Ep 2 - Maria Taylor: Sidelining the Fear of Failure

The Paula Faris 'Faith & Calling' Podcast

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Talk Radio

4.4 • 697 Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

One of ESPN’s most prominent sideline reporters, Maria Taylor, opens up to Paula about her paralyzing fear of failure, imposter syndrome, the selfishness of perfectionism, learning how to extend herself grace, and the big role her mom played in helping her overcome it all. Maria talks about the mistake she made on one of the biggest stages of her profession and how she thought it was going to end her career, but instead became a big motivation in changing her mindset. The collegiate athlete shares the lessons she learned from playing sports, like how to feel confident and comfortable in her own skin and learning to fail fast, and how those lessons can help us all. She reflects on the advice she would give her younger self and how it helps her in making decisions that affect her now. Learn more about Maria Taylor at MariaTaylorTV.com

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0:00.0	Access more.
0:03.0	You have friends that call you out, Sadie.
0:05.0	Yes, I got friends that call me out.
0:07.0	Everybody needs a friend that calls them out.
0:09.0	There's going to be a Tomlin party of five soon.
0:13.0	You're expecting a little one.
0:14.0	Tomlin party of five.
0:16.0	That's right.
0:17.0	My third baby girl's coming.
0:18.0	And I've pushed through the fear of failure because this is what I love to do.
0:33.7	Welcome back to the podcast, everyone.
0:35.8	It is our second episode. I'm so grateful that you're giving this podcast a shot. I'm thankful because it has been received so warmly by so many of you. And I will continue to say this because it's important to me. And it is important for you to know I'm not going to waste your time. I will champion you through these conversations,
0:56.4	and this week's conversation, I know it's going to hit close to home. I deal with a paralyzing
1:01.8	fear of failure. You don't look at as an opportunity to succeed. You look at things as an
1:06.7	opportunity to fail. That's ESPN's Maria Taylor, their most prominent sideline reporter. She's also
1:13.3	the host of NBA Countdown, and she's talking about her crippling fear of failure. Fear of failure,
1:20.6	it's the most common fear that we experience as humans. There's a good chance that you felt it.
1:26.4	I know I certainly have. I want to give you a little
1:29.0	background on Maria and I. We met a few years ago at college football's national championship game.
1:34.6	She was there for ESPN. I was there for Good Morning America. There was something striking about her
1:39.9	presence, not just because she's six foot too. This conversation is so real, so raw, you're going
1:46.1	to discover how to deal with the fear of failure. If you've got kids and they're struggling right
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