Break Point: SAS: Who Dares Wins Host's Incredible True Story

by Ollie Ollerton

Breathe. Recalibrate. Deliver. It’s our way of regaining control of a situation that might be spiralling off in a dangerous direction.

That lack of validation can rot you from the inside. People fail themselves in the jungle. Before they know it, self-doubt has consumed them.

Selection is about conquering your own mind. To do that, you have to learn to self-validate, which might simply mean telling yourself you’ve had a good day when you’ve got a bit of time on your hands. Because in a real combat situation, you’re not going to have someone patting you on the back and saying, ‘Well done! Great shooting. Would you like a hug?’

Living life in a comfort zone might feel comfortable, but it’s just existing.

If you visualise what you want, you will make decisions and take actions that bring you closer to that goal, even if some of those decisions and actions will be a result of subconscious thinking. If you’re a negative person, you will get negative outcomes. If you’re a positive person, you will get positive outcomes. It’s a choice we make.

Too often, people look externally for purpose and contentment. I learned that I didn’t need anyone else in my life, that my purpose and contentment came from within.

You can just sit in an armchair, close your eyes, concentrate on your breathing, clear the mind and focus on the things that are really important to you.

So many people don’t focus on the things they want in life. They don’t have a plan, because they don’t have any goals. And if you don’t have any goals or a plan, you lack any drive, which can lead to mental health issues.

PRISM, which is an online assessment tool created by neuro-scientist Colin Wallace,

You’ve got to keep moving and keep progressing. Slowing down or stopping will mean you keep flopping around in that repeat cycle of yesterday,

My life has been full of false endings. Achieving my goals was always anti-climactic and it was never long before I was having to set a new one.

it’s the journey, however uncomfortable, that provides the growth. That’s where the worthwhile stuff happens.

We all have our break points. But that doesn’t mean we’ll break. And you might even find a silver lining.