Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life

Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life

by Jim Murphy

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4.7 stars from 4,250 reviews. Top 57% of Self Help books we track.

Published by McGraw-HillPublished 2009-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

  • You're competitive but sabotage yourself with self-doubt and want concrete mental tools, not vague motivational talk.
  • You perform in high-stakes situations (work presentations, sports, public speaking) and want to train your mind like you'd train your body.
  • You've read self-help books but need a system with actual exercises and techniques you can practise daily.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You're looking for quick fixes or a pep talk. This requires consistent mental work over weeks and months.
  • You prefer purely theoretical psychology. This is practical application focused on performance, not deep analysis.
  • You're sceptical that mindset changes behaviour. This book won't convince you if you think success is just genetics or luck.

About this book

Inner Excellence is a step-by-step manual for training your mind to achieve peak performance and live fully. Jim Murphy, a former professional baseball player, initially tied his sense of worth to results and feared failure. When he began coaching professional and Olympic athletes, he noticed the same patterns. He spent years researching how top performers maintain composure under pressure. Murphy's key insight: the pursuit of extraordinary performance and an exceptional life follow the same path. The book provides exercises, techniques, and tools to help you develop self-mastery, overcome anxiety, remove mental blocks, and train your subconscious mind to release limiting beliefs. Drawing on two decades of research and interviews with elite athletes and leaders, Inner Excellence offers a training system designed to guide you toward a more satisfying and joyful life.

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