No Struggle, No Swag

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

George Mumford is a world-renowned mindfulness coach who has since 1989 worked with people from all walks of life to help us reach our full potential in whatever we aspire to. A former basketball player at the University of Massachusetts, injuries forced George out of basketball and eventually into an addiction to pain medication and drugs. With the help of meditation and the practice of mindfulness, George got clean and made it his mission to teach and work with others. He is the author of the book The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance. In this podcast, George speaks with Sounds True founder, Tami Simon, about seeing clearly, loving greatly, and "finding your swag" through the struggles we encounter in pursuit of our goals. George and Tami discuss: His personal journey from the basketball court to the path of meditation and mindfulness; the Four A's: awareness, acceptance, action, and assessment; right effort and balance, or how "slow is smooth and smooth is fast"; generating hope and optimism instead of falling into fear and negativity; uncovering the "masterpiece" of your inner nature; the importance of self-honesty; "pure performance" in business or athletics; and more.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Insights at the Edge, produced by SoundsTrue.
0:05.4	My name is Tammy Simon, I'm the founder of SoundsTrue, and I'd love to take a moment
0:10.2	to introduce you to the SoundsTrue Foundation.
0:13.6	The goal of the SoundsTrue Foundation is to provide access and eliminate financial barriers
0:20.3	to transformational education and resources, such as teachings and trainings on mindfulness,
0:27.8	emotional awareness and self-compassion.
0:31.2	If you'd like to learn more and join with us in our efforts, please visit SoundsTrueFoundation.org.
0:42.1	In this episode of Insights at the Edge, my guest is George Mumford.
0:46.8	George is a globally recognized speaker, teacher, and coach since 1989.
0:53.2	He's been honing his gentle but groundbreaking mindfulness techniques with people from
0:59.0	locker rooms to board rooms.
1:01.8	A former basketball player at the University of Massachusetts, injuries forced George
1:07.8	out of basketball and eventually into an addiction to pain medication and drugs.
1:14.0	With the help of meditation and the practice of mindfulness, George got clean and he
1:19.4	made it his mission to teach and work with others.
1:23.4	He's the author of the book, The Mindful Athlete, Secrets to Pure Performance.
1:29.0	And with SoundsTrue, George Mumford is the commencement speaker for the second cohort
1:35.5	of the Inner MBA, a nine month online learning program that helps you develop the inner skills
1:42.3	and capacities you need for better outer performance at work.
1:47.6	The third cohort of the Inner MBA begins in September and you can learn more at innermbaprogram.com.
1:56.6	Now my conversation with George Mumford, where he talks about the essentials of what
2:03.2	is pure performance and how we can see clearly and love greatly right where we are.
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