Jim Murphy
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
There's no concern for self.
Imagine that you see the greatest piece of art ever you've ever seen.
Or maybe that art is the Grand Canyon or Rainbow or a great book or movie, whatever it is, but you're enraptured.
You're totally caught up in it.
Are you concerned about yourself?
Are you self-conscious?
What are people thinking about me?
What if I don't do this right?
There's no thoughts of self when you're in that moment.
And that's when we're at our best.
There's no self.
It's, as Tim Keller says, self-forgetful.
That's why selfless is fearless.
There's
Fear is a self, in general, it's a self-centered future thing.
What will happen to me next?
After I do this performance, after I perform, play the violin, give this talk, what will happen?
What will people think?
But if there's no concern for self, then there's freedom.
And freedom is one of the biggest things that are lacking in performance today.