Zero Negativity: The Power of Positive Thinking (2024)

The weakest of the three I have read but still good in places. I found his wife's parts to be a bit sycophantic and they actually turned me off. I don't need an Ant fan singing his praises every chapter to be honest. The bits when she wrote about herself were good though.
Worth a read? Meh. On it's own, probably not but with the others, yes. Just don't expect a great read, it felt more like a rushed or forced book, almost like he was signed to a three book deal and was just completing his obligations.

Loved this book but was part of a trilogy where first man in was a biography with some tips in about positive thinking. The second book fear bubble was half biopic half well-being and the third book zero negativity was 90% well-being and only 10% about his life. Definitely not knocking it as the guy is smart and it’s very interesting to challenge your own strengths and adaptability to new challenges in life but love hearing about his time in the military other adventures. What I love about his books is his brutal honesty on failures and mistakes and how he deals with it. As he constantly says he is not perfect but he is trying to improve himself each day which makes this trilogy an inspiring read. Would definitely recommend but you can’t have my copies as I will likely read them again and again 😂

❝ Yra skirtumas tarp gero ir elitinio kario. Tai- didžiulė atsakomybė. Turi priimti tuos sprendimus ir galiausiai privalai su jais gyventi.<…> Todėl turi smarkiai stengtis, kad netaptum kraujo ištroškusiu šunimi.

❝ Kai žmonės puola jus negatyvumu, nepasiduokite pagundai atsakyti tuo pačiu.
Sprendimai sunkūs tik tada, kai į juos taip ir žvelgiate.
Kai kas nors sako, kad jūs pasikeitėte, priimkite tai kaip komplimentą.
Net ir menkiausi darbai yra geriau nei nieko nedarymas.

DNF. Love the SAS shows and the author, his attitude is great. But this book was just far too simplistic & repetitive for my liking.

I can't love this book enough! Ant's honesty, his down to earth approach and his insane love of and dedication to self development is so inspiring. Even if you aren't into 'self help' books, I think anyone could take something out of this. And his voice is sexy af too

If I am honest, this book was a little disappointing. It lacked any real substance. Would recommended his first and second book over this one.

4.2 stars. Started off okay but gets better than expected with his brutal honesty and wife's view. In simple terms he explains how we can attempt to see positivity in our life no matter what situation we are facing. Through his experiences he outlines a positive prespective to use 'every experience as an opportunity for growth' and the old cliché of 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger'.

'In life you have to commit to the unknown'.

'Greed is not sustainable, personal improvement is'.

The title of the book couldn't be any more misleading. The book really isn't about positive thinking, but rather about the author's own life. He spends countless pages shamelessly bragging and comes off as extremely narcissistic and arrogant. The weird paragraphs from his wife were the cherry on top of the cake - they felt so awkward and cringe worthy. What little advice Middleton does give is beyond simplistic, obvious and cliché.

This book summed up:

1. think positive
2. don't be afraid to fail and learn from failures
3. be more like Ant

The concepts in the book are very basic and offer zero actionable advice.

I really enjoyed this and it was very thought-provoking and motivational as Ant Middleton’s books and speeches are. My favourite book of Ant’s is ‘First Man In’ because there are a lot of stories in it. I found I had already heard a lot of the stories in Zero Negativity (but I had read his previous two books and attended two talks by Ant Middleton).

Rounding off Middleton's "Mindset Trilogy" we have Zero Negativity. As a massive fan of the first two books, First Man In and The Fear Bubble, I found this to be a great continuation and finale. First Man In focuses on Ants life, in The Fear Bubble we explored his soul, and here, finally, we have an in-depth analysis of his mindset and outlook on life. He offers strong advice on how to remain positive in the worst of situations, and how a positive mindset can make a seemingly impossible situation end in success, in a multitude of ways.

While there are no truly original concepts here, such as there was in The Fear Bubble, every lesson here is still a strong one, even if most of them are common sense, not a lot of people follow these rules in daily life but reading them here may make people really take a look at themselves and see what they really need to do within their life to grow and develop, mature and evolve.

Thank you very much for this outstanding trilogy, Ant. It's been one hell of a journey, and I can't wait to get my hands on your first fictional novel next year!

I feel like this book in it’s honesty is the closest we will get to having an insight into who Ant is.

For me, the first and second books felt more focused where this one was more anecdotal. At times it felt like Ant was trying to explain the inner workings of his mind and impart his lessons with it; how and why he reacts the way he does and the benefits/downfalls of it. To me, who thoroughly enjoyed his other books, it felt like this was valuable but it was just backing up what he’s been saying all along. You make your own chances in life and you have to keep pushing and striving to be better.

I know he says the first and second books were his heart and soul and now this is his mind (maybe not in that order) but this felt like a bit of everything to me. Well worth a read.

Was given for Christmas and only read it because I was isolating. What a massive, massive bell end.

This book was simply written, and had a great personal story throughout.

Ants Middleton is very rich in life experience and was vulnerable in sharing his story and how remaining positive has helped him to achieve some of his feats.

Before picking up this book, I was very sceptical of the title zero negativity, and was hoping to potentially be challenged in my way of thinking. However, this was written by one man and his experience of how positive thinking has helped him and his family. I believe if this book had been written to gather more stories and experiences from other individual perspectives of why positive thinking has helped them through hardship, this would have been a richer and more powerful.

It's the end of the trilogy.
I appreciated Ant's wife Emilie's thoughts especially on 'that' Instagram message during the early Covid-19 days (yes I thought as much) at least he admits his mistakes and takes a lesson from them.
I am always motivated by Ant's books and although a lot of what he says is stuff you know it's always good if you're having a bad day to see get up, brush teeth, put clothes on as positives to power you on.
I feel he's said what he has to say and given out the tools to help those of us who need a kick up the bum to get going sometimes.
Also to recognise there are those who are just negative and to let them go if they are bringing you down.
With the chapter breakdowns at the end of each one I like to go back to these when I need a bit of a positive boost. The trilogy is complete.

A good book that shows the mindset of a very successful man. This book shows the importance of positivity but would be nice for guidance on how to get there or achieve it yourself. Overall a good book.

Great third book from Ant Middleton.

Good ending to the trilogy series. It repeats some of the other parts mentioned in previous books, but still worth a read.

Enjoyed it Found it interesting didn’t know this was the last of 3 books so keen to read the others ! What a life he has had all with a positive mindset

This book is an easy and quick read, a nice filler in-between larger reads. I feel that this 3rd book from Ant Middleton presents as a consolidation of his approach to life and is most likely more enjoyable or easier to take into context if you have previously read his other two books, First man in and fear bubble. Although it is not a literacy masterpiece, and I found the contributions from his wife a little unnecessary, I do like his simple approach to positivity and success in life that he presents in this book.

3.7. I agree with much of what he says. Too much gratuitous swearing though. It’s not big and it’s not clever.

Love Ant Middleton but this book was too repetitive and felt a bit forced. Some takeaways but nothing revolutionary

Suprisingly good read

Ok, why did I say suprisingly when it sounds judgemental even and the book being about positive positioning? Its just not normally the type of book I'd read. But I'd enjoyed this guys TV stuff and again I wouldn't normally read a book just because of a TV series. It just was the right book on the right shelf at the right time. One book later (reading) went for the job I always made excuses for and smashed it. Applied for uni, and grasping life again. I best read the other two now!

This is a good book but I think it could of been at least 50 pages shorter.
Its called Zero Negativity but a lot of the time he's just going on more about himself and his life than he is about trying to help the reader.It's the first book I've read of his but it will be the last.The way he comes across in this book,he thinks he's right famous but if it wasn't for SAS:Who Dares Wins I wouldn't of had a clue who he was.If he walked past me in the street I probably wouldn't even recognize him.
I've nothing against Ant Middleton, I just think he's very self-centred.
If I could of I'd of rated this book 2.75 stars out of five I would have.

I loved this book. I haven't yet read the first two but I intend to. This was recommended to me and I'm so grateful that it was. Minus the swearing... I do lots of it but not as much as Ant, it really resonated with me. It's very hard to do day in day out but your mindset does make so much difference to your life. Live in the moment and be your best you. What else is there?

Poor writing, even poorer content.

This book has changed my life.
I got about a quarter of the way into the audiobook when I realised that.
Firstly, having Ant narrate it was so perfect. He has such an authentic and matter of fact way of speaking that it was instantly relatable and motivating.
Secondly, the way he said these things and actually related them to his experiences made them all seem real. Sure we’ve heard to be positive before and to not care about what other people think but so what? I understood these things before, hell, I even said them, but I didn’t KNOW them.
What I learned was that it is always better to go into a situation with a positive mindset. To do otherwise is a disservice to ourselves. Believing that you are amazing makes you amazing too. Being around people that give you energy is important and doing things that excite and challenge you and give you purpose is essential. Sometimes I would hear something and be like “oh so this is what therapy kept telling me lol. I get it now”.
I also learned that sometimes you can be positive and kind but people are still going to be dicks. For those people, treat them with kindness but also set boundaries. The people that used to bother me, I now find them funny! It’s hilarious to think that people react so miserably to compassion, and it’s more of a reflection on them.
One of my biggest hesitations going into this is that it would be about “okay always be happy, nothing is wrong, just be falsely positive.” Instead I realised that negative things are going to happen but it’s not about ignoring them it’s about choosing your attitude towards it. You might make mistakes and miss the opportunities that come up, or be stuck in a hard situation but it’s up to us to make sure when another train comes by, we’re ready for it and to be adaptable.
Thirdly, I really appreciated Emily’s contributions. It was great hearing an alternate view on what Ant was talking about, and a female perspective on some of these more traditionally masculine topics. Plus she also had a real and authentic way of speaking.
I took off a star because there were some things that were said that I didn’t necessarily agree with (gender roles etc). I also couldn’t find much interest in the military parts of this personally.
Overall, it was really comforting to hear everyday sounding people reading this. It was great to have Ant narrate with inspiration and to hear Emilys perspective. I want to watch SAS Who Dares Wins now. The ideas in here came across in a way I hadn’t realised before and this has already begun to change me and how I think. Very grateful to have picked this up on a chance and am eager to read what else Ant has and gain that wisdom.

Zero Negativity: The Power of Positive Thinking features 10 chapters which follow a layout containing stories from Anthony Middleton's life (inclusive of childhood, military life, experiences, opportunities), sections presenting advice learnt by Ant and for the reader to learn/take on board, insight on Ant through Emilie's perspective and concluding with key take aways from each chapter.

This book was a really great read, especially as a first read of the year. Although it was simple and somewhat obvious at times, it made me realise that things don't need to be overly complex and sometimes you need that reminder of how to practice positivity as we often forget its significance.

The layout of the book featuring stories from Ant's life, to advice, to Emilie's perspective and recapping with a summary at the end of each chapter in very simple language and briefness was effective.

I loved how you could hear Ant's voice as you read through the passages and see how he is within his everyday life thanks to Emilie. It was reassuring and a perfect reminder of the importance of having positivity present within your life, even if it starts as something small because eventually it will grow into something bigger. The book has made me think a lot about what positivity is, how it is being used and what I can do to keep exploring and implementing it in my everyday life. It has made me reflect on negative experiences I have had and flipping it around to find those positives, no matter how bad a situation is because something can always be taken away from it. It has made me be honest with myself and want to be honest with myself.

I am excited to exercise positivity and live a life with a positive mindset.

Thank you, Anthony.

This was the first book I have read in ages...This English teacher is blaming Zoom fatigue and IB marking! I went down to the beach in Sai Kung and after a couple of days relaxing, the brain rebooted and I chose this as it's a nice, easy double-spaced read on a subject of interest.

There are moments where Ant Middleton is a little reckless, foolhardy such as attempting the Matterhorn in a snow storm and using that failed experience as a catalyst for an Everest challenge. Yet, he is an elite athlete and someone who has earned and backed up the hubris to take on these challenges. The idea of how he has adapted to life outside of the army, as well as adopting a positive mindset to whatever challenge, be it physical, mental endurance, psyching up the courage to go on one of his countless dangerous missions with the SAS is very interesting.

The parts I enjoyed most were his insights into the positive kindness behind some of the tough messaging for participants in Who Dares Wins, his Channel 4 reality show. I also liked his self-critique and way of developing the talents of all group members and there are parallels to be drawn to teaching, football coaching and to my real life. I've signed up for a personal trainer course off the back of this and would certainly recommend, albeit, with a slight pinch of salt for some of the more self-aggrandising moments!

A really great book, listened to this on Audible but felt pretty predictable a lot of the time. Anthony's been through a lot from being in the army to the marines to being a tv-personality and so much more. It was a great insight into his life as well as very useful advice along the way.

Aside from getting to know the author's life story, you also get useful information along the way that is there to help you cultivate a positive attitude. It's both a self-help book and an autobiography at the same time. What I loved the most was the chapter where Ant talked about good parentship. It felt so uplifting to hear about a parent who can give their children a good future.

From standing as a kid in front of a class in France not knowing the language to climbing Mt Everest almost dying of hypothermia, to being in the military seeing comrades of yours die in Afghanistan, being forced to think "Kill or be killed" Anthony will open your eyes to a new perception in life. One that both starts and ends with positivity. He highlights the fact that you can be anywhere in the world and suffer. But so long as you cultivate a positive mindset, you will handle the situation much better.