
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT: March is Area Study & Assessment Month. Everything in preparedness and security planning should begin with an Area Study. I’m going to share with you my method of building an Area Study — both for my family/community and for clients.
Just like a special operations team needs intelligence before the next mission, our plans for preparedness and security need to be informed by local intelligence.
Your preparedness is, whether you realize it or not, based on your expectations of the future. If your expectations of the future are foggy, inaccurate, or missing important information, then what does that say about your preparedness?
The great thing about an Area Study is that it tells us exactly what we should be preparing for. It informs us of the local players, conditions, fault lines, assets, threats, vulnerabilities, opportunities and effects that will make or break our preparedness and security planning.
When it comes to preparedness and survival, I don’t have all the answers. And I’m not Rambo or James Bond. But I do know that I’ve gotten really good at building two things:
Targeting Packages and Area Studies.
Let me show you how to build an Area Study.
In the past, I’ve done Area Study Workshops in the classroom, taking students through the whole process. We reach a 50-80% solution in one day. And students are always amazed at how much they learn, even though they’ve lived in that neighborhood for years or decades.
But instead of doing another classroom course, this month I’m jumping online to lead students through each step of the Area Study & Assessment process, showing them exactly how and where to find information and what to make of it.
For four Tuesdays this month — the 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th — I’ll spend two hours live and online with students in the Area Intelligence Course, showing them how I’m building an Area Study from scratch. (And, yes, these training sessions will be recorded and available 24/7 for streaming if you can’t catch them live. And if you signed up for the Area Intelligence Course last year or two years ago, you can still attend these live trainings.)
The best part is, I don’t know where this location is. I’m going to find out on the night of Tuesday, March 8th, after a random student decides. And then I’m going to get to work for everyone to see.
You’re going to see me build EVERYTHING. And then you’ll be able to follow along and replicate what I’m doing, but for your own area.
I’m pouring everything I have into the Area Intelligence Course this month, including building out several addition training modules online. Yes, it’s an entire online course PLUS these live training sessions. If you still need to start your Area Study, or if you still need to finish or update one, you should take this opportunity because I’m also cutting the price of this course until Tuesday, 08 March. It’s a steep discount only available via email here: https://www.grayzoneactivity.com/offers/h2XsRW37
PLUS this course comes with some bonuses that you’ll find in the link above.
Even if you decide NOT to take the Area Intelligence Course, I still want you to do an Area Study. It is absolutely mandatory for preparedness. Follow the link above, scroll to the bottom of the page, and you’ll find a 30-minute video on the basics of an Area Study because I do care about sharing this knowledge.
I hope you see you in the Area Intelligence Course. Shoot me an email if you have any questions or concerns.
Until next time, be well and stay out front.
Always Out Front,
Mike Shelby