By Doc Rogers

As more people enter the bodyguard industry from all walks of life, there tends to be a section of individuals who are only book smart or academy smart and are not aware or have an understanding of the world.  Street smart bodyguards on the other hand maintain good common sense and know how to avoid bad situations before they happen. They possess the skills necessary to operate in most environments and do so with confidence.

This does not mean street smart bodyguards are not well-educated.  They are mostly academically smart individuals.  But ones that have an advantage of an additional street education; they may have received their street education growing up in bad neighborhoods or by former occupations where they dealt with unpleasant people on an everyday basis.

How You Can Help How can street smart bodyguards teach teammates who are only book smart or academy smart to deal with the real world on assignment?  Although street smarts are a set of characteristics that take years to fully develop, you can start teaching your fresh out-of-the academy or relatively naïve teammates the following recommendations.  It will take time and dedicated effort, but will be well worth it.   Risk and Consequences When on assignment in unfamiliar operational areas teach them not only which areas to keep away from, but also why.  Let them know what may be waiting around the corner so they can effectively avoid potential trouble.

Intel Keep them informed of what’s going on in the operational area and how it may affect the security level.  Teach them to observe, listen and understand the environment they are working in. Remind them that being street smart is knowledge of the operational area and all information should be taken seriously.

Neighborhoods  Brief them on the people in the operational area and what to expect when dealing with them. This includes the risks they present and how to avoid them. Inform them to become acquainted with the common problems in the neighborhood, the ins and outs of the locale and to understand the people in general. This will assist your teammates with making the right decisions and how to deal with different situations that may arise.

Support Support the new BGs on your team who have lived sheltered lives and know little about the real world. Share your intelligence, common sense and wisdom with them. Give them the skills necessary to handle circumstances and avoid bad situations. Have the ability to subtly mentor and teach them to function professionally within a team environment. Show them how to improve their mental toughness, obtain a winner’s mindset and up their street IQ.  Keep safe and God speed.

Bodyguard Careers is seeking a highly qualified Executive Protection Specialist for a one year assignment working in and around Dallas, TX. Full-time 12-hour days, on-call 24/7. Minimum Five years prior experience working as an Executive Protection Specialist. Ideal candidate will be discreet, polished, grounded, and have military or law enforcement background. Interested parties are asked to please submit their resume, with names and phone numbers of your references.

Happy hunting

Hucky

Please reply to: hucky@bodyguardcareers.com

Female PPS Wanted For Assignment Beverly Hills, CA June 10, to June 27, 2012

Worldwide Intelligence Network is seeking a highly qualified female bodyguard for a 17 day assignment working in and around Beverly Hills. The idea candidate should live within one hour of Beverly Hills. The hours are 11 am to 10 pm. This will be for four females visiting from abroad. Interested parties are asked to please submit their resume, with names and phone numbers of
your references a recent photograph, head shot and full length photo and your Guard Card number with BSIS. Time is of the essence. Rate of pay for qualified PPS is $35 an hour.

Please reply to win@wincor.com

Robert Mann, Director

Worldwide Intelligence Network

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Happy hunting

Hucky

By Doc Rogers

The world is changing and we need to adjust to these changes as we go about our bodyguard (BG) business wherever the BG business may take us. Here are some suggestions that may help. Take what is useful on your BG journey.

Be Trainable: No matter how long you’ve been in the business one month or twenty years you must be willing to be trainable.  Know-it-all BGs do not cut it in today’s changing environment. Whatever your experience level in the business realize you should be learning and growing on every assignment and also during your downtime by studying.  Be willing to listen and learn something from everyone you meet.

Make Connections: It’s not what you know or who you know; it’s the powerful mixture of both.  When making connections it’s like everything else, you must start at the bottom and work your way up. The goal is to make connections with people within high positions in their chosen vocations.  You eventually want to make connections with people who are influential members of society.  To do this you need BG knowhow, connections with people of influence and being friends with the right mix of individuals. This is what makes BG jobs happen.  I once sat in a waiting room in the office of a police general for 12 hours for a “scheduled appointment.”  He finally showed up, never apologized for the delay, but a strong connection and lucrative deal was made. Moral of the story; take action by increasing the number of high quality relationships you make.

Know Your Weakness: In the macho BG trade weakness is looked upon as a disease.  However, BG’s can’t be equally effective in all areas of the business. For example if you are a domestic based BG and have never been on an international assignment, that’s okay. If you land an international BG assignment just hire someone that has expertise within that operational area. There is nothing wrong with paying other BGs to assist you on an assignment that can do a better job than you can.  Continue to work on any weakness you may have, but in the meantime hire a specialist when needed.

You Are the Enemy: We are our own worst enemies in the BG trade at times. It’s our actions or inactions which causes most of our own misfortune. The world we create; our thoughts and opinions can either build or destroy in this trade of ours.  The BG business can be heaven or hell, paved with gold or be the boulevard of broken dreams. It’s basically all up to us. Instead of complaining we should try and make the BG world we build a good one, because just doing nothing makes us the problem.  Know you enemy: 1) Lack of confidence, 2) Lack of passion, 3) Lack of focus, 4) Negativity, 5) Weak on strategy, 6) Fear of criticism and 7) Weak on taking action. That’s dangerous thinking. Stay abreast of the changing BG landscape, be ready to change your game plan as circumstances shifts, and adapt new strategies to maintain the strongest competitive advantage you have. Keep safe and God speed.

The top two Executive Protection schools in America, The Executive Protection Institute (EPI) and the Executive Security International (ESI) have joined together to co-sponsor this annual conference. ESI is the host of the conference in 2012 and EPI will host the conference in 2013, alternating each year after.