Cornered and Alone

When things go suddenly silent, my body has been trained to notice. Greetings Everyday Spy, When my daughter was young, there was a scene from a horror movie that played over again in my house every few days. My daughter, my youngest child, suddenly goes quiet. It always happens in the middle of a busy time -- when I'm doing dishes, Jihi's folding laundry, or we are both in the middle of a full-scale house cleaning. Nobody notices that my little girl has gone quiet and disappeared. My daughter is the absolute spitfire of the family. She is raw emotion and a brilliant mind wrapped into a stout, fearless little package. I either did something very wrong or very right in a previous life to win the karma that is my little girl. Part of her personal signature is that you can always hear her - no matter where she is. You either hear laughter, frustrated grunting, screaming, or something crashing and breaking. But you always hear her. When things go suddenly silent, my body has been trained to notice. In the moments before a terrorist attack, things go silent. In the seconds before a shooter pulls out their weapon, things go silent. In the final heartbeats before a life is lost, things go silent. My horror movie ended when I would find my daughter hidden in the same narrow corner, alone, squeezed between a tall headboard and a concrete wall. She was still so young that her mind couldn’t fight her instincts. And when the chaos of life overwhelmed her (even if she was the source of the chaos herself), her brain directed her to a place where she could mentally reset. She would push her back against the cool concrete wall, sit up straight, and just give her mind a few quiet minutes to recover. You and I are living in worrisome times; people are angry, suffering, and dying. And whether you are fighting for a cause or fighting for survival, you [improve your odds of success]( when you give your mind a chance to reset and recover. Elite operators from jungle swamps to desert valleys are trained to operate just like my little girl. You stop, sit up, and give your mind a few moments to index new experiences, recalibrate objectives, and bring you back to peak performance. Find your corner. And you will win. Godspeed, #EverydaySpy P.S. - [Elite operators overcome impossible odds, stress, and fear in the field. You can get the same skills today in your personal Deep Cover Platform.]( Follow @EverydaySpy on Social Media! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( Andrew Bustamante, Founder of EverydaySpy.com, is a former covert CIA Intelligence officer, decorated US Air Force Combat Veteran, and respected Fortune 500 senior advisor. Learn more from Andrew on his Podcast (The Everyday Espionage Podcast) and by following @EverydaySpy on your favorite social media platform. This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Don't want to receive these emails anymore? [Unsubscribe]( EverydaySpy, 411 Walnut St. #20309, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043