#348 - Mike Glover on PREPARED

Former Green Beret and Fieldcraft Survival CEO Mike Glover chats with Trey Elling about PREPARED: A MANUAL FOR SURVIVING WORST-CASE SCENARIOS. Topics include:

• The book's goal (0:33)
• Growing up with preparedness (1:11)
• How preparation saved his life while serving in Iraq (1:52)
• Defining ‘mindset’ (4:10)
• The resilience crisis(5:26)
• The importance of failure (7:50)
• Fight or flight or...playing possum? (9:34)
• Combating self-doubt in stressful situations (12:36)
• How to start contingency planning (14:07)
• Arrogance as a foil to planning (15:49)
• The dichotomy of situational awareness (18:34)
• Hands & demeanor as potential threat signals (20:13)
• Tom Flanagan and making good decisions (23:13)
• Making the choice to use deadly force (27:04)
• Everyday carry EDC & physical preparation (30:02)
• Mobility & physical preparation (31:31)
• The death of common sense (33:41)
• The versatility of Mylar blankets (35:50)
• Why people get their homestead wrong with preparation (37:12)
• Are MREs valuable as a backup food plan (40:06)
• The importance of community (41:58)