Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly
Written by Evy Poumpouras
Narrated by Evy Poumpouras
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About this audiobook
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 you. Poumpouras shows us that ultimately true strength is found in the mind, not the body.
Courage involves facing our fears, but it is also about resilience, grit, and having a built-in BS detector and knowing how to use it. In Becoming Bulletproof, Poumpouras demonstrates how to heighten our natural instincts to employ all these qualities and move from fear to fearlessness.
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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Reviews for Becoming Bulletproof
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An excellent read. Plenty of tips and good ideas. I also really enjoyed how apolitical this book is. The author really did a fantastic job.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I couldn’t get through the first chapter. Skipped to the second. Removed
Idk I’m sure there is good information in there somewhere but those personal stories just dragged.1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Book packed with actionable wisdom about how to get on in life. The book I wish I red in my twenties. Thank you Evy for everything you do to enable and inspire people around you.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is an amazing book. Such a beautiful account of lessons learned in a career as a protector it helps you to learn how to protect yourself and the ones you love but not only that but how to strive to be a good person of quality. I especially love her memories of presidents and families of her time as secret service it shows us a look at the quality of character of the people she served and gives us an inside look of the humanity of it all. Beautiful book, I can’t say enough good things. It’s an adventure.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Evy is an incredible person and my newest mentor. Reading about her life experience was inspiring to a young girl and she delivers her wisdom in a practical yet personal way. I am so glad I read this book and will recommend it to everyone I know. I am just so impressed by the strength of character she displays throughout her life, and am so inspired to achieve those daunting dreams in my own life. Thank you Evy, I especially loved hearing the bonus discussions between you and your husband in the audio book.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is great. If you want to learn how to read people. Give this a try!
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What I liked about this book is that most of the information is given from the author's first-hand experience so it feels authentic. She talks about security, in general, how to approach difficult life obstacles, how to persist towards your goals, and how to relate to other people, including when you are threatened.
Having worked in the Secret Service has its toll, and the book shows many learned lessons from different situations that the author was in. - Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Damaged audio. I don’t know what happened, please help ?
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Audio is too poor and muffled to listen to, had to stop.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book. I hope to listen to it again. Recommending to others.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Awesome book! The best practical guide i had the pleasure to knew!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very informative and awesome tips given. Would recommend a awesome read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The best way to combat fear is your willingness to help others. That's a core theme that I've seen throughout this book, and a theme I'll instill in myself for others. Thank you, Evy!
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I…I…I , Me…Me…Me. Nothing but biography not useful for others
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It's a good book, I really found it so useful, the only part y was not too excited about is when she talks about the presidents, it was Short but still my least favorite part, other than it it's an amazing read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great Read! I LOVE that she narrated it, makes it feel so much more personal and direct. I love her tenacity & character! Wild Woman! ❤️
The interview style with her husband was also pretty cool! Overall amazing book for someone struggling with self confidence! She has a few fantastic exercises for building self confidence, strength & literal physical self defence. Really cool hearing about her job being a CIA Agent and the responsibilities it entails!
Read this book...or listen to it, trust me you won’t regret it!! - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a great book! Seriously a game changer on how one can take control of their life in any situation or circumstance. I highly recommend anyone to read it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5At first I was thinking, I want my daughters to read this, my sisters, my girlfriends! And then, I just wanted everyone to read it. My son's, my husband, my brothers. Evy writes in a way that I imagine is similar to the way she approaches relationships. She is engaging, warm, articulate, and passionate about this information. Really well done!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very educational and empowering for me as a woman…well written.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book not only gives practical skills on how to protect yourself, it provides you a new perspective on mental resilience that can apply to any situation.
Amazing read! - Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Bland book on mental toughness, stocked full of irrelevant person experiences, no original thoughts, garbage.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing book and audio reading!
Evy is becoming like a role-model to me - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Seemed to be very repetitive. A bit informative but wouldn’t recommend
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Strong woman, strong inspiration. For me it was insightful to build up mental and emotional resilience
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Refreshing perspective. Wide scope of content - broadly interesting and relevant for me. If a small section is not on your priority list, its likely that the next chapter is. Sections developed specifically for the audio book provide engaging reflection and background on text-centric content.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The knowledge you gain from this book will surely serve you on a day to day basis. A help to teach you how to build a mental fortitude against critical situations in both inter and intrapersonal aspects. The time you invest in this serves its worth.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Humanity, resiliency, and preparedness.
Really enjoyed this audiobook. Will have to go at it a second time. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I think she could have gone into more details at times and focused less on her own story
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I really wanted to read (listen to) this book. But the narrator has this slight whistling sound at the end of her words. It just bothered me and I couldn't focus on the story.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Critique: (1) the author drags on about 9/11 melodramatically - melodramatic both in linguistic expressions and reading, (2) it seems the author’s analysis of the world is that of fear and danger further reinforcing a culture of fear and fear of the Other. If you can get past that, there are good bits and tips.