Interview with Elijah Shaw November 2015 Newsletter | Page 5

Photo Credit: Dwayne Franklin
When training others at your ICON Academy Executive Protection School, what are the five most
important factors a trainee must learn in order to become a security professional.
1. “You have to be self-motivated. There’s a ton of distractions in this particular segment industry.
Specifically when you’re working with celebrities, there’s a lot of lights and glamour and all those
types of things.”
2. “You have to be self-disciplined, if not, you’re going to end up falling prey or a victim either
because you’re going to be here, when you’re supposed to be there, and you’re going to lose
your edge.”
3. “You have to be physically and mentally fit to do the job.”
4. “Loyalty is extremely important because we know all of their secrets. We spend a lot of time
with these clients more so than their spouses. We see things, but we have to safe guard their
secrets, not only their well-being, but their privacy. That’s important. Being loyal extends outside
of that immediate relationship. Just because you’re not working with a client doesn’t mean you
go out and do a tell all book because someone offers you