Debra Alfarone: How to take risks and win at life

10/19/21 • 61 min

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For this episode, we interview CBS TV correspondent and award-winning journalist, Debra Alfarone. She is a business owner, a speaker, and a coach for experienced and budding TV journalists. Debra dropped out of high school, and faced many challenges while living in New York City, but that never stopped her from fulfilling her dream of becoming a reporter. Now you can frequently see her face on the prime time show, CBS Evening News. Debra puts it best on her website, “I had ZERO connections and even LESS confidence. If I can GTFO of my head to create my dream life, you can create anything.” She works in Washington, DC, where she lives with her husband Josh and two rescue dogs, Murray and Baxter. She a new book coming out soon called "Sh*t I wish I knew in my Twenties."

This episode was edited and produced by the show's launch producer, Aisha Chowdhry.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode was edited and produced by the show's launch producer, Aisha Chowdhry.

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