High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - 445: Thriving on the Big Stage

Episode Date: July 22, 2021

On the podcast this week, we discuss how to thrive on “the big stage” in the moments that are important to us. It is natural to feel pressure in these moments. We feel pressure when the outcome is important to us and the outcome is uncertain. You can’t live a life without pressure. The key is to manage your reactions to it. Notice your thoughts and emotions. Focus on what you can control – which is only you and your response to the situation.   Power Phrase this Week:” I focus on what I can control. I trust myself today.”  Quote of the week: “Everything negative – pressure and challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.” Kobe Bryant 

Hi friends, my name is Dr. Sindra Kampoff, a national leader in the field of sport and performance psychology. Every week I'm on the local radio sharing my top tips on exactly how to develop the mindset of the world's best, so you can accomplish all your dreams. Get ready for a jammed, packed episode focused on practical tips to help you get after your goals and step out of your comfort zone. Let's go. We check in with Sindra Kampoff this morning and today's topic,

Sindra, is thriving on the big stage. What's our quote? This is by Kobe Bryant. He said, everything negative, pressure and challenges is all an opportunity for me to rise. And how do we want to start today? Well, at the end of this week, Lisa, the Tokyo Olympics start, and I can't wait. So I've been noticing how a variety of former Olympians have been going to social media to provide advice for the current Olympians. And one of the guys who's been doing that is a guy named Trey Hardy, who was an Olympic silver medalist at the Olympics in the decathlon. And so he was sharing

advice on what it takes to get there. And I think, you know, Lisa, we're not Olympians, you and I, but we can learn a lot from what it takes to thrive in high pressure situations from them, because we experience pressure every single day, just like they do. And we need to use the same mental practices that they do to be at our best. So what was the advice that he provided? So he said, don't get caught up in the grandiose of the big O, which is, you know, the big Olympics. Right. We've already done the impossible just to make the team. And he said, you know, just go out there, enjoy the competition and be you. Control the things you can control, which limits you to choose joy and let all of your hard work and talent shine. And there's going to be a lot of red tape, a lot of things you can't control. So you have to smile, nod and just spread joy to the world. A lot of that sounds like things

I've heard you say before. So what what is your reaction then to that, given that you work with athletes that are going to be at the Olympics? Well, I love it. But exactly what you said, it's a lot of things that I would say. And I think many times in situations of pressure, Lisa, we can really try to try too hard. In sports, we call this pressing. But really, I like what Trey said is that we just need to focus on being us, our authentic self. We get out of our own way and get out of our own head and more kind of focus on getting in our heart than our head and focus on the things that we can control. And I really like what he said about letting your joy shine. So what else would you suggest that we do in those situations that are really high pressure like the athletes do at the Olympics? So this

week, Lisa, we made a video for USA Track and Field, which is the team that I work with, and we each shared a tip. And mine was to develop what's called a contingency plan, which has been actually found when we feel high pressure situations, if we have a contingency plan, we know what to do. And so what that means is a plan to deal with the unexpected. So I'd encourage people who are listening who might experience pressure in the future to think about, you know, what are some imperfections, some things that might get in your way of doing your best in high-pressure situations, such as, like, maybe self-doubt or the weather, or maybe you might feel anxiety or pressure.

And then to write down your planned reaction or strategy. And it's not like we're expecting these things to happen, but then when they do happen, we don't have to think twice about it. We can really capitalize on what comes and stay in control of our attitude and our effort. So do you have a final point for us today? Sure. I'd say, you know, we feel pressure when the outcome is important to us and the outcome is uncertain. And, you know, none of us can live a life without pressure. So we just really have to manage our response to it and focus on what

we can control, which is only you and your response to the situation. And I've been, Lisa, using the word trust a lot with the Olympians I work with. Just the importance of like trusting yourself, trusting your preparation, and trusting that you have everything inside you to be your best today. What is the power phrase for this week? We're going to say I focus on what I can control and I trust myself today. All right. Trusting ourselves, thriving on the big stage. Our topic today was Cyndra Campoff. Dr. Campoff, how do we get in touch with you or learn more about what it is that you do in your teachings? Sure, so I'm a performance coach

and an executive coach and a keynote speaker and you can find more information at sindrakampoff.com or Dr. Sindra, that may be easier, C-R-C-I-N-D-R-A.com. Way to go for finishing another episode of the High Performance Mindset. I'm giving you a virtual fist pump. Holy cow, did that go by way too fast for anyone else?

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