Think and Grow Safe! A thinking Persons Guide to Personal Protection






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Most professionals will recognize the need to keep their skills sharp and up to date. For certain perishable skills, such as firearms, precision driving, defensive tactics, etc., the need to stay current is obvious. However, I have noticed a trend lately that puts certification ahead of skill enhancement or development.

There are thousands of training providers worldwide hawking their courses/schools/seminars as a “certification.” When a program is accredited and approved by a recognized...

The Liability Factor

Liability is, or should be, a major concern to all of us. Surprisingly, there are still clients – most visibly in the entertainment industry who do not seem to realize the risk they take when employing Personal/Close Protection personnel who are not adequately trained for the position. An example of this is any celebrity who is “protected” by someone who pushes a fan or worse yet, grabs their camera to stop them from taking pictures of their Principal. These...

So then, the question remains; “how much to pay”? Before putting a Dollar/Pound/Euro amount on the training, much thought should be given to what is actually needed. If a person is seeking PSD work in a hostile region, they will need training that is geared toward that environment. Spending money learning about convoy escorts and IEDs in Iraq will be a waste if you are looking to protect investment bankers or real estate tycoons in London or New York. If you see yourself working with high net...

This was passed down to me from a good friend and expert in the security training field, John Sexton (sexton Executive Security, Inc.)



The Cost of Security Training Courses - How Much is “Too Much”?

I must admit, I have never really given much thought to this question in the past. I do not know if this puts me in the majority or minority of thinkers when it comes to the cost of training. It is certainly NOT because I am independently wealthy and “cost...