I just finished reading Zero Negativity by Ant Middleton. What a great book! I was enthralled from the start. I found the book to be inspiring and transformative. Ant Middleton was the former chief instructor on Channel 4’s television series SAS. He is known for his strength and resilience and from his military background. As an individual he brings a profound sense of honesty and motivation to his storytelling. Listening to him narrate the book, along with his wife Emily’s contributions, was immersive and personal. His narration brought his ideas and anecdotes vividly to life.
A Refreshing Take on Positivity
Even though I generally keep a positive mindset, I’d been feeling a bit stale and uninspired lately. This book felt like a breath of fresh air, reigniting a sense of energy and purpose. Middleton doesn’t sugarcoat the difficulties life throws at us—financial strains, relationship struggles, work issues—but he presents two ways to handle them: either with blame and negativity or by owning the situation, learning from it, and growing into a stronger person. On putting down Zero Negativity for the last time, there was a change in my attitude and mood. I had renewed positivity, and I felt ready to embrace new challenges.
What Zero Negativity Offers
The blurb on Zero Negativity explains how Ant shares his personal stories to teach valuable lessons on resilience, embracing change, handling bullies, and becoming a positive role model. He makes it clear that while this book won’t tell you who to be or what job to do, it will equip you with tools to make the best of yourself and live without regrets. He shares practical wisdom around embracing failure and using it as a stepping stone to success and this really resonated with me.
Final Thoughts
This book is not your typical motivational book or your average self-help book, it’s so much more. I would go as far as to say it is great toolkit for your mind. Ant’s shares real life stories and hard earned advice. This makes it a helpful guide for anyone feeling stale, stuck or overwhelmed by problems in life. This book is uplifting and can change how you think. It is a very powerful reminder that a positive approach can make all the difference. Staying positive can truly change things for the better.
