http://www.canadaprepared.com Beyond Surviving and On To Thriving! Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:01:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Copyright © 2010 CanadaPrepared.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ guy@guymcdowell.com (Guy McDowell) guy@guymcdowell.com (Guy McDowell) Training, Preparedness, Survival, Self Sufficiency 1440 http://www.canadaprepared.com/wp-content/uploads/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://www.canadaprepared.com 144 144 Welcome to CanadaPrepared.com - Prepare for anything, need for nothing. Prepare for anything, need for nothing. This is preparedness living with a Canadian flavour. preparedness, emergency, disaster, relief, survival, survivalist, canada, self sufficiency, nova scotia, new brunswick, pei, quebec, ontario, manitoba, saskatchewan, alberta, bc, yukon, inuvut, newfoundland, labrador Guy McDowell Guy McDowell guy@guymcdowell.com no no http://www.canadaprepared.com/152/episode-20-about-motivation-and-goal-setting/ http://www.canadaprepared.com/152/episode-20-about-motivation-and-goal-setting/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:01:33 +0000 CdnGuy http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=152 http://www.canadaprepared.com/152/episode-20-about-motivation-and-goal-setting/feed/ 0 33:52 If you're like me, well, sorry about your luck! But seriously, if you're like me, motivation can be hard to sustain. Even for things that ... If you're like me, well, sorry about your luck! But seriously, if you're like me, motivation can be hard to sustain. Even for things that you know are good for you! A big part of staying motivated is goal setting. Sometimes the idea of preparing for the little and big disasters or getting to the point where you can enjoy a self-sustaining lifestyle can be very daunting! Well, today I talk about breaking it down to bite-sized pieces and staying positively motivated. Resources to Come. Photo Credit: Bad Housewife Philosophy Guy McDowell no no http://www.canadaprepared.com/78/episode-8-about-self-actualization/ http://www.canadaprepared.com/78/episode-8-about-self-actualization/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:16:18 +0000 CdnGuy http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=78 http://www.canadaprepared.com/78/episode-8-about-self-actualization/feed/ 0 30:38 This podcast finishes off Mazlow's Hierarchy of Needs. The next podcast is a bit more meat and potatoes. Hopefully the hierarchy has helped you identify the ... This podcast finishes off Mazlow's Hierarchy of Needs. The next podcast is a bit more meat and potatoes. Hopefully the hierarchy has helped you identify the needs we all have beyond food storage and evacuation plans. The point to preparedness is to take care of life's little, and big, emergencies so we can get on with the business of living life to the fullest. It's more than surviving, it's thriving! Preparedness and Mazlow Guy McDowell no no http://www.canadaprepared.com/60/episode-5-about-safety-and-security/ http://www.canadaprepared.com/60/episode-5-about-safety-and-security/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:55:15 +0000 CdnGuy http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=60 http://www.canadaprepared.com/60/episode-5-about-safety-and-security/feed/ 0 41:09 Continuing on with the whole Mazlow's Hierarchy of Needs theme, I've moved us up to the second level. Here we try to meet the needs ... Continuing on with the whole Mazlow's Hierarchy of Needs theme, I've moved us up to the second level. Here we try to meet the needs of safety - safety of home, body, family, morality and employment. Again, it's a brief overview with just a few details. In the coming weeks, once we've made it through the hierarchy, we look at a few of these in greater detail. So far, so good. I don't think I mentioned this in the podcast like I wanted to, however I read that the hierarchy is used by advertising agencies to sell to our needs and insecurities. I'll touch on that more tomorrow along with a 'revelation' I had about that. Philosophy, Preparedness and Mazlow Guy McDowell no no http://www.canadaprepared.com/42/episode-3-about-food/ http://www.canadaprepared.com/42/episode-3-about-food/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:27:11 +0000 CdnGuy http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=42 http://www.canadaprepared.com/42/episode-3-about-food/feed/ 0 39:40 Due to fighting with yesterday's podcast and getting it up on the blog, I didn't have the time to do show notes for today's notes. ... Due to fighting with yesterday's podcast and getting it up on the blog, I didn't have the time to do show notes for today's notes. Nonetheless, I think it's a pretty decent show - considering it's just one big brainstorm. Well, there's is the fact that the audio quality is bad. I tried to use Audacity to make it better, but this is as good as it gets. Must be something wrong with the headset. Today I'm talking about the importance of: food in general macronutrients balance in nutrition food production and food storage dehydrate2store videos It's a lot of general terms, since each of these can be an episode in itself. Listen in for my special RANT on picky kids and parents that don't buckle down and deal with that. It may save your child's life. Vendors mentioned: Nesco Dehydrators Excalibur Dehydrators FoodSaver Canada Vaccuum Food Sealers Preparedness and Mazlow Guy McDowell no no http://www.canadaprepared.com/34/episode-2-about-water/ http://www.canadaprepared.com/34/episode-2-about-water/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:51:34 +0000 CdnGuy http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=34 http://www.canadaprepared.com/34/episode-2-about-water/feed/ 2 32:43 Edit: Show is available now! Yay! Well folks, being new to this pod casting thing, I haven't been able to quite dial in my notes to ... Edit: Show is available now! Yay! Well folks, being new to this pod casting thing, I haven't been able to quite dial in my notes to an appropriate length show. I did record one, but upon further review I came to the conclusion that, well, it sucked. I'm not posting it. I'll redo it tomorrow and post it tomorrow night. However, I do finally have a decent image of Mazlow's Hierarchy of Needs. For your viewing pleasure... In the meantime, how about going over to the Canadian Prepper's Network and checking out some of my articles there as well as the other fantastic ones by the crew. I've also just had an article published at MakeUseOf.com on The Top 5 Sites To Prepare You For An Emergency. CanadaPrepared.com isn't there because a) conflict of interest and 2) it's not that great yet. Preparedness and Mazlow Guy McDowell no no http://www.canadaprepared.com/17/episode-1-canadaprepared-com-podcast/ http://www.canadaprepared.com/17/episode-1-canadaprepared-com-podcast/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:13:21 +0000 CdnGuy http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=17 http://www.canadaprepared.com/17/episode-1-canadaprepared-com-podcast/feed/ 1 30:42 On my first show, I talk about what I hope the show brings and ask for listener feedback. - Canada specific information - Occasional insights into what's ... On my first show, I talk about what I hope the show brings and ask for listener feedback. - Canada specific information - Occasional insights into what's going on with our government - A return to common sense - Possibly a show called Tin-Hatter Tuesdays where we take a serious, yet light-hearted look at things the common news outlets aren't focusing on. - Promote sharing amongst Canadian preppers - My personal journey to preparedness - Canadian resources for things Canadian Tire Bulk Barn Nutters Amish Hutterites - Maszlow's hierarchy as the guidelines for my preparedness - Early retirement as the goal of my preparedness A special thank you to Jack Spirko, progenitor of TheSurvivalPodcast.com. His show is the inspiration and influence for this show. What you hear from me is heavily influenced from Jack and if it's technical information it is very likely that it is borrowed directly from his show. I am part of his Supporting Member Brigade as CdnGuy and encourage you to enjoy his show at TheSurvivalPodcast.com and, if you get something from his show, join his Supporting Member Brigade for $5 a month, or $50 a year and enjoy even greater benefit. Thank you Mr. Spirko. Preparedness and Mazlow Guy McDowell no no http://www.canadaprepared.com/11/preparedness-as-a-retirement-plan/ http://www.canadaprepared.com/11/preparedness-as-a-retirement-plan/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:39:57 +0000 CdnGuy http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=11 http://www.canadaprepared.com/11/preparedness-as-a-retirement-plan/feed/ 0