by Larae Quy | Aug 30, 2021 | Anxiety, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
As a new agent, right out of the FBI Academy, I felt as though I could conquer any roadblock or setback because I’d spent 4 months learning how to prepare to make arrests, interrogate suspects, and gather evidence. So, it was a bit of a surprise that, when I attended...
by Larae Quy | Mar 15, 2021 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
It’s hard to make sense of the world right now; we’re in the middle of a pandemic, racial strife, and a political divide in America that looks more like Dante’s version of hell every day. We’re bombarded with social media, camera phones, and a 24/7 news cycle....
by Larae Quy | Jul 13, 2020 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
A few years back I entered a 6-mile race called the Jingle Bell Run with some of my fellow FBI agents. Fueled by willpower, I tried desperately to keep up with them, but within the first few yards, they pulled away and left me behind. And then, as we entered the last...
by Larae Quy | Jan 13, 2020 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
The things that come closest to killing us are the things that make us grow. Damn, why do life’s best lessons need to come wrapped up in adversity? Our obstacles will not define us; we will be defined by how we overcame them. We’ve all experienced adversity in some...
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 to 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...
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