Posts by Cindra Kamphoff
What to Do When You Doubt Yourself
High performers don’t hope their thinking will work for them; they make their thinking work for them. They are intentional and purposeful with their daily self-talk. They condition their minds each and every day which helps overcome self-doubt. Intentional thinking does. This Week’s Power Phrase: “I level up my thoughts to level up my life.”…
Read MoreThe Science of Burnout and How to Prevent It with Dr. Peter Olusoga, Professor, Researcher, and Podcast Host
Dr. Peter Olusoga is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Sheffield Hallam (hal-um) University in the United Kingdom. His PhD thesis, completed in 2012, focused on stress and coping in elite sports coaching, and his current research focuses on coach burnout, and well-being in high-performance environments. Dr. Olusoga is a BPS Chartered Psychologist, an experienced consultant,…
Read MoreYour Inner Critic
Think about a time that you were in flow. What did your flow zone feel like? What led to that feeling? What were you doing? Why do these particular activities lead to flow for you? Your inner critic is your disempowering inner voice. We all have an inner critic inside of us. We want to…
Read MoreThe Science and Practice of Confidence with Dr. Robin Vealey, Professor, Mental Performance Consultant and Researcher
Dr. Robin Vealey is a Professor in the Department of Sport Leadership & Management at Miami University in Ohio (USA). Her research has focused on self-confidence, burnout, mental skills training, and coaching effectiveness. She has authored five books, Coaching for the Inner Edge (2005, 2022), Best Practice for Youth Sport, Competitive Anxiety in Sport, and…
Read MoreHow to Get in Flow More Often
Think about a time that you were in flow. What did your flow zone feel like? What led to that feeling? What were you doing? Why do these particular activities lead to flow for you? Finding your flow zone starts with your mind and channeling your focus to the present moment. Your mind is a…
Read MoreThe Success Principles with Jack Canfield, America’s #1 Success Coach & New York Times Bestseller
Jack Canfield is the co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. He has developed 42 New York Times bestsellers, and holds a Guinness Book World Record for having seven books on the New York Times bestseller list simultaneously. Known as “America’s #1 Success Coach,” Jack has studied and reported on what makes successful…
Read MoreHow to Reduce Your Overthinking
Becoming happier and being your best self means learning how to disengage from overthinking. Every day, in all parts of our life, we can experience minor setbacks and hassles. Learning to stop overthinking about them will help you reach your highest level of performance and think like the world’s best. This Week’s Power Phrase: “I notice…
Read MoreWhen Grit is Not Enough, Kirsten Peterson, Ph.D., Performance Psychologist
Kirsten Peterson, PhD, is a performance psychologist, leadership coach, speaker, and most recently an author, having just published her first book, When Grit Is Not Enough. She has spent decades working in elite sport, both with the U.S. Olympic Committee as a Senior Sport Psychologist and then as Head of the Performance Psychology team at…
Read MoreChoose Your Friends Wisely
In this episode, Cindra talks about how you can’t be exceptional on your own. You need support and a crew of like-minded superstars who believe in your vision and push you to be the very best version of yourself. In this episode, we talk about how the world’s best know that their friends can either…
Read MoreDeveloping Your High Performance Mindset with Lindsey Hamilton, Head of Mental Conditioning, IMG Academy
Lindsey Hamilton is the Head of Mental Performance at IMG Academy where she leads and develops a team of 15 mental performance coaches that oversees the mental skills development of over 1,400 high school aged student-athletes across eight sports. She also leads the IMG Institute through developing and delivering high performance mindset training to executive-level…
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