The Fear Bubble: Harness Fear and Live Without Limits
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The brilliant， inspirational next book by the author of the incredible No。 1 bestseller FIRST MAN IN。
Without fear， there’s no challenge。 Without challenge， there’s no growth。 Without growth， there’s no life。
Ant Middleton is no stranger to fear: as a point man in the Special Forces， he confronted fear on a daily basis， never knowing what lay behind the next corner， or the next closed door。 In prison， he was thrust into the unknown， cut off from friends and family， isolated with thoughts of failure and dread for his future。 And at the top of Everest， in desperate， life-threatening conditions， he was forced to face up to his greatest fear， of leaving his children and wife without a father and husband。
But fear is not his enemy。 It is the energy that propels him。 Thanks to the revolutionary concept of the Fear Bubble， Ant has learned to harness the power of fear and understands the positive force that it can become。 Fear gives Ant his edge， allowing him to seek out life’s challenges， whether that is at home， pushing himself every day to be the best father he can be， or stuck in the death zone on top of the world in a 90mph blizzard。
In his groundbreaking new book， Ant Middleton thrillingly retells the story of his death-defying climb of Everest and reveals the concept of the Fear Bubble， showing how it can be used in our lives to help us break through our limits。 Powerful， unflinching and an inspirational call to action， The Fear Bubble is essential reading for anyone who wants to push themselves further， harness their fears and conquer their own personal Everests。
The brilliant， inspirational next book by the author of the incredible No。 1 bestseller FIRST MAN IN。
Without fear， there’s no challenge。 Without challenge， there’s no growth。 Without growth， there’s no life。
Ant Middleton is no stranger to fear: as a point man in the Special Forces， he confronted fear on a daily basis， never knowing what lay behind the next corner， or the next closed door。 In prison， he was thrust into the unknown， cut off from friends and family， isolated with thoughts of failure and dread for his future。 And at the top of Everest， in desperate， life-threatening conditions， he was forced to face up to his greatest fear， of leaving his children and wife without a father and husband。
But fear is not his enemy。 It is the energy that propels him。 Thanks to the revolutionary concept of the Fear Bubble， Ant has learned to harness the power of fear and understands the positive force that it can become。 Fear gives Ant his edge， allowing him to seek out life’s challenges， whether that is at home， pushing himself every day to be the best father he can be， or stuck in the death zone on top of the world in a 90mph blizzard。
In his groundbreaking new book， Ant Middleton thrillingly retells the story of his death-defying climb of Everest and reveals the concept of the Fear Bubble， showing how it can be used in our lives to help us break through our limits。 Powerful， unflinching and an inspirational call to action， The Fear Bubble is essential reading for anyone who wants to push themselves further， harness their fears and conquer their own personal Everests。
Reviews
Amy
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Absolutely amazing read。 Ant has once again blown me away with his resilience and his mindset。 It takes a special kind of mind to get into the SBS， and another kind to come out of it the other side unscathed。 Ant has both。 If you approach it with an open mind， Ant will give you an invaluable tool to see your life from a different perspective。 Fear is a huge part of my life and I didn't even know。 I've been in therapy lately， and this book supplemented nicely what I felt was holding me back。 I fe Absolutely amazing read。 Ant has once again blown me away with his resilience and his mindset。 It takes a special kind of mind to get into the SBS， and another kind to come out of it the other side unscathed。 Ant has both。 If you approach it with an open mind， Ant will give you an invaluable tool to see your life from a different perspective。 Fear is a huge part of my life and I didn't even know。 I've been in therapy lately， and this book supplemented nicely what I felt was holding me back。 I feel unstoppable now， like a veil's been lifted and I can see the things which were holding me back。 I also see why people have hurt me in the past - their own fears。 This book also details Ant's Everest climb。 The way it's written is really lovely， and I could vividly imagine being there with him - although trying to imagine how hard the physical struggle must have been。。。 a little harder than just imagining some pretty snow and terrifying blizzards！ I hope one day I get to meet Ant， just to thank him。 。。。more
Tommy Maker
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Absolutely enjoyed it！ I will definitely be trying to enter my fear bubble， putting on a harness， and living life to the limits。 I found it very inspirational。 Looking forward to putting things into practice， and proving I am not a failure。
Jacob Berg
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Positively surprised
Myra
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Well done， Ant Middleton！ Great Textbook of Toxic Masculinity！
Andrei Stefoane
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There might be things that can be learned from the book and for sure they can apply in day to day life。 It is the second book that I read from this author and sincerely I don't like him as a person from what he portrays himself in the books。 His honesty can be appreciated if it's true what he is telling but he proves all the time he is exactly the opposite of what he preaches， he said it himself in this book。 I wouldn't start reading another of his books。I appreciate the experience he has but no There might be things that can be learned from the book and for sure they can apply in day to day life。 It is the second book that I read from this author and sincerely I don't like him as a person from what he portrays himself in the books。 His honesty can be appreciated if it's true what he is telling but he proves all the time he is exactly the opposite of what he preaches， he said it himself in this book。 I wouldn't start reading another of his books。I appreciate the experience he has but not the personality。 。。。more
Rhys
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I did enjoy this book， I've read all of Ant's other books and there is a lot of overlap but some of the Everest stories have stuck with me。 I did enjoy this book， I've read all of Ant's other books and there is a lot of overlap but some of the Everest stories have stuck with me。 。。。more
William Shearer
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Great story and insight into a winners mindset。 Interesting to hear the exploits on Everest especially after watching the documentary
Serena
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One of the best books I’ve ever read on fear， psychological pressure and trauma， success， failure， pride， I’m not being afraid of your own power。 Highly recommend this book and I’m definitely going to read all of his other books！
Cliff Ward
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Former SBS Royal Marine Ant Middleton narrates us through a trip to climb Everest using the challenge to demonstrate his concepts on how to manage fear and maintaining a positive attitude while under duress。His fear bubble technique got him through active service whilst facing enemy fire in hostile territory。 If you have any knowledge of CBT or indeed some elements of Stoicism as a philosophy you will already recognize the focus of living in the moment and containing and controlling the emotion Former SBS Royal Marine Ant Middleton narrates us through a trip to climb Everest using the challenge to demonstrate his concepts on how to manage fear and maintaining a positive attitude while under duress。His fear bubble technique got him through active service whilst facing enemy fire in hostile territory。 If you have any knowledge of CBT or indeed some elements of Stoicism as a philosophy you will already recognize the focus of living in the moment and containing and controlling the emotion and maintaining a positive attitude。 I think overall his advice is very good and it does work it we practice。 He also had a lot to say about the 'victim mindset' and how prevalent this is in modern popular culture。 I really couldn't agree more。I also learned alot about climbing Everest and how the modern climber faces a big challenge from overcrowding and under qualified climbers clogging the route， increasing the natural dangers many-fold。 Although he talks about constantly getting rid of ego he contradicts himself ad nauseam by playing the macho-role， refusing to take advice from the experts in his team qualified to lead him， and generally putting everyones life in danger purely because he is seeking out the most extreme adrenaline rush。 。。。more
James Campbell
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This book is filled with fear and how he has tackled it in his own experiences and helps teach you techniques to help you conquer your fear everyday
David Walley
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What an interesting concept the fear bubble is， and I intend to try to change the way I look at things。
Simon Wright
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Ant Middleton at his motivational best。 Would recommend his books to everyone。
Jodie （whatjodiereads）
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I really struggled with this book。 Whilst I enjoyed the writing， it was actually the actions and attitude of Ant Middleton that I struggled with。 I rated it 3 stars purely because of the writing， and the lessons that can be learnt from it。 I like the idea of the Fear Bubble， and think it’s a great way to manage fear， and a very simple way， meaning that people can use it in extreme conditions， or in every-day situations。 I enjoyed reading about Ant’s experiences， and how the Fear Bubble mindset h I really struggled with this book。 Whilst I enjoyed the writing， it was actually the actions and attitude of Ant Middleton that I struggled with。 I rated it 3 stars purely because of the writing， and the lessons that can be learnt from it。 I like the idea of the Fear Bubble， and think it’s a great way to manage fear， and a very simple way， meaning that people can use it in extreme conditions， or in every-day situations。 I enjoyed reading about Ant’s experiences， and how the Fear Bubble mindset has helped him to get through life。 I think Ant Middleton’s life has been very interesting， and I enjoy reading about it。 The thing that I struggled with in this one， is that Ant comes across as being very egotistical， and I disagree with a lot of the things he did whilst climbing Everest， as I think he put a lot of other people at risk。 In this book， Ant talks about how it angers him the amount of people who climb Everest without preparing for it， therefore putting others at risk。 However， he then admitted to not preparing properly for the climb。 I think this is very hypocritical and also dangerous。 He also pushed ahead with the climb， not following the plan/deadline that he should have followed - again， putting his team and others on the mountain at risk。 I really struggled with this side of him， and at times I found myself struggling to respect him and the choices he made。 I also struggled with Ant’s opinion on the “victim hood mentality”。 I think at times he has a very toxic view， and doesn’t want to accept normal human emotions。 People react in different ways to certain situations， and that’s ok。 What some people find easy can be extremely challenging for others - that doesn’t mean that they think they’re a victim。 I struggled with his alpha male view of the world。 Overall a good read， and very interesting/informative， if you don’t read too much into Ant Middleton’s actions and attitude。 。。。more
Adam Christie
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Chapter after chapter about his frozen feet and I don't think we ever found out what happened to them。 Chapter after chapter about his frozen feet and I don't think we ever found out what happened to them。 。。。more
Jayne
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Excellent I don’t know what compelled me to read this book as I’ve never watched any of Ant’s programmes but i am so glad I did。 I loved his brutal honesty and I was engrossed in his climb to the summit of Everest。 I read this over a few days & would highly recommend。
Eileen Foyle
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Good mindset for helping people to conquer fear but I found it a bit repetitive at times unfortunately
Emmaline Thomas
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Once again， Ant Middleton has blown my mind。 These are books I'll happily reread whenever I need inspiration！ Once again， Ant Middleton has blown my mind。 These are books I'll happily reread whenever I need inspiration！ 。。。more
Dan
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A fantastic book。 Plain and simple
Jarrad Van Dort
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Pretty toxic book， to be honest。
Heather Willoughby
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Really enjoyed this！ So interested to read about ants career and climbing everest。 Also made me think about fear etc。 A really good read！
Emma
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Hmmm。 Well。 Parts of this book had some interesting， positive messages and had been well thought through。 I think a lot of people will take those concepts and be able to apply them easily and successfully to their lives。 Certain parts certainly gave me food for thought and I found them useful。 I found it interesting to see someone else’s thought processes and to see how they view the world （although I think it must be noted that there was no research or evidence in his understanding of human psy Hmmm。 Well。 Parts of this book had some interesting， positive messages and had been well thought through。 I think a lot of people will take those concepts and be able to apply them easily and successfully to their lives。 Certain parts certainly gave me food for thought and I found them useful。 I found it interesting to see someone else’s thought processes and to see how they view the world （although I think it must be noted that there was no research or evidence in his understanding of human psychology and certainly what works for him does not mean it would work for everyone else as we’re all different and complex in our own unique way）。 I didn’t always agree with what he wrote， but was interesting nevertheless。However， I do not want to hear the bloody phrase “fear bubble” ever again as it seemed to be repeated every two pages， and I do not need the same concept explained to me over and over and over and over again。 Mr Middleton， whilst engaging with his writing at times， does tend to contradict himself from one page to the next。 With regards to the expedition， there’s one part （that I won’t spoil） where I could not believe what I was reading。 And I was completely shocked。 Especially after slagging off all the other unprepared climbers。。。Unfortunately， I felt that his attitude during the climb made him come across as disrespectful to those he was with， a spoilt brat and an arrogant human who did not want to listen to others， especially when they were more experienced。 The book seemed clumsily put together and could have been better edited to remove the repetition of the same concepts。 I’m surprised at how popular this book has become and disappointed that it wasn’t better。 1。5 stars。 。。。more
Lyn Smith
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I found this book easy to read and have learned a lot more about Ant as a person。 I thought his explanations about mindset， the impact of fear， how it can destroy us， or how we can manage to control it， easy to comprehend。 Learned something valuable about my own story from his words。
Will Salter
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I feel like Ant Middleton has a reputation or perceived reputation of being a narcissistic， ultra alpha-male army man which I think is unfair。 Of course he is a natural alpha male （looking at his beard is a testament of it haha！） and is admitting of his narcissism which is refreshing and adds my respect to the man。 What I really respect about Ant and what I think comes across really well in the book is his relentless attitude to never give up and how he links his mindset to tackling the summit o I feel like Ant Middleton has a reputation or perceived reputation of being a narcissistic， ultra alpha-male army man which I think is unfair。 Of course he is a natural alpha male （looking at his beard is a testament of it haha！） and is admitting of his narcissism which is refreshing and adds my respect to the man。 What I really respect about Ant and what I think comes across really well in the book is his relentless attitude to never give up and how he links his mindset to tackling the summit of Mt Everest。 I don’t agree with all of Ant’s ideas about personal mindset but I definitely agree that you need to be accountable to yourself first and foremost and avoid the default mindset of assuming everything is shit and that you should give up。 Definitely a good read to bring some new ideas on for some self-development techniques which can be incorporated into everyday life not just when you’re summiting Everest or breaching terrorist compounds in Afghanistan。 。。。more
Akcherrybomb
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Not to take away from his first book， but for me， this was so much more than I expected and really resonated with me。 This is told as two parts overlapping each other， his climb up Everest after feeling the need inside himself for a challenge and coping techniques of how to harness fear in various forms and use it to your advantage。
Tom Clewley
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Fantastic book。 Hugely addictive and highly recommend to anyone。
Damian Osborne
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Great read。 Interesting and transferable to daily life。
Mrs T Cooledge
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A good readSome useful tips but as with his previous book I feel I wanted more from the story。 I do find， that for me， he contradicts himself。 He talks about pushing yourself but then he often appears to be quite derogatory about some people who seem to be trying to do that too。 Other climbers for example。
Eddie Sibley
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Great read and full of really useful self help tips。
Lakhan
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4。5 Stars。 Ant breaks down the fear bubble with ease， by overcoming the different types of fears and default/victim mentalities to open more doors in life。 Also the battles of ego vs pride。 Will read again。 "Without fear， there's no challenge。 Without challenge， there's no growth。 Without growth there's no life。" 4。5 Stars。 Ant breaks down the fear bubble with ease， by overcoming the different types of fears and default/victim mentalities to open more doors in life。 Also the battles of ego vs pride。 Will read again。 "Without fear， there's no challenge。 Without challenge， there's no growth。 Without growth there's no life。" 。。。more
Kelly
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