Posts by Cindra Kamphoff
3 NeuroHacks to Quiet Your Brain Under Pressure with Dr. Izzy Justice, Sports Neuroscientist, Best-Selling Author, and Peak Performance Coach
What happens in your brain when pressure rises, and how can you quickly get yourself back into a calmer, more focused state? In this episode, Cindra talks with Dr. Izzy Justice, Chief Neuroscience Officer at Neuro580 and author of Life Explained: Chasing 10 Hertz. Drawing from thousands of live EEG brain scans with athletes, executives,…
Read MoreHow to Stop Fear of Failure From Holding You Back
What would you do today if you weren’t afraid to fail? Fear of failure can keep us from applying for the opportunity, speaking up, starting something new, or having the difficult conversation. But failure doesn’t define who you are. It’s an event that can give you feedback, information, and a chance to grow. In this…
Read MoreHow to Silence Self-Doubt and Build Confidence with Jenn Donahue, Retired Navy Captain, Keynote Speaker & Bestselling Author
What if the voice telling you that you’re not ready, not good enough, or not capable is actually trying to keep you safe? In this episode of the High Performance Mindset, Cindra Kamphoff talks with Jenn Donahue, Ph.D., a retired U.S. Navy Captain, international keynote speaker, business coach, and author of Becoming the Warrior: Harnessing…
Read MoreHow to Stop Fear From Controlling You
Fear has a way of making future events feel like they’re happening right now. What if I fail? What if I embarrass myself? What if people judge me? In this episode, Dr. Cindra Kamphoff shares a simple reminder: future events aren’t reality. She explains how fear can influence our decisions, why confidence doesn’t require being…
Read MoreYour Performance Is Not Your Identity with Quinn Harwood
What happens when your performance becomes tied to your identity? Coach Quinn Harwood knows that struggle firsthand. After a professional basketball career marked by injuries, setbacks, and broken goals, Quinn learned that his performance could not be the foundation of his self-worth. Today, he helps leaders and professionals navigate personal growth, limiting beliefs, fear, and…
Read MoreCollect the Evidence that You can Trust Yourself
What if confidence doesn’t come before action, but because of it? In this episode, Dr. Cindra Kamphoff explains why waiting until you feel confident can keep you stuck, and how taking small actions creates the evidence your brain needs to trust yourself. Cindra shares the idea of building a Confidence Bank, where every courageous action, follow-through,…
Read MoreThe Science of Charisma: How to Build Presence, Power, and Warmth with Olivia Fox Cabane
Charisma can seem like something you either have or you don’t. But according to Olivia Fox Cabane, charisma is a set of behaviors that can be learned, practiced, and strengthened. Olivia is one of the world’s leading authorities on the science of charisma and the bestselling author of The Charisma Myth, which has been translated into…
Read MoreI Was Nervous Before Good Morning America and That’s the Point
Even after years of studying confidence, coaching high performers, and writing The Confidence Habit, Dr. Cindra Kamphoff still felt nervous the night before appearing on Good Morning America. In this episode, Cindra shares what that experience reminded her about confidence: feeling nervous doesn’t mean you aren’t confident. Confidence is a practice. It’s learning how to acknowledge…
Read MoreUnique Is Better Than Better: How to Communicate with Confidence with Dr. Andrea Wojnicki
How you introduce yourself can shape how others see you and how confidently you see yourself. In this episode of the High Performance Mindset Podcast, Dr. Cindra Kamphoff sits down with executive communication coach Dr. Andrea Wojnicki, founder of Talk About Talk and author of one of Harvard Business Review’s most downloaded articles, “A Simple…
Read MoreConfidence is Many Times Borrowed Before It’s Built
Sometimes, you need to borrow someone else’s belief in you until you build enough belief in yourself. In this episode, Dr. Cindra Kamphoff shares how the people around us can shape what we believe is possible. She reflects on how her father believed in her interest in sport and performance psychology before she could fully…
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