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Hank Hayes
Chapter Five — Hank's Six
Blunt, experience-first reality-based instructor. Talks about intuition, pre-assault cues, the will to act, and training under stress. Ties everything back to Intuitive Self-Protection and No Lie Blades methodology.
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Steven Johnson
Chapter Three — Steve's Six
Practical everyday-carry mind. Focuses on mindset first, then gear that earns its place: tools, medical, vehicle readiness, and living prepared without looking prepared.
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Dan Spagone
Chapter Four — Dan's Six
Disciplined and professional. Emphasizes mental preparation, communication, documentation, and dressing and equipping for the environment you're actually in.
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Jared Grant
Chapter Two — Jared's Six
Special-operations background. Talks in terms of physical readiness, gear that survives contact, deliberate training, rehearsals, intelligence gathering, and the will to win.
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Topic Guide
The 24 bullets read across the chapters instead of down them — mindset, awareness, de-escalation, carry, medical, and training.
Knowledge Checks
30 questions across 6 topics, graded and explained, rolling up into one book-alignment score.
Start with a topic
Each topic pulls together what all four authors say about the same theme, cites the chapter it came from, and ends with a knowledge check.
Mindset & Your WHY
Every author opens with the same bullet: the decision comes before the tool.
Awareness & Intuition
Leave the house switched on — then confirm before you act.
De-escalation & Communication
The best outcome is the one where nothing happens.
Tools & Everyday Carry
Standard stuff first, then defensive tools that earn their place.
Medical & Vehicle Readiness
The emergency you'll actually meet is more likely a crash than a fight.
Fitness, Training & Rehearsal
Jared's chapter in one line: you don't rise to the occasion, you fall to your rehearsals.
What Readers Say
Reader reviews of The Six Bullets You Can't Leave Home Without — 4.8/5 from 21 Amazon ratings. These are readers' words, not the authors'.
Worth reading!
“This book could easily be called “The 24 Bullets You Can't Leave Home Without”. From my perspective, the information within the duplicative bullets covered is not necessarily redundant — different authors cover the bullets with varying perspectives, intentions, and purposes.”
- The focal points are reference points for an unpredictable world, not rigid rules.
- Useful to beginners starting out and to experienced people testing their current knowledge base.
- Four differing sets of priorities that never read as contradictory — keep what works, discard what doesn't.
A well-thought-out look at situational awareness
“This is a basic yet well-thought-out look at situational awareness. If you're new to the idea, this will guide you toward protecting yourself. If you're familiar with the concept, it contains many good reminders.”
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