Leadership Skills. Some people have ’em and a hell of a lot more people don’t . What do you believe? Are great leaders are made or born. I want to share the observations I’ve made over my years of service in high risk professions with respect to what I believe makes a good leader. Many […]

Surviving Mass Shootings and Ambush Tactics I feel compelled to write something in the wake of what I would categorize as a shocking tragedy in Las Vegas.  Simple tactics and mindset for surviving the unthinkable. The threat of mass shootings or a terror attack continues to be a major concern and time has proven that […]

If you want to build mental toughness like a soldier there are very specific yet incredibly simple steps you can take to transform from a normal human to over achieving rock star  inside of 7 days. When you commit to build mental toughness it may initially feel like you have to go through a series […]

Force Multipliers and Force Disparity are the topics in this article and there is a very important acronym for you to remember as it relates to the Use of Force . In combat we define a force multiplier as follows: A capability that, when added to and employed by a combat force, significantly increases the combat potential […]

Craig Ballantyne Perfect Day Formula. The perfect day is one in which I control. The best “perfect day” would be waking up early at the lake and going out for a ski, coming back in to a hot cup of coffee and probably some bacon, eggs and hashbrowns. Then I would sit down and write […]