The First Step in Achieving Real Security
Is realizing that you aren't secure!
There are many reasons why you believe that you are secure, yet are far from it. Recognizing and accepting this is critical to making the changes necessary to becoming secure.
The first, and primary, reason why you are not secure is that you are lacking the “foundation-of-the-foundation” of real safety and security…”Believing that it can happen”… to you, your family, or your business. Lacking this belief is the root cause of assuming that we are safe and therefore believing that we don’t need to do anything further to ensure our safety and security and, if we are parents, the safety and security of our kids. I always say:
“as parents, how seriously you take your own safety and security will have a direct impact on how seriously you take the safety and security of your kids”
If we don’t believe it can happen to us, we certainly won’t believe that it can happen to them and, if, as a result, we do little to nothing to ensure our own safety and security we will do little to nothing to ensure the safety and security of our kids, families, or homes.
Keep this important fact in mind: The majority of the victims of crime never thought it would happen to them and, therefore, they never did anything to prepare to respond appropriately to a threat. And then…it did happen to them! One of the most memorable interviews I’ve seen was a female student of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Massacre say this while crying uncontrollably:
“everyone thinks its not going to happen to them”
Next, we rely on others to keep us safe when, in reality, they neither will, nor can they. Law enforcement? No! Our kids schools? NO! Our employers? NO! Our Churches? NO! Is there anyone who can keep us safe? Absolutely!
Who can keep us safe? YOU! And only you.
Take the first step and think about this. Don’t think that it won’t happen; think about what you would do if it did happen!
And then, take the numerous next steps to ensure that, if it does happen, you and/or your family and/or business will have the best chance of winning.