Mastering Risk

Send us Fan Mail We traditionally think of preparedness as a function of natural disasters, where we ready for storms and events that may cut off the critical infrastructure for days. When we think about economic preparedness, it is often the gateway conversation to understanding that the phenomenon extends to political, economic, cultural / ideological and familial crisis as well. Your family&apo...

Send us Fan Mail Doomsday Preppers was a series on TV, the reality is that much of what was on that program was scripted for show, those individuals were not that crazy. However, much of the modern impression of preppers is grounded in the idea that they are disconnected from reality, they hate government, love guns, want chaos and basically want to see the world burn. The truth is that preppers a...

Send us Fan Mail Whether or not we like it, we all age. We might be caring for a loved one, an extended family member, or we are co-located in high density housing with seniors. There are real issues as we age, from physical mobility, cognitive decline, climactic control, evacuation, cyber crime and overall health. Preparedness is individual specific, hence there are concerns related to your trife...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the new year, a time when we regularly burden ourselves with unrealistic expectations, near impossible goals and set ourselves up for failure. A totally expected and avoidable situation.  Maybe there is another way, a different methodology to review the past year, to consider what occurred, how it went, what you might have done differently and do so with kindness.  Star...

Send us Fan Mail Our holiday series continues with a discussion on thriving, a definition and exact process to follow. The current government communications message of have a kit, make a plan and be informed is grounded in a 30+ year old Cold War mentality of within 72 hours you'd either be saved by the government or there is no government.  In today's modern, technologically enabled soc...

Send us Fan Mail Over these holidays, it is always a blessing to reflect on the year, what was and was not successful, take stock of life, be grateful and thank someone for helping us along the way.  This series is designed to entertain over the holidays, to lighten the load of political and economic harm, to provide some time to ponder your preparedness journey. In preparedness we often take this...

Send us Fan Mail Post pandemic, we reflect on the state of our healthcare systems, public health and preparedness education. Are they ready for the next plague and what are those efforts that would contribute to a set of better post event outcomes.  There are consistent calls for additional "investments or strategic incentives", AKA more taxes on the population, to build the robust capac...

Send us Fan Mail It is often stated that we are the most connected, yet loneliest generation. We hold in our hands a device that has access to the entire knowledge base of our species, the ability to call anyone on the planet and to send and receive information across all mediums. Yet we don’t know our neighbours, we are increasingly less tied to our communities and our sense of identity is less l...

Send us Fan Mail Who and what is a preparedness guy? Nat Sellers is a passionate emergency manager with his own podcast, diligently plowing away at the bureaucracy and the barriers to building a resilient community. His efforts and ideas will keep you glued to the speaker, this is likely the first of many conversations. Our goal is to provide a broad swath of opinions, ones that support and those...

Send us Fan Mail It is not that the population sees preparedness as unnecessary, but when associated as a cost element for a family, most are choosing to maintain more realtime budgetary requirements. Preparedness is future proofing, supper is today. If we correlate a cost to preparedness, we create an offramp, the easy button to choose not to adopt a prepared life as it is outside our current eco...

Send us Fan Mail Public sector governance contains a relative scant level of review, not in the form of annual budgetary allocations, but in colloquial terms, a “fit for purpose” analysis. I’ve written before on the outsized level of bureaucracy , which at the origin, was likely created in times of need, to benefit the public. We’re often quite good at ameliorating sudden onset issues with program...

Send us Fan Mail Ongoing discourse in the international media is largely focussed on the incoming US administration. Not simply for their choices for key positions, but to ascertain the intent behind the bluster, what is the goal of reorienting the economics and relationships of the world’s superpower. Again, for the folks in the back, this is about knowledge, not opinion. The goal is to be part o...

Send us Fan Mail In this modern, technologically enabled age, we often see explicit examples of bloated public sector bureaucracy’s inability to provide a service, deliver on a promise or otherwise operate at expectations. We’ve become accustomed to packaged excuses, a series of well honed announcements about limitations, regulatory requirements, procedural hurdles, governance considerations and a...

Send us Fan Mail There are a range of preparedness specific goals and missions. From those who ascribe to cataclysmic societal outcomes requiring a considerable investment of resources, or those who simply seek a slightly more favourable insurance coverage, we are executing in the preparedness space. Your purchase of coverage against hazards in the form of disability, life, automobile, tenant, fir...

Send us Fan Mail The war in Ukraine fosters many an opinion, individuals who rally for the world consensus against invasion of sovereign states, those who seek to disrupt global order and those who seek to economically gain from continued conflict. The Ukrainian question is one where everyone wants to be right, to be on the winning side, the righteous, the benevolent. The challenge with Ukraine is...

Send us Fan Mail The argument is this: I believe that within a decade or so, the losses from disasters will be so expense that irrespective of the damage, there will no longer be any government assistance for those who are uninsured. Residents will simply have to go bankrupt and walk away. Were need a solution to stop that outcome. We cannot order insurance companies to make policies cheaper, they...

Send us Fan Mail Research from across the discipline over the past twenty years has argued that the most influential and correlated variable to better post event outcomes is the sense of community and belonging. Whether found in hundred year old disasters in Japan, recent hurricanes in the USA, floods in Europe, earthquakes in Asia - all point to one singular variable that is an indicator of a hou...

Send us Fan Mail We live in a technologically enabled society, where residents look to online sources for information, guidance and education. The emergency management space has been lacking investment into this field, with few notable participants challenging the paradigm of traditional communication methods. Hazadapt represents a breakthrough, an intelligent design that presents a series of Haza...

Send us Fan Mail We've seen many recent calamities that called for a shelter in place plan, with the plethora of YouTube channels and information on sheltering, we offer evidence-based strategies to enable a successful event.  Researchers examine populations that experience disasters and seek the individual pockets of households that had better post event outcomes, suffered less and navigated...

Send us Fan Mail The global economic picture continues to be volatile, unpredictable and profoundly influenced by political, cultural and natural events. In the modern technologically enable society, we have three choices for a career. We can choose a profession, those with standards, formal education and fully regulated - military, medical, legal, engineering, construction trades, et. We can choo...

Send us Fan Mail The US is a superpower, its influence over global economic, political and cultural conflicts is profound. Your preparedness plan requires you to understand the environment in which you operate, to insulate you, your family and your economic interests against political carnage. Whether you are on the left tor right, and let's be clear - no one cares, the direction the US gover...

Send us Fan Mail Many are lamenting the old world, where a family could earn a living wage with one parent at home with the kids, buy a house, have vacations and retire after 40 years with a company. That dream is dead and likely your future if you are pursuing that. The American dream has transformed over the decades from the Boomer life to the world of the Millennial, Gens Z and A. Their America...

Send us Fan Mail A profound thank you, for all the subscribers, listeners and supporters who held fast throughout this journey, I am humbled and proud. Our future is bright, with a plethora of episodes to come. Thank you my friends, I am humbled and empowered by your vote of confidence.  My argument is that our modern technologically enabled society is robust and fit for purpose, until one of the...

Send us Fan Mail Being wrong, disproved or otherwise having our ideas challenged is uncomfortable. We prefer to exist in a world where we are surrounded by those who hold similar views, creating an echo chamber, missing some valued positions in society.  This is based in psychology, we believe in ourselves, we hold a place in an imagined hierarchy, we want to be seen as a positive force in the wor...

Send us Fan Mail Preparedness goals frame why you're adopting preparedness, what you're working towards and how you view the world of preparedness. We discuss a series of important questions that frame your understanding of the overall concept, how you view the purpose of preparedness and who you involve. These are important reflections, each answer is unique to you and not incorrect. We...