Anderson Cooper's Road to Success

Los Angeles - How do you become one of America’s most successful journalists? Anderson Cooper talks about the road to success plus a piece of advice from his mother Gloria Vanderbilt that he’ll never forget. Check it out.

Story Script:

"I think finding your passion is the key to any kind of success"

"I think the thing is to try to as early as you can figure out what is it that quickens your pulse what it is that really gets your heart racing"

"When I was graduating college my mom, I asked her for advice, her advice was follow your bliss which is a term coined by Joseph Campbell a professor"

"I think if you can figure out what your bliss is and figure out a way to kind-of somehow make your job about what it is your most passionate about thats where true success comes"

"What I realize now is that the path isn't necessary always clear a head of you. As long as each step you’re taking feels right at time and is following what your gut instinct. The road won’t always seem clear but when you look backwards it'll seem like a linear path"

"I love what I do so it doesn't even really feel like work. We're doing a daytime talk show that’s doing to start in September and I'm thrilled to be doing it"

Watch for Anderson Cooper’s new daytime show on Fox 11 premiering in September.