Mental Fitness: 15 Rules to Strengthen Your Body and Mind

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After leaving the military, Middleton soon found himself on the wrong side of another door. After a brawl outside a nightclub in Chelmsford, during which he played the peacekeeper by separating his friends from the antagonists, he was approached by two police officers with whom he lost his temper. After a foot chase, he hid by submerging himself in a nearby river under a bridge, but he was found, arrested and spent the night in a cell. You can push yourself through pain if you harness your mind and develop an excitement towards physical discomfort.

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First few chapters are great. He writes in a way I enjoy and resonate with. He definitely wants to motivate, he writes in clear simple terms and he swears quite a lot. But crucially, not too much. People who treat change as a positive force are able to adapt to any situation, because the human mind is incredible”I got the hard copy as a Christmas gift and although there are so good takeaways in there, it was a struggle to get through. For one it was very disjointed and for another it was more about proving himself then helping others The people who love you will offer you constructive criticism, because they want you to be the best version of yourself that you can be. They know you’re better than that. They know what you’re worth. They’re not having a pop because they want to bring you down a peg or two.” Presented in a similar vain to the previous collections, Middleton expertly takes you on a journey of the aforementioned 15 rules. Talking from the heart and a life of experience, this is a book that quite simply, makes you stop and think. A good book to read if you’re finding your place in the world, and I certainly wish it had been around 20-odd year ago. It was a good read with lots of amazing tips. My only issue with it is that it seemed quite disjointed and sometimes a bit random. It didn't have the same consistent flow that the rest of Ant's books seem to have. Rather, it seemed almost like a collection of journal entry style thoughts. As if Ant had bursts of thought or inspiration relating to each chapter and then and there wrote it out and added it, without the smooth transitions he has used in his previous writings.

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He’s all about not letting any failure or success define him but then doesn’t go into any details as to why he went to prison in the first place, but goes into how brands and charities didn’t want to work with him after the fact For the duration, this is a solid outing, although, it does drop off on occasion and I did feel that some of it was repeated in previous tellings. However, I am pleased and satisfied by the read and will be making a few key adjustments to my outlook going forward. When Ant Middleton talks to you, you listen. Not because he’s screaming in your face, or probing you for psychological weaknesses. And not because he’s dealing out the physical “beastings” for which he has become notorious on Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins. It’s because he wants you to be a better version of yourself. He wills it, even. And it’s hard to ignore.Pay attention to people you invest in relationships with and talk about things you actually care about.