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How Anxiety Traps People and How You Can Break Free

At the FBI Academy, new agents like myself spent five months role-playing, alternating between being the bad guy who needed to be arrested…

Jun 9

How Anxiety Traps People and How You Can Break Free

Jun 9

Why Smart People Do Stupid Things In Business and Life

I remember my dad scolding me for climbing into a corral full of horses. He warned me, “You could get kicked. Use your brains!” Despite…

May 21

Why Smart People Do Stupid Things In Business and Life

May 21

How Embracing A Low Point In Life Can Help You Grow Stronger

My first low point in life occurred after I graduated from college and found myself in a mindless job. I hated my life and wanted to change…

Apr 24

How Embracing A Low Point In Life Can Help You Grow Stronger

Apr 24

Want To Stay Cool Under Pressure? 4 Ways You CTo Be Mentally Tough

I’m not a natural athlete. This sad fact became evident at a very inconvenient time — my first day of new agent training at the FBI…

Mar 8

Want To Stay Cool Under Pressure? 4 Ways You CTo Be Mentally Tough

Mar 8

Simple Reasons The Pursuit of Happiness Can Make Us Miserable

America’s infatuation with happiness goes back to our founding fathers and the U.S. Constitution, in which we are promised “life, liberty…

Jan 21

Simple Reasons The Pursuit of Happiness Can Make Us Miserable

Jan 21

3 Tips To Increase Your Ability To Become More Resilient

Resilience is frequently defined as our ability to bounce back from hardship like rubber bands that pop back to our original shape after…

Jan 8

3 Tips To Increase Your Ability To Become More Resilient

Jan 8

How Trauma Really Can Help Us Grow Into Stronger People

Trauma is experienced in many different ways. Soldiers can experience it on the battlefield, healthcare workers in hospitals and emergency…

Dec 7, 2024

How Trauma Really Can Help Us Grow Into Stronger People

Dec 7, 2024

How Resilience Helps You Take Control of Your Emotions

One of my investigations in San Francisco targeted a foreign spy who hated the United States. I’ll call him Agent X. He worked for a…

Oct 10, 2024

How Resilience Helps You Take Control of Your Emotions

Oct 10, 2024

How Emotional Intelligence Can Empower You To Be More Resilient

I worked as an FBI counterintelligence agent for twenty years and loved the challenge of being a spy catcher. However, when I was offered…

Aug 20, 2024

How Emotional Intelligence Can Empower You To Be More Resilient

Aug 20, 2024

6 Effective Ways To Grow As A Leader Without Getting Burned Out

Raise your hand if you’ve experienced burnout at some point. I spent the last four years of my career as the spokesperson for the FBI in…

Aug 1, 2024

6 Effective Ways To Grow As A Leader Without Getting Burned Out

Aug 1, 2024

LaRae Quy

LaRae Quy

Former counterintelligence FBI agent | Mental Toughness Center | Author: Secrets of A Strong Mind/ Mental Toughness for Women Leaders | Forbes Business Council

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