The October 25, 2016 show featured
Prepare to Survive a Disaster & Its Challenges
During the class that Will presented recently (click here for notes) he began the conversation about being prepared both mentally and with skills and gear that is selected and made with the implementation of a plan. The relevant gear and skills preplanned into the overall Preparedness plan which is designed specifically for you.
Such a plan is the hallmark of Will’s PracticePreparedness Readiness Planning program.
The core of the program is the idea of slicing every action, need and requirement into processes. These processes are then dissected into their least components. Through the analysis of these processes we are able to identify the skills and items needed in order to meet crucial needs at the immediate time of an event. This is an arduous but fortuitous process that yields repeatable success coupled with the “certainty of knowing” that you need not fear, you are in charge.
The issue of mental preparedness is so significant that it dwarfs all other types of preparation. Some of the most significant challenges are rarely considered. The mental toughness that it requires in order for you to survive in the face of tragic loss may be one of the most challenging.
The loss of a close loved one; a husband, wife, child, parent. What would you do, if you need to keep moving? If you delay you may die? Have you considered such an issue? Do you leave them? What if they are facing imminent death but if you stay so do you? What if you could save them but the time it would take would put you all in peril of death?
Let’s use that as an example. So your adult son has been seriously injured. The wound is not life threatening, but you are unable to move him and a highly threatening group of people are closing in on you, who already killed others. Do you leave them to be tortured? Do you give them a gun or knife and let them kill themselves? Do you leave them to die alone? Do you stay and die with them? OR DID YOU ALREADY CONSIDER THIS CHALLENGE AND COME PREPARED? Maybe a foldable hand truck that you could open up, tie them to and run like the wind? Or a custom cart, collapsible, reasonably light weight, with a 250 lb capacity or more you could toss them and your INCH bag on and run to safety? That is a simple answer if you thought about it ahead of time, or no answer at all if you did not.
Will and his friends and partners are available for a wide range of consultations, analysis and planning sessions as well as hands on urban and wilderness survival skill lessons. You are also encouraged to join our meetup.com groups if you live within proximity of the southern New Jersey, Philadelphia or Bucks County, PA areas.