High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - 759: How High Performers Rest

Episode Date: July 2, 2026

What if the key to performing at your highest level isn't pushing harder, but recovering smarter?   In this episode, Dr. Cindra Kamphoff shares why the world's best performers don't just train with intention; they rest with intention. You'll discover why recovery isn't a reward you earn after the work is done; it's an essential part of sustained success.   Drawing from the science of performance and the work of Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, Cindra explores the seven types of rest and explains how the right kind of recovery can improve your focus, confidence, creativity, and resilience.   In this episode, you'll learn: Why recovery is a performance strategy—not a sign of weakness The seven types of rest and how to identify which one you need most How intentional recovery boosts confidence, energy, and mental clarity A simple practice you can use this week to avoid burnout and perform at your best Power Phrase: "I honor my performance by prioritizing my recovery."   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. It's time to check in with Cinder Campoff, and today we talk about how high performers take a little bit of a rest.

Cinder, start us off with a quote. I like this quote, that best don't just train harder, they recover smarter. Uh-huh. And what exactly are we talking about today? Well, Lisa, I want to start with the question. So I want people to think about have you ever noticed what elite athletes do after a competition? And most people focus on the game, maybe the race or the performance itself. but we know that what separates the best athletes in the world is what they do afterwards.

And so, you know, Olympic athletes, schedule recovery, professional football players, spend hours on sleep, bring you tricton, you know, cold pubs, massage. But, you know, because they know the simple truth that if they don't grow during their performance, right, they need to grow in their recovery. And so yet when it comes to work in life, many of us just do the opposite. We celebrate being busy. We fill our open calendars. just, you know, with lots of different things.

And then we wonder why we're exhausted and the stack is and burned out. It is so true. We know we often think of rest as something that we earn after we've finished everything. Exactly. But hyper-forward see rest differently. They see it really as a little word. They see it as a strategy. In fact, one of the most important lessons I've worried as coaching executives and athletes

and leaders is that recovery isn't the opposite of performance. It's, you know, part of the performance. And without recovery, you know, eventually, our focus dropped and our creativity declines and our patients disappears and really our confidence takes a hit. So when you say recovery, what exactly do you mean? Well, most people think rest means just taking a nap or getting more sleep, but sleep is important. But also a researcher, her name is Dr. Sandra Dalton Smith. He teaches that there are even seven different types of rest. And many people are trying to solve kind of the wrong problem because they don't know what type

of rest they actually need. Okay, so I'm going to have you walk me through the types of rest. Okay, perfect. So Dr. Sandra Dalton Smith teaches that there are seven types of rest. So the first one is physical rest, which is giving your body a chance to recover. The second is mental rest, which is quieting the constant bots in your mind. The third is what's called sensory rest, which is taking breaks from screens or noise or stimulation. The fourth is creative rest, which comes to, you know, experiencing beauty and nature and inspiration. Then there's emotional rest, which is being honest is how you really feel. Social rest, which is spending time with people who energize you instead of drain you. And the seventh is called spiritual rest, which is connecting to something bigger than

yourself, like your purpose or your values or your faith. Oh, that's really powerful. I think a lot of people do this where they're sleeping, but they still feel exhausted. Exactly. And they might not just be sleep deprived, right? They might be emotionally depleted or creatively depleted or socially depleted. And I think what I like about these seven types of rest is it helps you take a step back to say, like, what do I really need, right? And the key is to identify what type of rest you need the most right now. So what do elite performers do differently when it comes to that kind of recovery? You know, because I work with some of them, I would say that they schedule it. And most people schedule meetings or workouts or maybe dead lines, but elite performer schedule renewal. And they black out

time for recovery, just like they black out time for work. And so, for example, one executive coach that, one executive that I coach actually scheduled what she calls like is white space in her calendar. So there's no meetings or no agenda, just like thinking time. And so many of the best athletes, you know, that I worked with really intentionally set recovery, you know, routines and use techniques after competition because they know recovery doesn't just happen by accident. All right. What is one thing that listeners can do this week? And kind of my question with There's like, how much do we need? How much, like, is it an hour?

Is it two hours? How much do we need to fit into the schedule? Great question. So I would ask people just to think about this simple question. What type of rest do I need most right now? And then, you know, even if it's just scheduling 15 minutes this week to give yourself that type of recovery, you're not because you've earned it, because your future performance really depends on it.

All right. How do you summarize today for us? The highest performers aren't the people who push the hardest every day. They're the people who understand the rhythm of performance and recovery. And we just need to remember, rest isn't a weakness. It's preparation. All right. Give us a power phrase this week.

I honor my performance by prioritizing my recovery. I like that one. It really hit home for me as well here at work. So tell me a little bit about how people can get more information on you, maybe listen to a podcast or get more info on your books or your teachings. Absolutely. You can head over to Dr.C-I-N-D-R-A-D-R-A.com. And you can find more information about our coaching or my speaking or my books over there.

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