Deirdre Fitzpatrick: Sacramento’s News Queen

 

Deirdre is the Queen of Sacramento News with an impressive 20 year run as the morning anchor and particular feature reporter focusing on all things health. I met her many years ago, and have been on the morning news many times to promote books and events with her.

Deirdre’s business is to create fabulously produced shows that tell a big story in quick three minutes, five minutes, or even 15 second sound bites. So, I wanted her to change gears with me, sit down, unwind and get talking about her fantastic journey that landed her in Sacramento and what’s kept her here ever since. When you hear Deirdre’s story, it will call to mind “Luck is where preparation meets opportunity.” She is a real go-getter and a very inspirational force of nature.

The theme of the show? We couldn’t decide. I think we are both super-fast-moving types and hit many tangents and insights so you’ll have to listen and reflect and pick up on the themes that resonate with you. In a nutshell, we talk about modern media and how it’s changed with the influence of mobile technology and social media, the impact it has had on our careers and how we divulge information differently now. We also discuss how she continually finds herself in new and exciting opportunities by making sure to take advantage of propositions when they knock at her door. Sitting back, wishing and hoping for the good life isn’t what got Dierdre where she is. It’s been all about enthusiasm and pushing forward at any given turn.

Her career-transforming role as the Special Olympics correspondent for dozens of Hearst-owned TV stations across America, and the fact that she has been to ten different Olympics over her life is just one example of the chances she honored for herself that took her life in an upward swing. We also talk about identifying which of Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies you are and accepting that in your career choice and daily routine. You can absolutely work with tendencies and weaknesses that are unique to your character to create a stronger you.

Of course, we also talk about her new podcast called Dying to Ask. I dig this wild, fast-moving interview with Sacramento KCRA 3 News Queen @deirdreFitzpatrick1. She indeed asked some great questions, and we covered a lot of new ground relating to Speedgolf, the ketogenic diet, and cultivating a pure motivation for peak performance.

Deirdre manages to do the early morning news, train for great endurance feats, and be a super mom to two kids, and we talk about how she manages to keep up with it all. We go off on a tangent regarding parenting idealisms and strategies, and what it means to be a modern-day parent.

Did she get into a peak performance lifestyle through being born with a truly gritty and resilient nature, or did she develop these attributes through hard work and habit? How does this change the way you think of your day-to-day capabilities and what small changes can you make that could potentially have a huge effect?

Deirdre proves that action creates momentum and you are going to get a powerhouse conversation from a bundle of energy and enthusiasm from this one!

TIMESTAMPS:

Brad introduces the star of Sacramento news/sports scene. [03:26]

Deirdre describes her job as a TV news personality covering the Olympics as well as local news. [08:23]

What is the personal routine? [14:00]

University of Missouri owns an NBC affiliate. Deirdre took broadcast journalism there. [18:37]

She explains how she progressed in her career from Des Moines to Sacramento . [22:41]

It’s not an accident that you can do something well if you do it a lot. [28:58]

She developed a stutter when her position required five straight hours of broadcasting. [29:05]

Technology as evolved in the 20 years since she has done this. How has her job changed? [34:27]

We are going to learn that not having stricter control on our kids’ media use is going to create fallout. [37:24]

Trying to control a child’s life is a huge task.  They have to figure it out on their own. [38:59]

Four tendencies (Gretchen Rubin) are obliger, upholder, the questioner, and the rebel. [48:37]

Kids need boundaries. [54:54]

Deirdre details her athletic experiences and how she uses it for reducing stress.  She has the resiliency gene. [56:29]

Ask yourself: How do I want to do life? [01:03:41]

We don't always get to the destination we set out for, but the journey can be what we make of it. [01:11:12]

Make an effort, then evaluate what went wrong, and see what you can do better. [01:12:13]

Deirdre’s favorite part of her job of covering the Olympics is doing the interviews with the athletes in the more obscure sports.  [01:14:52]

The podcast Dying to Ask looks at people about the backstory of their approach to their goals. [01:19:02]

 

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