#11 Called Out: Fear, Faith, and Finding Your Calling | Paula Faris, Author & Emmy-Nominated Journalist

In Episode #11, we explore fear, faith, and finding your calling. We’re joined by Paula Faris, Emmy-nominated journalist and author of Called Out: Why I Traded Two Dream Jobs For a Life of True Calling. We cover cancel culture, launching a faith-focused podcast, and key habits for great interviews. “I believe everything happens for a reason. I don't have any regrets, even though I've done some stupid stuff in my life—like, really dumb things. I wouldn't take it back, because I learned more from my flaws and failures than I have from the 'successes' of life. Those have been the character builders.” – Paula Faris EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/paula-faris-outliers-show-notes FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/paula-faris-outliers-transcript CHAPTERS This episode is our definitive guide to fear, faith, and finding your calling. In it we cover: (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:02:15) – Paula’s background in faith, and aspiring to give grace to herself and others (00:08:50) – Cancel culture and the assassination of a person’s character (00:16:18) – Three questions to ask yourself to help find your vocational calling (00:21:03) – Launching a podcast on faith (00:27:31) – Five questions to ask yourself when you feel fear in a situation (00:37:06) – A deep dive into Paula’s podcast, Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris, and what she’s learned from it (00:48:11) – Key habits for great interviews, including doing research and mirroring (01:00:35) – Paula’s daily rituals, including preparing for a smooth morning, CrossFit, and Chick-fil-A ABOUT CALLED OUT Paula Faris has been an anchor on Good Morning America and The View. She's also an Emmy award-winning journalist who's worked as Senior National Correspondent for ABC News, where she's interviewed people like Hillary Clinton, Tiger Woods and Reese Witherspoon. In 2018, she launched her own faith-focused podcast with ABC called Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris. From Journeys of Faith, she's interviewed high profile political leaders like Nikki Haley and Cory Booker, athletes like Tim Tebow, and she's explored the topic of faith with pronounced atheists like Sam Harris. It's because of this incredibly open dialogue, which I think is missing today, that I wanted to have her on Outliers for a conversation about faith. In this episode, we cover Paula's career as a journalist, her journeys with her own faith, and what she's learned discussing faith with high profile figures from around the world. Paula's new book, Called Out: Why I Traded Two Dream Jobs For a Life of True Calling, is out now. And in it, she shares what she's learned grappling with the difference between her career and her calling. 💌 FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter 🎙 LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the world’s best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices