Gift #8: Backing
On the eighth day of Christmas the Adventure Collective brings you a gift from the fastest man to cycle around the world, Mark Beaumont - advice for new beginnings
As our thoughts turn today to things new, some of you may be contemplating earning a living from adventure for the first time in 2024. Others may be thinking about how to refresh their businesses.
If either of these are you, or you are just fascinated in how someone can find themselves attempting to ride around the world in under 80 days, then have a listen to Mark in the first of two podcast interviews.
In it Mark shares how he got started in endurance cycling, including some of the key success factors for making a sustainable living in the adventure world, including:
Are you prepared to take risks and “back yourself before you ask others to back you”? (apologies if we may have slightly misled you with the article title into thinking you were one click away from financial backing for your new venture!)
The importance of a clear intent, professionalism and a commitment to developing essential commercial and business skills
The value of talking to people, finding mentors and asking for help
Why you need to get outside your silo