National Preparedness Month

I have mentioned coming out of summer here in the recent past (possibly too much even), but it doesn’t seem to be only me who thinks coming out of that season gives an opportunity to accomplish some things that may have felt too heavy before taking some time off. So, to that end – welcome to National Preparedness Month!

In many ways, this does not have much to do with the topics we normally deal with here as a business. National Preparedness Month touts itself as “the annual campaign to remind everyone that preparing for emergencies and disasters can keep them, their families, and their communities safe.” Of course, doing things to keep your finances safe and in order can play into this, and there can be a lot of overlap (with things such as identity protection) that overlap our world and this mission.

No matter where these things come into play in your world and no matter what areas they are involved in, we all have them. I think it is inevitable that we all have tasks we can do better. After all, this is talking about how to handle emergencies and disasters, which are things that we do not want to think about, so handling them often gets pushed down the road.

To that end, I want to highlight the theme that has been chosen for 2024’s National Preparedness Month – Start a Conversation. These are things that can be difficult to tackle at all and they are also topics that can’t be easily handled and dusted off in a couple minutes. Oftentimes, though, the hardest part of it can be getting going, so just starting that conversation can help move things along.

Not only will that give you the start that can be so difficult, but it also means you are no longer alone in the conversation. Depending on what you’re tackling, this could involve family, friends, coworkers, trusted advisors, or numerous others. But the key is that it just involves someone else. From that point on, you can share the burden or at least have someone to bounce ideas off as you go through the process.

And again, this may not be related to anything that we do here at TSBAS. I still think it is a great reminder regardless. But if by some chance, it does, consider this an invitation to reach out and get things moving down that road.

Warmly,

Josh Bousquet
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