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Jim Murphy

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
913 total appearances

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The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

And that sucks you in to just this cycle of I just got to keep achieving.

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

I can feel okay about myself if I keep achieving.

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

It's like Jerry Seinfeld.

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

He's maybe the most famous successful comedian ever.

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

And he said, you know, why do I work?

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

It's like, well, I keep working because that's the only way I can kind of really feel.

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

I don't remember the words he used exactly, but it was, it's the same story I hear over and over and over.

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

Like when people retire, they lose their purpose because the work in essence kept them distracted.

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

And busyness is one of the biggest things that we do.

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

So we don't have to get deeper and face our fears and look at life at a deeper level.

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

Yeah.

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

And that deeper level is what you alluded to in the very beginning.

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

We're created for relationship.

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

And when you understand that you're either walking in love or fear, then love is this willingness to sacrifice for others.

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

And fear is these walls that we naturally build.

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

It's this self-centeredness that's inherent in human nature that is important to take care of ourselves and be safe.

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

But also we build these walls that imprison us.

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

So that's why it's so important to...

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

think deeper deeper about your life and and get out of that business go into solitude and really think why do i want these goals that i have and what is at the end that i that i want to look back on my life and and have

The Knowledge Project
7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

It's interesting you mentioned vacation because the second you said vacation, that's the exact same thing I was thinking about.