by Larae Quy | Nov 16, 2021 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
It took courage to tell my parents that I was transferring from the University of Wyoming to an out-of-state college in Arizona. It took courage to pull a loaded weapon from my holster and say these four little words: “FBI. You’re under arrest.” It took courage to...
by Larae Quy | Jan 27, 2020 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
We’re in the middle of a “make everyone feel good” culture where it’s important everyone walks away a winner. The idea that everyone gets a blue ribbon because they showed up produces a mindset that doesn’t understand how to cope with risk. Success is handed to them...
by Larae Quy | Dec 16, 2019 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
Life can suck. There are days when things go so badly that you want a refund. We’ve all heard that acceptance is the key to good psychological health, but that does nothing more than leave us in a continual state of anxiety because what we all want is a semblance of...
by Larae Quy | Nov 18, 2019 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
Stories of courage have shown up in every culture throughout history. For some reason, we usually associate courage with physical prowess. We love stories about how people risk their lives to rescue a child in a burning building or pull a victim from a car wreck. We...
by Larae Quy | Jun 3, 2019 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
I learned quickly in the FBI that success would not make me confident; instead, confidence would make me successful. Easier said than done, and I should know because I’d never shot a gun when I showed up at the FBI Academy. Guess what? FBI agents are required to...
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