by Larae Quy | Dec 11, 2017 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
We love stories about underdogs who beat the odds and figure out how to get through hard times. They provide encouragement that, we too, can be victorious and achieve success. We’d prefer to watch others get through hard times from the safety of our armchair. A...
by Larae Quy | Nov 20, 2017 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
Leading a good life is often like looking at grass—it’s always greener on the other side. We see the life other people lead and think to ourselves, “That should be me.” If we suffer from a serious ailment or experience a traumatic loss, it’s only human to wish the...
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 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...
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