Posts by Cindra Kamphoff
Chasing a Dream Regardless of Age With Pro Triathlete, Ruth Brennan Morrey
Ruth Brennan Morrey’s triathlon sporting history is certainly a nontraditional one! As a former Division I soccer player, Ruth “accidently” qualified for the 2000 Olympic Trials where she finished 34th out of 210 qualifiers. She took 10 years off from racing and competing due to burnout. In 2011, she took a dare to compete in her…
Read MoreHow to Dream for a Living
Stephen Spielberg once said, “I don’t dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day; I dream forliving.” Most of us are not movie directors like Spielberg, but we can follow his lead and dream about our future for a living. To become a high performer or champion at sport, business and life, we need to dream every day.
Read MoreHow to See Your Problems as Puzzles
In this episode, Cindra talks about how high performers and the most successful people see obstacles, difficulties, and problems. They see them as “happening for them, not too them” and see them as puzzles they can solve. High Performers are persistent and gritty. They are persistent. They stay the course committed to their goals and…
Read MoreLife as Sport with Dr. Jonathan Fader – Sport Psychologist to the NY Mets
In this interview, Jonathan discusses several factors that separate successful pro athletes, leaders, and high achievers. He believes the practice of enjoyment is at the center of high performance. One suggestion he provides the pro athletes he works with is to ask: “What did I enjoyable the best about today?” within 60 seconds of finishing…
Read MoreHow to Find Your Desire or Hunger for Your Goals
In this interview with radio hosts, TJ and Lisa, Dr. Kamphoff talks about how to have desire, passion and hunger for your goals and dreams. She talks about how if you don’t have desire, you won’t work towards your goals and dreams. Getting clear on our desire is the one of the factors that leads…
Read MoreAttitude is Everything with College Football Coach, Aaron Keen
In this interview, college football coach Aaron Keen talks about implementing mental training into the game of football. Coach Keen talks about the importance of going 1-0 each week which helps his team stay in the present moment and take one game at a time. He describes how to develop a ‘family atmosphere’ as a…
Read MoreHow to Reduce Self-Criticism
Being self-critical means that you are critical of yourself for your failures and weaknesses. We become our own judge and jury when we self-criticize. Some typical expressions of self-criticism include: “I don’t have enough talent.” “I’m just too old, slow, short, heavy…” “I guess I am just not meant to be a runner, athlete,…
Read MorePressure is a Privilege
We tend to experience pressure in situations that are important to us. Times that we REALLY count on the outcome. But the problem is that pressure gets us further way from the outcome we seek. We all must learn to perform under pressure to not only be successful, but to be effective at what we…
Read MoreFailing Forward with Mental Skills Coach Carrie Cheadle
In this interview with Mental Skills Coach, Carrie Cheadle, she talks about the need of failure in our lives and our athletic careers. We should learn how to embrace failure and seek it out. In her words, “You have to risk failure in order to risk success.” She describes how showing up as yourself…
Read MorePressure is a Privilege
Payton Manning, the Denver Broncos quarterback said, “Pressure is something you feel when you don’t know what you’re doing.” In this episode, we explore Payton Manning’s quote and discuss the 3 specific ways to deal with pressure the next time you experience it.
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