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George Mumford on Michael Jordan, Mindfulness, Flow Triggers, and Mental Performance

George Mumford on Michael Jordan, Mindfulness, Flow Triggers, and Mental Performance

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George Mumford joins Bailey & Buck Unplugged for a powerful conversation on mindfulness, mental performance, flow triggers, addiction recovery, stress, happiness, and what it really takes to grow through adversity. Known as the “performance whisperer,” George opens up about the injury that ended his basketball career, his recovery journey, and how mindfulness helped reshape his life and purpose. In this episode, George shares how that path led him to work with Phil Jackson and the Chicago Bulls after Michael Jordan retired, why crisis can also mean opportunity, how flow starts with getting comfortable being uncomfortable, and what it looks like to make choices that stay in alignment with who you are. He also talks about forgiveness, purpose, core values, growth, and why struggle can bring out something stronger in all of us. This episode is for athletes, parents, coaches, competitors, and anyone trying to handle pressure, setbacks, change, and mental health with more intention. In this episode: • Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, and the Chicago Bulls during a time of crisis • Mindfulness and mental performance • Flow triggers and growth under pressure • Addiction recovery and identity after sports • Core values, worthy cause, and personal alignment • Stress, forgiveness, and long-term happiness Key quotes from the episode: • “Hey, great players make everybody else great, so you have to share the burden.” • “Crisis has 2 meanings.” • “I take roadblocks and turn them into stepping stones.” • “All I gotta do is learn the lesson, and it’s gonna be fun, the joy of discovery.” • “The science says that 90 percent of long-term happiness is predicated on how the brain and the nervous system interprets experience.” • “When you know better, you do better.” • “No struggle, no swag. I got swag. I earned that.” • “When I align with the divine, everything is fine and right on time.” • “The only time you have is now, the only one you can be is you, and all you need is love.” Bailey and Buck Unplugged, hosted by Robert Bailey, Bailey Brooks Mashburn, and Misty Buck, is a program of the Kennedy Kids Foundation. 🧡 If you or someone you love is struggling, call or text 988 (free, confidential). 🧡 In an emergency, call 911. 🧡 More resources at kennedykids.org. 🧡 Show your support for mental health. Subscribe, like, comment, and share.
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