I’ve had the honour and privilege to coach, work with, and call friends many amazing people who have raised incredible amounts of money for charity. People like Mark Beaumont, Ben Smith and Dean Stott have raised millions towards very worthy causes. I’m also proud to have raised and donated tens of thousands for mental health charities.

For those who are using cycling as a means to raise money for charity and have a dedicated fundraising manager, the job is much easier. From personal experience, when you start to try to combine the stresses of training with the stresses of fundraising, the result can be catastrophic.

Discussed in this episode. Why you should raise money for (or donate to) charity. The problem with raising money for charity, including expectation and negative mindset. How to raise money for charity by cycling, including building your team and my top 5 tips for raising money for charity by cycling. Summarising with my top 5 other ways to help others.

Links to further resources:

- Info on coaching: https://coachpav.com/coaching/

- Mark Beaumont client profile: https://coachpav.com/cycling-client-profiles/client-profile-mark-beaumont/

- Ben Smith client profile: https://coachpav.com/cycling-client-profiles/client-profile-ben-smith/

- Other client profiles: https://coachpav.com/category/cycling-client-profiles/

- Blog on accurately goal setting: https://coachpav.com/cycling-mentality/the-importance-of-goal-setting-for-cycling-training/

- Further mental fitness resources: https://coachpav.com/category/cycling-mentality/

- Link to blog on this: https://coachpav.com/cycling-technique-tactics/why-raising-money-for-charity-can-be-disastrous-for-cycling-performance/