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5 tips to curate your online social media feed

did you know that 80% of the content in social media today is made by less than 10 percent of users?
But also, did you know that only 10% of users actually interact with content?

Which means, if you think about the actual content that’s “blowing up”, it may not truly be what the populace believes…

With that said, what are some ways we can curate our own social media to make it more useful for us?

1. Follow accounts that create content that aligns with your values and interests.
   1. Just be mindful not to create an echo chamber.
   2. It might be interesting to understand both sides of an argument, but if you find the accounts bring you more frustration, then disconnect them in some way
2. Utilize the "mute" and "unfollow" features to remove posts that don't bring you joy or value or education.
   1. Hide Accounts - hide without unfollowing
   2. Temporary mute like for 30 days.
3. Take breaks from social media when needed to help keep a healthy balance in your life.
   1. What are some ways you can recognize this is needed?
   2. What are some thing we could do when taking breaks (hike, walk, sit by firepit)
4. Curate a list of accounts that you can look to for inspiration and positive messages.
   1. But what if it’s already overrun with garbage?
      1. Start a new account
      2. Reset your feed
5. Engage with content that resonates with you, by liking, commenting and sharing posts that you appreciate.

Of course you could completely remove yourself from social media as well.  But it seems there are ways you can still reap the benefits of new technologies, learn from others, doing it in a more healthy way.

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Well that about sums it up.

Good luck out there!

Better be prepared.

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Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?

Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.

Until next time… this is monk signing off… better be prepared

Do you ever wonder what the flight attendant thinks of all those passengers as they’re boarding?

Are you one of the 30-40 percent of the population with some form of aerophobia, or fear of flying?

Do you believe that if a plane goes down, everybody onboard dies?

Well then this is the show for you!!

Today we’re digging deep into airplane safety with the intention of conveying and dispelling often misunderstood myths.  As well, we’re also going to share a bit about what those flight attendants are thinking and why. And we’ll finish up for the preparedness-minded people with the ultimate question - what is the best and safest seat on the plane. 

Let’s start with dispelling a couple of myths - the Myths of Hopelessness and Panic. Now to be honest, much of this info comes from one of my favorite books on survival - it's called “The Survivors Club” by Ben Sherwood. 

Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?

Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.

Until next time… this is monk signing off… better be prepared

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Collective illusions — false assumptions about society that many people share — have existed for thousands of years in many different ways. Today, because of social media and modern technology, they have become even more common.

One example of a collective illusion is the commonly held belief that everyone wants fame, wealth, and power. That’s not true. Most of us want lives of purpose and meaning. But because of false assumptions, many of us spend our lives chasing things that won’t fulfill us.

Another example of a collective illusion is the pervasive idea that the U.S. is an irredeemably divided nation. Sure, Americans have plenty of disagreements. But fundamentally, they have more in common than they might think.

As former Harvard professor and bestselling author Todd Rose explains, the antidote to collective illusions is becoming a more authentic individual, as well as gaining a deeper understanding of how our innate drive to conform to social norms often works against that.

Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?

Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.

Until next time… this is monk signing off… better be prepared

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Hey there Genxers, Matt Marshall here, checkin in…

For todays show I wanted to share with you some thoughts I had after a great conversation with my oldest, Josh.  He works as an audio production specialist in a major city, and has some unique approaches to prepping I don’t think about very often.

We talk Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.  And we have some interesting approaches to how we can apply some of the topics we discuss.  We consider the importance of:

• Speaking to others in in a common language
• Prepping a Situational Pack
• And some thoughts around Peak Experiences

Hope you can join us.

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Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?

Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.

Until next time… this is monk signing off… better be prepared

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Today we’ll be talking through a great little adventure I had a couple of years back while hiking in colorado.

So what are some applications we can take from this Storytime?

First on a positive note, always keep in mind how important it can be to practice what you preach. How else will we learn if and how the contents of our bug out bags work if we never use them?  Taking a long hike, even a multi day hike is a great way to test out some of the components of our bug out bags.

Consider looking at weather and conditions ahead of a trip - I’m sure I still would have gone, even if I’d heard about a foot of snow at the top. But my fellow traveler?  He may have either reconsidered the trip, or he may have made additional preparations. Better shoes, more water, maybe some food?  But then, this also could have been his way of presenting himself with a scenario and seeing how he responds and gets through it. 

Consider the possibility of running into others and be prepared to help. Now there is always the possibility of meeting others on a trail while hiking or biking or just in general while traveling.  And in many cases, we’re hard pressed enough to want to carry food and other supplies just for ourselves.  But when measuring out the weight of adding an extra power bar, or another life straw water filter, consider how important having the means to help others might be.  After all, one is none and two is one, right?  This also could mean you yourself might have something that another person might really benefit from.

Consider that even though we may feel better hiking or biking alone - I certainly do. Almost always we can be better together. Having multiple people in an event to support each other - physically, mentally, emotionally can be very important, and can mean the difference between the thrill of victory or the agony of defeat. 

Oops, my GenX is showing…. 

Hope this helps at least someone out there respond well and recover faster. 

until next time, this is Matt Marshall signing off. 

Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?

Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.

Until next time… this is monk signing off… better be prepared

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Hey there GenXers.  Matt Marshall here checkin in again.  It’s been a while, and I’m returning from a long hiatus this summer with a fresh approach to prepping.  I’ve traveled seemingly non-stop since May. Ive collected new ideas from the world of hiking and travel and overall preparedness.

GenXTalkin on Being Prepared was built with the plan in mind to help those unfamiliar with prepping become more aware; More aware of things that can cause concern, frustration or even fear, whether those things be simply running out of gas, a child tripping over a crack in the sidewalk, or something more … life changing.

We’d really like this channel to be a resource anyone can use to enter into the world of preparedness.  Maybe even those who've been prepping for a while can learn something important along the way. But it should also be considered multi-directional.  Meaning we don’t know everything, and we’d love to hear others’ thoughts and ideas on best ways to prepare and build a community of like minded folks.

But let’s go back to basics for a moment… Why prepare?  For me, the need to prepare primarily comes from a lifetime of dealing with difficult situations and having to think and act my way through them with the least amount of negative effects, whether they be physical, emotional, spiritual or mental.

I’d like to share a few stories from my life when preparedness, or lack thereof, was important in one form or another.  

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Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?

Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.

Until next time… this is monk signing off… better be prepared

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Well good day to you Genxers.  Welcome to the Genxtalkin showshow!  I’m Matt Marshall, your host, here to remind us all to keep striving to respond well and recover faster.  And Here’s my co-host, Wilksie himself, Mr Ed Wasson! Ed welcome!!

Ed, on today’s episode, I’d really like to drill into fitness, and in particular “fitness with your bug out bag”.  We’ve talked about this a number of months back, just hitting on the subject.  I do believe it was one of our first episodes.  But I think there’s a lot more we could talk through on this, so I thought we’d throw out a few topics and discuss.

Why is this important?

• Types of events
  • Snowstorms with stuck car
  • Ice Storm and cannot use roads
  • Out of gas and need to walk somewhere for help
  • Flat tire out on barren roadway
  • Civil Unrest
  • God forbid the “bigun”… EMP or CME

Let’s consider some physical and mental preparation

• Identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses of self/family
  • Medications/Allergies
  • Physical limitations
  • Can I lift 100 lbs
  • Can I carry 50 lbs for distance on my back
  • Do I have strong self defense
• Sit Awareness planning
  • Location and likelihood of types of events
  • What terrain might I be dealing with
• Prioritize your needs

Personal regimens?

• Wish I could do more
• Walk 3-6 miles per day in evening
• Hike whenever possible in different seasons
• Always looking for a change in scenery
• Tie in this type of exercise/practice with other things - like taking nature videos
• Muscle building - very important as the bones start to age
  • Comparing sisters in family
• Mind building - important as the brain starts to age
  • Comparing family members

What are you doing to prepare yourself to use the CONTENTS of the Get Home Safe kit?

• How often do you start fires
• How often do you go camping
• How often do you test your water filters
• Do you have a good idea of the shelter system(s) you have and their functionality

Well Ed, a very cool and useful show I think for us and our audience.  Thanks everyone for joining us.  We really appreciate you!

And If we don’t see ya… good afternoon, good evening and good night.

This is GenXTalkin, signing off

Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?

Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.

Until next time… this is monk signing off… better be prepared

GXT-STORY-EP04 Desert Caverns
Our story today deals with good college buddies Tommy, John, Jason and their girlfriends Jenny, Casi, and Kiersa. These fine American youth just got through their junior year at Shamon U in NEW YORK CITY! They have the opportunity – time, space, and money-wise – and they’ve chosen to travel to the famous Desert Caverns of northern New Mexico (A FICTIONAL NATIONAL MONUMENT intended to seem a lot like Carlsbad Caverns)

[In reality, part of this scenario strongly resembles something I experienced with friends while hiking in the western US.]

They plan their flights and pack their bags. Figuring they are going to the hot desert they all mostly pack shorts and short sleeve tops and shirts. Figuring they might do a bit of hiking on some trails, they take small back packs with pockets for a water bottle. 

The group arrived in Albuquerque, NM and rented a car to drive to the Desert Caverns – a three-and-a-half-hour drive. 

The townsfolk are friendly with tourists. And at the local greasy spoon called Stop and Puke, they got advice on where to park, where to hike, where to camp, and where to go for the best views. 
Interesting reads:

Two Went Out, One Came Back

https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/07/books/two-went-out-one-came-back.html

Missing father and son found dead in Carlsbad Caverns National Park

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/06/22/missing-father-and-son-found-dead-carlsbad-caverns-national-park/418402001/ 

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Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?

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I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.

Until next time… this is monk signing off… better be prepared

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In today's episode, Ed shares about his recent trip to Egypt.  They visited Cairo, Hurghada, and Luxor, and several spots in between.  There's definitely a new style of travel these days.  Especially when travelling to certain areas, safety and security become a much greater focus when preparing for and while on the trip.

Enjoy.
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#survival 
#survivalgear 
#survivaltool 
#survivalist 
#urbansurvival 
#internationaltravel
#egypttravel
#infragard
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#preparedneddtraining
#preparedness
#beprepared
#gethomesafe

Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?

Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.

Until next time… this is monk signing off… better be prepared

For today’s show, I thought we’d spend some time digging into the details around Active Shooters.  I recently attended a webinar presented by a team of people including multiple subject matter experts from private organizations as well as FBI and former FBI members.  This was a very well put together set of presentations.  It flowed in a very clear pattern of Preparation, Action and Recovery, or P.A.R.

 

It hit me while I was in the middle of the webinar that our audience, being primarily GenX, would be perfect beneficiaries of the information.  Many of us are in positions of management, supervisory, executive level, or heck even business owners.  And you’ll see when we review the numbers how much of these activities actually occur in places of business.  So it’s important to be aware of what it looks like when and how Mass Shootings and Active shooter events occur.

 

I’ll break down each throughout the show today

Some links and resources

LINKS and RESOURCES

ASIS – organization for security training and professional development

https://www.asisonline.org/

GSX Show for Security Professionals

https://www.gsx.org/

ISC – large security shows

https://www.iscwest.com/

https://www.isceast.com/

 Infragard National Member Alliance – organization to join public and private sector security groups

https://www.infragardnational.org/

Counter Terrorism Watch Training (Active Shooter Training P.A.R.)

https://www.ctwatch.us/ctwatch-private-sector-training

The Ultimate Guide to OODA Loop

https://taylorpearson.me/ooda-loop/

Red Cross Training

https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class

Civilian TACMed Training

https://www.t3ops.com/medical/civilian-tacmed/

Non-Military PTSD

https://monkeysee.com/non-military-ptsd/

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#tacmed

#preparedneddtraining

#preparedness

#beprepared

#gethomesafe

Would you be prepared? Are you prepared?

Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill. One that should be honed. Focusing on growing just a little everyday will allow us all to be prepared to respond well and recover faster.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about prepping, so please reach out and share as you can.

Until next time… this is monk signing off… better be prepared