by Larae Quy | Apr 23, 2018 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
The biggest challenge I had in graduating from the FBI Academy was meeting the physical fitness standards. I was a slow runner and found pushups very difficult. I did not have a competitive advantage. As a result, I failed the interim FIT test and was almost washed...
by Larae Quy | Apr 2, 2018 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
The most charismatic leader I have ever met was an FBI supervisor who had a powerful personality, a powerful sense of humor, and a powerful ability to motivate the agents who worked for him. Many of our most effective leaders are labeled charismatic and yet it was not...
by Larae Quy | Mar 19, 2018 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
As an FBI agent, I became an observer into the lives of people under investigation. Upon my retirement from the FBI, I completed graduate studies at San Francisco Theological Seminary. In the process, I became a more thoughtful observer of my own life. I started to...
by Larae Quy | Feb 26, 2018 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
I make an effort to surround myself with positive people. Positive thinking is a cornerstone of mental toughness because positivity creates a mindset that can adapt to obstacles and roadblocks that show up in both business and life. Unfortunately, positive thinking...
by Larae Quy | Jan 1, 2018 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
As a new agent at the FBI Academy, happiness was not a priority. Our instructors took great delight when they uncovered our weaknesses. Once discovered, their dry little hearts made it their mission to push us as far into our discomfort zones as possible. I had...
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