Beyond Grit

by Cindra Kamphoff

In Beyond Grit, Cindra Kamphoff reveals the ten practices that the world’s best use to gain the high performance edge. Kamphoff shares the tools and strategies she’s taught executives, entrepreneurs, NFL ProBowl athletes, Olympians, college athletes, and championship teams. Based on almost twenty years of research and consulting with the world’s best, she provides a practical, inspiring, and easy-to-use guide to radically accelerating your performance and improving your happiness.

In this book, Kamphoff teaches you how to develop Ten Practices of the World’s Best:
1.The world’s best are gritty.
2.The world’s best are clear on their purpose.
3.The world’s best become a master of their thoughts.
4.The world’s best know themselves to master yourself.
5.The world’s best dominate the controllables.
6.The world’s best own the moment.
7.The world’s best choose empowering emotions.
8.The world’s best own who they are.
9.The world’s best live and let go.
10.The world’s best choose their courage zone.

You’ll also discover 52 life-altering strategies that you can put in your High Performance Toolbox to develop these practices and change your daily life. Each chapter describes one strategy and ends with a powerful affirmation to help you develop the High Performance Mindset.

A widely respected keynote speaker, trainer, and coach, Kamphoff possesses an inspiring style that combines high energy with strategies that work. Her proven system can transform the performance of anyone who wants to up their game, regardless of their field. Whether you’re seeking to own your dream business, triple your income, be the best you can be in your sport, or merely achieve a higher level of personal satisfaction, Beyond Grit shows you how.

Inspiring and practical, Kamphoff will show you how to “own your why,” develop your grit, take control of your future, discover your purpose, thrive under pressure, and be your best more often.

Genres: Self Help, Personal Development, Motivational, Nonfiction

312 pages, Unknown Binding

Published August 31, 2017

About the author

CINDRA KAMPHOFF, PHD, CMPC, PCC, is an executive performance coach for professional athletes, business leaders, and championship teams. Her clients range from Verizon Wireless and the Mayo Clinic Health System to the Minnesota Vikings.

She is the president and founder of Mentally Strong Consulting. Her work has appeared in Forbes, the New York Times, and USA Today. She worked with the USA Track and Field Team when they were at the Tokyo Olympics.

Kamphoff is certified with the International Coach Federation and the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. She is the founder and director of the Center for Sport & Performance Psychology and a professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She lives in Minnesota with her husband and two boys.

Follow Kamphoff on LinkedIn @Cindra-Kamphoff and on her podcast, High Performance Mindset.

Reviews

[Ellery · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cindra Kamphoff is the author of Beyond Grit. Beyond Grit is an amazing book because of the 52 chapters. It shows/tells you how to not give up and just keep going. My favorite chapter is 27 because it tells not to take things personally. One thing Cindra said I like a lot is “When you take things personally,you allow the words of others to poison you” Those words are so true because what one says about you doesn't matter.
Specific things that really point out about Beyond Grit is the first section of the book “Get Gritty”. This section talks about Grit over Gift, No Grit, No Pearl, Difficulties Happen for You, Dream for a Living, Plan Your Destiny, and lastly Rule your Day. Chapter 3 (Difficulties Happen for You), Cindra talks about how she was in a marathon and when she got to the 17-20 mile mark in her marathon she realized her hands were swelling and her legs ached because she forgot to take her salt tablets. She got into her own head and said “You are such an idiot, Cindra! I can't believe you forgot to take your salt tablets”. She said she takes salt tablets several times in marathons so she avoids cramps and stays hydrated. While she was running she was struggling but she regained her focus and surprisingly she passed 90 people!! And she finished over 40 seconds from her personal best 26.2 miles.
I really recommend this book to people 13+ because it is a little hard to read and the wording was a little weird because when I was reading reviews on goodreads on Beyond Grit one review really popped at me because the person was saying how some words were off than they should be and I totally agree. Beyond Grit is a little confusing but it is a really good book to get a new mindset as well! I hope you will like this book as much as I liked it!

[Gregory Summers · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m currently about 25% through the book but there are so many wonderful things to help build the grit mindset already. As a husband, father, teacher, and a coach I realize where there are places I can make adjustments in my own thinking and beliefs, but also have uncovered a few great practices to introduce to the people around me. I highly recommend this to anyone working to improve some piece of their life whether it is sports, career, or family related.

[Nate Kube · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very good for athletes and business owners...not so much for teachers

[Gary Duszynski · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many great insights and ideas! I coach high school runners and there is so much here I can use to develop young adults navigating life. For me, it’s a great resource to keep my life challenges in perspective. I’ll go back to this gem over and over!

[Brenda Massman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a fantastic motivator for anyone wanting to take life by the reins. The 52 short chapters pack a punch and encourage readers to consider how they can work toward - and achieve - whatever they set out to do.

[Jozie Broda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was good. I read it for book club through work. For the most part I enjoyed it and it felt very empowering and positive for me. Although the sports talk was a little too much so towards the end I skimmed and read big blue words. Overall, it was a good read.

[Michael Thompson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some great lessons in here. Excellent. But it goes on too long. First 3 or so chapters covered it for me.

[Melissa Rice · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had to binge read for work, which had a negative effect on my rating. This would be better if spread out over a year as intended.

[Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some great material in this book and a few impactful quotes. Here are some of my favorites. “When writing the story of your life, don't let someone else hold the pen." —ANONYMOUS

“The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude."
-WILLIAM JAMES, PSYCHOLOGIST

"Being positive won't guarantee you succeed.
But being negative will guarantee you won't." —JoN GORDON

[Mugren Ohaly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Felt like a Buzzfeed article on motivation.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

read for a class-- good general overview on what it takes to be exceptional