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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? Dr. Cindra shares with us three things we can do to get in the flow more often. Flow is like a muscle—the more you train and experience flow, the easier it will be to reach your flow zone.  Power Phrase of the Week:  "I find my flow and do what I love." Quote of the Week:  "T...

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. In this episode, Cindra shares two ways to address self-doubt to be intentional with your self-talk.   This Week's Power Phrase:    "I level up my thoughts...

We can all train our mind like a professional athlete, and we should. When we do, we get to our goal quicker and think and act like a high performer.  To give ourselves the best chance of success, we can work to have a short-term memory of mistakes, focus on the right thing at the right time, and see adversity as helping us get to where we want to go.    This Week's Power Phrase:    "I train my fo...

Everyone is a leader. As a leader, you are leading yourself and leading others towards a common goal or purpose. You will not be effective at leading others until you're first effective at leading yourself. In this episode, Dr. Cindra talks about how we can each lead ourselves more intentionally.   This Week's Power Phrase:  "I show up in this world with intention."  This Week's Quote:  "To lead y...

We have the opportunity to practice acceptance every minute of every day. We can work to accept the situation, accept ourselves, or accept other people. Acceptance is a pillar of peak performance. In this episode, Dr. Kamphoff shares with us how we can move towards acceptance more often.   This Week's Power Phrase:  "I accept what is and know that I am doing the best I can."  Quote of the Week: Wa...

The key to feeling unstuck is a change in your perspective. In this podcast, we discuss three perspective shifts to getting unstuck to help you feel like your best self again.  Power Phrase of the Week:    "Each day I master my mindset and see the opportunity in the difficulty!"   Quote of the Week: "If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one." Dolly Parton

In this episode, Dr. Cindra talks about how we can approach any task from a mastery or an ego orientation. A mastery orientation is focused on improving and learning. With a mastery orientation, you engage because you enjoy it and are passionate about the activity. This is the orientation we want to develop because it leads to long-term success. On this episode, we discuss several ideas how you ca...

Leading yourself can be very difficult because our brain is hardwired to see what is missing. Instead, you can lead yourself to your own personal vision by remembering these three principles: 1) What you think about yourself, you become, 2) Thoughts only have power if you believe them, and 3) You can act independent of how you feel. Chance thinking doesn't lead to success – instead, make time each...

A world-renowned psychologist, Dr. Hank Weisinger is the Author of the New York Times Bestseller  Performing Under Pressure and his most recent book that we focus on in this episode is The Unlikely Art of Parental Pressure . Dr. Hank has also written several other books including  Emotional Intelligence at Work, The Power of Positive Criticism, The Genius of Instinct,  the New York Times Bestselle...

"Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life." Les Brown  High performers set goals because it gives them direction and focus. They get clear on what they want and spend time reflecting on their wishes and dreams. In this episode, Dr. Cindra Kamphoff shares 3 strategies as you set your goals for the new year.   Power Phrase this Week: "I am committed to...

High performers see stressful situations as a challenge they can overcome instead of a threat to their performance or confidence. They remember it's all about their perception of a situation and they talk to themselves powerful when experiencing stress – reminding themselves they can handle anything. Remember, "You have the resources to overcome this."    Power Phrase of the Week:  "I adopt a chal...

Kristen Brown is an energy mastery expert who helps you get charged up even during change and stress. She works with companies around the world and has appeared in media like Live with Kelly, Forbes, Working Mother, Psychology Today, and more. Her biggest faults – she is an occasional know-it-all and frequent wine aficionado. She lives in Minneapolis and loves hiking, anything on, in, or near wate...

Grit has been described as the #1 predictor of success. Grit is important we keep developing within ourselves because it is connected to our performance in work, school, and sport. We can develop our grit as we reflect on the year and ask ourselves, "What did we learn? How did we fail? And what do we want in 2022 that might be similar or different from 2021?"   This Week's Power Phrase:  "I am gri...

Have you ever wondered how your brain really works, how it sometimes drifts away, or why you sometimes talk to yourself? In this podcast, we will translate some of the brain science into applicable, doable, and easily implemented steps for higher performance. Dr. John B. Molidor, CSP, works with individuals, leaders, and organizations to understand how their brains work, to use their brains more e...

High performers see stressful situations as a challenge they can overcome instead of a threat to their performance or confidence. This improves their health and their performance. They talk to themselves powerful when experiencing stress – reminding themselves they can handle anything.  Quote of the Week: "Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful....

High performers in sport, business, and life use pressure to be at their best. They use natural tools inside of them to see pressure as a privilege. In this episode, Cindra talks about how the best POP the Pressure they feel.   Power Phrase of the Week: " I see pressure as a privilege. Pressure leads me to greatness."  Quote of the Week: "Don't be afraid of pressure. Pressure is what transforms a...

Gratitude is connected to better health, more optimism and resilience. This week, you could start using a scientifically proven tool to make you feel more grateful. Three tools we discussed are starting your day with gratitude, using gratitude language, or ending your day with confidence. Choose gratitude! This perspective is always available.  Power Phrase this Week: " I choose to intentionally p...

Three-time Olympian  A.G. Kruger III  took over responsibilities as the University of South Dakota's throws coach in 2015. He enters his seventh year with the team this year. In his own competitive career, A.G represented the United States at the 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, and 2012 London Olympic Games in the hammer throw. He competed on a total of five World Championship teams and qualified for 1...

Staying gritty and reaching high performance requires adopting the mindset of constant and never-ending improvement. Showing self-compassion is key to adapting and bouncing back quickly after setbacks, adversity, and mistakes. Self-compassion is also a powerful antidote to stress, anxiety, and perfectionistic thinking, which can lead to poor performance. When we practice self-compassion, we are ab...

As a top-performing business leader, entrepreneur, or salesperson, it is good to strive for success and have high expectations. These high standards keep you going, striving to be your best. When you strive to be your best, you help others around you do the same. But perfection is unattainable. In this episode, Dr. Kamphoff describes what to do instead.  Quote of the Week:  "You have been criticiz...

Pete has worked with a wide range of high performers, including athletes, first responders, military units, and performing artists. Prior to his current role as the mental performance coach for the Chicago Blackhawks, he held academic positions at both Western Colorado University and Boston University. In line with his goal of being a lifelong learner, he started the Mental Training Lab podcast in...

Bryon Katie said, " Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late."   A key factor in our success is to consciously choose the meaning we give to situations. In this episode, Cindra talks about how you can choose a meaning that empowers you, that makes you better, and serves you. We can choose a meaning that ac...

John G. Miller  is the author of  QBQ! The Question Behind the Question, Flipping the Switch: Unleash the Power of Personal Accountability,   Outstanding! 47 Ways to Make Your Organization Exceptional  and co-author of  Raising Accountable Kids . He is founder of QBQ, Inc., an organizational development firm based in Colorado dedicated to "Helping Organizations Make Personal Accountability a Core...

Successful people know how to say "no." In this episode, Cindra talks about why it is difficult for us to say no, and how to say yes to the right activities and events in our life. She also suggests we make a "Stop Doing List" and provides other strategies for us to be intentional with our time and energy.       Power Phrase this Week: " I say no to things that are good so I can say yes to what li...

As humans, our default is to focus on the uncontrollables. It is much easier to blame, complain, and make excuses than to take a close look in the mirror and examine ourselves and our actions.  In this episode, Cindra talks about the foundation of performance – focusing on what you can control and how to do that.   Power Phrase of the Week:  " I dominate the controllables."  Quote of the Week: Joh...