by Larae Quy | Nov 18, 2019 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
Stories of courage have shown up in every culture throughout history. For some reason, we usually associate courage with physical prowess. We love stories about how people risk their lives to rescue a child in a burning building or pull a victim from a car wreck. We...
by Larae Quy | Nov 4, 2019 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
I learned that FBI agents need mental toughness to chip away at messy cases that can last for years. I learned that to ignore a problem case won’t make it go away, either. Instead, I worked through the problems until I found an answer. Innocent people rely on...
by Larae Quy | Sep 23, 2019 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
People are obsessed with the idea of success because it’s often the most visible indicator that they’re the best in the world at what they do in life. Our idea of success may be measured by money, sex, or power. For others, it may mean having a positive impact on the...
by Larae Quy | Sep 16, 2019 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
Early in life, I made a decision to be in control of my career. I decided I wanted to work for the Foreign Service so I could travel and live a life of adventure. I applied but didn’t pass the foreign language aptitude test. But I refused to let this stop me from...
by Larae Quy | Jul 29, 2019 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
Popular movies and books lead people to believe spies are coerced to work for the U.S. government. To be successful, the FBI agent resorts to either sheer force or extortion to goad the foreign spy to be cooperative. Once beaten into submission, the free world is...
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