A fractional CFO shares what competitive mountain biking taught them about business. The core lesson: effort that goes beyond having fun is what actually builds something. That mindset shifted how they approach growing their company.
So I used to be a competitive mountain biker, and I spent 20 hours a week riding bicycle. And that has helped me an insane amount when it comes to growing my business. And I'm sure you're thinking, why? Like, why would that even be a thing? But let me tell you something that I learned is that your effort only counts after it stops being fun. And what I mean by that is, when you ride a bike and you're racing, everybody can train for four or five, six hours a week. Maybe if you're really dedicated, you can train for eight or nine. But if you're racing people the same class, everybody does that. So if you want to be faster than them, as soon as it stops being fun, that's when your real training counts. The reason I was able to get so good so fast when I raced bicycles is the fact that I only counted my training time after it was fun, right? So I would put in an additional 10 hours after that, and that's why I got really good really quickly. So I apply that same mentality in my business. Whenever I want to stop, that's when I know I need to keep going.
