Prepare If You Care Blog
The American way of life is crumbling. Confidence in our leaders ability to strategically think through the array of global challenges is at an all time low. Think Afghanistan? Think Katrina? Think 9/11? Think Covid-19?
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Imagine yourself driving on the interstate and suddenly you hear a sound recognizing that one or more of your tires are flat. What if your cell phone goes out or you don't have any cell phone service in the spot this happens? What if the temperature is a sustained 95 Degrees or possibly below 0 Degrees? What do you have in your trunk right now that can keep you alive?
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The light bulb comes on. You know that you are not as prepared as you need to be for a blackout or other emergency situation. What do you do to get ready? How do you start this journey? The ABC's of Preparedness is a mindset. It comprises a simple set of ideas you can use to help answer these questions for yourself.
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I remember hearing this phrase in the military and in the corporate world "Prior planning can prevent piss poor performance". This was often said after observing a cluster event happen that could have been mostly avoided with a little forethought on the part of the poor soul responsible for allowing said cluster event to take place. I then realized that all people are great planners and almost always get the results they planned for in the first place. The difference is some Plan to Succeed and other Plan to Fail.
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Almost everyone has had the experience of having the power go out in their home or office for a few seconds. Some know what it is like when days go by and the power has not returned. What if it was months before the power returned?
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