The High Performance Podcast E2 - Ant Middleton: How to create and maintain a zero excuses mindset
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Mar 16, 2020 Ant Middleton, a former Royal Marine and Chief Instructor on 'SAS: Who Dares Wins', shares his journey to cultivating a high-performance mindset. He discusses the power of resilience, self-belief, and learning from failures. Ant emphasizes the significance of personal accountability and setting boundaries in relationships. He reflects on the impact of alcohol on behavior and the importance of encouraging children to embrace challenges. Lastly, he highlights how vulnerability can strengthen leadership, fostering emotional intelligence and team success.
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Self-Belief and High Performance
- High performance stems from self-belief, built through understanding limitations and embracing failure.
- Failure teaches resilience, leading to self-belief and the ability to achieve amazing things.
The Job Center Revelation
- Ant Middleton reflects on personal growth, acknowledging past flaws like arrogance and lack of teamwork.
- He emphasizes self-honesty as key to change, recounting a pivotal moment at the job center.
Emotional Control in Combat
- Ant Middleton describes a combat experience where he quickly transitioned from "code red aggression" to protecting women and children.
- This highlights his emotional intelligence and control in high-stakes situations.
