num_pages: 321
description: No one is born a leader. But through sheer determination and by confronting lifes challenges Ant Middleton has come to know the meaning of true leadership. In First Man In he shares the core lessons hes learned over the course of his fascinating exhilarating life.Special forces training is no walk in the park. The rules are strict and they make sure you learn the hard way pushing you beyond the limits of what is physically possible. There is no mercy. Even when you are bleeding and broken to admit defeat is failure.To survive the gruelling selection process to become a member of the elite you need toughness aggression meticulous attention to detail and unrelenting self-discipline all traits that make for the best leaders.After 13 years service in the military with 4 years as a Special Boat Service (SBS) sniper Ant Middleton is the epitome of what it takes to excel. He served in the SBS the naval wing of the special forces the Royal Marines and 9 Parachute Squadron Royal achieving what is known as the Holy Trinity of the UKs Elite Forces. As a point man in the SBS Ant was always the first man through the door the first man into the dark and the first man in harms way.In this fascinating exhilarating and revealing book Ant speaks about the highs and gut-wrenching lows of his life  from the thrill of passing Special Forces Selection to dealing with the early death of his father and ending up in prison on leaving the military  and draws valuable lessons that we can all use in our daily lives.
language: English
title: First Man In: Leading from the Front
publisher: HarperCollins Publishers