Everyday Espionage Podcast

The time comes when we all must choose to obey or disobey. And while we claim to be a fair society, the truth is that we reward both obedience and disobedience. In the season finale episode, Andrew challenges listeners to decide whether the rewards are greater for those who follow the rules, or those who break the rules.

You are being sold a lie... and the lie is called confidence. Elite performers, from athletes to operatives, recognize that confidence cannot be trained or taught. But authors, experts, and salesman are selling people the lie that it can. In this episode, Andrew explains how courage is not something inside us; it is something others project onto us. What we have within us is far more powerful than confidence, but it requires a choice...

Goals are a part of everyday life, and they often become as simple, routine, and predictable as any other daily chore. Training seminars, social media influencers, and best selling books are telling you to set realistic goal that you can achieve. In this episode, Andrew challenges common opinion and makes the argument that realistic goals are not big enough. To do something nobody else can imagine, you have to set goals that everyone else considers unrealistic.

We all want to belong to something. The need for acceptance is so great that we label ourselves and each other; we create insiders and outsiders. In this episode, Andrew explains the real advantage between insiders and outsiders. Spies make a career of breaking in; looking in; peeking in. We know that the way to win isn't by becoming an insider. It is by embracing the advantage you have as an outsider.

We live in a world where everyone competes for attention. But in international intrigue, the advantage goes to those who remain anonymous. Talking about yourself, your skills, and your importance does little to protect your anonymity. Instead, you must learn to master a different skill altogether. In this episode, Andrew discusses why spies must master the art of asking questions before they can ever master the art of espionage.

Our culture teaches us that compromise is the key to success. We learn compromise as children and become fundamentally programmed to compromise as adults in everything from dinner options to world leaders. In this episode, Andrew explains how the promise of compromise is a lie. Spies know that compromise is not the way to victory; it is the path to defeat. But where compromise brings us down, another option can lift us up to heights very few will ever reach... 

Some people resist change. Let them. The race to success is won by those who adapt and evolve with change. In this episode, Andrew explains how changing threats, funding, and leadership drive constant change at CIA - no different than the changes every professional sees in everyday life. But the wisdom to embrace change isn't found in the front office... its found somewhere else.

The challenge with information is not that there is too little, but that there is too much! In the noise that surrounds us, its easy to miss the critical information we need to move forward and win. In this episode, Andrew shares how filtering out irrelevant information led to the greatest intelligence operation you've never heard of. Your victory lies ahead, and the information you need is there, but you have to learn how to filter the noise...

Every person of every culture from every country in the world has four things in common; four core motivations that are the key to everything. In this episode, Andrew shares these four core motivations and demonstrates how you can use them to win in everyday life. The tools of good and evil, you can take these motivations and use them to build a better life and a better world!

Work-Life balance is real, but its not what you've been told. Real balance puts you on the edge of falling; the edge of failing. But it also puts you on the edge of success. The world has been sold the lie that less work equals more life. While 'work-life balance' has become a multi-million dollar catch phrase, Andrew explains that when life is in the balance, more work equals more life.

If you had one chance to learn the most important lesson in spying, this would be it. Join former covert CIA intelligence officer Andrew Bustamante as he demonstrates the unquestionable advantage gained by exercising perspective in a world full of perceptions. Whether buying a car or commanding a board room, Andrew shows that it is always better to recognize the one-way mirror rather than stare at your own reflection.

As the series premiere, former covert CIA officer Andrew Bustamante introduces the core purpose of espionage - to gain intelligence. Intelligence and information are not the same thing. In this episode, Andrew discusses the two and shows how you can use that knowledge to your advantage. The Everyday Espionage Podcast thanks our dedicated sponsors. - William Miller - Best Selling Author of the Jake Noble series - The St. Petersburg City Theater - Marone Law Group - Triggermouth Tees

Spies have unique cognitive training and real-world practice that allows them to see the world differently. Where some see risk, spies see reward. Where some see impossible odds, spies see irresistible opportunity. Where some see fear, spies see freedom. The Everyday Espionage Podcast applies espionage concepts to everyday life, giving listeners the tools and training they need to practice and perfect their own spycraft. Training starts November 13th. Your mission starts today.