#50. Are you a First Reactor or a First Responder? Featuring Dave Gillespie of Tactical Resiliency Training

How good are you at actually choosing your response? Is it an intentional choice or is it more of a reaction that you just kind of muddle through? This week on the Firefighter Craftsmanship Podcast we continue our deep dive in how to build your firefighter resilience through intentional training. Division Chief Dave Gillespie helps us connect some dots and gives us some great and simple to implement techniques and processes to help make our response an attainable thing. In this episode we cover:How to integrate sports psychology techniques and processes into your daily life both as an emergency responder and off the job as a humanWhy intentional training on the human factor is not only nice to have but it's an organizational responsibility to empower and lead your people His involvement with Tactical Resiliency Training and his fantastic resource guide "Developing Firefighter Resiliency" that he co-authored with Bob Carpenter and Ric JorgeReferences mentioned in this episode (Some of these might be affiliate links)Developing Firefighter Resiliency BookTactical Resilience Training HomepageOn Scene Practice PlaylistFurther Resources and Education:Firefighter Craftsmanship Weekly Email EducationReading is a necessary part of growth. Here is a list we compiled for you to help get you started!​Presilience For the Emergency Scene: Firefighter Craftsmanship​Firefighter Craftsmanship Podcast Episode #31 Olivia Mead Resiliency Training Through YogaFirefighter Craftsmanship Podcast Episode #18 Imagery Training