Unlock Your Greatness and Meet Your Personal Goal with George Mumford
How do the greatest and most successful people achieve their personal goals? It might seem like something sets them apart from the rest. It might look like they’re a cut above other people, but the truth is that everyone has the capacity to be great.
In today's episode, George Mumford explains the secret to greatness and achieving any personal goal you have. He explains how we can find the greatness within ourselves and the mindset we need to create success regardless of failure. George also explains the critical nature of fundamentals and why the best course of action is sometimes to stop.
Anyone can find success in their life. If you're feeling stuck or have a personal goal you want to achieve, this episode is for you.
Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode:
Find out why excellence is not an act; it is a habit.
Learn how to achieve your personal goals by finding your inner divine spark.
Understand where greatness comes from.
Resources
Unlocked: Embrace Your Greatness; Find the Flow; Discover Success
The Strangest Secret, an article by Earl Nightingale
Episode Highlights
[02:21] The Meaning of Success
George borrows his definition of success from Earl Nightingale’s book, The Strangest Secret. The definition there is: Become what we think about.
Each day moving toward a personal goal makes you successful. The success George talks about is internal, which then reflects in the external.
George finds success in expressing himself, where he can share what he has with others. It's for the highest good, not for his ego but for everyone.
Sports success helps someone express their internal greatness.
[04:54] “We’re always around greatness. And guess where that greatness is? Inside.” - Click Here To Tweet This
[07:22] Nervousness
Nervousness is an expression of your desire to experience something or achieve a personal goal.
Even great players get nervous. Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics used to get extremely anxious before a game.
Nervousness can be excitation.
Courage is love. Nervousness shows that you want something and have the vulnerability to express that desire.
[08:49] “Here’s the challenge. When we get close to possibility or freedom or potentiality, one side of that coin is potential freedom. The other side is uncertainty. It’s the anxiety.” - Click Here To Tweet This
[12:48] Greatness is Automatic
We have to embrace our greatness and make it a habit. Greatness is a way of being.
The challenge is to act out your desire and turn your intentions into an activity that pushes you toward a personal goal.
George tells us to remind ourselves every day that we are masterpieces and have greatness within us. It also helps to recognize that in others.
A large part of greatness is practicing self-regulation and self-understanding.
Self-love is self-responsibility and responding to our own needs. A community can help people address needs we might not know we have.
[13:19] “If you know it and you’re not doing it, you don’t really know it.” - Click Here To Tweet This
[21:34] The Power of Hitting Rock Bottom
George has something he calls the “Ass on Fire” — a sense of urgency or commitment that pushes you to express your abilities.
Being comfortable and finding a groove stops people from learning.
Unlocking our greatness comes with being comfortable with being uncomfortable.
[23:15] “If you’re not struggling, if you’re not getting out of your comfort zone, you’re not learning.” - Click Here To Tweet This
[27:52] Faking It Until You Make It
What you tell yourself matters. Telling yourself that your success is fake means you don’t believe in yourself or that you achieved your personal goal.
Instead, George suggests the phrase "act as if, "not "fake it 'til you make it."
Say yes to whatever comes up and look for the lesson in everything.
[29:17] “This is about getting to the goal in the right way.” - Click Here To Tweet This
[31:23] Going Back to Basics
It can help to go back to fundamentals when you feel stuck.
Returning to fundamental principles helps us learn from mistakes and see the bigger picture.
It’s also good to see things as they are right now, in the moment.
Success is 99% failure. We have to go from each failure to the next without losing enthusiasm.
[38:39] True North
It's vital to face reality as it is and accept it.
People today need the ability to regulate what they let in. We have access to so much data, and everything's moving at an accelerated rate.
Not everything is instant; success requires work and time.
Focus on what you can control. Find a personal goal — a true north — that guides all your choices.
[46:13] George and Being Radically Loved
George loves being in love.
He loves the idea that he can help people help themselves and release their divine spark.
He also loves learning — he reads one book every week on average.
About George Mumford
George Mumford is a psychologist, elite performance expert, and author of two books on excellence: The Mindful Athlete and Unlocked.
George has worked with elite athletes like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant and continues to help people find their inner greatness. He's a sought-after public speaker for national and international business and athletic conferences. His love for helping others find their inner divine spark and unlock the greatness within themselves is for everyone. George consults people from all walks of life, from inmates to Olympic athletes.
If you want to connect with George, you can visit his website. You can also work with him directly for coaching, speaking, and training.
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