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What we do and why you (may) want to subscribe
The CP Journal is an online publication dedicated to helping organizations and individuals get left of bang.
Here’s the reality: the future is uncertain. That’s not fear-mongering—it’s just a fact. While we can’t predict everything that will happen with absolute certainty, we can prepare for it. And when we do, we shift the odds in our favor.
That’s what getting left of bang is about—taking action before an incident occurs, so you don’t just survive, you grow.
Left of bang means two things: recognizing danger early and being ready to act when it matters most.
Recognizing the warning signs—pre-event indicators of threats, risks, and hazards—before incidents begin or escalate.
Taking decisive action. Readiness isn’t just awareness. It’s about preventing, responding to, and recovering from disruptions effectively.
These principles are at the heart of our book, Left of Bang: How the Marine Corps’ Combat Hunter Program Can Save Your Life. The book tells the story of an innovative program designed to give Marines, soldiers, and sailors the upper hand against adversaries.
By developing skills through intentional practice and analytical processes, we build the intuition and gut instincts we need—for when we need them most. Because it’s not about how much time you have left of bang. It’s about what you do with it.
What started as a blog in 2011 has grown into a full-fledged resource for preparedness, offering training, consulting, and in-depth analysis.
Free subscribers receive our Profiles in Preparedness newsletter every weekend and gain access to over 300 articles on getting left of bang.
Paying subscribers to the Left of Bang Academy get even more, including:
The Tactical Analysis Course. Our flagship course on behavioral analysis and threat recognition, as outlined in Left of Bang.
Exclusive Playbooks. Including Project Management in Emergency Management and a growing library of members-only content.
Paying subscribers can also sign up to receive emails from our Watch Office every Wednesday, with a weekly situation report on threats and hazards delivered straight into your inbox.
Beyond writing and publishing, we help businesses and government organizations develop these capabilities through consulting. What we learn alongside our clients through each of these projects feeds back into The CP Journal, to share the lessons with a larger audience. Whether online or in person, it all comes back to getting left of bang.
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