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"The little things… The little moments…They aren't little." John Kabat Zinn The things that make me different are the things that make me." Winnie the Poo "You can't know for certain if it's a bad round until the round's over. Let go of the poor result you had on the last hole and you have a lot better chance of enjoying the hole you're playing now." Dr. Joseph Parent Today's guest is Dr. Joe Pare...

Dr. Cindra Kamphoff talks about in this episode about the importance of looking for the opportunity even in the most difficult situations. When we experience 3 to 1 empowering emotions we thrive, hence looking for the opportunity is essential to our health, happiness and performance. In the workplace, we should strive for closer to a 6 to 1 ratio to build a high-performing team which we discuss. ...

In this episode, Dr. Kamphoff talks about how you decide the meaning you provide to every difficulty or challenge. The key is to be consciously aware of the meaning you place on an event. When you see challenges as happening for you, you choose grit and your potential. When you see challenges as happening to you, you choose a victim mentality.  The Power Phrase this Week: "I see difficulties and c...

Shirzad Chamine, a Stanford lecture and NY Times Bestseller said , "Most successful and highly-achieving people are tortured by their own Judges."   In this episode, Dr. Cindra Kamphoff talks about how your internal judge limits you. You experience more happiness, creativity, and curiosity when you reduce your judge. Next time you notice your judge without judgement, be kind to yourself, and tell...

Nohelani (Lani) Lawrence, Psy. D., is the Director of Wellness and Clinical Services for the New York Football Giants. Prior to joining the Giants, Dr. Lani was a clinical and sport psychologist at the University of Southern California. Her background in both sport and clinical psychology has led to a unique perspective regarding the concerns of student-athletes. At SC she provided performance enh...

Jedi Master Yoda is among the oldest, most stoic, and most powerful Jedi Masters in the  Star Wars  universe. He is 800 years old and has so much wisdom to share. Darth Vader had the potential to be one of the most powerful Jedi's but choose negativity and The Dark Side. Think about your mind in a similar way. We all have an inner Jedi and an inner Darth Vader. That is why it is important to train...

Pam Solberg-Tapper MHSA, CPP, BCC is a "Leaders Under Pressure" expert. She guides leaders who are dealing with the pressures of today's world and helps them shift from feelings of overwhelm and ambiguity to calm and clarity by building their brain's mental fitness muscles. Pam has coached hundreds of executives and their teams to accelerate accomplishing their objectives using innovative mindset...

" Being challenge in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional." Roger Crawford  Dr. Kamphoff talks about how high performers see stressful situations as a challenge they can overcome instead of a threat to their performance or confidence. To see stressful situations as a challenge, remember it's all about your perception of a situation and how you talk to yourself. It's best to remind yourse...

Give Yourself Permission to Feel Good    "The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything." Anonymous   In this episode, Dr. Cindra Kamphoff talks about how our brain is hardwire for negativity to keep us safe and help us survive. The problem is something bad doesn't occur as much as we expect it too! This week choose to feel good. Consider what would h...

Dr. Rainer Meisterjahn started Courtex Performance in 2013 and is the lead mental performance coach for their NBA and FIBA clients and also oversees many of our daily business operations. As a former collegiate player, skills trainer, and youth coach, Rainer understands the game from different angles. He has worked closely with numerous high level pros and prospects, as well as with some of the to...

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen."  In this episode, Cindra talks about how high performers spend time considering what they want so their mind is open to opportunities. Knowing what you want also helps you say "no" to things that you don't want. You design your own destiny and only you can develop your grit. Cindra suggests for us...

Dr. Jeni Shannon serves as the Director of the Carolina Athletics Mental Health and Performance Psychology Program. She is a Counseling and Sport Psychologist within the UNC Department of Sports Medicine, providing performance enhancement and psychological services to UNC student-athletes.   Shannon meets with individual student-athletes on a one-on-one basis and also works with teams to offer com...

" A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at." Bruce Lee  High performers set goals and when they do, they consider who they can become in the process. They get clear on what they want and spend time reflecting on their wishes and dreams. They write their goals down. They follow through with their goals and keep them in mind during the year.    Power Ph...

A Psychoanalyst, Certified Personal and Executive Coach, Sports Coach and Certified Group Fitness Instructor, Dr. Aronoff combines three decades of training and experience to help people rediscover and affirm the warrior within by regaining a sense of purpose, meaning, confidence, and determination to overcome obstacles and achieve goals. He believes that people are inherently driven to be masterf...

"You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow." Janis Joplin  Worrying is part of being human. Our brains are wired to worry but worrying can kill your joy, take you out of the present and drain your energy. In this episode, Cindra shares how the key to overcoming your worry is to notice your thoughts and feelings, labeling them, and carefully observe them. We can also practice accepting un...

"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." William James  We all experience automatic negative thoughts because our brain's role is to keep us safe, not to help us perform well or be happy. To reduce our automatic negative thinking, we must notice our thoughts. Remember you shouldn't believe everything you hear in your own mind! Start today and reduce m...

Retired Navy SEAL Thom Shea served with the U.S. Navy for 23 years with distinguished valor before writing his bestselling book, "Unbreakable: A Navy Seal's Way of Life" and his latest release, "Three Simple Things: Leading During Chaos." As founder of Unbreakable Leadership, Thom has trained thousands of people around the world to overcome chaos by applying the rule of Three Simple Things to thei...

"Greatness is defined by how much you want to put into what you do." Lebron James  You can never outperform your self-image, or your view of yourself. Be careful what you say to yourself about yourself because we are always listening. To level of your self-image, consider the beliefs you want to hold about yourself to reach all of your goals and dreams. Write out those statements and say them in t...

Your goals and dreams should be just a little scary – meaning a little outside your comfort zone because when you dream big, you grow into who you can become. Most people dream too small or lose the ability to dream because of limiting beliefs or listening to other people's disbelief. The reason we need goals and dreams are less about checking off a box, but instead about who you can become. Makin...

Jason Hunt teaches people how to bring out the very best in others.  He is the founder of Eye Squared Leadership and he has had the pleasure of working with companies large and small, including FedEx, The Taylor Corporation, Jack Links, and Pearson.    Jason's first major leadership responsibility was to run a branch of 100 church members in outer Siberia when he was 19.  Since then, he has been i...

"Gratitude is the heathiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for." Zig Ziglar  Gratitude is connected to better health, more optimism and increased resilience. This week, you could start using a scientifically proven tool to help you feel more grateful. Three tools we discussed that you could use a...

 Super Bowl champion Matt Birk is a 15-year veteran of the National Football League. Since retiring from football in 2013, Matt has held a number of roles inside the NFL League Office. A native of St. Paul, Minnesota, Matt was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 1998 and was a key off-season acquisition of the Baltimore Ravens in 2009. A six-time NFL Pro Bowl Selection and two-time All Pro, Matt p...

" Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough."— Oprah Winfrey   Practicing gratitude has a lasting impact when done regularly. One study suggested just 2 weeks of a gratitude practice can have a lasting impact for 6 months. Gratitude is also connected to better health as well as more optimism and resilience....

"If you gave your inner genius as much credit as your inner critic, you would be light years ahead of where you are now." Alan Cohen  Your inner critic is your disempowering inner voice that can sounds scared, angry, or judgmental. Remember your inner critic tends to lie to you. You want to name your inner critic to tame it. We all have an inner critic inside of us, and a key is to notice your inn...

At an early age, Hillary was curious about the athletic mindset and finding ways to enhance one's "heart" and inner drive to reach personal success. While pushing herself to her physical limits, she began to understand the importance of mental strength.   Her education began with a focus in sport psychology. Through her studies, she realized the magnitude sport had on one's personal growth. Unders...