Daniel

Daniel is the urban disaster planning expert with over 30 years of experience training young men and women, foreign nationals, and Department of Defense Civilians to survive on the modern battlefield. He is the author of "Family Urban Disaster Planning" and co-author of the #1 Best Seller "The Book of Influence." And “The Book of Mentors” He earned his MBA with a minor in Project Management while serving in the military. He has over 26 education certificates from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Center for Disease Control, and the National Fire Academy. He is a speaker and coach on the topics of Communications, Leadership, Financial Literacy, and Disaster Planning.

What Happens When???

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20220427 What Happens When??? Deciding to change the plan while in play can be the worst thing you ever did. The disaster planning process requires redundancy options. If plan A does not work, go to plan B. This system of creating a backup plan ensures you can complete the course of action you started on. … Read more

BoB Is Your Friend

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20220426 BoB Is Your Friend Spring has sprung, and the clock is ticking for Floods, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Wildfires. In evacuation situations, your Bug Out Bag, or “BoB,” is your friend. It’s important to consider what you’ll need to make it through a few days away from home and how much weight you can carry. … Read more

Word of the Week – Compromise

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20220425 Word of the Week – Compromise Word of the Week – Compromise   https://www.dictionary.com/browse/compromise I bring up this word to ponder because of some of the positive and negative connotations of the term compromise. Look it up in the dictionary, and it appears to be relatively negative. Somehow, we are settling for something less, … Read more

Tip of the Day – Time

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20220422 – Tip of the Day- Time We only have 24 hours in a day. Use that time wisely. Every once in a while I need to reassess my time wasters. Today is one of those times. Use the below pie-chart to map your time. Identify protected time, sleep, food work, etc. And recognize any … Read more

Don’t Believe Anything You Hear And Only Half Of What You See

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20220420 Don’t Believe Anything You Hear And Only Half Of What You See https://www.dictionary.com/browse/believe Don’t believe anything you hear and only half of what you see. That statement was told to me in the fall of 1972 by a Senior Non-commissioned Officer in the United States Army. I had recently finished basic training and was … Read more