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Dr. Jessamy Hibberd is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, international bestselling author and speaker. With over 15 years clinical practice she works one-to-one with adults experiencing common mental health problems. She is the author of nine books, including The Imposter Cure, described by the Sunday Times as “the definitive guide to tackling and understanding the psychological mind trap of imposter syndrome.” Her new book How to Overcome Trauma and Find Yourself Again: 7 Steps to Grow from Pain, came out in May.   In this podcast, Jessamy and Cindra talk: What is Imposter Syndrome and how it appears The varying degrees of Imposter Syndrome The negative impact of Imposter Syndrome  How our upbringing impacts feelings of Imposter Syndrome  How to address our feelings of Imposter    HIGH PERFORMANCE MINDSET SHOWNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: www.cindrakamphoff.com/575 FOLLOW CINDRA ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cindrakamphoff/ FOLLOW CINDRA ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/mentally_strong Love 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. Intentional thinking does.  This Week’s Power Phrase: “I level up my thoughts to level up my life.” This Week's Quote of the Week: “Fear and self-doubt have always been the greatest enemies of human potential.” Brian Tracy 

Dr. Peter Olusoga is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom. His Ph.D. 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, and host of the award-winning sport and performance psychology podcast, Eighty Percent Mental. In this podcast, Peter and Cindra talk: Stress in high-performance environments The 3 components of burnout  The role of recovery in burnout  How self-awareness is a performance skill  4 research-backed ways to reduce burnout Advice for high performers on how to reduce and prevent burnout    HIGH PERFORMANCE MINDSET SHOWNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: www.cindrakamphoff.com/573 FOLLOW CINDRA ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cindrakamphoff/ FOLLOW CINDRA ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/mentally_strong Love the show? Rate and review the sho

Your inner critic is your disempowering inner voice. We all have an inner critic inside of us. We want to be aware of our inner critic to reduce it. Remember our inner critic tends to lie to us. We want to respond to our inner critic with challenging questions like a judge in a court room and choose a more empowering and truthful statement to tell ourselves instead.  This Week's Power Phrase: “I talk to myself powerful instead of listening to my inner critic.”  Quote of the Week: “Don’t beat yourself up for beating yourself up. We need to make friends with our inner critic.” Kristen Neff

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 Successful Coaching (2024). She has also published over 60 journal articles/book chapters in sport psychology and has made over 200 presentations to national and international audiences.    Dr. Vealey is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC), a nationally accredited certification in North America. She has worked as a consultant for the U.S. Nordic Ski Team, U.S. Field Hockey, elite golfers, and is involved in mental training with athletes and teams at Miami University. In 2022, she received the Kate Hays Distinguished Mentor Award from the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. In 2023, Dr. Vealey received the Benjamin Harrison Medallion

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 muscle; it takes daily practice to master it. In this episode, Cindra talks about three things you can do to increase your chances of getting into the flow.    Power Phrase this Week: “I find my flow and do what I love.”   Quote of the Week:  “The happiest people spend much time in the state of flow.” Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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 people different. Over the last 40 years, his compelling message, empowering energy and personable coaching style has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals achieve their dreams. He has been a featured guest on more than 1,000 radio and television programs in nearly every major market worldwide. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.   In this podcast, Jack and Cindra talk: His mirror exercise to give yourself appreciation How to reduce your negative thinking Ways to address your limiting beliefs   HIGH PERFORMANCE MINDSET SHOWNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: www.cindrakamphoff.com/569  FB COMMUNITY FOR THE HPM PODCAST: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2599776723457390/ FOLLOW C

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.  Power Phrase this Week: “I notice when I excessively and endlessly think too much. I use the CAR Shift.”  Quote of the Week: "Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could, some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson 

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 the Australian Institute of Sport.  Kirsten melds this “performance under pressure” experience with expertise in neuroscience and mindfulness to help leaders and teams in and out of sport to work better with their brains and minds for improved performance, well-being, and interpersonal connection. In this podcast, Kirsten and Cindra talk about: When grit is not enough How mindset, purpose, and effort connect to grit The difference between clean and dirty effort And her three A’s model to be in the present more often HIGH PERFORMANCE MINDSET SHOWNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: www.cindrakamphoff.com/567 FOLLOW CINDRA ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cindrakamphoff

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 elevate their game, or not. Choose your friends wisely!   Power Phrase this Week: “I choose people to be around who bring me energy.”  Quote of the Week: “You are the average of five people you spend the most time with.” —Jim Rohn, author and motivational speaker 

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 business professionals and corporate teams. Lindsey holds two bachelor’s degrees from Chapman University in psychology and sociology, a master’s degree from the University of Utah in Exercise and Sport Science with an emphasis in psychosocial aspects of sport, and a doctorate in kinesiology from UNC Greensboro. She is also a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. Lindsey relentlessly encourages those around her to pursue the best version of themselves and have a fun time doing it. In this podcast, Lindsey and Cindra talk about: How executive and elite athletes train their mind 3 questio

In this episode, Cindra talks about the power and benefits of optimism. She also describes a strategy to help us choose optimism called the Three OPP Strategy. The Three OPP Strategy helps you look at the glass as half-full, not half-empty, and continue to see the opportunities in the difficulties, setbacks, and adversity.   This Week's Power Phrase: “I choose optimism. I believe the best is yet to come!”    This Week's Quote: “Optimism isn’t a belief that things will automatically get better, it’s a conviction that we can make things better.” - Melinda Gates 

Jack Stahlmann’s entertaining and informative presentations are built around his experiences in Los Angeles as an actor, producer, director — and of course, a waiter. In Hollywood, he launched his own production company which created several films that enjoyed international success and was an Assistant Director for the Margaret Cho stand-up show, Cho Revolution. As an actor, his shining moment came in a co-star role on the CBS drama Cold Case, where he played a wimpy park ranger. He also appeared briefly – very briefly – on Days of Our Lives and several commercials. Jack has been a business and pop culture contributor to The Huffington Post and currently resides in St. Paul, Minnesota. In this episode, Jack and Cindra talk about: What Jack means by the “Intangible It” His story about meeting George Clooney What he means by the “Upside” And strategies to find the “Upside” more often HIGH PERFORMANCE MINDSET SHOWNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: www.cindrakamphoff.com/563  FOLLOW CINDRA ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instag

At some point, you will likely wake up and not want to take the necessary steps to reach your “gold medal.” You will have to fight with yourself to have daily discipline. You will get in your own way. In this episode, Dr. Cindra talks about how to find your "gold medal goal" and how to stay hungry going after it.  This Week's Power Phrase: “I am 100 percent committed and all-in. I don’t make excuses. The next level is calling me and I hear it.”  This Week's Quote: “Once you make a 100 percent commitment to something, there are no exceptions. It’s a done deal. Nonnegotiable. Case closed!” —Jack Canfield 

Dr. Karen Doll is a Licensed Psychologist, Consultant, and author of the bestselling book, Building Psychological Fitness. She has spent 25 years partnering with industry leading organizations and coaching high achieving professionals. She works at the intersection of personal well-being and professional development and is committed to improving workplace mental health. In this episode, Dr. Karen and Cindra talk about: How we have agency over our mental health The ACE Pillars and why are they important to psychological fitness How our brain can change when we train it Why fear fuels self-doubt Top cognitive training principles to build psychological fitness HIGH PERFORMANCE MINDSET SHOWNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: www.cindrakamphoff.com/561  FOLLOW CINDRA ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cindrakamphoff/  TO FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT Dr. Karen: https://www.drkarendoll.com/  FOLLOW CINDRA ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/mentally_strong  Love the show? Rate and review the show for Cindra to mention you on

 In this episode, Dr. Kamphoff talks about the importance of the present moment and how to experience it more often. In the present moment you can do anything you want to. In the present moment, pressure does not exist. The great thing is that you can train your present moment focus and today we talk about how.  This Week's Power Phrase: “I live in the moment. I take it one play at a time.”  This Week's Quote: “Live in the moment. Take one day at a time. One play at a time.” —Adam Thielen, Wide Receiver for the Carolina Panthers 

Dr. Tom Hanson frees athletes and coaches, executives and work teams to consistently perform at or near their best. Formerly the Director of Performance Enhancement for the New York Yankees, Dr. Hanson also consulted with the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels, and Minnesota Twins organizations. His business client list ranges from giants like Microsoft, Verizon and Pepperidge Farm to small businesses like Public Trust Advisors and insurance adjusters Johns Eastern. He co-authored both Heads-Up Baseball: Playing the Game One Pitch at a Time and Heads-Up Baseball 2.0: 5 Skills for Competing One Pitch at a Time with Dr. Ken Ravizza. The books have combined to sell over 200,000 copies, been adopted by many major college and professional teams, used as a college textbook, and been called “the bible for developing mental toughness,” by Collegiate Baseball. Dr. Hanson also wrote the award-winning PLAY BIG: Mental Toughness Skills that Take Baseball Players to the Next Level, and the best-selling business fable, Who

As humans, we have a negativity bias. We pay attention to negative information more often than positive information. Our negativity bias keeps us safe, yet it can prevent us from leading ourselves and others, forming relationships, and taking risks in the pursuit of our dreams. In this episode, Dr. Cindra talks about why we have this negativity bias and three powerful thought principles to combat our bias. This Week’s Power Phrase: “I talk to myself powerfully and don’t believe everything I think!” This Week's Quote of the Week: “Your beliefs, either positive or negative, helpful or hurtful, largely determine everything you do and how you do it.” - Brian Tracy 

Dr. Nate Zinsser is an expert in the psychology of human performance who consults to individuals and organizations seeking a competitive edge. Dr. Zinsser has been at the forefront of applied sport psychology for over thirty years. Dr Zinsser’s latest book, The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide for Unshakable Performance, was released in January 2022. Dr. Zinsser has been a regular consultant to the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Giants for twelve seasons and a keynote speaker for companies such as General Electric, Facebook, McDonald’s, and Staples. Since 1992, Dr. Zinsser has directed a cutting edge applied sport psychology program at the United States Military Academy’s Center for Enhanced Performance, personally conducting over seventeen thousand individual training sessions and seven hundred team training sessions for cadets seeking the mental edge for athletic, academic, and military performance. Dr. Zinsser has a PhD in sport psychology from the University of Virginia. In this episode, Nate and C

We all receive tough feedback and we can easily take it personally. In this episode, Dr. Kamphoff shares three strategies on how to receive feedback and find wisdom in the feedback.  Remember that what people do and say is about them and not about you. When you receive feedback or criticism, ask yourself, "What about this person would make them give feedback in this way?" Next, if the feedback is really bothering you, ask yourself, "What does this tell me about what I believe about myself?" And then, use the learn, burn, return strategy to move on.   This Week’s Power Phrase: “I find the meaning in the feedback I receive.”  This Week's Quote of the Week: “It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it.” - Stephen Covey