Jim Murphy: Overcoming Adversity and Finding Purpose Derives From Inner Excellence
The Mark Divine Show
Mark Divine
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 22 July 2025
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of The Mark Divine Show, host Mark Divine interviews Jim Murphy, a former professional baseball player for the Chicago Cubs and high-performance coach. Jim shares his journey from his professional sports career, facing career-ending injuries, and his transformative process of moving to the Norin Desert to discover his true purpose. Jim discusses his mental and emotional mastery system called 'Inner Excellence,' which he developed out of his solitary desert experience. This system is now used by elite performers around the world.
The conversation delves into key concepts such as love, wisdom, courage, and how to cultivate these virtues to achieve peak performance and a fulfilling life. Jim also touches on the importance of facing one's fears, focusing on the process rather than results, and creating habits that lead to personal growth and inner peace.
Key Takeaways:
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Overcoming ego by removing self from societal expectations
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The power of relationships and community in facing adversity
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The role of stillness, solitude, and changing mindsets to live a meaningful life
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Links for Guest:
Website: https://innerexcellence.com/
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Links For Mark:
Website: https://markdivine.com/coaching
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to Inner Excellence
01:23 Meet Jim Murphy: From Baseball to Inner Excellence
02:52 Jim's Journey: From Professional Baseball to Personal Coaching
09:42 The Desert Experience: A Path to Self-Discovery
20:25 The Philosophy of Inner Excellence
30:33 Balancing Technology and Inner Peace
33:38 The Pursuit of Inner Excellence
34:28 Using Sports to Develop Personal Growth
34:58 Adversity and Presence in Sports and Life
35:33 Inner Excellence Beyond Athletes
38:24 A Life-Changing Encounter with Zoe
39:59 Miracles and Transformation
45:10 The Power of Surrender
46:49 Global Impact and Retreats
51:17 Belief, Freedom, and Focus
52:51 Love, Wisdom, and Courage
01:01:42 The Essence of Words and Dualism
01:05:07 Conclusion and Contact Information
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Culture is obsessed with efficiency and productivity. I need to achieve. I need to have more, |
| 0:05.9 | be more, do more. To have this communication device 24-7 freeze you up from certain things, |
| 0:11.0 | but then you have to then have the discipline to protect your time and to protect you from |
| 0:15.5 | that becoming an addiction. That's who Inter-Excellance is for. That person needs to be able to |
| 0:19.8 | single task and not having the mind going past future, past |
| 0:22.6 | future, and what about this? |
| 0:23.6 | What about this? What about that? |
| 0:24.0 | Why did you just choose the desert? What about like going to a Zen monastery? I need to find something that I can devote my life to, something that I'm willing to live and die for. And I just felt like I didn't have that. A lot of people come to you now and come to me because they want that guidance. |
| 0:20.6 | What was your process for self-discovery? |
| 0:23.6 | Inter-excellance is developing the... A lot of people come to you now and come to me because they want that guidance. What was your process for self-discovery? |
| 0:40.3 | Inter-Excellance is developing the habits of thought and action around getting that feeling, what I call this flow. |
| 0:46.3 | How do you want to face all the things that you can't control and adversity? |
| 0:49.3 | And who's the person that you want to become? |
| 0:51.3 | How do you train that? |
| 0:52.3 | Going to the desert, I think those things started to form a life filled with love and joy and peace |
| 0:57.9 | and patience and kindness and goodness and faithfulness and self-control. This is the best possible |
| 1:03.6 | life and help people live that life. I'll tell you what I found helpful, but it's the exact opposite |
| 1:09.3 | of... Welcome to the Mark Devine show. I am your host Mark Devine. If you're a leader, |
| 1:15.0 | ready to grow, push limits, lead with purpose, which you are, then you're in the right place. |
| 1:20.1 | This show is dedicated to helping you lead with courage, resilience, and awareness. |
| 1:24.1 | I'm super excited to have in studio my guest today, Jim Murphy, former professional baseball player |
| 1:29.9 | with Chicago club's high performance coach, author of Inner Excellence. |
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