Institutionalization is a three dollar word - Or it would have been according to my Father - May God Rest his Soul. I often times look at where I am today and wish he was alive. I am sure there are a lot of you that are in the same predicament. Wanting to speak to friends and family that passed on and such. This was meant to be uplifting, so I will turn the tables. Just know that I feel your pain if you are a victim of loss, or a victor - Depending on your personal situation or viewpoint.
Real Estate and its running its own course is something that I see as being very different from the other types of employment in the world. I bring my 17 year past with a 10 year overlap between theLAPD and our Paris911 and REMAX Real Estate practice. The overlap was interesting, because while at my "real" job I wore a uniform and had a take home ride (police motorcycle). I had very different operating patterns. I was always switching up routes I would take home and was extremely observant to any changes in the neighborhood or vehicles in the vicinity at odd hours. Being a Police Officer, Highway Patrol, or Deputy, with a take home ride - you need be careful. When not in that game day in and day out the edge starts to get dull.
Being a full line reserve officer and Teaching tactics and Firearms causes me to keep somewhat polished by practicing a couple of hours a week on my presses, deployment, and other drills that are related to the teaching curriculum. What I don’t want it to look rusty in front of the impressionable men and women that are attending the LAPD academy. What is different about teaching something that is related to a "mechanical" skill is that the instructor, most times, has to be able to conduct all related drills without a glitch.
Flawlessly - That is a very difficult standard to achieve. But I have seen the Trainers from some of the best Law Enforcement Agencies in the world teach these Tactical and Firearms courses and I have to say most are incredible. I have been blessed to have witnessed classes with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and their ‘top" instructors. I have been direct witness to the Los Angeles Police Department’s training regimen and have participated. As for the California Highway Patrol, I have seen training films and spoken with some that have been fortunate enough to have taught these high-speed courses with the State.
To teach these subjects you truly need to be able to do it yourself. To explain is step one - Showing is Step two - and Re-explaining is step three - Then being able to get them to do it is the trick. Step Two and Showing - All eyes are on you. Smooth is Fast - the drill is to unholster and fire 6 shots in three and 1/2 seconds two on the right target, two on the left target and two back on the right target. From the close contact position. When the class hears the time requirement and the buzzer goes - All the instructors shots better be center of mass and as close to touching in the 10 rings as possible. If not - "What is the Instructor trying to sell us." Is some of what is going through the impressionable minds of the youth.
I will continue in another post how I have brought the institutionalization from the LAPD into our Paris911 Real Estate Business at REMAX of Santa Clarita and REMAX of Valencia - CONNOR with HONOR (Stay tuned)
Don’t forget those Real Time Home Values - Compiled in 30 minutes and e-mailed back to you so you can see all that is going on in a target neighborhood or your neighborhood. In the Santa Clarita Valley just type in the city followed by a 911.com and you will see the portal where you can input the property information. example: www.StevensonRanch911.com or www.Valencia911.com - www.CanyonCountry911.com etc…. I am almost finished with the Cities in Ventura county - Los Angeles and Antelope Valley - thanks for your Patience - If you need it now - visit www.Paris911.com and scroll down on the home page, they are set up there and functioning.
