by Larae Quy | Jul 9, 2018 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
The career advice we receive changes as we age. As children, we’re encouraged to dream big about the things we want to accomplish in life. We grow up and assume we’ll do what we love. As we become adults, the message starts to focus on how we can be successful....
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 9, 2018 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, self-awareness
I loved being an FBI agent because there was a sense of meaning and purpose every time I walked into the office. The FBI’s mission is to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution of the United States. I worked hard to solve complex problems. You might be...
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...
by Larae Quy | Nov 27, 2017 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
When I was 12 years old, I learned a big lesson about some of the traits essential for success. We got word around noon that my Dad’s father was in the hospital and not expected to live. Earlier that week, 4 feet of thick, wet snow fell on our remote Wyoming cattle...
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