This article was originally published on Forbes. Many people feel anxious these days, and there are plenty of reasons—pandemics, politics, and wars that feel closer to home than ever. It’s been a dramatic time, and people know the ground beneath their feet has...
This article was first published on Forbes. Nothing could prepare me for the reaction I would receive when I flashed my FBI badge in the face of a suspect in one of my espionage investigations. I did background checks to ensure the person wasn’t a criminal hiding a...
Like many others on graduation day, I heard a commencement speaker urge me to follow my dream as I marched into the brave new world as an adult—silly me. My dream then was to be a fashion model who looked good in clothes. A career in fashion would be my ticket to the...
At the FBI Academy, we spent 5 months learning how think under pressure. There were no timeouts in our firearms training to gather and evaluate data or consult trusted colleagues. Often, we had only seconds to gain clarity about our situation. Would we make the right...
My five months at the FBI Academy were designed to train new agents like myself to be mentally tough, so we could land on our feet when confronted with the unknown. I entered the Academy believing proper training would give me the hard skills to bulldoze my way...
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