The Fear Bubble: Harness Fear and Live Without Limits

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So, for example, in a longer combat situation, a fear bubble might be every time a door or home is entered, or every 100m of battle field advanced, and so forth. This book made me think a lot, even though I didn't connect or agree with absolutely everything. It was fascinating to read about his Everest climb too. A life and death example might be pre-deployment to a war zone. A solider would visualise a space and time in the future where they would need or allow the fear to exist. E.g. actual combat. Then they would give themselves permission to not experience fear until that exact moment they step into the fear bubble. He talks about the different types of fear he has identified: the fear of suffering, failure and conflict. But concludes that at the route of every fear is "I'm not good enough". I like how simple he makes the steps towards changing this, showing as he does throughout the book the benefit of a positive mindset.

After watching Ant climb Everest in his program and going to see him live talking about it I was unsure whether this book would bring anything extra to the table. Oh, it’s Ant Middleton, let’s kill him”, says no enemy in the battlefield. The same applies in life. The world is brutal and it’s simply showing up the way it does to everyone. Focus on what you can control and that includes avoid taking things personal. When it comes to reading a book from an author that is telling an autobiographical account of their life, with some shared methods and tools of self improvement, this book really shines with very good balance.Join Ant Middleton as he embarks on his inspirational and motivating life discoveries... Without fear, there’s no challenge. Without challenge, there’s no growth. Without growth, there’s no life.

I loved Ant’s first book and for the most part I enjoyed this one. He has achieved some amazing things but why then try and create a model. The model isn’t even that well thought out it felt forced and just didn’t need to be there. And at the top of Everest, in desperate, life-threatening conditions, he was forced to face up to his greatest fear, of leaving his wife and children without a husband and father. Powerful, unflinching and an inspirational call to action,The Fear Bubbleis essential reading for anyone who wants to push themselves further, harness their fears and conquer their own personal Everests.Even in this genuinely fearful situation I was able to switch out of that default ‘Be careful’ mindset. It starts with clear thinking.” We all know avalanches are deadly, whether or not we are mountain climbers. But little do we know the avalanches in our heads are just as deadly. Once your negative thought collapses, it snowballs into a self-doubt. Accept your thoughts as they come and go, but you don’t have to believe and act on your negative thoughts. This technique isn’t limited to combat situations, it can be used for any future fear in everyday life. E.g. Exams, interviews, dates, media experiences, opening a business, starting a job, mountain climbing, learning to drive, professional competitions such as MMA or Boxing. The list is endless.

From the moment the future fear bubble is imagined, there is an acceptance that no fear is needed until stepping into the actual fear bubble at the future event. Where possible, fear bubbles should be as short as possible. Breaking a threatening situation down into multiple fear bubbles, and visualising each one “popping” or “bursting” as they are completed can help harness the fear for longer. Forget the past. You can’t change it. It has no power over you. And forget the future too. You can’t control that either. You can only change your life in the present. All that matters is right now.” Best SAS:WDW books for me are Foxy’s two (second one was the best and probably my favourite overall), and Ollie Ollerton’s ‘Break Point’.People who treat change as a positive force are able to adapt to any situation, because the human mind is incredible” In his account of climbing Everest, he comes across as a bloody-minded egoist who is prepared to put his team mates at risk by failing to prepare properly as well as going on a 4-day bender immediately before the climb on the grounds that he has 'unusual levels of resilience'.

Ants mindset is truly inspiring and even if you only take one strategy from him in this book it's going to help you. I read Ant's first book and that was a breath of fresh air. But this... I consider myself to have a positive outlook as much as possible, and for parts of the book I felt like I understood what Ant was explaining as I do exactly the same. But the techniques covered are life changing. Not only does he mention the techniques but he also explains , breaks them down, makes them relatable to day to day life and shows how it's further changed his perspective. Since the last book Ant's been living the "good" life. However he is finding himself not just being drawn to danger of seeking it out anywhere he can from running through traffic, to a "camping trip" to the most dangerous place on earth. Though Ant might make bad decisions he is man enough to face the consequences, as well as his war with his ego. I say war as he might lose a couple of battles but the war goes on and is ongoing till death.If a parent behaves in a negative way around their child, then, guess what, their child is going to grow up with a negative mindset. Not to take away from his first book, but for me, this was so much more than I expected and really resonated with me. Another component of “the fear bubble” is redefining the feeling of fear as the body saying “let’s go”. As each fear bubble is entered saying to ourselves “let’s go” will help to positively reframe the fear, and trigger the action required. If the default mindset is 'You're not good enough,' the positive mindset is 'I'm better than I was yesterday.' This is the attitude you should be cultivating. From the moment you wake up, set yourself a challenge, even if it's a small one, like making sure your bed is made before you leave the house. Put yourself in the correct frame of mind and challenge yourself constantly - you can prove to yourself that you're 'good enough' one hundred times a day."