An Open Letter to CIA Officer Amaryllis Fox

Greetings Amaryllis, I’ve been seeing your name a lot these days. Between Google’s algorithms, Apple’s PR people, and US media outlets, you are popping up everywhere! You look happy, confident, and successful....

#SPYHACK: CODEWORDS

Greetings Everyday Spy, Welcome to your newest #SpyHACK! Over the last year,...

The Truth About Trance

Greetings Everyday Spy, My wife’s parents are genuine hippies. They are so...

Beating Back Bullies

Greetings Everyday Spy, Three years after leaving CIA, my (growing) family of...

Spy Vs. Salesman: 3 Ways Spies Beat Salespeople at their own game

“I used today and it worked! Once the client understood...

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Rapid Language Learning
By Andrew Bustamante on September 5, 2019
Greetings Everyday Spy, Mastering a foreign language is one of the most difficult challenges anyone can take on. And many Americans accept the challenge! 20%...
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The Spy Escape Workout
By Andrew Bustamante on August 31, 2019
Greetings Everyday Spy, We all have a ‘Plan B’ – a backup plan just in case something goes wrong. That backup plan looks different for...
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#SPYHACK: Mastering Pain Tolerance
By Andrew Bustamante on August 28, 2019
Greetings Everyday Spy, Welcome to your newest #SpyHACK! Pain is something all living creatures have in common. One of the most interesting things about traveling the...
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3 CIA ‘Tells’ to Prevent a Mass Shooting
By Andrew Bustamante on August 23, 2019
Greetings Everyday Spy, I recently took my daughter with me to the UPS store to send a care package to my mother. In our family,...
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Elite Retirement
By Andrew Bustamante on August 21, 2019
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...