Military Mindset: Lessons from the Battlefield

by Ant Middleton

The explosive new book from the multiple Sunday Times bestselling author sharing unique insight gained rom a life spent on the frontlines.

Military and army personnel are regularly put under rigorous mental and physical training programmes that push the limits of the human body and mind. As a result, soldiers understand that any life-threatening situation can be survived, endured, and overcome.

For Ant Middleton, first as a commando in the Royal Marines with 40 Commando and later as an elite operator with the SBS, the combat zone was also a training ground like no other. In Military Mindset, he'll share that hard-won military know-how, allowing readers to take insights and apply them in meaningful, practical ways to their daily lives.

From techniques to help maintain focus and gain an edge on an opponent, to surviving hardship, understanding negative and positive action and the power of self-belief, learning from failure and lessons in how to train your mind and body for the challenges that life throws at us - this book will offer readers invaluable guidance delivered in the form of punchy, easy-to-digest anecdotes drawn from Ant's own experiences.

Embrace the disciplined, focussed mindset of a leader and arm yourself with military mindset.

352 pages, Hardcover

Published October 24, 2024

Reviews

[Luke Simpson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for getting into that military/ leadership mindset and gives a lot of truths.

[Emma. Bruce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative & Educational

The information contained in Middleton’s book gives you a history lesson, a biographical recollection of true military events while also being a self help guide as to how one might choose to conduct oneself who is ready to make changes to improve upon their life. It is a fast page turner and full from start to finish of fascinating facts and information. I would suggest keeping a notepad handy for the teaching points. 10/10 praise for Middleton.

[Oismiffy · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars, rounded up to 4.

I wish this type of book had been around when I was in my 20’s. It wasn’t, so I learnt the hard way.

Nothing new or spectacular that hasn’t been written elsewhere, but still full of good and practical advice to basically be a better person.

You don’t need to be in the armed forces to benefit from reading this, but as you can guess from the title, it’s quite military-orientated, and may not be to everyone’s taste.

If I was to choose only one of Ant’s informative self-help books, I think it would be the fear bubble rather than this.

[Graham McNamara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well worth a read particularly in that it had real life historical depictions of military events that reinforced the key lessons from the book of which there are many examples which also provide an insight into the mindset of some of the greatest military leaders of all time.

[Rhonda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of basic good sense here that applies to lots of things in life and business, written in lots of short, easy to read chapters. Reminded me of the Canadian astronaut book (by Chris Hadfield) about preparing and planning. Not much actual confronting military detail, thank goodness.

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple I enjoyed…

[simon payne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some interesting bits, not as good as previous books, highlighted some good points about leadership, a good reminder of what the leader should do.

[Rikke · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book, however it was all stuff said before. At least it did set in stone that I’m doing pretty good in life … 💪😂💜

[Kev · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. it definitely helps in everyday life to have a positive mindset