Ben Aldridge suffered anxiety and panic attacks and it was when these began to impact his daily life that he decided to tackle his mental health issues in a creative way. He spent a year completing weird and wonderful challenges for his own self-improvement.  Ben made a conscious decision to leave his comfort zone so as to endure difficulties and in so doing he completely changed his life.

Ben Aldridge has appeared on TV & radio and been interviewed on high-profile podcasts, as well as speaking to audiences across the world.

Ben Aldridge | Best Selling Author

Ben has published four books:

How to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable: In this book, Ben explores the importance of stepping outside of your comfort zone to build mental toughness, resilience, and personal growth. The book includes a series of challenges that are designed to test the reader’s limits and help them grow through discomfort.

How to Control the Uncontrollable: In this book, Ben combines Stoic philosophy with practical techniques for managing modern life’s stresses and uncertainties. Drawing from ancient Stoic teachings, he offers readers ways to shift their mindset toward focusing on what they can control, and accepting what they cannot.

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone: This book expands on the themes from his first work, providing a more structured, practical guide with 100 specific challenges to push the reader’s mental, emotional, and physical boundaries. It covers various areas, including physical, mental, and social challenges, encouraging readers to develop their resilience by confronting their fears.

In 2024, Ben published his latest book for teenagers titled Seriously Happy, which provides young adult readers with 10 life-changing lessons based on teachings of the ancient philosophers.

His books have been translated into 6 languages and featured on a variety of bestseller lists.

Ben Aldridge | Keynote Speaker

Ben discusses Stoicism, an Ancient Greek philosophy that focuses on developing a good character, increasing personal knowledge and wisdom, as well as working on self control.  Ben challenges his readers and audiences to make conscious decisions based on what he calls The Stoic Golden Rule: The only thing you have control over is how you respond to external events.

Ben has extensive experience working in a variety of settings. His audiences range from intimate workshops to larger events with 2000+ people in attendance.

Ben Aldridge | Speaking Topics

Ben frequently speaks to audiences around the world about the ideas in his books. These themes include – Resilience / Mental Health / Stoicism / Comfort Zones

Ben’s speaking style is down to earth, relatable and highly engaging. His talks empower audiences to embrace challenges and step out of their comfort zones in a variety of different ways. Ben uses ancient philosophy and modern psychology to help them achieve this.

Ben’s most popular talk is:

How to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

This talk is based on Ben’s first book and his story of dealing with severe anxiety. Ben shares personal anecdotes from the challenges he completed in the name of self-improvement and encourages others to build resilience by stepping outside of their comfort zones. This is a fun and entertaining talk that includes specific challenges for the audience to try themselves.

Some of the challenges Ben talks about include:

– Climbing Everest on his stairs
– Running a marathon in his garden
– Walking a banana in a busy public space (to deliberately embarrass himself)
– Ice swimming
– Mountain climbing
– Learning to solve the Rubik’s cube
– Learning to pick locks
– Wearing embarrassing clothes
– Facing a fear of needles by having acupuncture

Hire resilience and inspirational speaker Ben Aldridge for your next corporate talk or event by contacting us at bookings@greatbritishtalent.com or call  +44 1753 439 289 to speak to a member of the Great British Talent team.

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