However, I was heartened to read that when he was imprisoned, he used the experience to improve himself. He doesn't sugercoat how badly behaved he was in his early military career and the things he did wrong, he doesn't try to hide his mistakes. Be the best version of you that you can imagine, and I guarantee that all the rest of it will just fall naturally into place. Ok he might have not won every battle but as I am paraphrasing one of his lessons you only fail or lose if you fail to learn from your failure or losses.

I would recommend this book for anyone, whether you're the most self-assured person out there or someone who is lacking self-confidence because I garuntee you will learn something from this book. However, it's now getting a little outdated and I was after an up to date experience inside the SBS with Ants book and I didn't get it. Over the course of his career he has served in the Special Boat Service, the Royal Marines and 9 Parachute Squadron Royal, achieving what is known as the ‘Holy Trinity’ of the UK’s Elite Forces.

In First Man In, he shares the core lessons he’s learned over the course of his fascinating, exhilarating life. As a point man in the SBS, Ant was always the first man through the door, the first man into the dark, and the first man in harm’s way. Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids. If you think he's right, then this is an interesting book full of life lessons that you can apply every day. If you fail to comply with this obligation, we may have a right of action against you for compensation.

For further information about your statutory rights, contact your local authority Trading Standards department or consumer advice centre (for example the Citizen's Advice Bureau if you are in the UK). Ant Middleton is no stranger to fear: as a point man in the Special Forces, he confronted fear on a daily basis, never knowing what lay behind the next corner, or the next closed door.In First Man In, he shares the core lessons he's learned over the course of his fascinating, exhilarating life. Another message is that life is not about lessons learned, but the learning must continue throught a person's life. And there are two ways of meeting them: negatively, where blame is the answer, where other people are at fault, where you haven’t been treated fairly.

I did find the last few chapters a little less interesting than the others which is why it only gets four stars.Yeah, not exactly your typical "hero" mentality, but admittedly, from a psychological point of view, it's a fascinating glimpse at what makes these kind of operatives tick. There was a show on years ago that I loved where ordinary people are put through a version of SAS training. I can cut them a bit of slack and at least understand the issues they have when they no longer have that outlet for the aggression.