Fear Is Fuel — Ant Middleton on Building Unbreakable Mental Strength
Description
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Former Special Forces soldier Ant Middleton reveals the brutal truth about what it takes to find your purpose and build real mental resilience.
He opens up about surviving war, prison, and K2, and why fear is the most powerful tool you have if you learn to use it.
You’ll learn:
- How to turn fear into fuel for growth.
- Why comfort is the enemy of progress.
- How discipline beats motivation every time.
- What Ant learned from war zones, prison and TV fame.
- Why society is getting soft, and how to toughen your mind.
Resources Mentioned
First Man In 👉 https://amzn.eu/d/4t9zhNS
The Fear Bubble 👉 https://amzn.eu/d/2CnLpsu
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & Trailer
01:30 Childhood & Upbringing
05:10 Joining the Military at 16
09:00 Adjusting to Combat Life
17:00 Toughest Training & Discipline
22:00 Fear Under Fire
27:00 Special Forces & Leadership
43:00 Woke Society & Mental Strength
50:00 Prison & Rebuilding
1:07:00 Addiction & Growth
1:30:00 K2 & Facing Death
1:42:00 Why He Hates Wokeness
1:52:00 Money & Success
Keywords: Ant Middleton, fear is fuel, mental strength, SAS soldier, leadership, discipline, resilience, entrepreneurship, self-improvement, No Bollocks Podcast.
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