Mind Fuel: Simple Ways to Build Mental Resilience Every Day

by Bear Grylls

Gold Medal Winner in Mind, Body Sprit, 2023 Nautilus Book Awards 

The world's favorite adventurer Bear Grylls offers daily advice to help you build mental resilience.

Bear Grylls draws on his survival experience to share a range of tips that he has used to overcome his fears, achieve superhuman feats and break through the boundaries that limit success in everyday life. In this refreshing and authentic new book, Bear Grylls, along with the expertise of Will van der Hart, helps readers combat stress, choose new habits, live courageously and overcome limiting beliefs.

From the bestselling author of Mud, Sweat and Tears, MIND FUEL gives you a whole year's worth of guidance and advice to face whatever life throws at you.

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction

400 pages, Hardcover

Published November 15, 2022

About the author

Bear Grylls has become known around the world as one of the most recognized faces of survival and outdoor adventure. His journey to this acclaim started in the UK on the Isle of Wight, where his late father taught him to climb and sail. Trained from a young age in martial arts, Bear went on to spend three years as a soldier in the British Special Forces, serving with 21 SAS. It was here that he perfected many of the skills that his fans all over the world enjoy watching him pit against mother-nature. Despite a free-fall parachuting accident in Africa, where he broke his back in three places, and after enduring months in military rehabilitation, Bear went on to become one of the youngest ever climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Bear went on to star in Discovery Channel's Emmy nominated Man Vs Wild and Born Survivor TV series, which has become one of the most watched shows on the planet. Off screen, Bear has lead record-breaking expeditions, from Antarctica to the Arctic, which in turn have raised over £2.5million for children around the world. In recognition of his expertise and service, Bear was appointed as the youngest ever Chief Scout to 28 million Scouts worldwide, awarded an honorary commission as a Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy, and has authored 10 books, including To My Sons.

Reviews

[orion · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mind Fuel is structured in a way that I believe is meant to be read over the course of a year, so some of my criticisms may be slightly different if you are doing as such.

The book covers many topics relating to mental health, resilience and much more condensed into easily-digestible two-page spreads. Because of this, it allows for a lot of breadth, but at the same time little depth in the topics raised.

At times, the topics raised can get a little bit repetitive. It is often that the same thing is said two or three times, but said differently.

[Jacquie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book really changes the genre and narrative of the book scene. I love how they have strategically targeted a new audience, and broken each day of the year into a separate theme to focus on -- mental resilience has been something to really empower you to rise above the waves that life throws our way. Definitely easy to approach, and also the great summary journal questions is awesome. Great effort!

[Lee Rogers · Rating 4 out of 5]

So I didn't read this a page a day as you're likely to, this was because I rented it from my daughters library. However, that shouldn't put you off from giving this a go. There's some nice bitesized chunks to get into and I thoroughly enjoyed reading. If you can get your head around the unconventional flow of the book there's some real thoughtful questions and thinking to be had.

[Tracey Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn’t read this book in the “once a day - 365 day” format intended, but I still got so much wisdom out of it. Love the questions encouraging the reader to think and apply the content. Great stories and practical examples scattered throughout. An engaging read. Cant wait for my husband to get into this - the daily format will suit him perfectly!

[Ben Randall · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m not usually big on self-help books, however I found this one thought-provoking and inspiring, with some genuinely interesting moral anecdotes recounted throughout. The structure of the book also made it novel and accessible, meaning taking on board its daily messages was an easy commitment throughout the year.

[Hilary RB · Rating 3 out of 5]

Library book so couldn’t read it as intended by author (a page a day for a year) as a consequence it felt like a tasting plate of different ideas without the opportunity to go into depth on any of them.

[Sue Stacey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I downloaded this on kindle but I think it might have been better to have a paper version as the intention of the book appears to be that one section is read each day and then you reflect and answer the questions. I’m probably not doing it justice reading it in chunks on kindle.

[Steve747 · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book title lead me to borrow this book unfortunately the content wasn't as good.
A quick read with a few interesting anecdotes.
The questions that follow each day entry were of no value to me. Maybe they would be helpful in a teacher-classroom environment.

[Maryanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

uplifting and joyous

[Robyn Obermeyer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wintertime leaves me thirsty for books and knowledge! So this book caught my eye.

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not my favorite by Bear. Not sure why it didn't work for me. There were a few times that he repeated himself with some of his stories and that didn't help.

[Jule · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice 1-lesson-oer-day book with very helpful journaling prompts

[W Saad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many nice stories and wisdom but also many other irrelevant pages. Could have been written in a better way..

[Jonathan Jordan · Rating 3 out of 5]

it’s ok

I’ve read other Bear books and enjoyed them more. This is more of a quick daily read and put it down until the next day.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a powerful book which makes you think about how you can overcome life's struggles. Powerful thought-provoking ways you can build up your resilience.