Category: Security Tips

Improving your personal security abilities and practices not only helps keep you and others safer, it also make you a better friend, parent, and member of your community. Improved personal security gives you greater control and flexibility as you meet life head on. The best example is probably that of using good situational awareness. Yes,…

The Interaction of Security and Curiosity I have written about the importance of situational awareness and mastering mental alertness previously. Curiosity is a big part of both of those. In fact, without curiosity we will be at a serious disadvantage when it comes to our safety and security. Curiosity is simply the desire to find…

I remember as a child having a family “knock” that was used to signal that another member of the family was at the door. This special knock was typically used on vacations. If any of us kids were staying behind in a hotel room while a parent was out – or if we were staying…

An important part of personal security is creating a home emergency plan. This critical piece of planning allows you to think carefully through possible crisis scenarios that you may face at home and how you should respond. Then, you can also put in place practical methods of reducing the risk of those crises happening. Starting…

To ensure proper security, it is important that you make regular checks of your perimeter. From a personal safety standpoint, for most folks this will refer to you house and property. Your home is your primary base of operations. It is here that you want to be able to relax and have the freedom to…

Knowing how to defend yourself is an important part of improving your personal safety and security. Unfortunately, there are plenty of people out there who are looking to take advantage of you. Whether it’s a robbery, an assault, or a scam, it is important to understand how to protect yourself against such attacks. Three ways…

What digital brain? That wonderful (and awful) device that we are too often addicted to – the cell phone! Your cell phone has storage capabilities that folks only two generations could hardly dream of. You don’t have to try to learn and memorize all the security knowledge you may need for every situation. Instead, use…

The Importance of Being Hands Free This week’s security tip is to keep your hands free. Our hands are one of the best security tools available to us, and they come built-in! Your ability to react quickly to catch something falling, stop a family member from stepping into danger, or help out a friend by…

This week’s tip: Don’t get lazy. Like many exciting new things in life, personal security can be relatively easy to initiate but hard to maintain. We read an inspiring article, discover a fun new tool online, or are recommended a new practice we want to try out. That initial motivation is fresh and exciting. Starting…

This week’s security tip – know where your exits are. Let’s hope you never have to evacuate or flee a building due to an emergency situation. But there are other reasons why you may want to know where all the exits are. Reasons to Know Your Exit Points Security Reasons to Know Your Exits While…