Jan 7, 2021
Today’s guest is Mark Beaumont.
Mark is an athlete, broadcaster & ambassador. He is best known for cycling around the globe in under eighty days, but there is much more to the man than that.
Using a decade of world firsts, he redefines the meaning of Endurance and what we are capable of, and uses these inspiring stories to help businesses and people perform better.
Mark Beaumont’s documentaries, events and books about ultra endurance and adventure have taken audiences to over 100 countries. Outside of sport and broadcasting, Mark is a father, business ambassador and speaker, as well as working with a number of charities and educational organizations.
In this interview, we discuss his story, being 'The guy who cycled around the world', the preparation, what it taught him about what we can achieve in life, how you can prepare for your own challenge, how to build self-resilience and belief in yourself, and how you too can achieve your dreams.
In this interview, we discuss gems like:
- Who they are
- Did his time during homeschooling promote his interest in traveling the world
- The trait he has that helped him do so many amazing things
- Should we all do a large challenge and push ourselves outside of our comfort zone?
- What were his opinions of the different cultures that he experienced
- How he worked out what he could do if he truly pushed himself ... not just what he needed to do to take the record
- How he set his targets
- His amazing level of self-belief and the importance it can play in what you can achieve
- How he selected the members of his support team
- How his abilities as a leader changed during this project
- How did he train for his around the world expedition
- What he discovered about inter-personal relationships during the challenge
- How has he changed as a person after achieving his dream and smashing the record
- What capsizing taught him about how people react to stress and pressure compared to others
- How has he coped with Quarantine during this difficult time
- How becoming a father has changed him as a person
- Where his passion for story-telling comes from
- How do you overcome fear and doubt of your abilities and your potential
- What would he wish to be his legacy
- How you can connect with them