:01.1 | I've written a New York Times bestseller, but I am not a writer. |
| 1:04.9 | This is one of the great writers of our time and one of the great thinkers of our time. |
| 1:10.8 | And we are very, very excited today because Mitch, as the time you're listening to this |
| 1:16.2 | is releasing his first time and over a decade, a nonfiction book. |
| 1:21.2 | And it's very, very powerful, very, very poignant. |
| 1:24.6 | Mitch sent me a copy of his book and said, Brian, this is the most important book I've ever |
| 1:28.1 | written, perhaps ever will write. |
| 1:30.6 | Mitch, I want to welcome you to today's show. |
| 1:32.2 | Thanks for taking time. |
| 1:33.2 | I'm really excited to get into the notes and bolts on Finding Chica. |
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