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Pull The Weeds (and Painful Memories) From Your Mind
Growing up on a ranch in Wyoming, we never bought milk at the grocery store. Instead, we had Spot, a mangy-looking Holstein who often grazed on weeds rather than grass. She kicked, and twitched her...
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6 Ways to Be Happier By Boosting Your Positive Intelligence
As an FBI agent, my career revolved around producing positive intelligence. Since I worked counterespionage, Positive Intelligence was the gold standard because it generated new knowledge that moved a...
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The Number One Skill in Life is Not Giving Up
I watched as my nephew tried to stand on his feet at nine months old. He fell down and returned to crawling before trying to stand again. A few minutes later, he ignored his fears as he pulled himself...
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The One Thing You Need to Get Through A Crisis
A few years back, I was on a treadmill for my annual physical and the attending physician suddenly shouted for me to stop—immediately. He said the test was showing I had ischemia, a condition wherein...
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4 Ways To Be In Control of Your Life
Do Ya Feel Lucky? Well, Do Ya, Punk?—Dirty Harry While pursuing graduate studies at Arizona State University, I decided I wanted to work for the Foreign Service so I could travel and live an exciting...
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You’re Only As Good As the Company You Keep
A group of my friends chose a date for a retreat weekend. All of us kept that date sacrosanct, except one. She cancelled at the last minute, saying she was under too much stress to leave home. My...
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What Grabs Your Attention Rules Your Life
I grew up on a remote cattle ranch in Wyoming. My parents taught me to be alert for rattlesnakes that would hide underneath sagebrush and cactus. My most prized Christmas present every year was a new...
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Why Leaders Need A Beginner’s Mind
After twenty years as an investigative agent, I was asked to be the spokesperson for the FBI in Northern California. It sounded like fun—even a little glamorous since I would be interviewed by local...
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6 Ways Successful Leaders Use Their Brain To Achieve Goals
I was a fashion buyer for a fancy retail store before I became an FBI agent. I will never forget my first day at the FBI Academy… Everyone stood up and gave their background: military officers who had...
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How To Get Your Voice Heard When Leadership Doesn’t Listen
Dean had a tendency to dominate every meeting or briefing he attended. As a supervisor, he surrounded himself with other like-minded male FBI agents who frequently ignored, dismissed, or interrupted...
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5 Harsh Reasons You Don’t Seize Opportunities
As a child, I loved taking risks. Growing up around rattlesnakes, barbed wire fences, and frisky horses that liked to kick the saddle out of my hands, there was very little I thought I couldn’t do. The...
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10 FBI Tips On How To Spot A Liar
FBI agents are trained to read other people and uncover what is hidden so they can get to the truth of a situation. Their job is to recognize language inconsistencies and other verbal cues to spot...
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11 Toxic Habits That Keep You From Success
Even though I did not appreciate the discipline imposed upon me by my 4 months at the FBI Academy, it did teach me to master and maintain good habits. I realize now that what I did on a daily basis for...
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10 Commandments Of Interpreting Body Language
Body language plays an important role in leadership success. Many entrepreneurs and business owners focus on verbal skills, but they fail to realize there are two conversations going on when they meet...
View ArticleBeating The Odds – How David Beat Goliath
The Philistine army had gathered their troops for war against Israel. The two armies faced each other, camped for battle on opposite sides of a steep valley. Every day for forty days, a Philistine...
View ArticleThis Is The Best Way To Detect Lack Of Integrity In Others
Integrity is a word that we hear almost every day but we seldom take the time to think about it. Integrity is similar to ethics, honesty, and trustworthiness—they are a moral code of values that affect...
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