You Won’t Succeed in Life Until You Accept This Fact
Last week, I went on my first road bike ride at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin (COTA), the famous track where the Formula 1 race is held each year.
Which is kind of like a new golfer playing their first round at Augusta National.
I’m guessing I looked funny to the serious cyclist out there.
I hadn’t touched a bike in probably ten years.
I was still figuring out how to switch gears.
I used flat pedals because I do not know how clip-ins work.
All the gear I wore didn’t belong to me. The kit and jersey were hand-me-downs from my friend Casey. I borrowed the bike from my girlfriend’s dad.
I’m pretty proud of this, actually.
Why? Because most people would find this embarrassing.
But I didn’t.
The Real Ones Know This Fact
If you want to learn anything, you have to be humble.
It’s a lesson I learned from my first business mentor, John Underman. He tried to provide feedback after a critical presentation just to hear me challenge him at every point.
