This week’s episode of the Fearless Mindset Podcast features Elijah Shaw, thought leader on executive protection and published co-author of 2 books including Introduction to Executive Protection and An Introduction to Celebrity Protection and Touring. Elijah shares the most important lessons he learned in the 30+ years he has been in executive protection, including the importance of developing trust and surrounding yourself with capable people whose strengths prop up your weaknesses. HIGHLIGHTS The culture of executive protection vs police work Warming up to clients and gaining trust Entrepreneurial journey: Take every opportunity to learn and get better Team strengths and weaknesses and learning to delegate QUOTES Elijah: "If you go in there and you approach it with, again, the right mindset, if you go in there treating it like I'm going to do this job to the best of my ability and leave an impression, it will create longevity in that field." Elijah: "As protectors, we've got this kind of an innate quality where we want to have our hands on things. We think we know the solution to a problem, but sometimes the solution to a problem is letting someone else solve it." Find more about Elijah by checking out the links below: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elijahshaw/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ElijahShaw To hear more episodes of The Fearless Mindset podcast, you can go to https://the-fearless-mindset.simplecast.com/ or listen to major podcasting platforms such as Apple, Google, Spotify, etc. You can also subscribe to the Fearless Mindset YouTube Channel to watch episodes on video.
This week’s episode of the Fearless Mindset Podcast features Elijah Shaw, thought leader on executive protection and published co-author of 2 books including Introduction to Executive Protection and An Introduction to Celebrity Protection and Touring.
Elijah shares the most important lessons he learned in the 30+ years he has been in executive protection, including the importance of developing trust and surrounding yourself with capable people whose strengths prop up your weaknesses.
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Elijah: "If you go in there and you approach it with, again, the right mindset, if you go in there treating it like I'm going to do this job to the best of my ability and leave an impression, it will create longevity in that field."
Elijah: "As protectors, we've got this kind of an innate quality where we want to have our hands on things. We think we know the solution to a problem, but sometimes the solution to a problem is letting someone else solve it."
Find more about Elijah by checking out the links below:
To hear more episodes of The Fearless Mindset podcast, you can go to https://the-fearless-mindset.simplecast.com/ or listen to major podcasting platforms such as Apple, Google, Spotify, etc. You can also subscribe to the Fearless Mindset YouTube Channel to watch episodes on video.