by Larae Quy | Oct 8, 2018 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
I grew up in a rural area and attended a small college. Then I moved into the fast-paced business world when I graduated. I didn’t have the life experiences of many of my colleagues, or the sophistication that comes with those experiences. There were several times I...
by Larae Quy | Dec 18, 2017 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
Emotional intelligence is not taught at the FBI Academy, but it was essential for me to understand the difference between anxiety and sadness when I interviewed people. I needed to know whether I could trust them. I recruited foreign spies to work for the FBI so it...
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 | Mar 13, 2017 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
Women leaders have a secret weapon at their disposal. It’s called emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is your ability to 1) identify and manage your own emotions; 2) pick up on the emotions of others and manage them; and 3) in so doing, build trust...
by Larae Quy | Sep 26, 2016 | personal leadership
Wouldn’t it be great if we could tell if someone was lying to us? Research shows that within five minutes of meeting someone, we can often evaluate them with 70 percent accuracy. Although that seems effective, the remaining 30 percent can be costly. Entrepreneurs and...
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