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249: Why Talent Needs Trauma May 07, 2019

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"Be thankful for each challenge, because it will build your strength and character." Anonymous

High performers embrace challenges or trauma. They realize this helps them be their best self. They recognize failure is vital to success and remember is how they respond to the challenges that shapes their passion and grit.

Phrase this Week: "I embrace challenges. These challenges help me be passionate, strong and gritty."

248: 8 Steps to Reignite Your Passion May 06, 2019

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Mark J Lindquist has been on the hottest shows on television (LOST, Hawaii Five-O), he performs for the largest crowds in America (NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA) and he speaks for the largest crowds in America (Wal-Mart, McDonald's, Microsoft, IBM, Starbucks). Mark is a nationally recognized motivational speaker, highly sought-after success coach, world-touring entertainer, US Air Force and Afghanistan war veteran, and author of the books, "Passion! 8 Steps to Reignite Yours," "Passion! 8 Steps to Find Yours" and "Service! My Way of Life." Mark has performed live for over 3.5 million people in 22 countries and 46 states throughout his career. He has performed for Grammy winning artists, Academy Award nominated actors, foreign dignitaries around the world as well as staffers at the White House.

In this podcast, Mark and Cindra talk about:

Performance techniques to crush it in front of millions of people
Why people forget to make their passion a priority
The rocking chair principle
How to keep believing in your Superbowl
And 8 steps to reignite your passion

You can find a full description of the Podcast at cindrakamphoff.com/mark.

You can find Mark Linquist @MarkJLinquist on Twitter and www.markjlindquist.com/.

247: 2 Ways to Accept and Embrace Change May 02, 2019

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"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new." Socrates

High performers embrace change. They thrive off it. They realize they can choose how to think and feel. And the first step to do that is remember what you focus on determines how you feel about change. Anything can be viewed as a gift.

Power Phrase this Week: "I embrace change. I see change as a gift."

246: 3 Lessons From the Masters Apr 25, 2019

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"Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is to keep going when you really feel like giving up."

High performers keep going. They stay the course and stay gritty and resilient. While doing so, they also remain humble knowing the can keep learning and growing.

Phrase this Week: "I stay gritty and resilient. I stay the course."

245: 3 Ways to Find the Positive Apr 17, 2019

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"Don't focus on the difficulty. Focus on what can come from the difficulty." Jonathan Zierdt

High performers focus on what can come from the difficulty. The look for what inspired them and let that move them. The live with urgency knowing and focusing on how they can make a difference today.

Power Phrase this Week: "I don't focus on the difficulty. I focus on what can come from the difficulty."

244: Proven Strategies for Peak Performance Apr 14, 2019

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Joining the Auburn family in October 2018, Dr. Adrian Ferrera provides individual mental health and performance counseling, crisis intervention, consultation and outreach on clinical issues important to student-athletes. He also develops performance enhancement workshops for small groups, coaches and teams.

Dr. Ferrera came to Auburn from the University of Washington, where he served as associate director of counseling and sport psychology. From 2014-17, he was a cognitive performance coach for U.S. Army Special Operations soldiers at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

After earning his master's in counseling with an emphasis in sport psychology from Boston University, Ferrera earned his doctorate in sport and exercise psychology, and an additional master's in counseling, from West Virginia University.

In this podcast, Adrian and Cindra talk about:

His journey to Auburn

How he has approached "failure" in his own life as an opportunity
Why you should protect your pin number to your confidence bank
How to have difficult conversations
Process focused - Key messages that lead to Auburn men's basketball run to the Final Four

You can find a full description of the Podcast at cindrakamphoff.com/adrian.

You can find Dr. Ferrera at dradrianferrera@gmail.com

243: How to Play to Win not to Lose Apr 10, 2019

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"When fear dies, you begin to live." Stan Beecham

High performers play to win. They realize that fear of failure doesn't help them in the long run. Instead, they listen to what they are fearing. Stay calm, present and go after what they want.

Power Phrase this Week: "I play to win. I stay calm, present, and go for it!"

242: The Power of Passion Apr 05, 2019

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"There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." Nelson Mandela

High performers cultivate their passion. They work to get and keep the good kind of passion – harmonious passion. They work to keep their results separate from their identity and stay focused on improving their craft.

Power Phrase this Week: "I stay passionate about my craft. I stay focused on the process and being the best I can be."

241: Hall of Fame Coach Shares Principles of Positive Coaching and Leadership Mar 27, 2019

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Dr. Rick McGuire is the Director of the Missouri Institute of Positive Coaching. He recently retired as the Director of Sport Psychology for the Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Missouri, and Graduate Professor of Sport Psychology. For 27 years (from 1983-2010) he was Missouri's Head Track and Field Coach. Under Coach McGuire's tutelage, Missouri athletes earned 143 All-American recognitions, 110 Conference champions, 29 USA National Members, 3 collegiate records, and 5 Olympians. He is the founder and chairman for 27 years of the USA Track and Field Sport Psychology program, and served as a staff for 11 USATF National Teams, including the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games in Barcelona and Atlanta.

In this podcast, Rick and Cindra talk about:

His principles of positive coaching
Why demeaning never helps athletes
Ways to increase athletes' self-worth and self-esteem
The most impactful way to motivate athletes
The importance of communication with your athletes and teams

You can find a full description of the Podcast at cindrakamphoff.com/rick.

240: No More FOMO! Mar 19, 2019

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"Every minute you spend wishing you had someone else's life is a minute spent wasting yours." Anonymous

High performers reduce their FOMO. They change their focus because happiness is about attention. They focus on gratitude - what they have not what they lack.

Power Phrase this Week: "I change my focus. I focus on what I have not what I lack."

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