Top Show Stoppers to Preparedness

I have been the self-reliant, independent Prepper type since the 70’s. For the last 10 years I have been helping friends and acquaintances get prepared and for the last year I have been helping strangers get prepared through my blog, scribd.com documents and in public talks, etc. When I was recently asked “What are the top reasons why people fail to prepare or fail in succeeding to prepare?” I had to stop and think for a minute before I answered. This is what I came up with and although these are not ranked, they are the biggies in my book.

• The “rose colored glasses” attitude: You know the “that will never happen here or to me, etc.” or “people are too inventive and ingenious to have or let that happen” type of people.
• The “you’re just a doomsayer, no one can prepare for everything” mentality. Are the Boy Scouts doomsayers?
• The “I just don’t have the time and or money to do this” attitude.
• The “that is what such-n-such (S & R, the government, fire & rescue, law enforcement and the like) are for” attitude.
• The “it’s just a gimmick by (corporate or individual) entities to rob us and make money” or “this is just the governments way of keeping us scared” mentality.

All of the above have a few things in common:

• Lack of thought
• Lack of knowledge
• Lack of formal planning
• Fear of change and the unknown
• A general lack of self and confidence

My mantra to fighting all of the above is “Don’t let the bastard win” and bastard can be anything or anyone.

• An exercised brain (thought) collects knowledge.
• Knowledge is gained through thought and research.
• Planning is accomplished via thought, research and then written down for formalization and continuity.
• Fear is conquered through knowledge and planning.
• Change cannot be stopped, only altered and adjusted to and is an opportunity to learn something new.
• The unknown is something to think and learn about so it becomes less threatening and often familiar or known.
• Confidence comes from knowledge and skill, coupled with an “I can do” attitude.

For more detail and tips see Top Show Stoppers to Preparedness @ http://www.scribd.com/doc/44506510/Top-Show-Stoppers-to-Preparedness

Keep on Preppin ;-}

TNT