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Becoming the 0.1%: Thirty-four lessons from the diary of a Royal Marines Commando Recruit by Gareth Timmins
'A practical and no-nonsense guide on dealing with the toughest situations, from someone who has been there and done it.' -- Levison Wood 'It will help you to navigate life.' -- The Times *** Historical recruitment campaigns to become a Royal Marines Commando drew on a harrowing but intriguing narrative: 99.9% Need Not Apply . In 2005, only one in a thousand applications for the Royal Marines were successful in reaching the end of training, earning the Coveted Green Beret - a world renowned symbol of excellence. Becoming the 0.1% is the first-ever diary account of this training regime , charting the odds-stacked journey of Gareth Timmins, a 20-year-old recruit at the time, and providing a psychological framework for understanding how he was able to cultivate the mental strength and resilience needed to push through to success. Each week of training is accompanied by lessons on his short-comings and growth to peak performance. It uses real-life and often terrifying experiences to describe to the reader the edge you need to cultivate a 0.1% mindset and succeed in life and work, by learning how to: Visualise achievements Combat fatigue and burnout Stay motivated by not losing sight of the end goal Eradicate complacency and achieve mastery Redefine expectation and regulate disappointment Live without convenience Thrive under pressure Break down self-imposed limitations Be held accountable to others Read more
This is a fascinating book - I read it in 2 days. It is full of raw, unedited, and honest emotions of a young man undertaking Royal Marines Commando training. While I know that the diaries do not capture every activity, the insight provided is invaluable. Gareth uses the diaries as a handrail to discuss the lessons that he has taken away from his time as a Royal Marine, identifying 34 'take-aways' and applying these to a broad spectrum of civilian life. These lessons include expectation setting, mental fortitude, robustness and use of initiative. This is an excellent read regardless of your background or interest in the military or Royal Marines. Thoroughly recommended.
ASIN -> B097PHWSHL Publisher -> Hodder & Stoughton (August 26, 2021) Publication date -> August 26, 2021 Language -> English File size -> 760 KB Text-to-Speech -> Enabled Screen Reader -> Supported Enhanced typesetting -> Enabled
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