Ex-CIA Intelligence Officer Andrew Bustamante - The Power of OPTHINK

The Alpha Human Podcast

Andrew Bustamante is a former covert CIA intelligence officer, US Air Force combat veteran, Fortune 10 corporate advisor, and self-professed improvement junkie. As an Intelligence Officer with the CIA, Andrew planned, organized and executed offensive and defensive cyber operations against a wide range of targets and has been involved in independent operations and joint initiatives with FBI, NSA, DIA, and their foreign service counterparts. He is also the founder of EverydaySpy, an education and training platform that teaches the espionage tactics of the world's elite intelligence agencies and how these techniques can benefit anyone that is seeking to gain a competitive advantage. Andrew is also the author of the book "Everday Espionage, Winning in the Workplace" and the is the host of The EveryDay Espionage podcast. Andrew is determined to educate the public on the unique training he received in becoming a master of covert espionage, replete with the skills necessary to convince foreign nationals to betray their countries and divulge the information, knowledge, and secrets they are entrusted with. The benefit of learning the tradecraft of a spy has tremendous value far beyond recruiting double agents, as these same techniques allow those who study the art of espionage to build influence, predict human behavior, and develop high-value relationships in business and in our personal lives. Developing bulletproof relationships demands an awareness of what Andrew calls "the 4 motivations" - Reward, Ideology, Coercion, and Ego (RICE). Studying how to leverage these motivators is how agents persuade targets to shift their allegiance and spy for America. Such influence over relationships is the true power of espionage and it necessitates a thorough understanding of human nature and the tactical use of behavioral psychology, amongst a number of other skills taught by the CIA at "The Farm," a training facility at Camp Peary, VA where clandestine officers attend the agency's Field Tradecraft Course. Additionally learning how the mind processes information, the art of cognitive conditioning, and what Andrew refers to in his training program as operational thinking (OPTHINK) allows practitioners of his methods to exert total control over their environment, their network, and the people they interact with. This includes learning the difference between information and intelligence, compromise and collaboration, perception and perspective, and why being the "dumbest" guy in the room helps you become the smartest player in the game. - Links: Andrew Bustamante: https://andrewbustamante.org/ EveryDay Spy: https://everydayspy.com/ EveryDay Spy on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EverydaySpy/videos EveryDay Espionage Podcast: https://everydayespionage.libsyn.com/