by Larae Quy | Sep 29, 2023 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
As an FBI agent, I quickly learned that the “needs of the Bureau” would always come first. Transfers, assignments, and caseloads were handed out with little or no consideration for how they would impact the agent. We were given jobs that often seemed impossible to fit...
by Larae Quy | Aug 31, 2023 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness
Most of us have a desire to close the gap between the person we are and the person we’d like to be. Ironically, few of us have a detailed plan for getting there. It’s much easier to muddle through the seasons of life with a vague understanding of what matters most to...
by Larae Quy | Aug 3, 2023 | Mental toughness, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
I grew up on a cattle ranch in Wyoming, where I spent more time with animals than with people. I love animals, even the smelly ones with bad tempers who fling snot and stomp the ground. When I moved into an urban area, I had to leave them behind, but I kept fond...
by Larae Quy | Jun 17, 2023 | personal achievement, personal leadership, self-awareness
As an FBI agent, one of the first things I learned was that the real threat to my existence didn’t dwell in dark and dangerous places. Instead, it was complacency that could lead to my extinction. There are all sorts of ways to die. Sometimes it’s our bodies, but...
by Larae Quy | Jun 7, 2023 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness
Examples of poor leadership skills surround us. All too common, we see selfish, opinionated, greedy, and deceitful people move into the upper echelons of leadership. Politics might be the first area that pops into the minds of many of us, but we can find the same...
by Larae Quy | May 11, 2023 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
First came the Great Resignation, only to be followed by the Great Emergence as the workplace drags itself into a post-pandemic existence. The emerging reality for leaders is that Covid has made well-being an urgent priority. A recent Gallop Poll indicates that “fewer...
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