What Resilient People Know About How To Follow Their Passion
Question: “What should I do with my life?” Answer: “Follow your passion.” Gag. “Follow your passion” advice is like putting a bandaid on cancer; it’s ineffective because it’s a trite response to a deep question. Like all bad advice, follow your passion rears its ugly...
The Essential Skill You Need To Be Successful
I have always been intrigued by empathy because it helps people read the minds of others, something that came in handy as an FBI agent. When I listened to another person’s words and read their body language, I could piece together their thoughts and emotions. Empathy...
How To Spark Confidence When You Need It Most
Childhood can be a mixed bag. We can bitch and moan because ours was not perfect, but guess what? No one’s childhood is perfect. Even worse, it’s not supposed to be perfect. It’s the first place we discover how to overcome obstacles and move through adversity. It’s...
5 Ways You Can Overcome Uncertainty And Fear
I will never forget the first day I ever shot a gun. I was on the firing line at the FBI Academy and holding a Smith & Wesson .38 revolver. My heart raced as I wiped the sweat from my palms. I was filled with uncertainty and fear, worried that I wouldn’t shoot...
Want Strong Women In The Workplace? Hire The Best Candidate
As a retired female FBI agent, I take umbrage at the assumption that professional women don’t have what it takes to move their career to the next level. The implications are that women need special assistance, or that standards of the position need to be lowered so...
4 Effective Tips On How To Take Your Life To The Next Level
After 20 years of working counterintelligence cases, I was asked to become the spokesperson for the FBI in Northern California. My first reaction was “No”—I was very comfortable in my position as a case agent. By this time, I knew every step in the manual and had my...
This Is The Best Way You Can Overcome Stress
The thing about stress is that no amount of money can make it go away. In fact, money can actually increase your stress level. Your stress might spike over noble concerns that include climate change, terrorism, and political turmoil. Or, even more likely, your stress...
3 Ways Smart People Embrace Risk
To embrace risk means to move into a situation that involves exposure to danger. In the case of an FBI investigation, it could mean a drawn weapon. For entrepreneurs, it could mean how to challenge the competition or start a new business. For family members, it could...
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