American Survivor

New Live Free USA Chapters

James C. Jones, EMT, CHCM — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:55:39 +0000

## Peru Indiana Chapter Organizing We have a new active chapter in the North Central Indiana region. This is a key area for Live Free as we have held our annual Camp Independence at the nearby Tippecanoe River State Park for decades, and have accumulated a large membership in the region. We look forward to working with this group as we plan for Camp Independence 2021 and beyond. To get involved and be informed about their activities contact: [bushmaster_1776@yahoo.com](mailto:bushmaster_1776@yahoo.com) ## Wabash Valley (Lafayette) Chapter Organizing This chapter is already off to a great start, and leadership is planning activities and meetings to meet the challenges of preparedness and survival for our time. Join now by contacting: [srsatlaf@gmail.com](mailto:srsatlaf@gmail.com) ## Chicago Chapter Coming Soon New leadership is working to reestablish Live Free’s Chicago area operations. Chicago was the birthplace of Live Free USA, but has been inactive in recent years. While we have had plenty of requests for the development of a chapter there, we have not been able to find aggressive and proactive leaders who would initiate programs and activities. We have a team working to develop a new chapter. Anyone interested in getting involved should contact [survivorjj@aol.com](mailto:survivorjj@aol.com) , and the email will be routed to the organizers. Watch this newsletter for further information. ### No Chapter Near You? If Interested in joining the growing number of Live Free USA Chapters or affiliating you existing group [contact survivorjj@aol.com](mailto:survivorjj@aol.com) . We can provide all of the documents and a leader’s guide.

Northwest Chicago Group Revival!

James C. Jones, EMT, CHCM — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:45:02 +0000

The leader of the Northwest Chicago Area Live Free Chapter moved away a while back and no-one stepped up to replace him. As a result the group has been inactive (but not forgotten) for many months. We now have a few folks restarting things in that area and we look forward to a resumption of the great meetings and classes that were previously held. Live Free has considerable resources to boost this effort. If you would like to be included in the new Northwest Chicago Live Free programs and help get it going contact: oldnamvet0@gmail.com or call: 815-814-0336

Thoughts on Survival Organization

James C. Jones, EMT, CHCM — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 08:10:34 +0000

There is no such thing as failure, only people who fail.

I have learned these lessons through years of work building Live Free USA at my career as a safety professional, and at life. The study of leadership in business’s and military strategies confirms these lessons. Those of you who would be chapter leaders, event organizers and leaders must know this in advance to assure success in all you do.

50 to 75 percent of all events, meetings and program will be a failure or a waste of time but:

You have no way of knowing which ones will fail and which ones will be the key to success
Failures often turn out to provide the elements of success weeks, months or even years later
Often a failure can be the fulcrum for a later success
In fact: the more frequently you try and fail the more inevitable your success becomes.
So success is the product of constant activity and even frequent failures and frustrations
Only inactivity and capitulation can stop you from succeeding
Most importantly: a success that is not followed promptly by efforts towards greater things is still a failure.

Constant and unwavering focus on the mission while ignoring failures and building on successes (no matter how small) is a guarantee of success.