Jim Murphy

About this episode

Danica Patrick interviews Jim Murphy about his journey from professional baseball to becoming a bestselling author and motivational speaker.

Welcome back to the Pretty Intense Podcast. We have the inspirational Jim Murphy with us today. Jim is the Author of #1 New York Times bestselling book "Inner Excellence." We talk about the late attention to his book going viral when AJ Brown, star receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles was spotted reading "Inner Excellence" on the sidelines. The next day, the book shot to #1. When we talked to Jim Murphy today you can easily see why. Jim himself had to walk away from playing pro baseball of the Chicago Cubs due to an injury. His journey of recover from such a massive fall, has led him to happiness he could never have imagined. He is now teaching everyone how they to can harness their potential, and live an extraordinary life, full of love joy and accomplishment. Grab a note book. You are going to want to write some of this down. Enjoy today's episode.

People in this episode

Host: Danica Patrick

Guest: Jim Murphy

Topics covered

• inspiration
• personal growth
• overcoming adversity
• sports
• mental health

Keywords

• Jim Murphy
• Inner Excellence
• inspiration
• personal development
• overcoming injury

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Eagles

Books & works: Inner Excellence

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