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Kyle Shepard's avatar

Appreciate the highlight brother. Interesting considerations for contractors in the disaster preparedness space.

Always enjoy seeing the various applications left of bang can be applied. In this case, helping individuals who help others stay left of bang stay left of bang themselves.

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Benthall Slow Travel's avatar

This really resonated, Patrick — that idea of building capability *before* the disruption. When my husband and I left our corporate lives to slow travel full-time, we thought we were stepping away from structure. But it turns out, the same principles of preparedness and adaptability keep us grounded wherever we land. You don’t stop needing systems — you just start building new ones for a different kind of uncertainty. -Kelly

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Patrick Van Horne's avatar

Thank you Kelly, and I fully agree. If I were to rewrite this article, I would emphasize your point more than I did. We want to prepare before the disruption, but there will also always be some things we need to learn and adapt to in the moment as well.

The goal isn't to be 1000% prepared for everything (you'd never do anything), but recognizing what capabilities will be needed in the future lets you jump-start that process.

I imagine your systems might change as you travel, but the building of the systems is something you are likely quite comfortable with.

Thanks for reading!

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Benthall Slow Travel's avatar

Exactly — it’s that dance between preparation and presence. I’ve learned that systems give me just enough structure to adapt when everything inevitably shifts. Travel keeps testing that balance — but that’s also where the growth hides.

Thank you for such a thoughtful conversation. -Kelly

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