High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - 755: Unlock Your Potential with a Growth Mindset

Episode Date: June 3, 2026

Quote of the Week: "Becoming is better than being." — Carol Dweck   What if your potential isn't limited by your talent or ability, but by what you believe is possible?   In this episode, Dr. Cindra Kamphoff explores how a growth mindset helps you embrace challenges, learn from setbacks, and continue improving. You'll learn how one simple word—yet—can shift your perspective, and why awareness is the first step to recognizing when you've slipped into a fixed mindset. When you notice your thoughts, you can choose growth instead of staying stuck.   In This Episode: What a growth mindset is and why it matters How awareness helps you catch fixed mindset thinking Why adding "yet" can increase confidence and resilience How to focus on progress instead of perfection Power Phrase: "I am not there yet, but I am always growing."   Remember, you're not stuck, you're simply in progress.   To download our full study report, visit: confidencestudy.com To Request a Free Breakthrough Call with a Mentally Strong Coach, visit: http://www.freementalbreakthroughcall.com/ To learn more about the Mentally Strong Institute, visit: https://mentallystronginstitute.com/ To learn about Dr. Cindra Kamphoff's speaking and coaching, visit: https://cindrakamphoff.com/ To follow Dr. Cindra on Instagram, visit: Cindra Kamphoff, PhD (@cindrakamphoff) • Instagram photos and videos

Hi, Dr. Cinder Campoff here. Myself and my team just conducted this national research study on confidence that you have to check out. The report which you can download at Confidencestudy.com shows research-backed ways you can grow your confidence, what leaders do to both kill and grow confidence, and how confidence is not just a personal issue, but an organizational issue. I'm telling you, you've got to check this out. It's a game changer. You can find our full report at Confidencestudy.com. time for us to check in with Cinder Campoff. Today we talk about unlocking our potential with a growth

mindset. And Cinderra, I'd like you to start us off with a quote. I like this quote by Carol Dweck and she said, becoming is better than being. So what inspired the topic today of unlocking our potential with a growth mindset? Well, Lisa, I was giving a keynote recently and I was talking about how growth mindset unlocked your potential. And here's the truth that I shared that your potential is endless, it's unlimited, but it's also up to you. And the way I define a growth mindset is this belief that your abilities like intelligence, talent, and skills aren't fixed, but they can be developed through effort and learning and grit. And this is based on the definition by Carol DeWeck. And so when people really understand that, I think everything changes. And why is that idea so powerful?

Well, I would say because the way you think about your ability determines how you show up. And if you believe you're stuck, you play small, if you believe that you can grow, then you take risks and learn and keep going. You know that research shows that people with the growth mindset are more motivated, more resilient, and ultimately, it's more, because they stay in the game longer. What gets in the way of us having that growth mindset that's so important? Well, we can all kind of slip into this fixed mindset where we don't believe we can grow and we can learn, I think especially under pressure, and we can think of, like, I'm not good enough, or, you know, I'll never figure this out and we forget that we're just not there yet.

Okay, so what's one simple way that we can shift into more of a growth mindset? Well, according to Carol Dweck, who really coined this term growth mindset, she suggests that one thing we can do is use the word yet. Instead of, for example, I can't do this. You can say, I can't do this yet. This really small shift builds your brain to be more open to learning instead of shutting down. Okay. And another way to build that growth mindset?

Another way would be to focus on your effort and your progress, not just like the outcomes. You could ask yourself, you know, how did I learn today or what did I learn today? Or how did I get better today? Because gross mindset people, they'll just taste revolve. They really taste improvement. Oh, I like that one, chasing improvement. Now, you did mention being, like having our potential be unlimited. How do we actually tap into that?

That's a great question. I would say despite taking action and even especially when it's uncomfortable, because we know that gross happens outside your comfort zone. And it happens when you stretch, when you fail, when you try and you try again. And so instead of asking you, how can I do this? You could even just ask yourself, like, how can I grow through this? And how do we catch ourselves when we, like, slip into that fixed mindset that's not helping us? I would say when you catch yourself, it's a great question because we all do that. And the key is really awareness. And you're noticing your first reaction to a challenge. And if you feel frustrated or defensive or want to avoid it, that's usually the same.

you know, a fixed mindset showing up. And you can just pause and ask yourself, you know, am I focusing on improving myself or proving myself? And that question alone just can shift you back into this gross mindset mode because improving is gross mindset, you know, proving is more of like your ego taking over. Well, Sandra, how would you summarize today for us? I would say your mindset shapes your potential. And if you believe you can grow, you'll keep learning and adapting and improving.

and just remember you're not stuck, you're just in progress. Dr. Cinder Campoff always gives us a power phrase to end our time together. What's the power phrase this time? I am not there yet, but I'm always growing and learning. All right. And if people want to learn more a little bit about this or all of your other work that you do or listen to a podcast, what do we need to do? You can head over to Dr. C-I-N-D-R-A-D-R-A-com and you can find more about the podcast, about books, and my speaking and coaching.

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