The Fear Bubble

Harness Fear and Live Without Limits

By: Ant Middleton

Narrated by: Ant Middleton

Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's Summary

The brilliant, inspirational next book by the author of the incredible number one best seller First Man In.

Without fear, there's no challenge. Without challenge, there's no growth. Without growth, there's no life.

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 prison, he was thrust into the unknown, cut off from friends and family, isolated with thoughts of failure and dread for his future. And at the top of Everest, in desperate, life-threatening conditions, he was forced to face up to his greatest fear, of leaving his children and wife without a father and husband.

But fear is not his enemy. It is the energy that propels him. Thanks to the revolutionary concept of the 'Fear Bubble', Ant has learned to harness the power of fear and understands the positive force that it can become. Fear gives Ant his edge, allowing him to seek out life's challenges, whether that is at home, pushing himself every day to be the best father he can be, or stuck in the death zone on top of the world in a 90mph blizzard.

In his groundbreaking new book, Ant Middleton thrillingly retells the story of his death-defying climb of Everest and reveals the concept of the 'Fear Bubble', showing how it can be used in our lives to help us break through our limits. Powerful, unflinching and an inspirational call to action, The Fear Bubble is essential listening for anyone who wants to push themselves further, harness their fears and conquer their own personal Everests.

©2019 Ant Middleton (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic Reviews

"[A] thumping best seller...searingly honest." (Sunday Times)

"Superb, fist-biting fun." (GQ)

"Visceral.... Inspirational reading." (Daily Mail)

Great book

The timing of this book, with what’s going on in society today is Erie. Too many people play the victim card. The only path to success is the one where you take responsibility for your life and stop blaming everyone else for your failure. Great book Ant.

Middleton is my personal hero.

His book who dares wins I must recommend to audible for recording. I am a huge fan and this book really helped me on so many levels. 25 out of 25.

Game changer

Great book!! A serious game changer in your life. Highly recommend. Everyone should have this on their reading list.

Awesome!

Absolutely great book! The content really hit home to me and it’s for sure going to make me a better man and person!

great book learning to control fear

First chapter was a little iffy for me. the story seemed to bounce around a lot while trying to find out who the author was, and what was going on. After that it got good though. I'd say once I hit chapter four I was all in. probably because the baseline of the story is a former SAS special forces member talking about climbing Everest. Two of my favorite things: military and mountaineering. Great nuggets for learning about fear and controlling them to be your best, and to be an all around good person. A lesson I think every single person needs to read and learn.

Love Ant Middletons outlook on life

fantastic, well read and completely engaging, life changing. This will stay with me for a long time.

Great book

Never quitting...resilience...growing!! The human capacity is far greater than we can imagine... with the rise of the BLM, SJW, and cancel culture these type books are a necessity to keep people from falling into their victim hood mentality

Amazing book

After seing Ant's quest to Everest on 2018, I decided that I should also do it. A year later I went to Nepal and finished the Everest base camp trek 3 passes without a porter. this was phase 1 for me, before attempting smaller mountains like Lobuche East and Island Leak and then eventually Everest.
When flying to/from Lukla it was my first time on a small airplane. When I came back home it made me want to become a pilot. I'm now in the middle of the flight program.

Ant is an amazing person and a true source of inspiration.

Inspirational

I listened to this book while taking my almost daily runs. It was so inspiring and fascinating that I went further and faster than ever before, knowing that yes I could do it, and being so “in” the book. Ant is so honest and vulnerable that he adds a humanity to his stories and life. Must read.

A solid and insightful guide to self reliance and

I loved this book. The conversational style really appeals to me. The advice is meaningful and sound. I will carry many of the stories and guidelines with me into the future. My favorite line was, "People want you to be the most basic version of yourself." I've experienced first hand the cruelty of friends and family members when I've dared to be more than my basic self that they can understand. Never be less to make others more comfortable. That's just mediocrity. Great book. Thanks, Ant.

A narcissists diary!

An incredible lack of self awareness as he time and time again criticised others arrogance. A book I wish I hadn’t started as I admired Ant but this was SO painful to read that I couldn’t finish it despite enduring 75% of it I could take no more but let me guess, he was first up and “better” than everyone else??

nothing good here, move on

anecdotal drivel. if you want to hear about Ant's disdain for people wearing new mountain equipment then get it, otherwise skip.

A bit too preachy, not as good as his first book

I loved Ant's first book, his story and lessons through his incredible life were brilliant, he is a shining example for the younger generation and i respect how he is trying to help others. However there seems to be only one lesson/ technique to take from this book (the visualising of fear bubbles) which could have been described in a few paragraphs rather than a full book. There are some interesting parts to his climb up everest, but i really struggled to get through the constant preaching about having a positive mindset. Positivity was covered in the first book, and this one feels like repitition. I'm afraid its barely 10% of what the first book was. I hate to leave anything other than a 5* review but i feel the rating of this book as 5/5 is inaccurate and am trying to correct that so others arent let down by this follow up to a truly 5* book

Inspiring

Well written , inspiring, well read by the author . Very un-PC. A necessary breath of fresh air and reality in a victim focussed world . Should be compulsory reading in schools. It won’t make me climb Everest but there’s a peak in Peru I’ve got my eye on....

Wanted to like it

I bought this hoping to hear about adventure and principles for managing fear. I liked the principles about managing fear and can see value in his approach from the perspective of someone who's tried and tested it. I was also excited to hear about he Everest trek. I love Jocko Willink and other elite people, for example the David Goggins book.

But this absolutely falls flat for me. His assessments of psychological choice are based upon anecdotal experience and have little grounding in psychological development. I'm not saying that Ant isn't an extraordinary person, but he brings a machismo arrogance that isn't to my liking. Humility is an admirable quality and this doesn't have much of it. He talks about 'taking responsibility' when he was arrested, but it sounded more about saving face and not looking weak than admitting that his behaviour was off-key. He talks about crying like it's only used as manipulation. I lost interest half way through. Will return the book if I can.

If you read these comments Ant, how about taking a look at the impact of your experiences and taking responsibility for your behaviour? Rather than trying to tell others to basically 'man up', which is part of the problem for those with psychological trauma,, they don't seek help because they don't want to seem weak, until they hang themselves or jump off a train bridge. It's not just a simple choice for them.

Genuine, honest and very entertaining

Really enjoyed listening to Ant read his story. He uses story telling of his experiences to give you the tools to overcome fears and make sure you are living life and not just crusing in the comfort zone. I was worried this book would be like Ranulph Fiennes book Fear, which I also enjoyed, but it's not at all. I think Ant is very honest and detailed about his personal technique to overcome fear. Very refreshing and brave to hear something very genuine in this day and age. Great read and think its a book I would listen to again when I need to be brave.

Great follow up to First Man In

An honest and frank account of a journey of personal growth. Great stuff thanks Ant

Awesome

This book is a must read for everyone looking to better themselves and their lives.
A very inspiring bloke.

Positive thinking and commitment

Great book.....with a message that will resonate with everyone. To think you're 'not good enough' will always hold you back!!!

Motivational

I really enjoyed both reading and listening to Ant's previous book however, as interesting as this one was, it wasn't a page turner for me. This may have been because I have seen Ant on tour and I had heard most of this before. I did find Ant's mindset about fear and facing it interesting and have tried to overcome situations by using this. Don't get me wrong, it is a good book but the way it has been formatted and perhaps my previous knowledge spoiled it for me.