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Components of a Strong Mindset for the Legally Armed Citizen

The website ConcealedCarry.com is a rich resource of information that helps guide legally armed people in the responsible practice of carrying concealed a defensive firearm.

One example is the article, Developing and Understanding A Strong Defensive Mindset, by Jacob Paulsen, president of ConcealedCarry.com, and its accompanying “mindset” chart.

[ Read the SemperVerus article, How Does Your Character Measure Up? ]

Mindset is defined as the established set of attitudes each of us hold; the general frame of reference through which we observe life, interpret it, and make trivial and serious decisions in response to what we encounter every day.

Click the chart to enlarge it, scan the key points of it below, read the entire article at ConcealedCarry.com, and be sure to read the SemperVerus articles below.

A Prayer for Church Security Team Members

Being a volunteer member of your church security team is a demanding responsibility. You invest considerable time, effort, and expense training and learning as much as you can to be able to properly respond to any emergency that may occur during a gathering of your church.

[ Bookmark the SemperVerus CHURCH SECURITY INTELLIGENCE CLIPBOARD ]

One excellent training opportunity is Sheepdog Church Security, which offers a certification program that covers Security Team Fundamentals, Violent Intruder Response, De-escalating Disruptive Persons, Use-of-Force with Andrew Branca, and Protecting the Vulnerable.

[ Read the SemperVerus article, Enroll in the Sheepdog Church Security Academy Safety Member Certification Program ]

Since attention to church safety and security encompasses so many physical—as well as spiritual—dangers and threats, here’s a prayer by SemperVerus^® you may want to say every time you start your security team volunteer shift:

The Most Important Qualities of a Leader

On his website Timeless & Timely, former Ford Motor Company executive Scott Monty has written two articles describing the essential qualities of effective leaders.

The first one names communication to be “The Most Important Job of a Leader“:

communicate the vision
communicate in person
communicate regularly
communicate with simplicity
actively listen
communicate with story
match your actions with your words

The second one names character as the treasure trove from which spring “The Most Important Behaviors of a Leader“:

emotional intelligence
integrity
honesty
patience
courage
reliability

SemperVerus Named In Top 50 of Feedspot’s List of Tactical Blogs

Using search and social metrics on Google and media platforms, Feedspot has declared SemperVerus number 35 among the Top 50 Tactical Blogs on the internet.

According to Feedspot, the judging criteria include a blog’s

Relevancy
Freshness (frequency of posting)
Domain authority
Google reputation and Google search ranking
Influence and popularity on social media sites
Quality and consistency of posts and
The assessment of Feedspot’s editorial team and expert review.

Feedspot’s review of SemperVerus is: “An impressive blog with high quality and useful content.”

SemperVerus (meaning Stay True) is your catalyst to inform, inspire, persuade, impel, and invigorate; sparking you to positive action through 5 main strategic principles—prepare, aware, be, know, do—and 1 tactical element (self-defense). Bookmark this SemperVerus blog homepage and return often to read the latest helpful articles. And enter your email address into the box at the bottom of blog posts to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

By semperverus
Posted on 02/23/202308/15/2025