The MINDset Game® Podcast

From minor setbacks to life-altering tragedies, a resilient mindset can help you navigate life’s inevitable challenges. Whether you’re a parent seeking to nurture resilience in your kids, a leader trying to build stronger, higher-performing teams, or you’d like to enhance your own capacity for resilience, tapping into the power of your mindset can have a transformative impact on those around you.

As a clinical psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and former director of the Department of Psychology at McLean Hospital, a private psychiatric hospital in the Boston area, Dr. Robert Brooks has lectured nationally and internationally and written extensively about topics such as resilience across our lifespans, parenting and family issues, motivation, and creating positive school and work environments. He is the author or co-author of 21 books, including “Raising Resilient Children,” “The Power of Resilience: Achieving Balance, Confidence, and Personal Strength in Your Life,” and “Reflections on Mortality: Insights into Meaningful Living.” Dr. Brooks has also won numerous awards for his work, including, most recently, the Mental Health Humanitarian Award from William James College for his contributions as a clinician, educator, and author. In Episode 185 of The MINDset Game® podcast, Dr. Brooks shares the following insights:

• The power of acknowledging “islands of competence,” or areas of strength and beauty in others – particularly those who may be exhibiting difficult characteristics
• Why supportive, encouraging relationships are crucial for everyone – and particularly children – in developing resilience
• How cultivating a positive mindset and emotions, as well as practicing compassion for yourself and others, can help improve your relationships and empower those around you to achieve better results
• Specific tips for parents and leaders seeking to help their kids and/or teams grow and flourish

To learn more about Dr. Brooks and to access his articles and other resources, visit https://www.drrobertbrooks.com.

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When pursuing goals in your personal or professional life, have you ever felt that your progress stagnated before you were able to fulfill your highest potential? While the specific strategies required to achieve peak performance may vary, focusing on shifting your mindset is crucial for breaking through any barriers that might be holding you back from reaching the next level.

Dr. Cindra Kamphoff, our guest in Episode 218 of The Mindset Game® podcast, is an award-winning keynote speaker, TEDx speaker, and Certified Professional Coach for leaders, professional athletes, and championship teams. She is the founder of the Mentally Strong Institute, which provides one-on-one coaching services to help purpose-driven leaders and athletes multiply their confidence, increase their influence, and get to their goals even quicker. She’s also the author of an Amazon bestseller called “Beyond Grit: 10 Powerful Practices to Gain the High-Performance Edge,” and her podcast, “The High-Performance Mindset,” is ranked in the top 0.5% of all podcasts. In this week’s episode, Cindra shares:

• Ten essential practices for high performance, including the one that is the most difficult for many people: to live and let go
• Why having compassion for yourself is crucial, as well as three key elements of self-compassion
• The “learn, burn, return” tool for quickly recovering from setbacks
• The three questions of the “truth-meter,” a tool that can help you overcome automatic negative thoughts

To learn more about Cindra, visit https://cindrakamphoff.com. To learn about her coaching services, visit https://mentallystronginstitute.com.

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Have you ever felt that despite your best efforts, you are falling short of achieving what you truly want in life? For most of us, the road to success and fulfillment contains many pitfalls and diversions, and creating your best life requires key ingredients such as clarity on your goals and values and consistency in your efforts.

Nic Peterson, our guest in Episode 195 of The MINDset Game® podcast, is a serial entrepreneur and the author of the book, “Bumpers: The Framework for Finding Your Personal Abundance, Maximum Productivity, Greatest Profits and Highest Quality of Life.” Nic wrote this book in response to a recurring question he received – how do you get so much done in so many different industries? Similar to the bumpers you'd put up in a bowling alley, the bumpers that Nic shares with us will allow you to play all in with 100% effort, while keeping you out of the gutter. In this episode, he discusses the following strategies to help you live the life you really want:

• The value of concentrating your efforts on trying to prevent negative outcomes in the first place, as opposed to allowing them to happen and then recovering – and how sharpening your sense of hindsight and establishing your non-negotiables can help in this process
• Why focusing on improving your “rolling average” may be a more effective and sustainable approach than trying to constantly improve upon your best results
• Why it’s crucial to be honest with yourself in getting clear on what you truly want in life, and constantly checking in with yourself to identify what’s most important to you

To learn more about Nic, visit https://www.nicpeterson.com, or look for “Bumpers” on Amazon.

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Have you ever contemplated the question, “How can I live a good life?” In ancient times, famous Greek and Roman philosophers, such as Aristotle, Plato, and Epictetus, answered this timeless question with one word: “areté,” which translates to “excellence” or “virtue.” However, the word’s deeper meaning refers to being your best self on a moment-to-moment basis.

In our modern times, how can we each be our best selves moment by moment, particularly when faced with seemingly endless distractions and often negative influences? Brian Johnson, our guest in Episode 182 of The MINDset Game® podcast, seeks to help people achieve their highest potential, with a specific goal of creating a world in which 51% of humanity is flourishing by the year 2051. Brian is the founder and CEO of Heroic Public Benefit Corporation and the author of “Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential.” Defining himself as 50% philosopher and 50% CEO, he’s built and sold two social platforms, helped millions of people from around the world, trained 10,000+ Heroic Coaches from 100+ countries, and created a protocol that science says changes lives. In this week’s episode, Brian discusses the following:

• How leaders and changemakers can apply the concept of areté in their daily lives – and tips for pursuing the best version of yourself even when you’re feeling depleted
• The concept of anti-fragile resilience, which can help you become even stronger when faced with challenges, and how to develop the protocol that is integral to this type of resilience
• How to balance self-compassion with the discipline to hold yourself to higher standards
• Why focusing on your own consciousness and factors you can control is particularly important for leaders seeking to create positive change within their organizations, communities, and the world at large

To learn more about Brian and the Heroic Public Benefit Corporation, visit https://www.heroic.us or look for “Heroic: The Training Platform” in the iOS or Android app stores.

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Whether you generally enjoy small talk or you dread it, conversational skills offer a powerful way to build rapport and create meaningful connections with others in your personal and professional life. While the art of conversation is crucial for leaders in particular, many people – especially those who identify as introverts – can find it challenging at times.

As a self-proclaimed formerly shy, “tongue-tied” engineer, Debra Fine is now an internationally recognized conversation and networking skills expert, motivational speaker, and best-selling author of the book, “The Fine Art of Small Talk: How to Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills – and Leave a Positive Impression!” Debra’s impressive client list includes associations, government agencies, and large corporations such as Google, Lockheed Martin, United Airlines, and Procter & Gamble. In Episode 177 of The MINDSet Game® podcast, Debra discusses the following topics:

• How simple mindset shifts can help anyone (and particularly introverts) become better at small talk
• Practical tips for starting conversations with both strangers and acquaintances
• Top conversation “killers,” such as monopolizing and matchmaking, and how to avoid them
• How to gracefully exit a conversation without appearing abrupt or offensive

To learn more about Debra or to get in touch with her, visit https://www.debrafine.com.

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