Anne-Marie Anderson

And what I tell people is that if you catastrophize the absolute worst that can happen at some point, you're gonna realize that it's probably not gonna go that far. So the story that you were talking about, I said, I could be so bad that not only will I never be on television again, But I'll never be able to produce again, as you talked about, because nobody will listen to me.

And what I tell people is that if you catastrophize the absolute worst that can happen at some point, you're gonna realize that it's probably not gonna go that far. So the story that you were talking about, I said, I could be so bad that not only will I never be on television again, But I'll never be able to produce again, as you talked about, because nobody will listen to me.

And what I tell people is that if you catastrophize the absolute worst that can happen at some point, you're gonna realize that it's probably not gonna go that far. So the story that you were talking about, I said, I could be so bad that not only will I never be on television again, But I'll never be able to produce again, as you talked about, because nobody will listen to me.

And I'll lose my entire career in television. And if I lose my entire career in television, this is all I've ever wanted to do. So I will be a miserable person. And you will have no choice but to leave me because I won't be able to be a good mother to our children who haven't even been born yet. And I will die destitute and alone.

And I'll lose my entire career in television. And if I lose my entire career in television, this is all I've ever wanted to do. So I will be a miserable person. And you will have no choice but to leave me because I won't be able to be a good mother to our children who haven't even been born yet. And I will die destitute and alone.

And I'll lose my entire career in television. And if I lose my entire career in television, this is all I've ever wanted to do. So I will be a miserable person. And you will have no choice but to leave me because I won't be able to be a good mother to our children who haven't even been born yet. And I will die destitute and alone.

And he was like, wow, you went there, but once you catastrophize it, obviously I'm not going to die destitute and alone because I'm bad on a television camera one time. So once you take it to that ridiculous level, you can survive anything. And that's really what it's about is taking the action. And no matter the outcome, knowing that you can survive and make another decision.

And he was like, wow, you went there, but once you catastrophize it, obviously I'm not going to die destitute and alone because I'm bad on a television camera one time. So once you take it to that ridiculous level, you can survive anything. And that's really what it's about is taking the action. And no matter the outcome, knowing that you can survive and make another decision.

And he was like, wow, you went there, but once you catastrophize it, obviously I'm not going to die destitute and alone because I'm bad on a television camera one time. So once you take it to that ridiculous level, you can survive anything. And that's really what it's about is taking the action. And no matter the outcome, knowing that you can survive and make another decision.

Sometimes I feel like when we're going to make a decision, it feels like the last one we're going to make if this doesn't work out and it's not the case catastrophize, it'll make it seem a little bit easier.

Sometimes I feel like when we're going to make a decision, it feels like the last one we're going to make if this doesn't work out and it's not the case catastrophize, it'll make it seem a little bit easier.

Sometimes I feel like when we're going to make a decision, it feels like the last one we're going to make if this doesn't work out and it's not the case catastrophize, it'll make it seem a little bit easier.

The most audacious thing I did looking back, and I almost can't believe it, like that, the hubris of young people. When I was 26, I lived in Bristol at ESPN's headquarters and loved my job. When I was 26, I took a vacation to Southern California to visit my brother in February. And I was thinking, man, people are playing beach volleyball out there in February and I'm shoveling snow.

The most audacious thing I did looking back, and I almost can't believe it, like that, the hubris of young people. When I was 26, I lived in Bristol at ESPN's headquarters and loved my job. When I was 26, I took a vacation to Southern California to visit my brother in February. And I was thinking, man, people are playing beach volleyball out there in February and I'm shoveling snow.

The most audacious thing I did looking back, and I almost can't believe it, like that, the hubris of young people. When I was 26, I lived in Bristol at ESPN's headquarters and loved my job. When I was 26, I took a vacation to Southern California to visit my brother in February. And I was thinking, man, people are playing beach volleyball out there in February and I'm shoveling snow.

And so I went back to the headquarters and I said to my boss, I'd like to be LA Bureau producer. And he said, well, we already have an LA Bureau producer. And I was like, I know that's what makes this conversation so awkward, trying to chuckle it away. And as we discussed, he said, how about this? Give me two more years here.

And so I went back to the headquarters and I said to my boss, I'd like to be LA Bureau producer. And he said, well, we already have an LA Bureau producer. And I was like, I know that's what makes this conversation so awkward, trying to chuckle it away. And as we discussed, he said, how about this? Give me two more years here.

And so I went back to the headquarters and I said to my boss, I'd like to be LA Bureau producer. And he said, well, we already have an LA Bureau producer. And I was like, I know that's what makes this conversation so awkward, trying to chuckle it away. And as we discussed, he said, how about this? Give me two more years here.

And in two years, if we haven't made you LA Bureau producer, what have you really lost? And I thought, well, two years in my 20s. And so I gave him my notice. He called me impatient. I just knew, John, that I wasn't enjoying my life. I was enjoying my job, but not my life, my free time. And so I gave him my notice and I quit ESPN, an absolute dream job and drove cross country.

And in two years, if we haven't made you LA Bureau producer, what have you really lost? And I thought, well, two years in my 20s. And so I gave him my notice. He called me impatient. I just knew, John, that I wasn't enjoying my life. I was enjoying my job, but not my life, my free time. And so I gave him my notice and I quit ESPN, an absolute dream job and drove cross country.