The Prepared Mindset Podcast

Nov 13 2024 273 ep. 75 mins 21

The Prepared Mindset Podcast artwork

A podcast for the everyday citizen, interested in preparation, shooting, planning and accountability. Features a broad range of guests, topics and discussion points, as well as current events pertaining to politics, training, preparation, and the world around you.

Education Leisure

Copy RSS

Subscribe on Podcast Addict

Episode 273 - Interview with Jeremiah August of Teardown Systems

Nov 13 2024 105 mins

Many of us, find ourselves making turns in our journey, that bring us to places we didn't ever think we would end up. This is exactly the case for Jeremiah August, the owner and founder of Teardown Systems. In 2020, when the world shut down for all of us, he decided to take a chance combining a childhood passion for sewing, and drive to be a more prepared, and more capable individu

Episode 272 - Executive Protection With Jonah Norman

Nov 06 2024 112 mins

Personal Security, Personal Protection, Executive Protection, we hear these terms used almost completely interchangeably, and all generally referring to the role of a bodyguard. For better or for worse, it's something we see overly glamourized by Hollywood and media, In reality however, this is a real job, a real career path, and it involves a lot of training, and a unique mindset.

Episode 271 - Sunday SITREP #43

Nov 03 2024 49 mins

As we are running out of days before the 2024 Presidential Election, we have arrived at our November SITREP. It seems like this has been all we've been able to talk about for the last few months, and there have been some very serious events that have led us all to arrive at this point. Given the almost certain impacts the outcome of the polling carries with it, I find it extremely

Episode 270 - Interview with Jake Hocevar

Oct 30 2024 102 mins

Jake Hocevar is a former 12B in the Army National Guard, works as a part-time LEO, and also is one of the cadre at Defender Series Training Group while running his own endeavor, Redline Consulting. More specifically, Jake is a firearms trainer, who has a passion for learning, as well as teaching. While continuing to teach, he keeps a ever-present mindset of "staying a student" and

Episode 269 - Get In Where You Fit In

Oct 23 2024 70 mins

Being a contributing member of our community is something I believe many yearn for, but very few ever really attain. I say this, not to indicate that it can't be had by anyone who wants it, but to point out rather than we are typically very closed off when we think of how we can help the larger community around us. As we all have different life experiences, and have taken unique pa

Episode 268 - What May Come to Pass...

Oct 16 2024 83 mins

As the 2024 Presidential Election grows closer, so builds the concerns that many of us have for what may come to pass. We've all now seen and potentially experienced the chaos that can be triggered by politically motivated events across the continental U.S. None of us are eager to put ourselves, or our loved ones through any more of that than is absolutely necessary. To this point,

Episode 267 - Interview with Collin Underdahl

Oct 09 2024 113 mins

In this installment, I have the opportunity to sit down with Collin Underdahl, whom some of you may know from his appearances with Dirty Civilian, or his work with Modlite. Collin is also a former Marine. We sit down, and have a very satisfying discussion around cultural misperceptions, self awareness, mental health, education, and a lot more. Many of our conversations on this podc

Episode 266 - Sunday SITREP #42

Oct 06 2024 52 mins

We roll into October, and there world is spinning. We're a day away from the anniversary of the October 7th massacre, Hurricane Helene has decimated the Southeastern United State, specifically in North Carolina, and we have our election approaching in just four weeks time. There's so much going on, inside and outside of our country and oddly, almost all of it is tied together throu

Episode 265 - Catching Up with Rob Epifania

Oct 02 2024 99 mins

Hard to believe it's already been eight months since I was able to first sit down with Rob and get to pick his brain on performance pistol shooting. Back in February, we had an outstanding conversation about training, competition shooting, and self improvement through self diagnosis and dedicated practice. Fast forward now to October, and here we are once more. We pick right up whe

Episode 264 - Culture Clash

Sep 25 2024 77 mins

Culture can be defined as the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group. We, within our unique ecosystem, have a wide array of cultural beliefs and interpretations. Many are good, and all can be embraced, however some do carry negative connotations and hurt our community. In this episode, I talk about the different cu