Steve Eckert
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It's a thing all the time. Look at human trafficking. It's probably at an all-time high right now. And you could think, oh, well, that's never going to happen to me. I'm never going to need that. Well, until you do need it, and then it's a huge mistake from not learning how to do these things. You're not always going to be. You sometimes are outnumbered.
It's a thing all the time. Look at human trafficking. It's probably at an all-time high right now. And you could think, oh, well, that's never going to happen to me. I'm never going to need that. Well, until you do need it, and then it's a huge mistake from not learning how to do these things. You're not always going to be. You sometimes are outnumbered.
You can't always be in control of every situation. As much as we try and as much as awareness you have, You think you don't need something until you need it.
You can't always be in control of every situation. As much as we try and as much as awareness you have, You think you don't need something until you need it.
Exactly. And you need to have these skills. But you already touched on also what it does. Even let's say you never need it. Hopefully. Luckily, you never need it. You never want to need it. You just said it yourself that the way you handled that was staying calm under that pressure.
Exactly. And you need to have these skills. But you already touched on also what it does. Even let's say you never need it. Hopefully. Luckily, you never need it. You never want to need it. You just said it yourself that the way you handled that was staying calm under that pressure.
putting tying these people up and putting them in a trunk it sounds like well that is so stupid what are they ever going to get out of that this is like just craziness why would someone pay for that that way that ability of them to control their emotions and not freak the fuck out under that pressure and figure a way out of that situation is making them such a better problem solver so much more emotional intelligence when they are freaking out their employees are freaking out or they're they're someone is stealing from the company they're not going to free it's giving them that internal muscle that that that
putting tying these people up and putting them in a trunk it sounds like well that is so stupid what are they ever going to get out of that this is like just craziness why would someone pay for that that way that ability of them to control their emotions and not freak the fuck out under that pressure and figure a way out of that situation is making them such a better problem solver so much more emotional intelligence when they are freaking out their employees are freaking out or they're they're someone is stealing from the company they're not going to free it's giving them that internal muscle that that that
to emotional discipline so that they can bounce back when things don't go their way and they can hold the ground and not crumble under the pressure.
to emotional discipline so that they can bounce back when things don't go their way and they can hold the ground and not crumble under the pressure.
And you could say, well, maybe they're going to get shot in a terrorism. But it's not just that. It could be a bicycle accident. Your kid could fall on a bike and something pierces through their arm. Like I've seen some crazy things just with kids, the crazy shit kids do. Yeah, baseball bat. Exactly. So that's – and again, this all ties into that same –
And you could say, well, maybe they're going to get shot in a terrorism. But it's not just that. It could be a bicycle accident. Your kid could fall on a bike and something pierces through their arm. Like I've seen some crazy things just with kids, the crazy shit kids do. Yeah, baseball bat. Exactly. So that's – and again, this all ties into that same –
not crumbling under the pressure, having that emotional discipline, emotional regulation. But if you're going to carry a gun and you're going to be making holes in people, you also need to know how to plug those holes in people because I might get shot. My kid might get shot. Or maybe I'm defending my family and I get shot. Do my kids... Are they familiar with firearms and safety rules?
not crumbling under the pressure, having that emotional discipline, emotional regulation. But if you're going to carry a gun and you're going to be making holes in people, you also need to know how to plug those holes in people because I might get shot. My kid might get shot. Or maybe I'm defending my family and I get shot. Do my kids... Are they familiar with firearms and safety rules?
But also they know how to plug me up. What if I'm incapacitated? I'm down. My 10-year-old daughter, she did it here with the group today. She knows how to plug the holes. Apply the tourniquet in under 30 seconds and make sure you're set. So I carry a gun everywhere I go. But I also, with that gun, and I have it here with me. I'm strapped here with us.
But also they know how to plug me up. What if I'm incapacitated? I'm down. My 10-year-old daughter, she did it here with the group today. She knows how to plug the holes. Apply the tourniquet in under 30 seconds and make sure you're set. So I carry a gun everywhere I go. But I also, with that gun, and I have it here with me. I'm strapped here with us.
I don't know who knows who's rolling up on the money Mondays. But I also carry a tourniquet everywhere I go. And so does my entire family. We all carry a tourniquet and a gun on us at all times.
I don't know who knows who's rolling up on the money Mondays. But I also carry a tourniquet everywhere I go. And so does my entire family. We all carry a tourniquet and a gun on us at all times.