The Politically Bulletproof Person
Dec 15, 2025
The Politically Bulletproof Person
I felt something shifting these past few years and I know you have too.
It is in the air…in the headlines…in the conversations whispered after meetings…in the tension people carry in their shoulders…in the way they stare off for a second before answering certain questions...
Uncertainty…pressure…systems that feel distant…policies that feel disconnected…a world that feels louder than ever…a future that feels more chaotic than stable...
Underneath all of it sits a quiet question a lot of people are afraid to say out loud…“Am I actually in control of my life…or am I at the mercy of forces I cannot influence?”
Here is the truth that shakes everything back into clarity…you will never control politics…but you can absolutely control your sovereignty.
You can decide how stable you become…you can decide how grounded you remain…you can decide how unshakeable you grow.
And when a person does that, they stop being swept up in the storm…they stop fearing every headline… they stop outsourcing their power…they start living differently.
This is how you build that kind of life.
1) Freedom is not an emotion…freedom is math.
Freedom is the moment your income, your skills, your assets and your cash flow no longer depend on a single external source to survive.
Most people wait for the system to improve…strong people build lives insulated from the system...
Start with the basics…income you create…assets you own…skills that remain valuable…cash flow no one can take from you.
One income stream is dependence…two is stability…three or more is sovereignty.
When your financial engine is yours, you stop reacting and you start deciding.
That decision is freedom in its purest form.
2) Governments influence…communities empower.
Strong individuals are never strong alone…they have a circle…a brotherhood…a sisterhood…a tribe…a handful of people who steady them…challenge them…build with them…and hold them accountable when the world goes sideways.
When you build a real circle, opportunities multiply, problems shrink, resilience rises, direction sharpens.
A small group of dependable people is worth more than any policy...
Build your circle…invest in them…grow alongside them.
3) Weakness invites control…strength creates freedom.
Your physical capability is your insurance…not because of conflict…but because capability builds clarity...confidence…discipline…and agency.
Train your body…train your mind…train your resilience…even when nothing in your life is forcing you to...because there will come a day when those reserves matter.
When a person becomes physically strong and mentally grounded, they become extremely hard to influence…hard to manipulate…hard to intimidate…hard to sway.
Strong people do not panic…strong people do not fold…strong people do not hand over their agency.
Become that kind of person.
4) Your voice is part of your sovereignty.
Silence creates dependence…speech creates freedom.
Not angry…not ideological…not divisive…just flat out honest.
Talk about what you have lived…parenthood…responsibility…discipline…failure…growth…redemption… alignment… legacy.
You do not have to take a political stance…you just have to speak from your experience…your truth…your perspective…your story.
Nobody can take that from you unless you give it away.
The real goal is a life where political shifts can inconvenience you…but never destabilize you.
A life built on principles instead of panic…strength instead of fear…preparation instead of reaction…alignment instead of noise.
A life where your income is diversified…your savings give you runway…your skills remain valuable regardless of the economy…your circle supports you…your family stays strong…your mind stays clear.
When you build a life like this…you stop fearing change...you start using change.
You become sovereign…you become steady…you become untouchable.
Every era faces uncertainty...ours is simply louder.
But every era also produces people who understand something simple and profound…sovereignty is not gifted…sovereignty is built...choice by choice…day by day…brick by brick.
Build your finances…build your body…build your mind…build your community…build your voice…build your identity.
Become the kind of person who remains unshakeable…no matter who is in office…no matter what policies shift…no matter what chaos rises…no matter what the world throws at you.
By Chris Errington
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