This article was first published on Forbes. Nothing could prepare me for the reaction I would receive when I flashed my FBI badge in the face of a suspect in one of my espionage investigations. I did background checks to ensure the person wasn’t a criminal hiding a...
At the FBI Academy, we spent 5 months learning how think under pressure. There were no timeouts in our firearms training to gather and evaluate data or consult trusted colleagues. Often, we had only seconds to gain clarity about our situation. Would we make the right...
My five months at the FBI Academy were designed to train new agents like myself to be mentally tough, so we could land on our feet when confronted with the unknown. I entered the Academy believing proper training would give me the hard skills to bulldoze my way...
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...
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...
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...
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