Business & Career

#SPYHACK: CIA Tactics to Counter Social Engineering

Greetings Everyday Spy, Welcome to your newest #SpyHACK! I received some exciting news this week. A generous man in Nigeria offered to give me $2 million if I helped him transfer his money from Nigeria to the US using my bank account. He said he trusted me because my name meant ‘good heart’ in his tribal […]

Adding with Multipliers

Greetings Everyday Spy, I never thought that one day I would get a call from the Discovery Channel. Until I did. There are a handful of phone calls I will never forget in my life. The call I got from area code (703) in 2007 asking me to travel to Langley, VA for confidential interviews. […]

Elite Retirement

Greetings Everyday Spy, I took my family to Cape Canaveral to visit the Kennedy Space Center and watch a Space-X rocket launch. My son was overjoyed to meet actual ‘rocket scientists’ everywhere we went; at coffee shops, grocery stores, even just walking along the beach.  To him, they were heroes. Explorers trying to reach Mars […]

Elite Self-Discipline (Part IV): Emotional Discipline

Greetings Everyday Spy, Sometimes the bad guy wins. Every time I reflect on the truth of those five words, my heart breaks. There are three types of people in the world. Those trying to help others Those trying to hurt others Those still deciding whether to help or hurt I have dedicated my life to […]
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Elite Self-Discipline (Part III): Mental Discipline

Greetings Everyday Spy, I’ve been lucky to work with some of the best operators in the world: US Special Operations, British MI6, Australian SIS, German BND and more. Sometimes we crossed paths for just a few days. Sometimes we lived in small camps for months. Other times we spent years relying on each other’s commitment […]