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Reasons Why Emotional Intelligence Is Important For Leadership

This article was first published on Forbes.

Reasons Why Emotional Intelligence Is Important For Leadership

LaRae Quy

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May 5

4 Reasons Why Following Your Dreams Is Crap Career Advice

Like many others on graduation day, I heard a commencement speaker urge me to follow my dream as I marched into the brave new world as an…

4 Reasons Why Following Your Dreams Is Crap Career Advice

LaRae Quy

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Mar 3

Practical Tips On How To Make Good Decisions Under Pressure

At the FBI Academy, we spent 5 months learning how think under pressure. There were no timeouts in our firearms training to gather and…

Practical Tips On How To Make Good Decisions Under Pressure

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Feb 2

How Mental Toughness Can Help Leaders Make A Greater Impact

My five months at the FBI Academy were designed to train new agents like myself to be mentally tough, so we could land on our feet when…

How Mental Toughness Can Help Leaders Make A Greater Impact

LaRae Quy

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Oct 25, 2025

3 Reasons Why Happiness Is The Wrong Goal In Life

I grew up on a remote Wyoming cattle ranch, learning how to navigate sagebrush, rattlesnakes, and corrals full of fresh cow pies. The best…

3 Reasons Why Happiness Is The Wrong Goal In Life

LaRae Quy

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Jul 10, 2025

4 Surprising Reasons Why You Should Embrace a Mid-Life Crisis

You wake up one morning to start your day, but instead of being grateful for the opportunities in life, you realize the spring in your step…

4 Surprising Reasons Why You Should Embrace a Mid-Life Crisis

LaRae Quy

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Jun 9, 2025

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…

How Anxiety Traps People and How You Can Break Free

LaRae Quy

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May 21, 2025

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…

Why Smart People Do Stupid Things In Business and Life

LaRae Quy

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Apr 24, 2025

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…

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

LaRae Quy

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Mar 8, 2025

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…

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

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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