by Larae Quy | Nov 6, 2017 | personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
I could not avoid difficult conversations in my line of work. My job as an FBI agent was to pull back the surface and probe for the truth. Often, my difficult conversations involved people who were too scared to admit anything. They wanted to keep the truth hidden,...
by Larae Quy | Oct 23, 2017 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
One of the male FBI agents on my squad was talking about household chores that needed to get done. He then ended the conversation with, “I’ll let the wife handle it.” I was a female FBI agent carrying the same amount of assignments as my male counterpart. I couldn’t...
by Larae Quy | Oct 16, 2017 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
I was never the smartest student in my classes. I had to really work hard to earn an A. In my early years, I thought people needed to be smart to succeed. There is a reason why some people succeed almost all the time, and it has little to do with being smart....
by Larae Quy | Oct 2, 2017 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
Negative people show up in all walks of life. As an undercover FBI agent, I couldn’t pick and choose the people I met. So, I learned to get along with everyone, even negative people who were downright toxic. Often I was forced to spend time with people who felt...
by Larae Quy | Aug 21, 2017 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness
Problem people show up in every aspect of life because they don’t leave their idiosyncrasies at work. They take them with them wherever they go. I had to learn how to deal with people with irritating personalities as a counterintelligence FBI agent. Walking away just...
by Larae Quy | Aug 14, 2017 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
The Chinese word for crisis is made by combining two characters meaning crisis and opportunity. The wise and ancient Chinese understood that the true nature of a crisis is an opportunity in disguise. A crisis implies change that has not been invited and an outcome...
Recent Comments