High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset

Do you want to develop the mindset of the World’s Best? Are you ready to unlock your true potential? Join Dr. Cindra Kamphoff each week, a national leader in the field of Sports and Performance Psychology, as she interviews thought leaders, executives, professional athletes, and entrepreneurs to help you get out of your comfort zone and after your goals. With nearly one million downloads and counting, Dr. Kamphoff provides insights into her personal work with the Minnesota Vikings, Fortune 100 companies, and other top executives and athletes to help you accomplish all your goals and dreams. Ready to launch your true potential? Buckle up and let’s go. Subscribe now and hit the play button.

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May 6, 2025 5 mins

This week when you notice yourself overthinking or believing a thought that doesn’t serve you, use The Truth Meter. Your mind tends to lie to you to keep you safe and small. Instead, take control of your mind and choose a different thought that would serve you right now. Your mind does not control you, you can control your mind!

Quote of the Week: "You don’t have to believe every thought you think." — Byron Katie

Power Phrase of th...

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Dr. Amy Climer teaches teams and organizations how to increase their creativity so they can maximize innovation. She works with forward-thinking organizations such as the Mayo Clinic, Stanford University, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Amy is the author of the best-selling book Deliberate Creative Teams: How to Lead for Innovative Results. She is also host of The Deliberate Creative Podcast,...

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April 24, 2025 5 mins

In this episode of the High Performance Mindset podcast, Dr. Cindra explores the power of belief and how it shapes our future.

Using Simone Biles’ inspiring story as a launch point, we discuss how your vision for your life begins with what you choose to believe about yourself.

When you get clear on your vision, you can align your daily actions and mindset to match that future.

This episode encourages you to replace self-doubt with ...

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Robyn Hatcher is a powerhouse keynote speaker and communication expert who once created drama for a living as a soap opera writer and actor. Now, she’s on a mission to eliminate drama from the workplace and help leaders and professionals communicate with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

With a rich background that includes writing for All My Children and One Life to Live, acting on TV and stage, Robyn bri...

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April 15, 2025 6 mins

In this episode, Dr. Cindra Kamphoff unpacks the power of optimism and why training your brain to spot opportunity in the face of difficulty is essential to building grit.

Drawing from legendary moments like Michael Jordan’s “Flu Game,” she explains how mindset shifts fuel resilience.

Cindra introduces a simple mental tool called the Three Ops Strategy to help you find fresh paths forward, even in the middle of setbacks.

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On today’s episode, we’re joined by a truly inspiring guest—Frank Kitchen, a Certified Speaking Professional and High-Performance Motivation Expert.

Frank is known for helping individuals and organizations think, act, and perform at their highest level. 

Frank’s journey as a speaker began with a major life pivot—he was fired from his job on Father’s Day weekend. Instead of letting that setback...

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March 29, 2025 6 mins

In this episode of the High Performance Mindset podcast, Dr. Cindra Kamphoff explores the concept of flow, a mental state of complete absorption and peak performance, drawing on insights from sport psychologist Dr. Sue Jackson, who collaborated with Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the pioneer of flow research.

The episode highlights how flow occurs when we are fully engaged in meaningful tasks, using our skills to the fullest while st...

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Joining us is Alex Hodgins, a visionary mental performance consultant and inspiring speaker who’s spent his career helping athletes, teams, and leaders rise to the occasion when it matters most. Alex specializes in building high-performance systems that don’t just withstand pressure, they thrive in it.

For eight years, Alex was the Head of Mental Performance for the Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team, g...

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In this episode of The High Performance Mindset, Dr. Cindra explores the power of positivity and how cultivating positive energy creates a psychological advantage in teams, businesses, and relationships.
 
Research shows that positivity enhances engagement, problem-solving, and resilience, with high-performing teams and successful relationships maintaining a strong positive-to-negative interaction ratio.<...
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Today we have an incredible guest who embodies leadership, influence, and the power of storytelling—Ty Bennett. Ty is a dynamic entrepreneur, CEO, bestselling author, and world-renowned speaker who has built three multi-million dollar businesses across different industries. As the Owner & CEO of the largest Ninja Warrior Gym in the world, he knows a thing or two about resilience, strategy, and high performance.

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March 5, 2025 6 mins

Dr. Cindra explores the power of self-discipline and how understanding dopamine can help us build better habits. Sharing her own experience of struggling to finish her book Beyond Grit, she explains how visualizing her audience reignited her motivation.

Self-discipline, she says, is the ability to take action even when we don’t feel like it—yet our brains are wired for instant gratification, making it difficult to stay on track. To...

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February 28, 2025 6 mins
In this episode of The High Performance Mindset, Dr. Cindra highlights the crucial role of self-compassion in achieving success, using Serena Williams as an example of how elite performers embrace setbacks with kindness rather than self-criticism.
 
Drawing on Dr. Kristen Neff’s research, Dr. Cindra outlines three key elements of self-compassion: self-kindness, recognizing common humanity, and practicing ...
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Welcome back to the High Performance Mindset Podcast! Today, we’re diving deep into the world of mental performance with a special guest who works at the highest levels of sport and business.

Joining us is Michael Urban, the Director of Mental Performance for the L.A. Clippers. With a career dedicated to coaching elite athletes, coaches, and corporate leaders, Michael specializes in evidence-based mental s...

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In this episode of the High Performance Mindset Podcast, we dive deep into the power of self-awareness and how to silence your inner critic. That disempowering voice—often fearful, judgmental, or angry—holds many of us back. But here’s the truth: your inner critic lies to you.
Instead of accepting its negativity, we can train ourselves to challenge it. By consciously replacing limiting thoughts with empowering and truthful statemen...

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In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Alan Chu, a leading expert in sport psychology, mindfulness, and self-compassion. As an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Certified Mental Performance Consultant, Dr. Chu helps athletes, executives, and high performers unlock their full potential by leveraging positive psychology approaches.

We explore the science and applicati...

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In this episode, Dr. Kamphoff shares why we experience compassion and how to break free from it.

Power Phrase of the Week: "I focus on my own journey and growth. I celebrate my progress."

Quote of the Week: "A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms." – Zen Shin

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Welcome to High Performance Mindset, the podcast where we dive into mental strategies to help you be your best more often.

Today, we have a truly special guest—someone who plays a pivotal role in helping elite athletes navigate the mental side of the game. Joining us is Kerry Guest, the Mental Health Specialist for the Arizona Diamondbacks, a leader in the field of sport psychology and mental well-being.

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January 22, 2025 5 mins

The World’s Best choose courage instead of fear. They feel the fear, but don’t let it keep them from doing what they want to, have to, or were designed to do.


This Week’s Power Phrase: “I embrace my fear and choose courage.”

Quote of the Week: “Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.”—Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbuck

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January 17, 2025 5 mins

New beginnings – like New Years Day, your birthday or even Mondays – are a great time to restart. That is why people like to set resolutions or goals at the beginning of the year. You are extra motivated to turn the page and reset. But, in general, we want to set goals this year – not resolutions.

Dr. Kamphoff shares with us strategies to consider what we really want in 2025, and provides 3 tips on how to get to there.

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Welcome to High Performance Mindset, the podcast where we dive into mental strategies to help you be your best more often. Today, we’re thrilled to have a powerhouse guest—someone who’s left his mark on the NFL with grit, determination, and sheer talent.

Our guest is none other than Chris Reed! As a versatile offensive lineman, Chris has played for multiple NFL teams, including the Jacksonville Jaguars, Mi...

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