Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for the Best Possible Life with Oprah and Jim Murphy

The Oprah Podcast | 17 sep 2026 | 00:53:33

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Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy

Performance coach and bestselling author Jim Murphy’s book Inner Excellence took the world by storm and rocketed to #1 after NFL wide receiver A.J. Brown was spotted reading it during a playoff game. Seemingly overnight the book became a New York Times bestseller, resonating far beyond the world of sports. Drawing from the powerful lessons in Inner Excellence Jim shares the mental tools you can cultivate to help manage your mind, unlock your potential and expand what's possible in your life. He also discusses his transformative new book, The Best Possible Life, revealing how you can cultivate greater peace, purpose and fulfillment.

00:00:00 - Welcome Jim Murphy, author of Inner Excellence

00:04:40 - Jim’s path to inner excellence

00:07:40 - The pursuit of joy

00:11:40 - How to manage our minds

00:13:20 - 5 questions to clear a mental block

00:15:30 - 2 paths in life

00:18:40 - Post sports identity

00:21:30 - The definition of Zoe

00:24:10 - Jim’s advice to those on the journey

00:27:00 - How to figure out what matters

00:30:30 - How to detach from the outcome of your goals

00:35:50 - Power of intention