Battle Ready - Ollie Ollerton
About the book
How do you make a commitment and achieve your goals?
How do you end procrastination and hesitation that feeds self-doubt?
How do you learn to be courageous in all aspects of your life?
Ex-Special Forces soldier Ollie Ollerton knows more than his fair share about keeping going. As a recruit he survived the infamously tough SAS selection process on a busted ankle with the Directing Staff pleading with him to give up. But it's in Ollie's personal life that he really had to dig deep. At his lowest he was battling a failed relationship, substance abuse, depression and a reckless disregard for his own life. In his new book Ollie tells the story of how he turned his life around and passes on the lessons he has learned.
In Battle Ready Ollie shares the step-by-step plan that changed his life. From finding purpose and visualising an outcome, to breaking bad habits and establishing positive new routines, his advice will help readers to overcome their own obstacles; to become ready for any battle.
About the author
Matthew 'Ollie' Ollerton is a former Special Forces soldier and was one of the founding Directing Staff on Channel 4's hit show SAS: Who Dares Wins and SAS Australia.
Ollie's military career began at the age of 18 when he joined the Royal Marine Commandos and toured operationally in Northern Ireland and in Iraq for Operation Desert Storm. He subsequently spent six years in the Special Boat Service rising to team leader, before working in Iraq as a private security contractor and carrying out anti-child-trafficking charity work in South-East Asia.
Ollie now spends his time as an entrepreneur running three companies, Break Point, Battle Ready 360 and Double O Global, all designed to improve people's lives. Ollie is an ambassador for the Royal Marines Charity and a director of the mental health charity StrongMen.
His two books, Break Point and Battle Ready, have both been Sunday Times bestsellers, with Break Point going to number one in the chart.
Discover more about the book and author
Watch the book launch.
Check out this audio sample of the book.
Listen to Ollie on the Modern Wisdom podcast.
Learn more about the author and his books on Ollie’s website.
Our Librarian’s Review
“This was not a book I ever thought I would enjoy, a fusion of motivational manual and autobiography of an ex-SAS Marine, however I was pleasantly surprised. Ollie’s very personal style of writing made it a very accessible read. I won’t be getting up at 5am to go for a run in the cold, but I have adopted the 5 second rule – get out of bed within 5 seconds of the alarm going off to stop you hitting snooze! His personal story is engrossing, and he has certainly done his homework on how the brain works, and which ‘philosophers’ have the most pertinent things to say about how to live a healthy well-balanced life.”