Learning how to improve personal safety is something we talk about a lot here at Stiletto Agency. You may feel that carrying pepper spray around in your purse is all you need. However, we’re here to tell you that personal safety is about way more than just pepper spray. Personal safety takes consistency and only YOU can learn how to protect yourself. Below, we outline a few ways you can take personal safety into your own hands. How to Improve Personal

In today’s world, you need to know how to protect yourself in public. The potential of being the victim of an active shooter, digital stalker, date rape, or sex trafficking is a very unfortunate, but valid, reality that Americans face everyday. However, there are ways to proactively protect yourself, even if you find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time. How To Protect Yourself Against Everyday Threats In Shelley Klingerman’s book, “Vigilance: The Savvy Woman’s Guide to Personal

Learning how to protect yourself on social media is vital nowadays. In this day and age, predators use social media and the internet to find and learn about their victims. Pew Research found that roughly 4 in 10 Americans have encountered online harassment in some form. How can you keep yourself safe on the internet and social media? Below, we outline several tips that you can use right now to protect yourself online. How to Protect Yourself on Social Media

This article is a guest blog on tips for traveling abroad the first time alone from Quincey Klingerman, who’s currently studying abroad in Rome, Italy. She shared her experience and her practices in vigilance and personal safety that she’s learned over the years. It’s Shelley’s goal that all women are able to learn and utilize these skills for their own personal safety. Going abroad is an experience of a lifetime that I personally think everyone should experience. Yet, the thought

Even though it’s a new year, many of the same personal safety tips still apply. Whether you’re traveling, walking home from a friend’s residence, or simply running errands, there are several simple precautions you can take to exude confidence and lessen your chances of being a target from potential predators. Below, we list and detail 5 of the most important personal safety tips for you to remember in the new year. Interested in taking charge of your own personal safety?

As women, we’re all familiar with the feelings that rush into our bodies the second we step into a public environment. Maybe you’ve just left work and are hurriedly walking to your car with a racing heartbeat. Or maybe, you’re making your way through the grocery store aisles with an ache in your stomach telling you that something is wrong. Regardless of what the situation may be, every woman has experienced these feelings. While we all wish to live in

It’s important to learn how to empower yourself as a woman. However, just imagine a world in which women are safe — a world where a woman can look into the mirror without fear of being cat-called on her walk to work. A world where a woman can walk to her car at night without a trembling hand around the pepper spray attached to her key-chain. A world where women are respected. How strange is it that while these wishes

Written by Michael Julian, A.L.I.V.E. Active Shooter Survival Training Program Program Description Active shooter incidents are happening at alarming rates, as evidenced by the fact that you can’t turn on the news anymore without hearing about at least one event in which someone has caused massive losses of life. A number of these are occurring at the workplace, making this an urgent area to address by individuals who are responsible for employee safety. Traditionally, individuals trained for these terrifying events

“Situational awareness means being aware of what is happening around you, and understanding how information, events and one’s own actions will impact the situation, both immediately and in the near future.” – Shelley Klingerman, Vigilance: The Savvy Woman’s Guide to Personal Safety, Self-Protection Measures, and Countermeasures At Stiletto Agency, we talk a lot about Situational Awareness, because when it comes to personal safety, it is one of the best ways to keep yourself safe. However, it is not something that

Colleges across the United States are getting ready to welcome students back to campus for the fall semester, however, do you know how to keep yourself safe on campus? It’s more than just carrying pepper spray or using the buddy system, there are several key strategies you can utilize to keep yourself safe this school year. Dorm Room Safety When you’re at school, your dorm is your home away from home. This is where most of your valuables will be

When you’re traveling, especially alone as a woman, there are strategies you can implement to help you stay safe. Regardless of where you go, whether you’re staying stateside or going abroad, there are always possible dangers and predators looking to take advantage of an unsuspecting tourist. Remembering to stay vigilant can help to save your life. Here are a few savvy strategies you can practice when traveling to stay vigilant about your personal safety. Do Your Research First and foremost,

Written by Cynthia Jolicoeur Rood, Personal Safety and Self Defense Coach & Speaker There are SO many blog posts and YouTube videos about the “Self-Defense Moves Every Woman Needs to Know.” But is it true that if you just learn some moves you will magically be protected? That you’ll be fully equipped to keep yourself safe? Unfortunately not. It would be awesome if it were true, but the reality is that the “magic moves” that are being promoted are usually