“Life The Battlefield”

I have been asked so many times why I am so disciplined or regimental. I truly never wanted to talk about discipline because reminds me of my childhood and my father enjoyed to #disciplined me. Or comments I often hear include “oh you must learn to be disciplined in the #military”. From my own experience I believe that discipline comes from the home, for one simple reason. As kids, we have role mo...

Imagine that this very moment you are sitting in front of your TV.  You have just eaten dinner and you are trying to relax after long day at work. It is your time, right? Now tell me.  When you are in that nice comfortable incline chair, lounge or bed relaxing, what do you see while you are watching your favourite series, movie or sport event? You see commercials. Those precisely timed s...

Books are one of the few tools available to us which are adapted to situations in our current day life, regardless in what period of time they were written.  There are certain books that meet us in the perfect time of our life that resonate with us more than others.  This year was characterised by change, #adaptability, #persistence and opportunity.  #Books have the biggest impact o...

All Intelligence is information, not all information is intelligence. Trash can be a valuable source of intelligence but how can it be of  value and what are the dangers people and businesses need to watch out  for? In this article , we look at how to structure the management of  intelligence and what you need to know about Trash intelligence. In today’s business and government envi...

We can argue and discuss how life, business and social interactions  were in the Pre-COVID world, however, none of this changes the fact that  the world we know is over and we need to refocus our activity on  positive things. To enable us to continue to go about our daily lives and enjoy  family, health and business, we now have to fully concentrate on things  we can contr...

Resilience it is not something you can learn from a speaker and a book. No. Period. Resilience needs you to have an experience to face yourself.  To overcome fears and anxieties. To be placed in a physical situation where you have to push past limitations, fear, panic. Most importantly in a moment of action you will realise that RESILIENCE IS AN ACT OF COURAGE. Act when you face an adverse si...

Dissidents always existed, they represented person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state, particularly in communist states. Western society offered hand to all dissidents who spoke openly against communist regime and unfortunately communist countries didn't have much tools to respond that threat, however we can see that times are changed and that western societies...

I was always wondering, why will people ( couples ) spend thousands of dollars to go for holiday together at the one of most beautiful destinations just to be separated from each other?! Instead showing affection, love, passion I saw how couples spending more time with their phones instead to be together. #podcast #mariobekes #sydney #lessonsfromlife #thinking #Philosophy #dubai #london #life #mot...

Recently I witnessed how few of influence or power couples judged one couple according to their physical appearance regardless if they were happy and affectionate toward each other. In the next few minutes a few other couples joined forces with others and publicly laugh and bully this couple. Question is, how prejudice and judgment by others influencing you?  #podcast #lifelessons #mariobekes...

What is the kindness and are you willing to bleed for kindness? Tune into this episode and you will be glad you did it. How to connect with Mario Bekes: Mario Bekes – Web Site Mario Bekes – LinkedIn Mario Bekes – YouTube Mario Bekes – Instagram Mario Bekes – radio talk show “Business Insights” Mario Bekes – Books Purchase “Blood-Soaked Soil” latest book

By nature, both industrial and economic espionage, are simultaneously  aggressive and defensive. They are aggressive in the sense that steps  are taken to pursue and achieve a competitive advantage over competitors  by utilising methods of operational intelligence gathering, as well as  methods of sabotage and subversion.  Both types of espionage are also  defensive,...

In this episode I would like to share with all of you , first hand experience, how the "divisions" amongst the people created destruction, loss of life, sadness and uncertainty. If you like to know more about divisions then enjoy listening this podcast, Mario.  Mario Bekes Link Mario Bekes – Web Site Mario Bekes – LinkedIn Mario Bekes – YouTube Mario Bekes – Instagram Mario Bekes – radio talk...

Disturbing parallels are emerging in Victoria with Andrews’ Pandemic Bill and the once Communist Yugoslavia, according to former Yugoslavian Military Services Intelligence Officer and author of the newly released book – ‘Blood Soaked in Soil’, Mario Bekes  Mario Bekes Link  Mario Bekes – Web Site Mario Bekes – LinkedIn Mario Bekes – YouTube Mario Bekes – Instagram Mario Bekes – radio tal...

WHAT IS THE STRANGE REASON I GET UP AT 4am  There's so many theories and motivation ramble out there that tell you to wake up in the morning.  I personally think that it does not matter when you get up, if you need your rest then do it.  However I get up at 4am for 1 specific reason, that is what we are talking about today  Mario Bekes – Web Site Mario Bekes – LinkedIn Mario Be...

Many of you will remember December 2010, when a Tunisian produce vendor set himself on fire and sparked what became known as the Arab Spring. The name stemmed from the 'People's Spring' and 'Prague Spring' that described movements towards democracy, rather than the time of year per se. On 28 January 2011, the Egyptian government shut down social media platforms and later the entire internet, but t...

How do you know how to make the right call  Follow Mario Bekes Here:  Mario Bekes – Web Site Mario Bekes – LinkedIn Mario Bekes – YouTube Mario Bekes – Instagram Mario Bekes – radio talk show “Business Insights” Mario Bekes – Books Purchase “Blood-Soaked Soil” latest book

HOW DO YOU FIGURE OUT YOUR KEY OBJECTIVES In order to get things done you need to know what you are doing, life is a battlefield if you can't navigate it you won't survive   Follow Mario Bekes Here: Mario Bekes – Web Site Mario Bekes – LinkedIn Mario Bekes – YouTube Mario Bekes – Instagram Mario Bekes – radio talk show “Business Insights” Mario Bekes – Books Purchase “Blood-Soaked Soil” lates...

William Branum Former Navy SEAL and Mario Bekes Former Special Forces Combatant, talking about their shared expeirence in military  Follow Mario Bekes Here:  Mario Bekes – Web Site Mario Bekes – LinkedIn Mario Bekes – YouTube Mario Bekes – Instagram Mario Bekes – radio talk show “Business Insights” Mario Bekes – Books Purchase “Blood-Soaked Soil” latest book William Branums Links  w...

What have we learnt about Risk Management, Cyber Security and Social Engineering from Covid-19  Follow Mario Bekes Here:  Mario Bekes – Web Site Mario Bekes – LinkedIn Mario Bekes – YouTube Mario Bekes – Instagram Mario Bekes – radio talk show “Business Insights” Mario Bekes – Books Purchase “Blood-Soaked Soil” latest book

What is Social Engineering and what can we do to avoid being the target?  Mario Bekes – Web Site Mario Bekes – LinkedIn Mario Bekes – YouTube Mario Bekes – Instagram Mario Bekes – radio talk show “Business Insights” Mario Bekes – Books Purchase “Blood-Soaked Soil” latest book

HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION  Definitions of disinformation and misinformation are easy to find.  The important distinction between the two is the intent that sits behind them.  Misinformation, particularly online, is all around us. It has shown how vulnerable we are as a society, particularly during the Covid19 pandemic, where truthful and fact che...

We are all running out of time, every single one of us has a date with mortality In this episode we talk about how I came to realize how valuable time really is  Mario Bekes – Web Site Mario Bekes – LinkedIn Mario Bekes – YouTube Mario Bekes – Instagram Mario Bekes – radio talk show “Business Insights” Mario Bekes – Books Purchase “Blood-Soaked Soil” latest book