Heroes Wanted

As I spend time with my family, and prepare myself for the year to come, I dug deep into the Ever Vigilant archives to pull out this gem. I do hope that you enjoy this episode, I'll be back next next week.


In this episode, I have the pleasure of talking with Doug Giles the artist, author, co-host of Warriors and Wildmen podcast, the man behind clashdaily.com and a popular columnist on Townhall.com. Doug's interests include guns, big game hunting, big game fishing, fine art, cigars, helping wounded warriors, and being a big pain in the butt to people who dislike God and the USA.



“Doug Giles speaks the truth … he’s a societal watchdog … a funny bastard.” – Ted Nugent, rock icon



“Doug Giles is a good man, and his bambinas are fearless. His girls Hannah and Regis Giles are indefatigable. I admire the Giles clan from afar.” – Dennis Miller



*Fair Warning* Doug uses colorful language in this episode. Just a heads up in case you have young kids are with you.



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Podcast: https://warriorsandwildmen.com/

Website: https://douggiles.art/

Instagram: @thegilesway

In this episode, I have the honor of talking with Byron Rodgers. Byron is a service-centered Executive Protection Agent, Motivational Speaker, Video Blogger, Published Author, and Veteran on a steadfast mission to empower men of the up-and-coming generation to fully embrace and flourish within their masculinity and above all, keep people safe. Over the span a decade, he has gained extensive private security experience, conducting private security operations for each available VIP demographic industry-wide in over 60 countries.

He proudly serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Bravo Research group, the Supervisor of Security at Harvest Christian Fellowship, and the Executive Protection Agent of various initiatives.

In addition to holding a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Phoenix, he is presently pursuing his Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology at Argosy University. He has also received Strategic Interventionist training at the Tony Robbins Training Center.

Byron and I have a great conversation and cover many topics including, how to get into Executive Protection, what the average guy can learn to become a more competent protector of his family, what you should do before you travel out of this country, and much more.



Byron Rodgers |



Instagram: @byron_rodgers, @bravo_research_group, @executive_protection_lifestyle

Website: http://byronrodgersmotivation.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheByron...

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A special EV ReRun of our Christmas Special with Joseph Cartwright.

In this episode, I was joined by my good friend Joseph Cartwright, back in 2018. I asked Joseph to join me for a special Christmas episode, and he did not disappoint. Reminding us that Jesus didn't stay a baby, that his arrival was foretold hundreds of years earlier. Most importantly we talk about why he came and how the story that started thousands of years ago was all about YOU, and your redemption. God Bless you all and I pray that you and your family have a blessed Christmas.

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In this episode I talk about the fact that most of us construct our own prison, and complain of all that we could or would do if we were free, while keeping the key to our prison safely hidden in our pocket. Many of us want a new job, want to be a better husband, want to loose some weight, and we know how to accomplish those goals. But we become comfortable in our self-made prison and keep ourselves from becoming great. 2021 is just around the corner, now is the time to unlock that door and press into future. Without fear there is no risk, without risk there is no reward.

I also talk about my favorite water filter, it's inexpensive, versatile, and small, making it a great option for hiking, EDC bag, Bug Out Bag, glove box.

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I'm flying solo again after a break last week, I debrief my experience as a part of the Wake Up Warrior Challenge and go deep into some discoveries that I made about myself. During the debrief I spill the beans on the PDL motto for the upcoming year 2021. You will know by the time I wrap up my debrief if the WUW Challenge is for you. I also have some fun debating whether Chickens or Ducks are better for your homestead.

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This Episode is an Ever Vigilant Rerun from earlier this year, pre-covid lock downs. I've been busy with family, Wake Up Warrior Challenge and getting things in order to move this mission forward into 2021, A new episode will be up next week. I hope that you understand and enjoy this episode.

I believe we are in the middle of a paradigm shift, I don't believe that things will be back to normal in a couple of weeks. I believe that normal has been redefined and the new normal is not the old normal. We can choose to accept this as a possibility in order to think clearly and prepare for what is to come. The other option is to leave yourself in denial and potentially put yourself and your family in danger. A shift in mindset will allow you to adapt and to put yourself and your family in a place to succeed vs. exist. If everything does go back to normal at some point we already know how to prepare, defend, and lead, in that paradigm. Are you ready to prepare, defend and lead in a new paradigm?

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In this solo episode I talk about fear (again) and some of my observations while traveling, a reminder to not get caught up in things that are out of your control but to influence and control what you can even though it is more difficult then tweeting and Facebook. I also do a facetious 2020 gratitude list.

Let's be sure to make the best out of this opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving. This has been a rough year for many and taking the time to listen and love family and friends while enjoying a great meal is priceless. Practice your soft skills and show empathy toward those blinded by fear.

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In this solo episode I talk about some mental aspects of preparedness, what our future property here in Texas looks like from a preparedness point of view, and I share something that I never thought I would share on a podcast and likely will never share again.

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I'm flying solo in this episode. I'm going to share my thoughts on Prepare. Defend. Lead. and get into my 'Why'. Why is an introvert like me here sitting behind the mic recording a podcast? I'll get into some thoughts on lies, color revolution, and how social media is building the narrative and writing peoples truth.

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