Author: Mr. CEO

I quote from Varg Freeborn’s book Violence of the Mind in my book. One of my favorite concepts from his book is his mission concept. I try to put it to good use. Understanding what your mission is when carrying a firearm, what situations you are going to get involved in, and, importantly, what situations […]

I grew up in rural Arizona. My dad and his brother ran a farm at about 500 acres, which I worked on in my youth. My dad’s dad (Grandpa Olsen) ran a small cattle ranch, which I also helped out on in my youth. In addition, his dad (Great-Grandpa Olsen) ran a freighter between two […]

How much firearm training does an ordinary civilian need? Ask ten instructors, and you’ll probably get ten different answers. Some of them might even say, “You can never get enough training,” yet military boot camps and police academies seem to have figured out the right amount.  One way to determine how much training we need […]

“Where there is risk, there must be choice.” – by someone I don’t know! There is much to like in this quote. However, we should also try to  promote “street-smart” critical thinking, and a street-smart critical thinker may have some follow-up questions when seeing this quote: Who is responsible for determining risk?Who is responsible for […]