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August 27, 2020

Episode 55: Val Trullinger (UCLA)

50 minutes

In this episode, rachel, Kendall, and Val talk about:

Coming up to technical leadership via graphic design and creative writing

Becoming the person who fixes the printer

"If you can get through Finnegan's Wake, you can get through the technical manual"

Discipline, leadership, making herself heard in the Air Force Civil Air Patrol program and military family connections

Adjusting her military-learned leadership style for training interns

What "IT Communications" means

Learning the important difference between being effective and being right

Resiliency vs perfection

Prioritizing reinforcing the skills you can improve, some weaknesses won't be improved by grinding

Deciding to push through skill deficit for the love of sports

How academia means managing relationships for the long term with a soupçon of Game Of Thrones

Using one's physical assets to project confidence and be heard

Recognizing when you don't have to be the one who is in charge, freeing yourself

The joys of Strongman training and exploring the limits of human strength

You can find Val on the internet at http://pantagruel.net :)

Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3

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By Rachel Perkins and Kendall Miller

4.6

88 ratings