by Larae Quy | Jul 10, 2017 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
I feel happy when I eat my favorite ice cream, joy when my 25lb Labradoodle sleeps on my lap or gazes into my eyes, and contentment when I can share the truest part of myself with trusted friends. While most of us wish for happiness, very few of us ever define what...
by Larae Quy | Apr 24, 2017 | personal leadership
If you want to know what a person is really thinking or feeling, pay more attention to their body gestures than the words they use. When there is a conflict between what a person is saying and what they are doing, body language will give you more accurate feedback....
by Larae Quy | Feb 13, 2017 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
Guest post by Melanie Greenberg, Ph.D. Stress is on the rise. The American Psychological Association’s Stress in America survey indicate that 78% report at least one symptom of stress. 34% report increases in stress since the previous year. It can cause mental health...
by Larae Quy | Dec 19, 2016 | personal leadership
In the 1930’s FBI agents needed mental toughness to hunt bank robbers like John Dillinger and mobsters like Al Capone. As the world became more complex, FBI agents started working complex and sophisticated cases like terrorism, organized crime, cyber, and...
by Larae Quy | May 1, 2016 | personal leadership
There are times when emotional competence trumps emotional intelligence. A few years ago I called a man whom the FBI suspected of having contact with a hostile intelligence officer from another country. The man’s voice had the warbly sound of an older man and he...
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