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659: Succeeding in the NFL and Beyond with Chris Reed, NFL Veteran Jan 13, 2025

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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, Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, Indianapolis Colts, and my favorite, the Minnesota Vikings. Known for his incredible athleticism, Chris's journey from his college days at Minnesota State, where he excelled in football and track and field, to the pros is nothing short of remarkable.

But there's more to Chris than just his football career. Off the field, he's a dedicated family man cares about mental health, and a testament to resilience, having climbed the ranks as an undrafted free agent in 2015 to become a reliable presence on some of the league's toughest offensive lines.

In this episode, Cindra and Chris discuss:

Chris's 10-year NFL career, outlasting most players and playing for seven teams
His focus on strength, conditioning, and football strategy to achieve longevity
How mental performance coaching helped him stay present and control the controllables
Overcoming negative self-talk and breaking challenges into actionable steps
A powerful visualization experience that felt like "magic"

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658: 3 Ways to Embrace a Challenge Jan 08, 2025

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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 remember it's all about our perception of a situation and they talk to themselves powerful when experiencing stress – reminding themselves they can handle anything. Power Phrase this Week: "I adopt a challenge mindset. I can handle anything that comes my way."

Quote of the Week: "Challenges are an opportunity to test you and rise to the next level." - Angelica Montrose

657: Growing Your Business without Growing Apart with Kelly Clements, Business Coach and "The Entreprenewer" Jan 03, 2025

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Kelly Clements is the creator of The Entreprenewer, a marriage centric coaching program for entrepreneurs. Her professional experience working for world class coaching programs like Strategic Coach and Lifebook have taught her how to work with driven entrepreneurs, but it was her personal experience that underscored why it was so important for both the entrepreneur and the spouse to have a coach.

Kelly can seamlessly help bridge The Ambition Gap that many entrepreneurial couples experience, as well as giving relevant perspective changes to help couples connect at a deeper level. Her Relationship Spectrum™ helps couples identify ways to create a healthier power dynamic, and her Presence Principles™ will help both parties get more enjoyment and intimacy out of the relationship. Author of The Power of Play, Praise, and Purpose, and Grow Your Business Without Growing Apart, Kelly provides actionable strategies to help entrepreneurs WIN at work and home.

In this episode, Cindra and Kelly discuss:

The 6 Presence Principles
Her DANA Acronym and how it relates to you
How your Reticular Activating System impacts relationships
Her "Alpha-Omega Spectrum" and why you should understand it
Most importantly, how to grow your business without growing apart

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656: How to Go After Big Goals in 2025 Dec 31, 2024

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High performers set goals and they consider who they can become in the process. They get clear on what they want and reflect on their wishes and dreams. They write their goals down and keep them in mind during the year.

Power Phrase of the Week: "I am committed to myself, my goals, and my dreams."

Quote of the Week:"Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life." - Les Brown

655: The KFG Formula with Krista Ryan, Speaker and Coach Dec 27, 2024

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Krista Ryan, PCC, is a highly sought-after business coach, facilitator, speaker, and Workplace Performance expert known for helping clients effectively navigate uncertainty and promoting collaboration, communication, and confidence. Her global clients include C-suite executives, startup entrepreneurs, individual contributors, elite athletes, and performers.

With nearly two decades of experience as a human resources director, Krista is the CEO and founder of KfG Coaching, LLC. She's a Bravely Pro Coach and a Room Tilter with Limitless Minds, a mental conditioning organization that unites personal growth with business success through the power of neutral thinking. She is the author of the new book, Keep Fricking Going: A step-by-step guide to successfully navigate change.

In this episode, Cindra and Krista discuss:

The 3 steps of KFG
The importance of accountability and awareness in success
How to focus on the next best step
How to take action towards who you want to become
Ways she is using KFG to battle cancer right now

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654: An Attitude of Gratitude Dec 23, 2024

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Regularly practicing gratitude is powerful because it has a lasting impact when doing it regularly. Gratitude is connected to better health, more optimism and resilience. Remember, you can shift your focus at any time to what is good and what you are gratitude for in the situation. Choose to take the perspective of a resilient person and draw the good from a difficulty.

Power Phrase for This Week: "I choose to intentionally practice gratitude each day."

Quote of the Week: "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

653: Building Relationships that Last with Annie Lalla, Relationship Expert and Coach Dec 17, 2024

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Annie Lalla has spent her life studying the world of emotions -mapping the complexities of communication & subtleties of relationships. A philosopher, speaker and a thought leader, Annie is known as the "Cartographer of Love". In her coaching, Annie helps individuals attract, create and foster extraordinary connections that maximize freedom and minimize shame. She has professional certifications in Coaching, NLP and Clinical Hypnosis.

In this episode, Cindra and Annie discuss:

How to minimize shame in relationships
The biggest barrier people experience in building relationships
How to upgrade your beliefs about relationships
What creates conflict in relationships
Her top advice on how to address conflict in relationships

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652: How the Best Handle Adversity Dec 09, 2024

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In this episode, Dr. Cindra shares how the world's best seeing adversity as happening for them, not to them. Adversity helps you grow into the person you are supposed to become to reach your goals and step into your dreams. Everything magnificent that you've likely accomplished required or even perhaps demanded difficulty, struggle, and grit. We can embrace adversity and believe it's a time to learn and grow. This Week's Power Phrase: "I embrace adversity. I see adversity as happening for me, not to me."

This Week's Quote of the Week: "Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit." – Napoleon Hill

651: Building a Brand that Connects, Juliet Wright, Branding Expert, Author, and Keynote Speaker Dec 06, 2024

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Juliet Wright is a branding expert, author, keynote speaker, and parallel entrepreneur who helps authors, speakers, coaches, and entrepreneurs connect the dots in their brand ecosystems. A small-town girl born and raised in Nebraska, Juliet has traveled the world to work with clients one-on-one, helping them clarify their vision, align their messaging, and build brands that ignite their audiences.

As the author of Red Thread and Coming In Hot, Juliet brings a unique perspective to storytelling and strategy, empowering her clients to bring big ideas to life. With an entrepreneur husband and four teenagers, there's never a dull moment in her world!

In this episode, Cindra and Juliet discuss:

The most important thing you need to know about building a brand
How mindset and branding are related
The difference between branding, advertising, and marketing
What people get wrong about branding
Her 7 steps of the Red Thread Process

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650: How to Talk to Yourself Even More Powerfully Nov 27, 2024

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In this episode, Dr. Cindra shares how pre-planned, specific thoughts can address your negative thinking. She also shares the 3 Ps to give yourself an even better chance to be your best today. This Week's Power Phrase: "I choose powerful, possibility-oriented, and positive thoughts to keep me at my best."

Quote of the Week: "Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave". - - Harvey McKay

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