Circuit Magazine #58

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CIRCUIT MAGAZINE ISSUE 58

Keeping Your Edge: Raising Your Profile Ours is a profession that lives in the shadows. We are seldom seen, but for those in the know, our presence is felt.

Keeping Your Edge: Action vs. Reaction

By Elijah Shaw

This is not so much by the overt actions we take in close proximity to the Protectee, but by the intentional maneuvering of chess pieces behind the scenes, in the form of risk analysis, advancework and logistics. With the exception of very high profile, or high threat assignments, our default state could be described 116

in many cases as, invisible. This mindset has successfully shepherded many throughout the profession, being passed on from generation to generation to the benifit of the craft. However, what many struggle with is balancing that ethos with the need to make yourself known


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