Peaceful revolution one person at a time is my definition of how to create change in our lives and our society. Individual responsibility is the one and only way that we can live a truly secure life. John F. Kennedy once said, “If we don’t make peaceful revolution possible, we will make violent revolution inevitable. Perhaps that’s what’ going on today? Are we experiencing a peaceful revolution? I think so. I think it’s an individual responsibility revolution. In this episode I cover what I feel are the first and most important steps to a secure life. In the next podcast, I’ll get into more detail. Tune in to hear more.
Highlights:
A true story from one of our listeners.
The importance of an emergency fund.
A real example of what happened to me last week.
How to really affect change.
Individual financial responsibility.
How a AAA membership can be a survival tool.
Is a computer a survival tool?
Keeping a survival binder.
Spreading the word of self sufficiency is an individual responsibility.
How to handle the Scorpions that we meet in life. There is a pre-requisite, listen to Episode 64. Now that we’ve encountered these types of people or situations, there’s a way we can defeat them or at least diffuse them. In this episode I will discuss the 5 areas that people lose their footing when dealing with the Scorpions or the tough situations in life. Some of this is inspired by the excellent folks at No Nonsense Self Defense and it applies to our every day life.
Highlights:
Recognition – knowing when something is going wrong.
Determining if it’s palatable – is this really something I can handle?
Available time – how much time do you have?
Appropriate response – severity of problem vs. severity of response
Adrenaline – how to deal with it when you’re in this state of mind.
The Frog and The Scorpion story is an old one but a good one. It can also be a stark reminder of how our thinking affects our decisions. It also pertains to living a more secure life. An important skill is to recognize scorpions in there many forms both in the flesh and figuratively. Through awareness and knowing the nature of things you will be able to see beyond the surface and increase your chances of survival.
Highlights:
A telling of the story of the frog and the scorpion in a slightly different way
The importance of situational awareness
On the street, a whole lot of things are different
Being aware of the people around you and what’s going on around you
Who are scorpions and why are they that way?
How our internal reality may not be a true reflection of the external reality
Fiscal Sclerosis is the government’s bad disease. This show is not about politics but about the misdeeds of the U.S. government no matter what party they belong to. It affects our every day lives whether we want to admit it or not. In this show I discuss what the permanent fix is to this epidemic. It also effects our survival.
Highlights:
What is Fiscal Sclerosis?
6 significant causes of this governmental disease
How our government has signed a bad 50 year contract
Reality based analysis of our government’s financial practices
The tone deaf reaction from Washington
The miniature revolutions that take place every 2 years
The hall of shame of people who are part of the problem
What if our Congress took a 50 year nap?
“The only shame is to have none.”
How we made history in 2009
What would happen to a business if it signed a 50 year contract?
Pistol Caliber Carbines. Sometimes you may not have access to your rifle or shotgun. Or maybe you don’t like shooting and practicing with a rifle or shotgun but still want the added advantage of the increased accuracy and velocity of a long gun? Then a pistol caliber carbine might be for you? On this show, I interview another member of our forum, Dustin Keener (use name D and D in Dallas) He’s a pistol caliber carbine enthusiast and also has some special things to share with us about these guns and about his background!
Now’s the time to fix the next ten years! What you do now will certainly affect the next 10 or 12 years. The gathering of your skills and supplies and willingness to use them will greatly pay off. Just a few daily disciplines will make a huge difference as to where you will end up?
Highlights:
4 Steps to Financial Freedom
Budgeting and spending
Establishing another income
Take advantage of all tax deductions
Paying off debt
You’re either reading the right books to prepare, or you’re not
Functional Fitness is quite a bit different than just working out the conventional way. In this episode, I interview LCDR Spencer Baker from our forum. He’s an active duty officer in the Navy and we discuss what functional fitness is. He’s a military man but also brings ideas to the table that are excellent for civilians looking to get into shape in such a way that it helps us with our normal actiities every day. It also helps us get in shape in ways we never did before.
Higlights:
Why people fall out of love with working out physically
First aid kits and how to build them. Some people believe in store bought kits and some believe in home made kits. In this show, I interview Chris Harper from our forum also known as Ghostrider247. He’s an EMT and also works part time for Homeland Security. We discuss what items to put in your first aid kits. This is part 1. There will be a part 2 coming soon.
Highlights:
What to put in your first aid kit?
Where to buy the products?
How many should you have?
What to store them in?
What about expiration dates?
Where to get the lowest prices on first aid kit items?
Handling Criticism is an important people skill to have. No matter what walk of life you come from, you’re going to run into critics. Often times criticism seems to de-motivate people and they lose their self esteem or they make critical mistakes that not only affect their survivability, but also breeds more criticism.
Highlights:
Definition of the different types of criticism you may get
How to respond to your critics
How you might be perceived as a threat to someone
How to make them take ownership of their critique
Reflect a position of strength
Take ownership of your own mistake if you’ve made one
Being prepared in the desert is tricky. One of our forum members, LVMutineer has recorded and excellent guest podcast on this subject. You will hear his name on the show and I think you’ll be quite impressed. Thanks LVMutineer for this informative show.
Highlights:
What is bearding?
What about water in the desert?
What about animals such as scorpions, coyotes and gila monsters?
What type of clothing should you wear?
What kind of edible plants are in the desert?
What should you pack?
Tune in for an excellent show. Please remember to join our forum and help keep the show going with a financial contribution if you can.
