What Is Like To Be A Body Guard?

Do you know what it's like to be a bodyguard? These are the people who protect the rich and famous, who stand in between them and those who might wish them harm. If you're considering becoming a bodyguard, here are six insider tips that can help make the job easier on you.

1. Bodyguards learn self-defense.

2. Bodyguards have to keep their professional distance from their clients at all times, excepting rare circumstances when they are very close friends or family members of said client.

3. Bodyguards understand that if they don't protect their clients, the client will hire a different bodyguard.

4. Bodyguards are taught to have a sense of humor, even under the most terrifying circumstances.

5. Bodyguards have to give up many of their personal freedoms in order not to compromise their case and the well-being of their clients. One must sacrifice personal time and bonding opportunities with friends and family in order to be effective at his job.

6. Bodyguards are stereotyped as "bad" or "dangerous." While this stereotype is often accurate, it is important to remember that it can also be very misleading in terms of how some people perceive bodyguards as individuals who are prone toward violence or lawlessness.

These are the six tips that I've learned from my time as a bodyguard, along with a few good bits of wisdom of my own:

One final thing...Bodyguards have to constantly be on guard against the possibility of being "screwed" by their clients. When someone like Donald Trump is contemplating paying his full security bill, he may suddenly get cold feet and not pay up. Or, he could start making threats to extort more money from the person who provided him with security services.

If your client is a business mogul, then he or she might try to force you to provide them with "free" services in the form of "deals" or "partnerships." Your client may start sending business directors and clients your way, without compensating you for these introductions.

Keep these tips in mind if you're considering being a bodyguard. However, being a bodyguard is physically and emotionally demanding. It takes special set of physical and mental skills, as well as great patience in order to succeed at it. Most novice bodyguards have to learn the hard way.

The information provided in this article comes from http://www.ucvipprotection.com

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From a comment to the article:

It's rather funny so many people take the word of someone that has never been a body guard. The guy obviously puts out more information than he is willing to give out. Do you really think that if he can't be honest about his name and past job he will be honest about everything else? Face it, not everyone who puts up a webpage is totally legit. I can feel for your situation if you have to pay for training and certifications, but at least it is real training, something this guy is probably too shady to be able to offer anyone. Everything in his website seems like the same old BS that everyone else wants you to spend money on. He claims to be in the top 1% of all body guards. Really, I am in the top 1% and I don't have a website like this. If you have never done something, you shouldn't tell others what it is like unless you have actually done it.

I would not trust anything this guy says, especially since he doesn't even want anyone to know who he is or where he is from. It's a fact that most criminals go into body guarding because they can use their knowledge of how to break the law against their clients and not get caught. The world has enough problems without people going into the profession without having any idea what they are getting into.

From another comment:

I trust if you don't have my paperwork in your hands, I'm not the guy you are looking for. I also do not need any information on my background. It's important that you understand this is a security agency business and all of our client's personal information will be kept confidential. The reason why we need to know what position you currently hold is because we need to learn of the area's where our clients relocate or travel to and how much time they'll be willing to spend away from their family for security reasons. Is it possible your family has already relocated to a different location? If so, you may not need our services.

The above quotation comes from here: http://www.bestbodyguards.com/

From another comment:

Funny how they want to be anonymous because they want their clients to trust them and be protected but when they actually do meet someone and provide there name, it doesn't matter if its true or not, most of the time these guys have an arrest record or are from some place where their background is going to come out and you will have no choice but to run your client away. Try posting up a website for yourself first so people can confirm who you are instead of just giving them a name over the phone.

From another comment:

I've been working as a personal protection officer in the USA, Canada, England and other countries for the last 8 years. I must say I agree with all those who have mentioned this webpage and its owner. There is no way anyone can be that good if you don't work for a major agency! In addition to that when you spend a lot of money on training, you also get access to some of the best military tactical skills available.

Conclusion:

The above comments, as well as the website information provided by it's owner, do not point to a high standard of professionalism. The business practices listed in this article are common among bodyguards and security personnel around the world, but they do not have to be. There is a difference between hiring someone because you can't afford to hire a bodyguard and being coerced into hiring a bodyguard, especially if your life is at stake.