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Why Smart People Do Stupid Things In Business and Life

Why Smart People Do Stupid Things In Business and Life

by Larae Quy | May 19, 2025 | Mental toughness, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness

This article was first published on Forbes Business Council. I remember my dad scolding me for climbing into a corral full of horses. He warned me, “You could get kicked. Use your brains!” Despite knowing the danger, I still step into corrals to pet...
How Embracing A Low Point In Life Can Help You Grow Stronger

How Embracing A Low Point In Life Can Help You Grow Stronger

by Larae Quy | Apr 21, 2025 | Mental toughness, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness

My first low point in life occurred after I graduated from college and found myself in a mindless job. I hated my life and wanted to change it, but how? At first, I thought it was depression, but what I was experiencing stirred something deep within my soul. It felt...
Want To Stay Cool Under Pressure? 4 Ways You Can Be Mentally Tough

Want To Stay Cool Under Pressure? 4 Ways You Can Be Mentally Tough

by Larae Quy | Mar 7, 2025 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness

I’m not a natural athlete. This sad fact became evident at a very inconvenient time—my first day of new agent training at the FBI Academy. New agents are tested in physical fitness and required to accumulate certain points in different areas. I landed at the bottom in...
Simple Reasons The Pursuit of Happiness Can Make Us Miserable

Simple Reasons The Pursuit of Happiness Can Make Us Miserable

by Larae Quy | Jan 20, 2025 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness

America’s infatuation with happiness goes back to our founding fathers and the U.S. Constitution, in which we are promised “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Somewhere in that fairy tale, reality stepped in and yanked off the bandaid that was supposed to...
How Trauma Really Can Help Us Grow Into Stronger People

How Trauma Really Can Help Us Grow Into Stronger People

by Larae Quy | Dec 3, 2024 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness

Trauma is experienced in many different ways. Soldiers can experience it on the battlefield, healthcare workers in hospitals and emergency rooms, and law enforcement officers when they pull out a gun. You and I can experience it when we lose a job, get a divorce, lose...
How Resilience Helps You Take Control of Your Emotions

How Resilience Helps You Take Control of Your Emotions

by Larae Quy | Oct 10, 2024 | Mental toughness, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness

One of my investigations in San Francisco targeted a foreign spy who hated the United States. I’ll call him Agent X. He worked for a hostile intelligence service headquartered in Asia. Silicon Valley was a hotbed of foreign spies trying to steal classified and...
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