by Larae Quy | Jul 6, 2020 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
Before. Hi-tech companies flew recent hires to Silicon Valley, the promised land of in-house gourmet cafeterias, gyms, Zumba classes, hair salons, and on-site laundry. Now. Employees look for a balance between a cool job with the conveniences of living according to...
by Larae Quy | May 18, 2020 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
Question: “What should I do with my life?” Answer: “Follow your passion.” Gag. “Follow your passion” advice is like putting a bandaid on cancer; it’s ineffective because it’s a trite response to a deep question. Like all bad advice, follow your passion rears its ugly...
by Larae Quy | Jan 6, 2020 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
To hear the movies and books tell it, love answers all our problems. Most of us learn early on that the movies and books are wrong. There’s a clear difference between our notion of what love should be and what it’s like. It’s a hard lesson, but romantic love is...
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 | Oct 21, 2019 | Anxiety, Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
Why can’t I get more things done? Why am I falling behind in my career? Why am I afraid to start something new? Our inner critic can be brutal. It reminds us that we’re not good enough, we’re not smart enough, and we’ll never reach our goal. Our inner critic worries...
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