191: The Art of Impossible - George Ferguson, CBE, PPRIBA, RWA, First Elected Mayor of Bristol

191: The Art of Impossible - George Ferguson, CBE, PPRIBA, RWA, First Elected Mayor of Bristol

George Ferguson CBE, PPRIBA, RWA (born 22 March 1947) is a British politician, former architect, and entrepreneur who served as the first elected mayor of Bristol from 2012 to 2016. Ferguson was co-founder of Ferguson Mann Architects in 1979 and the past president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (2003–2005) where he was noted for championing the causes of education, the environment and good urbanism. He was also a founding director of The Academy of Urbanism and a founding member of the British sustainable transport charity Sustrans. In this episode, George shared with us the best things happened when pushing against the grain which he calls "The Art of Impossible." Let's find out more how an architect student became to the man he is now. - - - On the growth mindset podcast with Sam Webster Harris, we explore the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create. Through a process of honest self-reflection of what is holding us back and what is driving us forward, we can lose the ego and build awareness of how to be our best. - - - Connect with Sam: Creativity Newsletter - Explosive Thinking Watch the pod - YouTube (Growth Mindset) Twitter - @samjamharris Instagram - @SamJam.zen - - - Connect with George: LinkedIn Twitter - - - Show: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement Episode: The Art of Impossible - George Ferguson, CBE, PPRIBA, RWA, First Elected Mayor of Bristol Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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