The Limitless Game: Sports, Inner, & Mental Performance Podcast
Limitless Performance is a holistic youth sports performance and training company offering year-round services and camps. With over 400 five-star reviews collectively online, Limitless Performance is the premier sports organization in southern Wisconsin. We are currently located in Janesville, Wisconsin. Our youth client pool ranges from Kindergarten through professional athletes.
Our mission is centered around bringing out the best version of every individual involved. The more energy we focus on results, the less energy we spend on the process that brings those results in the first place.
Our blend of training and philosophy fosters greatness. Not just greatness, but an enjoyment of the process and journey toward greatness. Not just enjoyment, but a character that everyone looks up to and aspires to become. It’s about who we become through the process, not just what we accomplish.
We simplify our sports psychology framework into the following key pieces. All content on this podcast will center around your sport and how you can integrate our curriculum into your daily life to see immediate results.
Coach Jack, the author of this podcast, holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He spends much of his time developing this curriculum, as it reflects how he trains himself. This involves extensive reading and learning from experts in the field. His studies include Eastern philosophical meditations and mental training tools, paired with the wisdom of ancient philosophy. He then validates these insights through scientifically supported evidence and Western psychology practices.
Coach Jack’s mission is to synthesize this invaluable knowledge into a modern, accessible format for busy people to implement and see remarkable transformations in their lives.
“Others have certainly attempted what I am aiming for. However, this focus on youth and sports is unique. I firmly believe there is a better way to educate and provide youth and parents with a stronger foundation for finding their own answers. It’s not about projecting my beliefs onto you. I don’t claim to have all the answers; in fact, I believe I know very little. However, I have a deep understanding of various tools that have been used for thousands of years to reduce suffering, build compassion, and enhance performance across all areas of life effortlessly. My curriculum is based on a holistic approach, showing you what has worked throughout human history in training the mind. This isn’t a curriculum claiming to have all the answers; it’s about helping you find YOUR answers.”
The Limitless Game: Sports, Inner, & Mental Performance Podcast
Examining Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy
In this episode, Coach Jack discuss Jim Murphy’s book Inner Excellence, exploring its insights on mindset, mental performance, and personal growth, especially in sports. Key themes include the power of beliefs and narratives, choosing love over fear as motivation, and viewing challenges as opportunities for growth. The conversation emphasizes self-awareness, emotional mastery, and adopting empowering perspectives to achieve peak performance and lasting fulfillment.
Introduction to "Inner Excellence" and Its Relevance (00:00:00) Overview of the book, its sudden popularity, and its connection to mental performance and personal development.
Body, Mind, and Heart Connection (00:01:15) Discussion on the importance of caring for the body, mind, and heart for motivation and purpose.
Identity, Ego, and Teamwork (00:02:58) Exploring humility, compassion, accurate self-identity, and the impact of ego on performance and teamwork.
Love vs. Fear Motivation (00:03:56) Examining the polarities of love and fear as core motivators and their effects on success.
Truth Orientation and Objectivity (00:04:51) Emphasizing the value of truth, objectivity, and aligning preparation with expectations.
Presumptions and Thought Awareness (00:05:50) Introducing harmful presumptions, the distinction between thoughts and identity, and the concept of fusion with thoughts.
Performance and Self-Worth (00:07:42) Challenging the belief that self-worth is tied to performance and discussing healthier motivations.
Innate Talent vs. Hard Work (00:09:25) Debunking the myth that top performers are born, highlighting the role of effort and preparation.
Faith, Belief, and Narrative Power (00:11:16) Exploring the impact of empowering beliefs and narratives, such as "everything happens for a reason."
Life as a Reflection of Beliefs (00:13:19) Discussing how beliefs shape perception and experience, and the importance of choosing helpful beliefs.
Self-Centeredness and Fear (00:15:19) Identifying self-centeredness as the root of fear and the universal human need for connection.
Compassion and Understanding Others (00:16:19) Encouraging compassion by recognizing everyone does their best with what they have.
The Map is Not the Territory (00:17:18) Explaining the difference between thoughts and direct experience using the map-territory analogy.
You Are Not Your Mind (00:18:26) Reinforcing the idea that the mind is a tool, not the entirety of one’s identity.
Problems Are Perceptions (00:19:23) Highlighting that problems arise from how we think about situations, not the situations themselves.
No Failure, Only Feedback (00:20:25) Reframing failure as feedback and emphasizing learning from both success and setbacks.
Inner World Control Equals Power (00:21:03) Concluding that mastery over the inner world leads to true power and confidence.
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