Only 39 percent of business executives have invested in emergency preparedness, even though 92 percent of executives say that it is somewhat important or very important for businesses to invest in preparedness, according to a recent survey from the Advertising Council.
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You’d Think Katrina Was a Good Enough Wake Up Call
November 4, 2005 mindset, self-defense » Add the first comment.
Disaster Preparedness
October 19, 2005 mindset » Add the first comment.
Okay, so Katrina and Rita sent you the message that you need to be prepared for the next upcoming disaster. But where to start? Of all the guides I’ve seen lately, the Fairfax County (Virginia)Web site has one of the better emergency guides. Go to: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/emergency/guide.htm The guide is available in text format [...] Read more »
Guns, Cars, Ladders and Draino
October 7, 2005 mindset, self-defense » Add the first comment.
In the security business you often have to look at the types of risks you face and then matrix them against the likelihood of them happening. And you should do the same thing with your personal self-defense program. It seems to be human nature to prepare for the worst — things that go bump [...] Read more »
Training is Everything, You Fight Like You’ve Trained
October 5, 2005 mindset, quote, self-defense » Add the first comment.
“I felt a little nauseous right afterward, but have no regrets. I did what I had to do and I reacted just as I’d been trained to. Training is everything; you fight as you train. Only it’s hard to duplicate the confusion in a combat situation. I got knocked down and [...] Read more »
There is no Fair Fight
September 12, 2005 mindset, quote » Add the first comment.
“If you find yourself in a fair fight, then you didn’t plan it very well beforehand.” Frank Borelli
It Takes Skill & Will to Fight Back
September 5, 2005 mindset, quote » Add the first comment.
“Remember, anyone can go on the offensive; it takes will & skill to be able to protect yourself and fight back.” Tony Blauer
Shame for New Orleans, Be Ready for Chaos
September 1, 2005 armed defense, crime, home defense, mindset » Add the first comment.
Looting. Shooting. Armed mobs taking over hospitals, people dying in refugee shelters. No, you’re not looking at some Third World country — we are talking about New Orleans here. Reuters is reporting that gunshots are repeatedly heard and fires flaring as “looters broke into stores, houses, hospitals and office buildings — some in [...] Read more »
Life without the Sheepdogs
August 10, 2005 mindset, quote, self-defense » Add the first comment.
From the blog of Bob Parsons, the colorful founder and president of the hot Internet company Go Daddy: “Some say it would only take one generation. “I’ve often read that there is a very special group of Americans. Without these individuals, it has been said that our entire way of life would disappear within one [...] Read more »