by Larae Quy | Oct 26, 2023 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
As a kid growing up on a remote cattle ranch in Wyoming, I grew up scrappy. I had to be fast to outrun a charging bull and innovative enough to find a way to saddle a horse so tall that my stirrup came to rest at eye level. I never thought much about well-being and...
by Larae Quy | Sep 29, 2023 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
As an FBI agent, I quickly learned that the “needs of the Bureau” would always come first. Transfers, assignments, and caseloads were handed out with little or no consideration for how they would impact the agent. We were given jobs that often seemed impossible to fit...
by Larae Quy | Aug 31, 2023 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness
Most of us have a desire to close the gap between the person we are and the person we’d like to be. Ironically, few of us have a detailed plan for getting there. It’s much easier to muddle through the seasons of life with a vague understanding of what matters most to...
by Larae Quy | Aug 3, 2023 | Mental toughness, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
I grew up on a cattle ranch in Wyoming, where I spent more time with animals than with people. I love animals, even the smelly ones with bad tempers who fling snot and stomp the ground. When I moved into an urban area, I had to leave them behind, but I kept fond...
by Larae Quy | Jul 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Imagine a freezing and windy day in the middle of winter. Fingers are so cold that you hug your armpits for the warmth of skin. An FBI firearms instructor shouts orders, and at his command, you drop to the ice and snow on the ground and aim your weapon at a target...
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