by Larae Quy | Dec 17, 2018 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
The word “can’t” is probably the only four-letter word I never heard in my 24 years as an FBI agent. I learned early in my career that negativity would impair my ability to analyze a tough case that looked impossible to crack. Once you allow a negative thought to take...
by Larae Quy | May 7, 2018 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, self-awareness
Like every kid, I have some painful memories from childhood. We never bought milk at the grocery store; instead, we had Spot, a mangy-looking Holstein who often grazed on weeds rather than grass. She kicked, and twitched her filthy tail, so Dad had to hobble her every...
by Larae Quy | Apr 30, 2018 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
My grandmother knew how to develop a strong mind with lots of spunk and grit. She was a crack shot with a shotgun. She never allowed me to say “I can’t” when she told me to do my chores. Come summer, she was the kind of person who would rather burn her front yard than...
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 | 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...
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