Shannon Bream reveals the surprising thing about her job, her advice for interns and why it's OK to get fired
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“Fox News@Night” host discusses the power of being told “no,” her advice to interns, and what others might find surprising about her job to Trey Gowdy on “The Trey Gowdy Podcast.”
SHANNON BREAM: Well, listen, you do remember Michael Jordan had some no's in his life. I'm no Michael Jordan of broadcasting or basketball or anything else, but I do think it's good. I always tell that story to our interns or when I speak at colleges or high schools because I want people to know, you know, listen, not everybody is going to get you. Not everybody's going to see your potential. You're going to get a lot of no's. You'll get many more no's than you'll get yes's. But it's okay.
If you have a passion — for me, as a person of faith, if you believe God is directing you to something, hang in there. There is purpose in getting knocked down. There's purpose in being humbled. There's purpose in feeling like you're treading water — like you're learning from all of those things, and it will only make you more sure about your dream and what you're trying to pursue. All you need is that one person at each stage to say yes, I'm going to take a chance on you. I see something. And it's okay to get fired. It's okay.
GOWDY: When my wife listens to this, she's going to say that was so beautiful, that is such a Christ-like attitude. And what I'm thinking is, I hope you send a Christmas card to that guy in Florida every year to remind him of how bad his judgment was.