About

Gareth Timmins

Gareth is a former Royal Marines Commando, emerging behavioural/cognitive scientist, turned bestselling published author of: Becoming the 0.1%: Thirty-four Lessons from the Diary of a Royal Marines Commando Recruit and The 0.1% Academy: Master the 7 Mindsets to Maintain Peak Performance.

While undertaking the thirty-four weeks of Commando training in 2005/06, at the tender age of twenty, he documented his experiences by keeping a never-before captured diary of elite military training. Within his debut book, Gareth utilised his academic grounding to produce and integrate thirty-four unique psychological lessons that people can utilise to achieve cutting-edge, performance thinking and develop an elite mindset.

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Research

Having previously completed a BSc (Hons) in Forensic Psychology, Gareth is currently exploring PhD Research with the University of Surrey. While preparing the premise for book 3, Gareth is investigating how to ‘Gauge Atmospherics’ in our environment, life-threatening situations, and the link between Rapid Decision-making under pressure and the application of effectiveness in Corporate Environments.

Through the usage and lens of Augmented Reality (AR), he plans to simulate hostile situations in controlled settings to see if we can elicit such phenomena within corporate environments, to facilitate better decision-making practices under time pressure to inform greater “risk literacy” and thus contribute to corporate innovation.

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Work

Gareth is the Director of Retreat and Leadership Programmes at The Halcyon Club. With a career forged in professional sport and elite military environments, Gareth blends his unique experiences to create transformative programmes that empower leaders and their teams to thrive.

His expertise in mindset, cognitive performance, and mitigating burnout provides the foundation for immersive courses that bridge the gap between the corporate world and the high-performing athlete. Working with world-class speakers and contributors, Gareth delivers programmes that inspire trust, accountability, and human optimisation, equipping professionals and organisations to achieve sustainable excellence.

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