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This episode touches on the importance and teaching point of having an effective daily plan. It further challenges you to use phones, notepads, recorders, etc., and for 3 consecutive days jot down every relevant task you need to do for that particular day. Next jot down every task you failed to complete for that day and finally jot down whatever interference caused the incomplete task(s). On Day 4, take a look at those specific failed tasks and determine why you were unable to avoid the interference(s). The point of emphasis here is to ensure you conduct the challenge for 3 consecutive days and then shoot to make it a commonplace event which can ultimately ensure that you sustain having an effective daily plan for life that produces more positive daily outcomes over negative ones!

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Mass Shootings Defense Challenge:

Employers Challenge:

1. Provide employees with Active Shooter/Mass Casualty protocol policy.

2. Security personnel, department heads, managers, supervisors attend AS/MC briefings every 60 days. Standard employee AS/MC briefings occur quarterly.

4. New employees receive AS/MC briefing within 10 days of employment.

5. Assign 1 primary/1 alternate Lead to new employees during AS/MC drills until minimum of 2 drills are completed/documented.

6. Implement 24-hour surveillance package indicating every outside angle, floor, hallway and elevator of the building.

7. Establish specific alarm for AS/MC event. You need zero confusion with regards to the alarm and what it means.

8. Readdress keys, key cards and personnel access procedures.

9. Establish specific visitors protocol for AS/MC events and designate key personnel to manage them.

10. To mitigate firearms danger, consider adding a scanning system to workplace.

11. Designate key personnel to lead AS/MC drills and live events. Give them radios and conduct 1-2 check-ins for accountability and safety.

Employees Challenge:

1. Request copy of company’s Active Shooter/Mass Casualty Protocol and precisely learn it.

2. Treat briefings and drills as gospel. Never assume an AS/MC event will never occur in your workplace.

3. If your company does not conduct AS/MC briefings or drills, notify your supervisor and ask why not.

4. Immediately notify someone if you recognize a possible threat. Immediately Initiate workplace protocol to mitigate the possible threat.

5. Remain cognizant of people making deliveries to the building and to your respective departments.

7. Learn designated AS/MC personnel from other departments should you get caught in their areas if an event occurs. Contact your supervisor for accountability and safety purposes.

8. Check your surroundings daily and often, whether entering or leaving the building, day or night.

9. Don't let your phone be the face of your distraction or your demise.

School Officials & Faculty Plan Challenge:

1. Provide copy of school’s AS/MC Protocol to faculty members and parents.

2. Security personnel and faculty attend AS/MC briefings every 60 days.

3. Faculty must know and document AS/MC protocol within 30 days of employment.

4. Security personnel and faculty receive and document AS/MC briefings every 60 days.

5. New security personnel and faculty receive and document AS/MC briefing within 10 days of employment. Designate key personnel to monitor new folks during drills until minimum of 3 drills are completed.

6. Conduct and document AS/MC drills minimum of every 60-90 days.

7. Implement a specific alarm for AS/MC for zero confusion as to what it means.

8. Readdress keys, key cards and personnel access procedures.

9. Readdress or revisit visitor protocol, particularly if you have visitors on hand during drills or an actual AS/MC event.

10. Implement/upgrade 24-hour surveillance package showing every outside angle, floor, hallway and elevator of the buildings.

11. Parents/Guardians participate in at least one AS/MC drill annually.

Parents/Guardians Plan Challenge:

1. Request copy of the school’s Active Shooter/Mass Casualty Protocol and know it as precisely as possible.

2. Participate in an AS/MC event at least once a year.

3. Talk with your children periodically about what to do should an AS/MC event happen at their respective schools.

4. Know the time and class period of your children should an AS/MC event occur.

5. Know who to contact and where to report to if you receive news about an AS/MC event at your child's school.

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Whether you believe it or not, our lives are centered around having daily plans that ultimately determine positive or negative outcomes. Unfortunately, we take our days for granted because we are so used to the same schedule day in and day out, so we do not put too much thought into operating from written a plan but rather doing so from a verbal plan. You see, it is very easy to tell or ask someone to do something whether simple or challenging because most of us truly believe that we want forget things those things when we ask about them.

Just remember, however, if you ask or tell someone to complete a task or mission from a verbal perspective then you run the risk of an incomplete task outcome because the matter is flexible and immediate but lacks proof which can lead to misunderstandings, disputes or confusion. If you use the written perspective then you have a concrete, tangible plan which provides clarity and legal enforceability, ultimately mitigating disputes.

Verbal vs Written Plans Challenge:

Verbal Plans Activity Summary:

You as the Lead will come up with an unwritten plan that requires quick action (requires your brain power only). For the sake of time, try to do this activity at a convenient time. Now, you will verbally assign each participant a specific task to do that must be completed within 48 hours and only discussed at the end of the 48 hours. You obviously must remember what you assign each participant (your goal as the Lead is to avoid writing down the assigned task) and each participant in return must remember his/her respective task and get it done exactly as you wanted it done. At the end of 48 hours, you will meet with each respective participant, identify the assigned task and determine whether the task was completed exactly as expected. The Lead will score the completion of each task as follows (1 = Failed, 2 = Partially Completed, 3 = Completed). Please score the participants fairly and without bias. Also, be honest with yourself and your participants and discuss whether your verbal plan led to some of it being misinterpreted or parts of it even forgotten. Lastly, please send feedback regarding whether the training activity was worthwhile and please share it with others.

Written Plans Activity Summary:

The same is applicable with regards to you as the Lead and the minimum number of participants required for the training activity. However, the activity will require a more concise thought process from the Lead and more complex tasks to be completed by the participants. The Lead must outline a specific plan for a 2-day trip. For instance, “Participant 1 is responsible for ensuring all fishing gear is inventoried and working properly while Participant 2 is responsible for ensuring all tent and sleeping gear is inventoried and ready for use. The Lead will meet with his/her respective participants and present a copy of the written plan to them. The Lead will brief the overall plan as well as individual tasks within the plan to the participants and ensure a checklist is provided for each participant as part of the written plan. Participants should be given at least 5-7 days to complete the checklist and return it to the Lead for scoring. Scoring shall remain as (1 = Failed, 2 = Partially Completed, 3 = Completed). It is imperative for the Lead to be fair and unbiased because when you are dealing with a written plan, it’s a lot like a contract because the plan is in writing and there are specific expectations to be completed within the plan. You also want to commend your participants, regardless of how they fared because this is a lesson learned moment for everyone involved and it gives you a defined reason why written plans are much more important and far exceed expectations of verbal plans. Lastly, send feedback regard