Episode #095 - Living Your Dream Job With Jay Harris of ESPN

WELCOME TO EPISODE #095 OF THE ENRICH YOUR SOUL PODCAST

We’ve all been asked the question at least once in our lives: “What’s your dream job?”

The range of response is as vast as the world is wide. However, the percentage of those that actually can say they’re living their dream job is much, much smaller.

My guest on this episode is in that small group.

I am thrilled to share this conversation I had with Jay Harris of ESPN.

I’ve been a big fan of Jay for years because of his cool, hilarious demeanor on Sportscenter and other shows he’s worked on during his career at the network. A mainstay on Sportscenter, his style and delivery are the same: cool and stylish.

Jay joined ESPN in February 2003 as a SportsCenter anchor, and is most often seen as anchor of the Saturday and Sunday morning editions of the program. Among his other honors, Harris was part of SportsCenter’s Sports Emmy-winning efforts in 2004 and 2005, and a recipient of the Silver World Medal from the New York Festival Awards, Robert L. Vann Award from the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation, and an EXCEL Award from the Hampton Roads Black Media Professionals.

I started to follow Jay on social media and I got to see lots of behind the scenes stuff that made me realize that he might likely be the most down to earth guy around.

My chat with him confirmed that.

In this episode about pursuing and living your dream job, I talk with Jay about:
- His career path
- The value of embracing your imperfection

- His advice to those pursuing huge dreams
- How he thanks his wife snooping on a phone call that lead him to where he is

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