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Fear Less Live More: Everything I’ve learned from testing my limits
How to make the most of life outside your comfort zone
Harness your fears and supercharge your life with this inspirational guide.
As someone who has lived outside her comfort zone, Aimee Fuller has a lot to say about fear. She has spent years riding on the fine edge of progression as a professional snowboarder, she has competed in two Winter Olympics and travelled to North Korea to run her first-ever marathon, as seen in the documentary Running in North Korea . Along the way, she has discovered that while it's scary to step outside your comfort zone, it can also be freeing.
In this honest, insightful and high-energy book, Aimee shares everything she has learned (and what she is still figuring out) from testing her own limits. Fear can feel like the worst thing in the world, but it is also a prerequisite for growth. Encouraging you to get up close and personal with your fears, Aimee shows
- What fear is, both physically and mentally
- How to recognize it in yourself
- How to be mindful of fear without letting it take control
- How to reframe fear and build a healthy relationship with it
- What to do when things go wrong
Drawing on her training as a professional athlete, Aimee provides confidence-building tools that can be applied to any aspect of life, like goal-setting, maintaining consistency, celebrating your strengths, learning from failure, taking comfort in choice, owning your decisions and visualising success.
Fear Less Live More is for anyone who wants to be the driver of their own life.
Harness your fears and supercharge your life with this inspirational guide.
As someone who has lived outside her comfort zone, Aimee Fuller has a lot to say about fear. She has spent years riding on the fine edge of progression as a professional snowboarder, she has competed in two Winter Olympics and travelled to North Korea to run her first-ever marathon, as seen in the documentary Running in North Korea . Along the way, she has discovered that while it's scary to step outside your comfort zone, it can also be freeing.
In this honest, insightful and high-energy book, Aimee shares everything she has learned (and what she is still figuring out) from testing her own limits. Fear can feel like the worst thing in the world, but it is also a prerequisite for growth. Encouraging you to get up close and personal with your fears, Aimee shows
- What fear is, both physically and mentally
- How to recognize it in yourself
- How to be mindful of fear without letting it take control
- How to reframe fear and build a healthy relationship with it
- What to do when things go wrong
Drawing on her training as a professional athlete, Aimee provides confidence-building tools that can be applied to any aspect of life, like goal-setting, maintaining consistency, celebrating your strengths, learning from failure, taking comfort in choice, owning your decisions and visualising success.
Fear Less Live More is for anyone who wants to be the driver of their own life.
208 pages, Hardcover
Published June 7, 2022
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April 16, 2023
A memoir and self-help book in one. Interesting to read Aimee's reflections on her snowboarding career as I have limited insight into snowsports in general. The self-help ideas seem to reflect the basic principles found in most self-help books.
February 21, 2022
Aimee Fuller is an Olympic snowboarder but this is a memoir with a difference. In this book, she shares all of the lessons she has learned throughout her professional career in the hope they can help us to push through our own fears and achieve our goals. This is a self help book by someone who has been there, who has lived what she is teaching, who knows success, failure and most of all, fear. Which is what makes it all the more valuable.
I often look at people who do extreme sports and think ‘how could they do that?’ This book answers that question for me. Aimee lets us into everything - we see a real human being behind her success, suffering from fear, sometimes naivety and often using her amazing mental strength to overcome self-doubt. She has a fantastic mindset and I would love to be able to enter the flow state as she describes it.
I enjoyed the part when she discusses her decision about going to university. As someone who took the Higher Education path for reasons that did not justify the high price tag, it was great reading about someone who broke out of the mould and did her own thing. I think this book should be compulsory reading for teenagers because it teaches what they don’t teach in school - grit, determination, the right mindset for following your heart and achieving your goals and, most importantly, dealing with failure. Read this book and you will feel, ‘yes, if she can smash her goals, so can I!’ A truly inspiring book, full of wisdom and well worth reading.
With thanks to Netgalley and Octopus Publishing for providing an advance review copy of the book. All opinions in this review are my own.
I often look at people who do extreme sports and think ‘how could they do that?’ This book answers that question for me. Aimee lets us into everything - we see a real human being behind her success, suffering from fear, sometimes naivety and often using her amazing mental strength to overcome self-doubt. She has a fantastic mindset and I would love to be able to enter the flow state as she describes it.
I enjoyed the part when she discusses her decision about going to university. As someone who took the Higher Education path for reasons that did not justify the high price tag, it was great reading about someone who broke out of the mould and did her own thing. I think this book should be compulsory reading for teenagers because it teaches what they don’t teach in school - grit, determination, the right mindset for following your heart and achieving your goals and, most importantly, dealing with failure. Read this book and you will feel, ‘yes, if she can smash her goals, so can I!’ A truly inspiring book, full of wisdom and well worth reading.
With thanks to Netgalley and Octopus Publishing for providing an advance review copy of the book. All opinions in this review are my own.
September 9, 2022
As a snowboarder, I found this so interesting to read! It was like a sneak peek behind the scenes of an Olympian’s life (first auto-biography I have ever read by an Olympian) with the good and the bad highlighted.
Aimee’s account of her journey is so honest and I really enjoyed her writing style. At times it felt like some of the self-help style sections were a bit of an after thought but the majority of the pieces of advice that Aimee offered were really valuable and felt so genuine.
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Aimee’s account of her journey is so honest and I really enjoyed her writing style. At times it felt like some of the self-help style sections were a bit of an after thought but the majority of the pieces of advice that Aimee offered were really valuable and felt so genuine.
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April 24, 2022
I loved this story. Ladies in sport we need more books about your experiences to inspire others.
Loved the sharing of the process that you went through to make decisions. Loved the braking things downs mindset goals narratives as well
Loved the sharing of the process that you went through to make decisions. Loved the braking things downs mindset goals narratives as well
January 23, 2022
This has a perfect blend between memoir and advice giving.
The author regularly draws on her own experiences and uses them to explain how she channelled her thoughts and energy into making her career a success.
As someone who doesn't particularly follow Olympic events or knows anything about snowboarding, I picked this up to gain insight into that world. I am also one of those people who thrives being out of their comfort zone, so I thought I'd get tips on how to embrace those moments. This book achieved both aspects. I learnt so much about discipline and how to deal with setbacks. But also to recognise when things go well, or how to change your mind and take control of the situation again.
I particularly enjoyed the marathon sections where the author admits she's not a natural runner, and also when she wants to run a marathon with her mum and not let her down. This is endearing and engaging throughout.
Better still, its actually pocket sized so easy to dip in and out, or read in one sitting.
The author regularly draws on her own experiences and uses them to explain how she channelled her thoughts and energy into making her career a success.
As someone who doesn't particularly follow Olympic events or knows anything about snowboarding, I picked this up to gain insight into that world. I am also one of those people who thrives being out of their comfort zone, so I thought I'd get tips on how to embrace those moments. This book achieved both aspects. I learnt so much about discipline and how to deal with setbacks. But also to recognise when things go well, or how to change your mind and take control of the situation again.
I particularly enjoyed the marathon sections where the author admits she's not a natural runner, and also when she wants to run a marathon with her mum and not let her down. This is endearing and engaging throughout.
Better still, its actually pocket sized so easy to dip in and out, or read in one sitting.
March 4, 2022
I enjoyed watching Aimee’s presenting pieces at the 2022 Winter Olympics so was keen to read her book, Fear Less Live More. A former two time Olympic snowboarder, this book is a memoir with a difference. She takes us on her journey from starting out on a motor cross bike to her Olympic experiences and the fear and pressure she felt along with way. She includes her coping mechanisms: breaking tasks down into manageable pieces; looking for the positives; and setting smaller goals. I particularly enjoyed one of the lines from the final paragraph “Fear will always be a part of your life, but your perspective, your skills and your routine should be too”. I feel with this book you really get a sense of what a great person Aimee is and these skills can be adopted by all as we face day to day life. Thank you to NetGalley, Octopus Publishing and Aimee for the chance to review.
March 23, 2022
I do love a good self help book but I found them either too informative ( I know sounds weird but sometime you may have too much info to get through) or not enough info.. I feel that Aimee has struck the perfect balance of information with examples from her sport life.
There is few things in the book which I have not heard about or used in my life to combat fear hence will be trying to use them now. I found Amy very relatable and very easy to connect to her examples.
What I was missing what more of the life experiences and the emotional road to learn how to deal with the fear - I felt that the book basin betters biography and self help and I could not place it in one of these categories, I would like to read longer version with more information about Aimee's life and feelings
There is few things in the book which I have not heard about or used in my life to combat fear hence will be trying to use them now. I found Amy very relatable and very easy to connect to her examples.
What I was missing what more of the life experiences and the emotional road to learn how to deal with the fear - I felt that the book basin betters biography and self help and I could not place it in one of these categories, I would like to read longer version with more information about Aimee's life and feelings
December 30, 2023
It contains good advice but some of the contents may come across as a little simplistic and dull at times. It seems that at some points the writer tends to focus less about advice of conquering fear, and more on her own experiences, which made me feel as though this book was a biography rather than a self-help book. ( P.S Mediocre advice is given when compared to other books)
June 3, 2023
Somewhat repetitive, breakdown big problems in to little ones, have a routine including mental wellbeing, visualisation, practice practice practice, it's ok to walk away from competition and manifest your next dream and chase it. Skimmed most of the book.
April 8, 2024
Rather than reading it as a self help book, I read it like a friend sharing her life story and advice to her fellow friends.
Tips to use to conquer fears: perspective and practice, operating at the ladder at 7-8, breaking things down to smaller steps.
Tips to use to conquer fears: perspective and practice, operating at the ladder at 7-8, breaking things down to smaller steps.
February 11, 2022
Definitely must read book of the year, this book really helped me understand anything is possible
Aimee Fuller is remarkable person
Aimee Fuller is remarkable person
March 22, 2024
Good inspiring book to overcome your fears.
May 28, 2024
Super motivational by a woman who I have truly routed for she’s amazing!
March 29, 2022
This is such an honest and raw book, and I love it for it. This is a book I know I will be reading again and I know I will be recommending to others. It’s a book to really help you build confidence, how to do this step by step. The book is about using Fear, using it to help you not scare you. This is such an inspirational book! “Own your own life, know what your priorities are today and in the future”.
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