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In a world rife with unpredictability, everyone—regardless of their profession, background, or aspirations—has felt vulnerable at some point. From navigating complex social dynamics to interpreting subtle non-verbal cues, our daily lives demand skills that most traditional education systems fail to offer. “Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly” is the manual to equip you with the skills and strategies you need to lead a more confident, empowered, and secure life.

While “bulletproof” often evokes images of high-tech armor or spy-level evasion techniques, this book delves deeper. Being bulletproof isn’t just about physical protection—it’s about mental fortitude, emotional resilience, and the ability to navigate any situation with poise and wisdom. Drawing from a blend of psychological insights, real-world examples, and time-tested techniques, you’ll learn how to read people’s true intentions, influence situations to your advantage, and eliminate the fears holding you back.

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Every chapter is an opportunity to challenge yourself, reassess your strengths, and fortify your weaknesses. And it will uncover the blind spots in your interpersonal interactions and offer tools to sharpen your intuition. You’ll be introduced to the art of influence—not to manipulate but to steer situations in a direction that benefits everyone involved. And, perhaps most importantly, you’ll discover how to anchor yourself amid chaos.

Your journey to becoming bulletproof begins here. By the end of this book, you won’t just be prepared for the world’s challenges—you’ll welcome them. When you possess the knowledge, skills, and mindset this book offers, you don’t just survive; you thrive.

About Becoming Bulletproof

Former Secret Service agent and star of Bravo’s Spy Games Evy Poumpouras shares lessons learned from protecting presidents, as well insights and skills from the oldest and most elite security force in the world to help you prepare for stressful situations, instantly read people, influence how you are perceived, and live a more fearless life. 

Becoming Bulletproof means transforming yourself into a stronger, more confident, and more powerful person. Evy Poumpouras—former Secret Service agent to three presidents and one of only five women to receive the Medal of Valor—demonstrates how we can overcome our everyday fears, have difficult conversations, know who to trust and who might not have our best interests at heart, influence situations, and prepare for the unexpected. When you have become bulletproof, you are your best, most courageous, and most powerful version of yourself. Poumpouras shows us that, ultimately, true strength is found in the mind, not the body.

Courage involves facing our fears but is also about resilience, grit, having a built-in BS detector, and knowing how to use it. In Becoming Bulletproof, Poumpouras demonstrates how to heighten our instincts to employ all these qualities and move from fear to fearlessness.

About Evy Poumpouras

Evy Poumpouras is a former Secret Service Special Agent and on-air national TV contributor who frequently appears on NBC, MSNBC, CNN, and HLN. She also costars on Bravo’s Spy Games, an espionage-inspired reality competition. Evy holds a MA in forensic psychology from Argosy University and a second master’s degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She is also the recipient of the United States Secret Service Medal of Valor for her heroism on 9/11 and has been part of the protective details for former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Gerald Ford. She is also an adjunct professor for The City University of New York where she teaches criminal justice and criminology.

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