Personal Safety – Want to practise situational awareness?
Try this simple exercise.
Whenever you enter somewhere unfamiliar, take five seconds to look around.
Ask yourself:
1. Where am I?
2. Who is around me?
3. Where are the exits?
4. What obstacles are around me?
5. Has anything changed since I arrived?
That’s it.
You don’t need to analyse everyone.
You don’t need to identify “dangerous-looking” people.
You don’t need to become suspicious of your surroundings.
You’re simply developing the habit of observing before reacting.
With practice, this becomes automatic.
And that can be useful far beyond self-defence.
Situational awareness can help you notice hazards, avoid distractions, navigate unfamiliar places and make better decisions when circumstances change.
Awareness gives you options.
And the earlier you notice something changing, the more options you potentially have.
Give the five-second exercise a try today.