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Jan 20 Rafting With Kailee: Episode 3 - The Lydia Sturgis Interview

Understanding Core Values and Leadership

In this Rafting with Kailee interview I stopped by my favorite shoe company La Sportiva, in Boulder, Colorado to meet up with Lydia Sturgis to discuss her journey in the outdoors. Lydia has been in the outdoors from an early age and I wanted to learn more about the lessons she drew from being a young woman in the outdoors and how she found her voice. Some of the fantastic ideas Lydia had to offer were:

Be comfortable with no and failure
Understand your core values and how those add to your team
Find the joy in making mistakes
Understanding timidness
Have fun

Lydia and I also discuss the meaning behind emotional intelligence and why this is so important for women in the outdoors. If you would like to help us support our Junior Women’s Team, subscribe to our premium content below.

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Jan 20 Rafting With Kailee: Episode 3 - The Lydia Sturgis Interview

Understanding Core Values and Leadership

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