About This Book
The pursuit of extraordinary performance and the pursuit of the best possible life are the same path.
Jim Murphy arrived at that insight after years as a professional baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization and then as a mental skills coach to professional and Olympic athletes. What he found—in himself and in his clients—was a mindset built on achievement but shadowed by fear of failure. Inner Excellence offers a step-by-step framework grounded in love, wisdom and courage, training readers to compete and live from a place of genuine purpose rather than anxiety.
For anyone who has tied their sense of worth to results, this book reframes the question entirely—not "how do I win?" but "how do I fully live?" Murphy makes the case that the very best performers compete for the love of competition, and that true fulfillment follows.