I'm Mary Wittenberg. I'm President of E.F. Education First Procycling, and I'm incredibly passionate

about bringing people together and helping people

unlock their potential through sport. You have to know what really matters to you and

don't get caught up in what everyone else is doing because that's not a race you'll ever win.

This is Secrets of Wealthy Women from the Wall Street Journal helping women empower themselves

financially.

Now, Veronica Dagger.

Mary Wittenberg is the former CEO of New York Roadrunners,

which organizes the world famous New York City Marathon.

She is currently the president of the EF Education First Cycling Team.

She talks about how health and fitness can fuel your personal success.

So Mary, you are the oldest of seven children.

What did you learn from that?

I learned to love other people.

I learned that we all have something you need to bring to the table and that we're all different

even though we may appear the same to people from the outside and I learned to really value different perspectives. It was pretty fun being with seven kids and

even though you're the oldest, it sounds like, oh you're the oldest, you must tell people

what to do. No, I had no extra credibility being the oldest. I was just one of the seven and I think that actually has really helped me in life. I've learned to share, I learned to look out for other people, and I feel incredibly fortunate to have been

one of seven, and I hope I can bring some of that spirit to my boys who are each only one of two. Oh, that's right.

So you started your career as a corporate lawyer,

and you said you were going to only stay for three years,

but you ended up staying for 10.

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