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What are the four skills that will make your survival practically guaranteed?

This is an audio extract from the Facebook Live video with the same title on 20200826 FEMA-2019-National-Household-Survey.pdf

Leadership Skills you will learn by building an Emergency Action Plan Communication Awareness Decisiveness Relationship Building Problem-Solving Dependability Teach/Mentor

Can you manage it?

Anxiety or Depression is not something that can be managed with limited resources or with a Four-minute hack. From my own personal experience, anxiety and depression have been related to external events that I had very little to no control over. For more information go to the emergency action planning website at: https://wp.me/p7NwNC-OA

Identify the probable hazards, and then plan for one of three things.

Momentum An object in motion stays in motion An object at rest stays at rest.

For our purposes, we will do what is called backward planning. This is the method of planning that I was trained on in the military and continue to use today. It is very simple, and it does require judicious use of time management. Backward planning requires the starting point with a result and a time and date that result will be accomplished. It is quite possible that you to use backward planning...

A life coach encourages and counsels’ clients on a range of professional and personal issues. Life coaches help people to: Recognize their skills, talents, and unique abilities Acknowledge their dreams or figure out where their passions lie Set or refocus their goals Prepare for potential challenges and move past any obstacles that they do encounter Stay accountable as they navigate the path to su...

To start the week, I wanted to give you the classic book, As A Man Thinketh. I will admit I am following in someone else’s tracks. I received this by email today from Dave Dee. And I decided to pass it on. Download the book here: https://wp.me/p7NwNC-NK

With the COVID 19 going on many communities are still trying to figure out what they’re going to do with the upcoming 2020 - 2021 school year. Some County school officials say their children will be going back to the buildings to attend class some Counties say they won’t. Regardless of what side of the coin your community is on this is a good opportunity for you to discover what the County school...

Get your ARC Checklist back out.  We are going to cover some minimum First-Aid needs.

People had to imagine it to happen to find a way to do it. That hasn’t changed and will probably stay with us forever. I am now my using my imagination to reach out to you to help you accomplish your mission to protect yourself your family and your loved ones? I want you to help me open my eyes. The concept of disaster management planning is broad, there’s a lot of moving pieces. But what I don’t...

Imagination is the best tool for building anything. Without an Imagination, we would not have crossed the great seas, climbed the highest mountains, or ventured into the stars. Use your Imagination to create your Emergency Action Plan, and have fun in the process.

This is a bare minimum three-day food plan. Keep at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food in your pantry. Select foods that require no refrigeration, preparation or cooking. If you have young children, consider adding a couple of their favorite non-perishable snacks as comfort food. Rotate the stored food through your daily eating plan.

Take a break Pet the cat Play with the dog Have fun with your children Draw in a coloring book Relax

Changes are in progress, some are certain, others are still emerging. The coronavirus has already created significant shifts in people’s behavior.

There are many tools available for you to received immediate information about pending, current and ongoing threats to your community. These tools fall into two categories: Hardware and Software Applications The six-word formula for success: Think things through - then follow through. -Sir Walter Scott  

Connecting with your family and loved ones during emergencies and disasters.

Prepare for the extreme heat summer will bring. Extreme heat often results in the highest annual number of deaths among all weather-related disasters.guidelines Remember to follow safety guidelines because of COVID-19. Stay in contact with family member or neighbors that may be at risk. https://www.ready.gov/heat

The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season is predicted to be above normal. The weather guys at the Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service predict a 60% chance of an above-normal hurricane season. COVID-19 will impact the disaster preparedness plans that you have created, including what is in your go kit, your evacuation routes, and shelters. Now is a good time for most reas...

Keeping the evacuation theme in mind. Is there anyone in your group that has special needs?  An elderly relative, friend, or neighbor?  Someone needing special assistance or are mobility challenged. Some things to consider.

After an emergency or disaster, you will have three options. 1. Hunker down and ride it out. 2. Evacuate to a safer place. 3. Hunker down until it is no longer safe to stay. Then Evacuate to a safer place.

Now that you have accomplished the “CONVERSATION” and have completed the evacuation plan of your home, let’s move on to bigger things.

Let's get to work on the ARC Checklist you downloaded from www.emergencyactionplanning.com/resources.