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

“People who are committed to a purpose usually view stress as a challenge rather than a threat and aren’t impacted by it in a negative way.”— Steve Gilliland 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.   Power Phrase this Week: “I see stress as a challenge I can overcome. I can handle anything that comes my way.”

Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D. is a cutting-edge leadership consultant, author, trainer, and researcher. He helps improve organizations, leaders, teams, and employees by improving their mindsets. Ryan holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources from Indiana University and is a leadership and management professor at the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at California State University-Fullerton (CSUF). He is a well-published leadership, management, and organizational behavior researcher in several industry leading journals: Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Business Horizons, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, and Journal of Leadership Studies. Ryan has consulted for dozens of organizations across a variety of industries including banking, healthcare, education, and energy. In this podcast, Ryan and Cindra talk about: Ryan’s new book “Success Mindsets” (available What leaders need to do to be successful The 4 types of mindsets The 4 desires that lead to negative mindsets 4 ways to change your mindsets You can find a full description of the podcast episode at cindrakamphoff.com/ryan. You can find Ryan at https://ryangottfredson.com/.

“Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.” Tony Robbins  High performers ask themselves powerful questions to shape the way they experience the world and help them generate momentum and energy. They ask themselves 3 types of powerful questions: “Growing through,” “Daily Gift” and “Gratitude Questions” to create their best life. Power Phrase this Week: “I ask myself powerful questions each day to create the life I want.”

Lynn is a behavioral coach, team development consultant and owner of Core Growth Consulting. Lynn spent five years as the Director of Growth & Development with Northwestern Mutual in New York City. Following a burning desire to help others realize their true greatness, Lynn founded Core Growth Consulting in 2005, which allowed her to focus on helping individuals and teams thrive. Lynn’s passion is helping people build emotional intelligence through self-awareness. Lynn is a certified Harrison Assessment consultant and certified Martha Beck Coach. Lynn gets to live out her dream of running a family business with her husband and business partner, Craig. They are raising their two sons: Reid (7) & Ty (5) and now call Orange County, CA home. In this podcast, Lynn and Cindra talk about: The ah-ha moment Cindra had at Lynn’s presentation The triad to change how you feel How to should change your old stories 5 Blocks to emotional intelligence The 3 Mandates of Leadership she learned at a Tony Robbins leadership course You can find a full description of the Podcast at cindrakamphoff.com/lynn. You can find Lynn at https://coregrowthconsulting.com/.

“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” Deepak Chopra   High performers solve their problems like puzzles. This perspective keeps them creative, energized, and calm. They are more likely to reach their goals when they can experience adversity head on instead of advoiding it.   Phrase this Week: “I solve my problems like puzzles. Nothing is too hard or impossible for me because I tackle difficulties with gratitude.”

Debbie Peterson is President, Business Keynote Speaker and Career Mindset Strategist at Getting to Clarity. She has successfully worked with professionals at various stages of their career in corporations, associations, and charitable organizations to accelerate professional success. As a professional speaker, she helps audiences to develop an elevated mindset for accelerated results in their career. Debbie has 25+ years in Corporate with experience in Administration, Project Management, and Investor Relations. She is a certified Trainer of NLP at the Master Practitioner level and has spent over nine years studying, designing and delivering keynotes, workshops, and corporate trainings using Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) as a foundation. Debbie is a professional member of the National Speakers Association, Women’s Speakers Association, and an author with her book, Clarity: The Smart Professionals Guide to Creating Success on Your Terms, just released. On a personal note, Debbie boycotts winter and chases sunshine from Pennsylvania to Florida each year with her husband, Tom. In this podcast, Debbie and Cindra talk about: What happens when you don’t have clarity How mistakes serve you to get to the next level How to do more of what you were meant to do How responsibility allows you to take reasons into results The 3 Cs to change your focus You can find a full description of the Podcast at cindrakamphoff.com/debbie. You can find Debbie at https://www.debbiepetersonspeaks.com/.

“I don’t know where the limits are, but I would like to go there.” Eliud Kipchoge   High performers believe their potential is unlimited. They recognize their limiting beliefs and condition themselves to move their vision to new heights. They level up their beliefs to change their future and experience.   Power Phrase this Week: “I choose empowering beliefs so that I can reach my potential. If I think it, I can do it.”  

“Just keep in mind: the more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.” Epictetus High performers detach themselves from the outcome. They dominate their process or their how each day and week, and TRUST the outcome will take care of itself.   Power Phrase this Week: “I attack the process it takes for me to reach my highest potential. I let go of the outcome or result and keep my focused on my how each day.”

Jeff Locke is a professional football player who was drafted in the 5th Round of the NFL Draft in 2013. Jeff spent 4 years as the starting punter for the Minnesota Vikings and continued his career with the Colts, Lions, and 49ers over the next 2 seasons. He most recently played for the Arizona Hotshots of the AAF. He earned his degree in Economics from UCLA and was a 4-year starter on the football team. While in the NFL, Jeff enjoyed spending some of his time as a mentor and advocate with ACES, a program that provides sports-based curriculum to improve math skills and social-emotional learning for low-income students. He has also developed and presented financial literacy presentations to the rookie groups of each NFL team he has been a member of. He has a passion for financial education and plans to dedicate a part of his post-football career to helping others improve their financial well-being. In his downtime, Jeff loves spending time with his girlfriend, golfing, and riding his bike. He enjoys reading across multiple disciplines, such as history and psychology. An Arizona native, he now resides in Santa Monica, California.  In this podcast, Jeff and Cindra talk about: How mindset is what separates the best 2 practices of the World’s Best 5 ways the mental game helped his game Why mastering the process over outcome is essential Why he still mediates every day You can find a full description of the Podcast at cindrakamphoff.com/jeff.

High performers are intentional with their self-talk. They think “I can…” to reach their potential. They are honest with themselves and when they think “I can’t…”, they ask themselves if they are willing to do the work to change it to “I can….”. This is important because when we are think “I can’t…” we really mean “I won’t.”   Power Phrase this Week: “I believe that I can! I change my can’t into cans to help me reach my big plans.”