Whether you are a man, woman or child, there is no way to guarantee your personal safety. When you are at home, work, school, the mall or taking an evening walk, there is no weapon or defense tactic that can assure your safety 100% of the time.

As you read this, you probably think I’m only talking about safety from a potential attack by another person. I’m not. Let’s think outside the box for a minute. There are other things that can pose a threat, such as, animals, mother nature, our own actions, and medical issues.

Here are some common practices to deter a physical attack against a person or animal:
1. Always let someone know where you are
2. Walk indoors on a treadmill instead of walking outside
3. Walk in high pedestrian traffic and open areas
4. Stay vigilant
5. Walk with a companion
6. Walk with a dog
7. Walk with a stick
8. Walk in lighted areas
9. Keep alarms active
10. Carry pepper spray

Again, these defensive measures can promote safety there are no guarantees. Sometimes equipment fails and implementation is forgotten.

Now I suppose you want some tips to defend against the unexpected, such as, mother nature, accidents of your own, and medical issues. Other than what common sense tells us, which is be careful and stay healthy, the most important potential life saving tip in any situation is to ALWAYS LET SOMEONE KNOW WHERE YOU ARE. I don’t mean let someone know where you will be in 15 minutes, in 1 hour or in 1 day, I mean at every moment of every day. The only effective, non-intrusive, way to always let someone know where you are is with GPS tracking devices.

There are countless stories of people running a quick errand, but not telling a friend, partner or spouse where they were going. Some live to tell the horror stories days, weeks or even years later, and tragically some don’t. Or, here’s another familiar newspaper headline: “18 year old female found dead five days after telling parents she was going to friend’s house.” It must be devastating for a parent to go through this. A parent must wonder for the rest of their life if there was something they could have done to change the outcome. It really has to be a heart breaking experience, and my sympathy goes out to any parent who has experienced this.

Almost everyone carries a cell phone, but unfortunately, sometimes it does no good. A person can survive for a long time while they are injured, trapped, or held against their will, but they do not always have the ability to use their phone. The best method for someone to know where you are is through the use of personal GPS tracking devices. Carrying a small personal GPS on your person or using a car tracking device offers an added level of protection and peace of mind. Family members and friends can easily go online from any computer to ensure your safety.

There’s an old saying, “expect the unexpected.” If we all practice personal safety in a proactive way, we really can prevent what could have been tragic and even save a life.

Maybe you have a personal story of survival. Maybe you did something heroic to fight off an attack against yourself or someone else. If you did, congratulations! Maybe you survived from special training you have, maybe it was intuition, maybe a some type of defense or weapon or maybe it was luck (if you believe in that). What ever it was, we want to hear about your story so others may learn from you, so please leave your comment at the bottom of this story.