Becoming bulletproof

Acum ceva timp, am ascultat un podcast in care era invitata Evy Poumpouras si inca 'port' cu mine senzatia pe care mi-a lasat-o la momentul respectiv. Am perceput-o ca pe o persoana foarte aliniata, in sensul de echilibrata; puternica si hotarata, cu anumite principii si valori clar delimitate; de asemenea, i-am apreciat franchetea si cunostintele temeinice referitoare la oameni, in special cele legate de aceasta frumoasa arta de a citi persoana din fata ta, chiar si atunci cand ea alege sa nu spuna foarte multe, cel putin nu prin cuvinte.
Evy P. a fost agent special in Serviciul Secret SUA si a interogat numeroase persoane, reusind cu succes sa extraga informatiile de care avea nevoie! I-am simtit puterea, dincolo de ecranul telefonului, ceea ce nu mi se intampla foarte des. O astfel de persoana te poate inspira sa evoluezi, sa iti depasesti limitele si sa ai incredere ca poti, chiar si atunci cand poate realitatea curenta demonstreaza contrariul!
Las mai jos cateva idei din cartea ei:
'Survival is about mastering yourself and your fear response,being able to think and act while keeping your panic at bay. Being able to navigate your mental and physical response to fear is your number one survival skill. It can also be the best ally you have in any intimidating situation life throws your way. Managing your fear requires a deliberate act of courage.
The best way to manage fear is preparation - it's facing them head-on, taking responsability for our own safety, and giving ourselves the tools and knowledge we need to manage any situation that might come our way. It's about confidence, personal strength, and self-sufficiency.
Our fears are tailor-made for each of us. Some fears are handed to us by our families and culture; some just show up in our minds with no explanation while others are a result of a traumatic situation or experience. If you want to be capable of facing conflict and crisis without falling apart, you must first understand yourself, your fears, and then strategize how best to managem them.
Researchers say our Fight, Flight, or Freeze response activates even before we are aware of it as a way of assessing danger. If it's a threat we think we can overpower, we go into Fight mode. If it's a threat we think we can outrun, we go into Flight mode. If it'sa threat where we think we can do neither - we Freeze.
What makes us best? I tend to think it's the struggle. It's the choice to face a challenge head-on instead of turning our backs to it. It isn's solely about physical strength or bravado. It's about endurance. And by this, I mean mental endurance - the ability to endure whatever life throws at you, to keep going no matter how hard it gets.'