The 5 R’s: These Strategies Are Essential for Resilience by Toby Cowern for The Organic Prepper
The Five Strategic Rs comes from the original Urban Preparedness Workshops I used to teach many years ago. The Five Strategic R’s focus is to get people to think more into the overall impact of severe situations and aftermath. Once we look at preparedness, people tend to fixate on just the preparations.
The model we’ve built with the Seven Pillars holding up this Roof of Resilience says, “What your preparations will do is buy you a certain amount of peace of mind and “survivability” in a serious event.”
That’s great. However, you need to think about the likelihood of what type of events are going to happen.
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In the “Dehydrated Blueberry Muffin Syndrome” video, we highlighted that people tend to anchor and fixate, never moving beyond the First Strategic R (Reduce impact on your Routine or lifestyle).
People tell themselves, “Yeah, I’m so well prepared. Nothing’s ever going to affect me. I’ll carry on as normal, no matter what.” And, that’s it.
Are You Putting All Your Energy and Resources Into the Wrong Thing?
I’m not even trying to put this nicely. To put it bluntly, we can allocate a considerable amount of time and effort into sometimes the wrong direction. And a classic I’m going to address here is firearms.
Let’s say you have $5,000 to spend on firearms. You begin thinking, “What should I buy?” (We get asked this question all the time.) The internet discussion will go around, and you will literally end up spending every dollar and cent of that $5,000 on hardware. (this rifle, this scope, this ammunition, these accessories, etc.)
First of all, divide your budget down. Look at spending $2,000 on a firearm and $3,000 on training. Having the correct use of it up to the level that you need to get depends on the circumstances you’re anticipating.
Very often, people throw money at the problem in the physical purchase sense. They don’t think about knowledge and training or engagement with expert advice. We see this all over social media, “What should I do?” The simple and BEST answer is to see a lawyer. See a specialist. Pay a professional to give you the advice you need.
You are asking a very serious question and facing a severe dilemma. The consequences are monumental. Sure, solicit opinion in your Facebook group and look for support.
However, be prepared to put money on the table for an expert to answer the question for you. If you need a lawyer, pay for the best lawyer that you can afford. If you need professional advice, get it.
