WATCHL Ex-CIA Officer Michele Rigby Assad Talks with Friday Night Locker Room’s Steve Wilson About Her Book ‘Get Off the X’

‘Get off the X’ released January 14

WATCH: Ex-CIA Intelligence Officer Michele Rigby Assad with the Friday Night Locker Room’s Steve Wilson at the Erdman Automotive Studio in Cocoa. Among other things, Assad and Wilson talked about her latest book, ‘Get off the X.’

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – I recently had the opportunity to sit down at the Erdman Automotive Studio in Cocoa and talk with former CIA Intelligence Officer Michel Rigby Assad.

Not only is Assad an ex-CIA Operative, but she is also an author, a keynote speaker, and a corporate consultant.

Assad’s much anticipated second book, ‘Get off the X,’ which will be released on January 14, chronicles her time in the CIA and what lessons she learned. This book is special because it is not just for someone working for the CIA, but as Assad put it, “If you are breathing oxygen,” this book is for you!

I asked Assad the meaning of ‘Get off the X’, and she told me it is a term used in the CIA during training that teaches them how to respond if they are ambushed.

She went on to say, “The X is the site of the attack. In order to try to preserve your life or maximize your chances of survival, you have to ‘Get off the X.’”

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The concept, ‘Get off the X,’ saved Assad’s life while on a mission in the Middle East.

To call ‘Get off the X’ a “self-help” book is doing it a disservice. It is much more than that. Assad shares life lessons she learned during her time in the CIA. Seeing things from a unique perspective, she delves into what truly can make a difference in a person’s life, encouraging them to, ‘Get off the X!’

Assad says on her website, “Nothing impactful ever happens in the comfort zone, so staying there isn’t an option.”

Assad’s hope for the book is to “not only inspire people to realize if you are stuck but also give them the tools I learned to move off that X, get going, to fulfill your life’s mission.”

To find out more about Michele Rigby Assad, CLICK HERE.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Steve Wilson was born in DeRidder, Louisiana and grew up in both New Orleans and Macon, Georgia.  He moved to Brevard County in 1984 and retired from local government as the Community Advocate/Assistant to the City Manager with the City of Rockledge in 2018.

Among the awards and accolades Steve has received over the years are 15 + year Rockledge Little League volunteer, Brevard Public School Jefferson Award Recipient, Rockledge High School Raider Booster Award 2001, 2006, City of Rockledge Employee of the Year 2006, Rockledge Kiwanian of the Year 2006-2007, City of Rockledge Quality Public Service Award 2008, 2012, 2017, Rockledge Kiwanis Citizen of the Year 2012-2013, Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Sportscasting 2015, Rockledge High School Leadership and Service Award 2016, Central Florida Humanitarian Award 2017, Space Coast Inspiration Award – 2018,  Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Lifetime Achievement – 2020, Ecofest Achievement Award – 2022, Quality Floridian Award – 2022, presented by U.S. Congressman Bill Posey.

Wilson is especially proud of his chairing two fundraisers in support of pediatric cancer research through the St. Baldrick’s Foundation in honor of Merritt Island resident Julie Spurlock that raised over $25,000.00.

He has been a partner, along with Orville Susong, for the past 25 years with the Friday Night Locker Room, a broadcasting team that covers and reports on a wide variety of local events that are of significance to the residents of the Space Coast and beyond. Their mission is to promote youth sports, support first responders and law enforcement personnel, and showcase community and charitable events that are produced by our nonprofit partners in central Florida.

The Friday Night Locker Room has awarded hundreds of sports achievement plaques to Brevard County student-athletes over the years. They have also awarded more than $18,000 in academic scholarships to Brevard County high school seniors.

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