
Becoming the 0.1%
Thirty-Four Lessons from the Diary of a Royal Marines Commando Recruit
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Narrated by:
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Ben Heathcote
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Gareth Timmins
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By:
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Gareth Timmins
About this listen
*Overcome any obstacle that life throws at you by cultivating an unbreakable mindset and learning to think like a Royal Marines Commando*
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
'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
Inspirational
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an awesome book
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This made this book far more enjoyable, and although personally I’ll never be able to relate to the super fit standards of an elite soldier, I learnt and identified with many other mindsets and mental challenges I have faced and overcome in my life’s journey.
Inspiring stuff.
Highly recommended 👍👍👍
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For me, this was not a book of advice of how to become great, rather a story of one person's journey. Really enjoyed it.
Excellent
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Loved, very inspiring
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Mental Resilience
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Excellence
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Absolutely inspiring
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I found this an inspirational biography with good applications to daily life for those of us not undertaking military training.
An inspiring listen
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Great to hear Gareth himself talking and Ben does a great job narrating.
Many lessons to be learned.
A big thanks to Gareth and Ben for this book.
A must listen
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