by Larae Quy | Nov 5, 2018 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
I’m not going to lie to you and pretend that I loved my 4 months at the FBI Academy at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, VA. The purpose of the Academy was multi-fold, but the bottom line was to produce successful people who had the grit to confront obstacles in both...
by Larae Quy | Oct 23, 2018 | personal achievement
Happiness is not something you plan for the future; it’s something you experience at the moment. Happiness is a fleeting emotion resulting from the good choices you make in life. Good choices are easy to identify because they’re the ones that produce joy and...
by Larae Quy | Oct 15, 2018 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
I grew up with a strong dislike for the f-word. It wasn’t a word I was comfortable using, and I don’t think I’m the only one. After all, failure is not comfortable for any of us! When I graduated from college, I worried that I might not land the perfect job or that I...
by Larae Quy | Oct 8, 2018 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
I grew up in a rural area and attended a small college. Then I moved into the fast-paced business world when I graduated. I didn’t have the life experiences of many of my colleagues, or the sophistication that comes with those experiences. There were several times I...
by Larae Quy | Oct 2, 2018 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
Not many people are excited to get a phone call from an FBI agent. They tend to be even less enthusiastic when told the agent needs to speak to them about a current investigation. Sometimes I focused on being likable; other times, I focused on how to get the job done...
by Larae Quy | Sep 17, 2018 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
A reporter once asked me whether the FBI provides textbooks for an agent to study so they can become a strong leader. The answer is no; FBI agents aren’t given instruction books. Instead, they’re taught how to face their challenges head-on. My fellow...
by Larae Quy | Sep 10, 2018 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
My parents worked hard as cattle ranchers in a remote area of Wyoming. There was no money to pay a hired hand, so my brother and I started helping out with chores at the age of six. By the age of eight, I could stack bales of hay, grease the baler, and move a hundred...
by Larae Quy | Aug 20, 2018 | personal leadership
As I look back over my early career, I wish I’d taken more risks. I wish I’d been a little braver in my choices, perhaps had more confidence in my ability to land on my feet when confronted with the unknown. If you’ve thought the same thing, you’re not alone. You...
by Larae Quy | Aug 13, 2018 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
I met Oleg when I worked as an undercover FBI agent. Oleg was a Russian diplomat sent to the U.S. to steal propriety technology. My job was to find the answer to two questions: 1) what specific technology was he after, and 2) could I turn him into a double agent? The...
by Larae Quy | Aug 6, 2018 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
There are two reasons people separate themselves from the crowd: they are either bold leaders or timid followers. The rest of the herd sticks together. Bold leaders move toward obstacles and do not let hesitation or doubt impede their progress. Timid followers lurk...
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