Where Do I Start?

I wonder sometimes where you, the reader, will be in life when you read this post. It can be difficult to communicate in a way that speaks to all ranges of men and women who want to take actionable steps toward becoming a protector of life and a defender of truth. 

In this post, I want to speak directly to the person who may feel overwhelmed. Perhaps you esteem the idea of proficiency in firearms, hand-to-hand combat, legal knowledge, mental preparedness, ad infinitum. I can certainly relate. 

However, If you’re like me, it’s hard to know where to prioritize your time, effort, and resources. With a full time job, a wife, four kids, and a commitment to a local church body, what area of training should I focus on? 

If you do struggle with this like I do, it can be easy to spend far too long debating and not enough time doing. In short, my advice to you is this - Do what you can, when you can. Just shifting your mindset from needing to develop a perfect plan to taking action will be invaluable. 

Now, am I saying that you shouldn’t make plans and be structured with your time and money? Not at all. I am saying that if you wait for conditions to be perfect before you start making improvements, it is likely that you will never start. Here’s a way you can be proactive with planning and turn it into action. 

• Take some time to identify your goals and put them down on paper

  • (I want to improve my skill with my handgun)

• Break down those general goals into clear objectives with a time frame attached

  • (By this time next year, I want to feel proficient in use of my firearm, and I will achieve this by passing the FBI pistol qualification)

• Identify actionable steps that you can take to reach this goal

  • I will spend a total of 20 minutes per week training drawing/dry firing to improve my drawing time and good trigger manipulation

  • I will spend 4 hours a month on the range conducting drills that will prepare me for the qualification

  • I will attend two pistol classes in the next 12 months that will increase my knowledge and skill base and increase by ability to structure my own training

• Schedule specific dates and times to implement your plan

  • I will do dry fire drills for a few minutes every weekday morning

  • I will go to the range on the first Saturday of every month

  • I will attend Hold the Line Training’s basic pistol class this upcoming April…

Ok I admit, that last point was a shameless plug. But I think you get the idea. And here’s the thing. Your first goal doesn’t have to be something that’s going to cost you a lot of time and money to accomplish. Maybe your firearm goal can be to implement dry fire drills, and you want to set other goals to increase your knowledge of Colorado self-defense laws. That costs you nothing other than some time. 

Do what you can, when you can. Be strategic and make plans, but don’t wait for your plan to be perfect before you start to execute. 

If you need some help knowing where to start, check out some of our other blog posts for some ideas and keep up with our newsletter. If there’s a topic you’d like to see us cover, reach out to me at isaac@htlwarrior.com

Until next time, 

Be a warrior…

Stand in the breach…

Hold the line…

Be blessed, 

Isaac C