Evy Poumpouras - Becoming Bulletproof\_ Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly-Atria Books (2020).pdf

Former Secret Service agent and star of Bravo's Spy Games Evy Poumpouras shares lessons learned from protecting presidents, as well insights and skills from the oldest and most elite security force in the world to help you prepare for stressful situations, instantly read people, influence how you are perceived, and live a more fearless life. Becoming Bulletproof means transforming yourself into a stronger, more confident, and more powerful person. Evy Poumpouras—former Secret Service agent to three presidents and one of only five women to receive the Medal of Valor—demonstrates how we can overcome our everyday fears, have difficult conversations, know who to trust and who might not have our best interests at heart, influence situations, and prepare for the unexpected. When you have become bulletproof, you are your best, most courageous, and most powerful version of you. Poumpouras shows us that ultimately true strength is found in the mind, not the body. Courage involves facing our fears, but it is also about resilience, grit, and having a built-in BS detector and knowing how to use it. In Becoming Bulletproof , Poumpouras demonstrates how to heighten our natural instincts to employ all these qualities and move from fear to fearlessness. Title Page Dedication Prologue Introduction: Harder to Stop Part 1: Protection Chapter 1: How We Fear Chapter 2: Harnessing Fear Chapter 3: Mental Armor Chapter 4: Mental Resilience Chapter 5: The Secret Service Mindset Chapter 6: Be Your Own Shift Agent Chapter 7: If You Must Fight, Then Fight Chapter 8: Bulletproof Your Life Part 2: Reading People Chapter 9: Becoming a Human Lie Detector Chapter 10: Everybody Lies Chapter 11: Reading People Chapter 12: What Are They Really Saying? Chapter 13: How People Read You Chapter 14: It’s Not What You Say, But How You Say It Chapter 15: Detecting Deception Part 3: Influence Chapter 16: How to Influence Chapter 17: Undivided Attention Chapter 18: Commanding Respect Chapter 19: The Right Questions Chapter 20: The Principles of Rapport Chapter 21: The Tactics of Influence Chapter 22: How Others Influence You Chapter 23: Being Presidential Conclusion: Becoming Bulletproof Acknowledgments About the Author Index Copyright A former Secret Service agent to three presidents and recipient of the Medal of Valor for her heroism on 9/11, Poumpouras demonstrates how we can face our fears, and in the process develop resilience, grit, built-in BS detector. When you become "bulletproof" you are your best version of you, able to endure whatever life throws your way. Poumpouras shows us that ultimately true strength is found in your and your will. -- adapted from jacket