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“The Fearless Four Daily Process Goals Give my best (100% of what I have today). Be present. Be grateful. Focus on my routines and only what I can control.”
― Jim Murphy, Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life

“holding nothing back.”
― Jim Murphy, Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life

“If you cling to your life, you’ll lose it; but if you give up your life for others, you’ll find it.”
― Jim Murphy, Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life

“courage, and how they form the basis for the three pillars of extraordinary performance: lead with your heart, expand your vision, and be fully present.”
― Jim Murphy, Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life

“I’ve discovered three adversaries that have a dramatic impact on our ability to be focused and confident. The name of each adversary describes its effects: the Critic, the Monkey Mind, and the Trickster. The Critic is that judgmental voice in your head. It delivers a negative verdict on some thing (or circumstance) or some person (often yourself), and then reacts emotionally to that judgment. (In our discussion, we define the word judge as “to deliver a negative verdict,” whereas to discern is “to use wisdom to consider the best course of action.”) The Monkey Mind is that noisy presence in your head. It clutters your mind with too many (often negative or unproductive) thoughts on too many things, frequently leading to overanalysis and anxiety. Finally, the Trickster is that deceptive voice in your head that lies to you. The Trickster always tries to trick you into believing in your limitations, and constantly accuses you of not being worthy of living your dreams.”
― Jim Murphy, Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life

“In the desert I had an astonishing insight. I realized that the pursuit of extraordinary performance and the pursuit of the best possible life are the same path.”
― Jim Murphy, Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life

“(gives a negative verdict) and reacts emotionally to it. The Monkey Mind overanalyzes and gets cluttered with too many unproductive thoughts. The Trickster lies to us and tricks us into settling for less.”
― Jim Murphy, Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life