She offers sage advice on how to prepare for potentially stressful situations, and shows you how to dampen unhelpful reactions. She says that not wanting to live in fear was a motivating force in her eagerness to pursue a career in law enforcement, which she did, first with the NYC Police Department, and then with the US Secret Service, where she served for a dozen years. Evy Poumpouras is a former Secret Service Special Agent, on the protective details for former Presidents Barack Obama, George W.

Looking back on it now, I thought that I had been brave by keeping my eyes open and facing death head-on, but in hindsight it probably wasn’t the smartest idea, exposing myself to all that heat and ash.This can be a huge issue because some situations require a more thoughtful, careful approach, but our brains aren’t working at full capacity.

When I tried to use the oxygen tank to give her air, I couldn’t get it to work—it had been a long while since I had used one. Read the rest of the world's best book summary and analysis of Evy Poumpouras's "Becoming Bulletproof" at Shortform.In short: life is not about trying to be fearless, but being prepared for the things that might happen and face them the best you can.

It was good and her point was made but we didn't her entire story of it lol It's like she made that story the backbone of why she's bulletproof, but in reality she's always been like this. Avoid helplessness: In some situations, you may feel like there is nothing you can do to change the outcome. The ninth and tenth chapter shows you how to become a human lie detector, spot certain behaviors and ask the right questions. Smoke and metal and cement and grit shot into my throat and into my ears and into my eyes, burning me. Inside there were about a dozen or so people, who had managed to escape the worst of the blast of the first tower falling.Even when I could no longer hear the sound of my own voice, even when my face and mouth filled with dust and ash, I kept my eyes open and prayed. In fact, all conversations become internally scripted to get the most from another person while giving the least of yourself. Evy Poumpouras is a former Secret Service Special Agent and on-air national TV contributor who frequently appears on NBC, M