The Presuppositions chapter promises us the Best Possible Life:Most of us have been playing the wrong game our entire lives, Weve been focusing on short term wins, temporary happiness,and surface level achievements, when we were created for somuch, Weve been playing a zero sum, finite game, witha winner and a loser, a beginning and an end, when its really aninfinite one.
Life is meant to be a journey connecting with others,growing together, discovering new and amazing things, ratherthan a game of constant comparison and competition, alwaystrying to fit in or be successful.
Weve been setting our sightstoo low, going for the low hanging fruit on a single bush, whenentire orchards await, Which game have you been playingThe best possible lifeabsolute fullness of lifeis one withextraordinary experiences, deep, meaningful relationships, and,most of all: love, joy and peace.
These three “resources” lead toan abundance of fruit that multiplies into so much : peacebecomes patience, patience becomes kindness, then goodness,faithfulness, gentleness, and, ultimately, self control.
You will also learn about a new "BFF":If in the pursuit of the extraordinary, you devote your entirelife to learning and growing in love, wisdom, and courage, youllfind, I believe, that your heart will slowly transform to valueexperience than results.
Youll gain belief, focus andfreedom BFF, Soon, fully experiencing the moment will moveup in priority over winning or the bottom line, which ironically,will allow you to win often.
The whole book is quotable but I will leave you just one to get the idea The best possible lifeabsolute fullness of lifeis one wherewere fully present the majority of the time.
This life followsa certain tempo, We can only function optimally when we liveaccording to rhythms of work and rest, relaxation and celebration, To be our best we must walk by faith, not by sight, listen than we speak, and have strict boundaries around our energy androutines.
We need times of silence and times of celebration, Onlythen can we be fully engaged heart, mind and body, A magnum opus, Mr. Jim Murphy, congratulations on compiling a work that will be a game changer for many people! This book is Amazing, genuinely loved it.
This is a book youll go back to regularly, Would definitely recommend it. I just finished reading Inner Excellence for the second time and it was even BETTER this time! The exercises and thoughts that Jim share have truly made an impact in my life and helped me to be present and in flow.
Highly recommend this for anybody who is looking to up their mental game and truly live in alignment, Jim has been working on this second iteration for a long time with added material and illustrative stories, The purpose of the book is to teach people to have extraordinary poise and mental toughness when they are under extreme pressure and at the same time to pursue living the best possible life, one with deep contentment, joy and confidence.
If you love reading books on Mindset, Performance and Purpose you will find in this book, ancient truths clothed in contemporary illustration and elucidation.
My Favourite paragraph is " In the quest for a life of freedom, there are two basic paths: the popular road, spacious and inviting, offering praise and admiration and the narrow one that, though difficult, less glamorous, and often rocky, leads to deep contentment, joy and confidence.
Its the latter path that sacrifices much but holds the key to extraordinary performance, There youll find the freedom of an undivided heart, one not attached to your results or what people might think or say, " Pg, JIM MURPHY, INNER EXCELLENCE: Train Your Mind For Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life,edition, Inner Excellence Academy New York Rome Tokyo,, Love this book. The author communicates a complicated subject so clear and simple, If you want to change your life you need to read this book, The excerpt below is from early in the book, this is when my eyes started to open to the Truth, "we must let go of the assumptions well call them presuppositions that may have limited our lives without our knowing it, A life with unlimited possibilities is only possible when the assumptions that guide our lives are also free from limits, "
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This step by step training manual from one of the world's top mental skills coaches will teach you how the mindset of some of the best performers and leaders on the planet allowed them to have freedom and confidence when so much was out of their control.
Whether youre an athlete or entrepreneur, single mother or father of five, youll find exercises, techniques and tools in this book that will improve every area of your life.
Your life will take on new meaning as you move beyond the pursuit of happiness to a life of purpose and fulfillment, Jim Murphy's complete program of proven mental techniques is based on the powerful principles of love, wisdom, and courage, that came from over six years of full time research and writing after his masters degree in Coaching Science.
“I read the first version of Inner Excellence six times, I recommend all my clients read it, ” Matt Killen, PGA Tour coach to Justin Thomas, Tiger Woods and many others
INNER EXCELLENCE WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO:
DEVELOP SELF MASTERYand let go of what you cant controlOVERCOME ANXIETYand build powerful mental habitsREMOVE MENTAL BLOCKSand get out of your own wayTRAIN YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MINDand release limiting beliefs
As professional baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization, Jims sense of worth and identity revolved around his performance.
He was obsessed with fame but also afraid of failure, and that fear in his heart made him struggle under the pressure to perform.
When he started coaching professional and Olympic athletes, he the same pattern over and over again: athletes had lost their joy and passion for life as the fear of failure engulfed their lives.
This book will share with you how some of the best athletes in the world have learned Inner Excellence, how it propelled them to extraordinary performance even when they were filled with doubt and uncertainty, and how you can excel in the same way in your life.
The insights and exercises within will help you achieve higher levels of performance than you ever thought possibleand bring incredible peace and confidence.
“Inner Excellence changed how I see the world, how I think, and how I play golf, ” Vaughn Taylor, three time PGA Tour winner
Jim Murphy is a Performance Coach mental skills to some of the best athletes and leaders in the world.
The majority of
his clients achieved the best year of their career their first year working with Jim or the best year in their pervious five years.