The Unfiltered Truth About Peak Performance with Jim Murphy

THE ED MYLETT SHOW

Ed Mylett

Education, Business, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 13.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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How to Lead When Everything Falls Apart What happens when the bottom drops out—when the game you’ve built your identity on slips away, when your performance defines your worth, and suddenly, it's all gone? My guest today, Jim Murphy, knows precisely what that feels like. As a former outfielder in the Chicago Cubs organization, Jim’s identity—and his life—revolved around how he performed on the field. When he confronted his own fear of failure and the collapse of that dream, he didn’t bail—he embarked on a journey that led him into sports psychology and ultimately to revolutionize how high performers train their heart under pressure. And in this episode, we go deep into what it takes to rebuild when your identity is shattered and discover excellence fused with peace. Jim and I talk about what it’s like to go through failure that feels public, permanent, and personal. He shares what it took to confront the shame, rebuild from the ground up, and discover that leadership isn’t about titles or trophies—it’s about who you are when everything else is stripped away. His story is raw and real, but it’s also filled with hope. We dive into the mindset shifts that kept him going when most people would’ve quit, and how he found a deeper purpose on the other side of loss. Jim doesn’t sugarcoat the process—he’s honest about the mistakes, the doubts, and the long road back. But through it all, he shows us that true greatness isn’t found in the spotlight. It’s forged in the shadows, in the moments when no one’s watching, and you still choose to rise. If you’ve ever faced a setback that felt too heavy to carry, or wondered how to lead when you don’t feel like you’ve got anything left to give, this conversation will remind you that failure isn’t final. It’s often the very soil where your greatest calling starts to grow. Key Takeaways: Why leadership is revealed in failure, not just success How to confront shame and rebuild your confidence after loss The mindset shifts that allow you to rise when life knocks you down Why titles and achievements will never define true leadership How to find your deeper purpose in the middle of setbacks This isn’t just about bouncing back—it’s about becoming someone stronger, wiser, and more impactful because of the storm. Lean in, and let Jim’s story remind you what it means to lead when it matters most. — Max Out. ⁠👉 SUBSCRIBE TO ED'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW 👈⁠ → → → CONNECT WITH ED MYLETT ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ← ➡️ ⁠INSTAGRAM⁠ ➡️⁠FACEBOOK⁠ ➡️ ⁠LINKEDIN⁠ ➡️ ⁠X ⁠ ➡️ ⁠WEBSITE⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.9	this is the admiral show all right welcome back to the show. So I was just telling this man off camera, he's written one of the best books I've read. And you all know, I read a lot of books. I read a lot of books before this podcast started a decade ago. And I read a couple hundred a year, you know, deciding who's going to be on the show and just to grow myself.
0:54.8	And I don't have a book I would put in front of this book that I've read the last few years. It's that good. He's a New York Times bestselling author, former baseball player, so I like that about him a lot. He's a faith-based person, which I enjoy as well. And his book just took off. If you watch any football last year, the Philadelphia Eagles who won the Super Bowl,
1:14.1	A.J. Brown starts reading this guy's book on the sidelines during a playoff game and it caught fire.
1:21.1	And thank God it did because you should read this book.
1:24.6	It's that good.
1:26.4	He works with executives.
1:28.4	He works with professional athletes. We both do some work, which is really unique work with PGA tour players as well.
1:33.8	And it's all about your mind. And this book and your heart, by the way, more your heart than
1:38.0	your mind according to him. But anyway, my guest today has written a book called Inner Excellence.
1:42.4	Jim Murphy, really, really good to have you here, brother.
1:45.9	Thank you for being here. Thanks so much for having me. It had such an honor. I poured through this book. And it's not a quick read either. It's a great read, but you're not going to finish this book in a day, everybody. But I poured through it. Let me start out. Jim, I'm going to read something to you that you wrote in the beginning of the book.
1:43.6	You said, this is the mindset of inner excellence. You said, I compete,
2:05.3	everyone listen to this closely. I compete to raise the level of excellence in my life to learn and
2:13.0	grow in order to raise it in others. I just want to start out with that as a concept because that says a lot in one very long sentence there.
2:23.1	Talk about that a little bit. You know, and I think there's so many similarities that we talked about before we started here
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