by Larae Quy | Mar 14, 2022 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness
As a child, I had no friends growing up on a remote Wyoming cattle ranch—I didn’t fit in and felt out of place with other kids my age. As an adult, my first job out of college sucked the soul from me—there were a few hard knocks before I finally landed in a career...
by Larae Quy | Mar 7, 2022 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
My first job out of college sucked the soul out of me. My degree turned out to be more of a coupon with an expiration date than a ticket to a fulfilled life. I didn’t prosper on any level, and it began to affect my mental health. I had thoughts of suicide because if...
by Larae Quy | Feb 8, 2022 | Mental toughness, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
People talk a lot these days about being “cautiously optimistic” as we try to return to normal, whatever that is. Many Americans have begun a deep reconsideration of how they have lived, and how they should live in the future. Can we use this time in history to become...
by Larae Quy | Jan 29, 2022 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness
Wyoming winters can be hard, even harder when you live on a cattle ranch at an elevation of 7500 ft. When the wind whistled off Laramie Peak, one of our biggest worries was that the wind-driven snow would push the cattle into ravines where they would be covered up by...
by Larae Quy | Jan 14, 2022 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness
As we continue to deal with the news geyser known as COVID, we’re left with the opportunity—no, the need—to take a closer look at our own lives. On one hand, science has triumphed. On the other hand, we feel as though we’re in a disaster movie, standing in front of a...
by Larae Quy | Jan 3, 2022 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
As a kid, my parents gave me no choice—I was going to go to college after I graduated from high school. I had no clarity on what to do with my life, so I followed the blueprint laid out by my parents. I followed the path chosen for me all through school, and when I...
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