Mar 20, 2018
FBI, Business, Toughness, Resilience, Emotions
Summary
Often, the most effective way to stay self-disciplined is to not depend on your ability to stay self-disciplined. We'll look at that in our Thought of the Day. And in our interview segment, former FBI counterintelligence agent LaRae Quy shares the importance of resiliency to one's ability to be mentally tough. That and more on today's show.
Bob's Thought of the Day
We’ll explore:
- Why most people see me as being disciplined, when in fact the people who know me well know that I’m actually NOT very disciplined, at least not naturally.
- The principle of “Never keeping the Oreos in the house.”
- Why
you must create an environment where it is easy for you to make
correct decisions, and an example of how I do that in my daily life
with a personal trainer.
Interview with LaRae Quy
You’ll discover:
- How LaRae defines mental toughness, and why it’s so important.
- How LaRae’s FBI training took her way out of her comfort zone...and made her stronger.
- How to move past blaming others.
- The importance of putting yourself under surveillance so you can learn to predict your response.
- Why being a positive thinker is not the same thing as being an optimist.
- How to use prioritization as a tool of resilience.
- How to reframe negative events.
- The importance of finding your family or tribe.
- LaRae’s scariest moment in the FBI.
The 8 Qualities that Resilient People Possess:
Take responsibility for their actions
2. Develop good daily habits
3. Focus on possibilities
4. Are positive thinkers
5. Prioritize what is important
6. Manage emotions
7. Reframe negative events
8. Find their tribe
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- On today’s episode, former #FBI counterintelligence agent @LaRaeQuy reveals the 8 qualities of #resilient people.
Interview Links
Mental Toughness for Women
Leaders by LaRae
Quy
Secrets
of a STRONG Mind by
LaRae Quy
LaRae’s blog
Article:
A former FBI agent shares 8
qualities of resilient people
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Resource: Mental Toughness Assessment
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Resources
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