Strive for Readiness

The first principle of living a SemperVerus life is to intentionally prepare yourself for any and all conditions you face in your everyday living:

I. Prepare: Putting your life into proper condition and readiness to successfully handle material and spiritual foreseen and unforeseen circumstances.

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Notice that the word “readiness” is included in that concept. In his Homeland Security Today article, It is Time to Replace Preparedness With Readiness, retired Army officer and former External Affairs Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 3, Dan Stoneking, owner and principal at Stoneking Strategic Communications, encourages readers to go beyond merely being prepared, and focus their attention on being ready.

[ Read the SemperVerus article, Preparation Warnings from Former CIA Analyst, Sarah Adams ] 

Here are excerpts from his opinion column:

“We have spent decades telling people to be prepared….And yet, when disaster strikes,…too many households are not ready to act.”

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“What if the problem is not awareness? What if the problem is the word itself? Preparedness is not the right goal. Readiness is.”

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“Preparedness describes activity. Readiness describes outcome. And in a crisis, only one of those survives contact with reality.”

[ Read the SemperVerus article, Understand the Times and Know What to Do ] 

“Preparedness is what we ask people to do. Readiness is what we actually need them to be.”

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“Preparedness is building a kit, writing a plan, attending a training, or downloading an app. Readiness is whether any of those things translate into effective action when stress, time pressure, and uncertainty take over.”

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“We do not have a preparedness awareness problem. We have a readiness conversion problem….The goal is not preparation as activity. The goal is readiness as condition.”

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“Preparedness often sounds like something you schedule for later. Something you will get to when life slows down….Readiness is different. It is immediate and unforgiving. You either are ready when the moment arrives, or you are not….At its core, readiness is not institutional. It is personal. It is the ability of individuals and households to function without immediate external support.”

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“[T]rue readiness is broader than supplies. It includes decision-making under stress, communication habits, situational awareness, emotional resilience, and the ability to adapt when conditions change….Readiness is not what you own. It is what you can do.

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“Preparedness is what you did. Readiness is who you are. Preparedness is effort. Readiness is function. Preparedness is what sits in a closet or a document folder. Readiness is what shows up in behavior when systems fail and time compresses.”

[ Read the SemperVerus article, Every Small Decision Leads to Winning or Losing in Spiritual Warfare ] 

Read the complete article here.

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