by Larae Quy | Oct 14, 2021 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
The best way I can describe my 4 months at the FBI Academy is “coping ugly.” I got through the special agent training but it wasn’t a pretty sight. While I’m a big believer in positive thinking, I knew it was going to take more than gray matter to turn me into an...
by Larae Quy | Sep 26, 2021 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
Feeling stressed? Join the crowd. No matter your viewpoint on what’s going on in the world, the reality is that you have burdens a little closer to home—as parents, leaders, students, or simply as adults who need to pay bills and navigate the complexity of your...
by Larae Quy | Sep 12, 2021 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
The self-help industry is a booming business. It’s made celebrities out of people with minor talent but a major understanding of how to capitalize on the problems of others. God knows from under which rock some of these people come, but their good fortune is the...
by Larae Quy | Aug 30, 2021 | Anxiety, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
As a new agent, right out of the FBI Academy, I felt as though I could conquer any roadblock or setback because I’d spent 4 months learning how to prepare to make arrests, interrogate suspects, and gather evidence. So, it was a bit of a surprise that, when I attended...
by Larae Quy | Aug 15, 2021 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
Chances are good that, at some point in your life, you tried to change your behavior. You probably relied on willpower to stay focused, and chances are also good that you failed and ended up back where you started. If you are unlucky, you blamed yourself which only...
by Larae Quy | Aug 2, 2021 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology
Everybody wants to be a success. Or a hero. Or famous…or something. Some of our dreams are juvenile while others propel us toward a life of value and meaning. When I was six, I wanted to be Daniel Boone. Biology, among other considerations, prevented me from being a...
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