#348 - Mike Glover on PREPARED

Former Green Beret and Fieldcraft Survival CEO Mike Glover chats with Trey Elling about PREPARED: A MANUAL FOR SURVIVING WORST-CASE SCENARIOS. Topics include: The book's goal (0:33) Growing up with preparedness (1:11) How preparation saved his life while serving in Iraq (1:52) Defining ‘mindset’ (4:10) The resilience crisis(5:26) The importance of failure (7:50) Fight or flight or...playing possum? (9:34) Combating self-doubt in stressful situations (12:36) How to start contingency planning (14:07) Arrogance as a foil to planning (15:49) The dichotomy of situational awareness (18:34) Hands & demeanor as potential threat signals (20:13) Tom Flanagan and making good decisions (23:13) Making the choice to use deadly force (27:04) Everyday carry EDC & physical preparation (30:02) Mobility & physical preparation (31:31) The death of common sense (33:41) The versatility of Mylar blankets (35:50) Why people get their homestead wrong with preparation (37:12) Are MREs valuable as a backup food plan (40:06) The importance of community (41:58)