Mindset Mondays: George Mumford — You’re Already a Masterpiece
George Mumford is a mindfulness and performance expert who has worked with NBA champions like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, Olympians, and executives. When asked how to make massive changes in yourself and in your life, he said you have to have a sense of urgency to change to connect with the masterpiece that is already inside of you. Mumford believes we all have greatness within us, and our job is to remove all the things that are blocking it so that it can grow, shine, and express itself. Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncuși once said, “We are not creating ourselves. We are chipping away at the excess to reveal who we already are.” Michelangelo was a famous painter and sculptor who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculpted a famous statue of David. He once said, “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free,” and, “Every block of stone has a statue inside it, and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” You have to believe that you have greatness i...