High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - 597: How to Change Your Perception

Episode Date: February 2, 2024

High performers use reframing daily. They don’t ignore the difficulty, but instead see a different perspective and see how the obstacle is helping them. This helps them intentionally choose the story they tell. Power Phrase this Week: “I see a setback as a comeback.” Quote of the Week: “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” - Wayne Dyer

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're checking in with Cinder Kampoff today and we talk a little bit about changing our

perception. How to change your perception. Cinder, start us off with one of your quotes. This is my favorite quote by Wayne Dyer. He said, if you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. Okay, so you've got an example to start with. Um, Lisa, I just finished a Netflix documentary about David Beckham. Did you see it? I've not seen it yet, no. Oh, it's so great. And you know, he's an English soccer star. It was just fascinating. It provides really this inside look at the mindset of an elite athlete. And a couple of things stood out to me. His father was actually really hard on him which pushed him to be more confident and just deal with criticism throughout his career at the beginning of his career um

england hated him because he got a red card in the world cup yet to steal him and you know what i was most impressed with it's like his ability to not back down from his beliefs in himself to fight all the negativity and controversy and he really embraces the uniqueness. Didn't try to be like anyone else. And I think it's a great example of just intentionally choosing your perception interpretation. I'd highly recommend people watching it. All right. So the David Beckham documentary on Netflix. Now, how to change your perception. What exactly are we talking about today when we talk about changing our perception? Well, we're talking about intentionally choosing to see any circumstance or challenge through a different lens.

You know, the world is what we make of it, so we can change our lens at any time. And the statistic tool we're gonna talk about in psychology is called reframing. And when we reframe, we change our viewpoint. You know, we intentionally choose our lens or our perception, even if it's a difficult situation. So for example, let's say you have some kind of

disappointment at work or in your life right now. So you can choose a mindset to see the situation that somebody can grow from and that you can learn from. And why is it so important that we learn how to reframe things? Well, ultimately, it keeps us going, Lisa. You know, it also helps us overcome obstacles that get in our way. And it can be really big things like a job loss or just a poor performance. Or maybe there's some kind of loss to the client for income or even in sport, right? A missed shot or a seizing any injury. And when we reframe, we don't ignore the difficulty, but we just intentionally choose to see the situation differently than maybe it appears on the surface. Well, can you give us some examples of when we can use reframing in our everyday lives?

Absolutely. So I would say almost any sort of negative situation or thought can be reframed as something that you can bring a positive outlook instead of a negative one. So let's say you receive difficult feedback from a coach or a bot, or you lose a big client or sale,

or let's say the market just negatively impacts your bottom line in your business well you are facing some kind of difficulty in your relationship where you have a bad race or bad game or let's just say you're in a cranky mood so what reframing does is really helps you see any pieces of strengths and any setback is a comeback any difficulty as opportunity. So how do we go about actually doing the actual reframing of things? Yeah, great question. So I would say, you know, the key is to take a step back and consider the frame or your lens. You know, how can you intentionally change your interpretation or the story or the perception? You know, you're telling yourself about the situation. And again,

it doesn't mean you ignore the difficulty or obstacle, but you just choose a different perspective. So, you know, by asking yourself, is there another way of viewing this? Or, you know, this is a perception or story I really want to tell. And the key to this is shift your perspective and view any difficulty as an opportunity

that you think you're growing and learning from. Well, Cinder, can you summarize today for us? Sure. I think high performers and youth reframing every day, you know, they don't ignore the difficulty, but instead see a different perspective and how the obstacle can help you. And this just helps you stay more positive and motivated to keep going. And you can intentionally choose the perception or interpretation that you tell yourself. All right. We've got a power phrase that you give out. What is that power phrase this week? Short and sweet here. I see a setback as a comeback. I see a setback as a comeback. And, Cinder, if people want to learn more about reframing or how it can help them and how exactly to do it, how to change your perception,

where do we get more information about you? Yeah, people can head over to Dr. Sindra, so drcindra.com. And my books, Beyond Grit, are over there as well. You can find out more information there about our coaching and speaking. Way to go for finishing another episode of the High Performance Mindset. I'm giving you a virtual fist pump.

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