U-LEAD Conference Day 3

Wednesday, November 16, 2022
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
CSU Ballroom

The U-LEAD Conference is a great way for students and staff alike to learn about the many aspects of leadership. Anyone can take away leadership lessons from the conference into their daily lives, so attending the event is highly encouraged!

Day 3 of the U-LEAD Conference will feature a student social at 5:00pm and keynote speaker, Dr. Cindra Kamphoff, at 5:30pm.

Beyond Grit: Embracing Passion and Perseverance to Gain the High-Performance Edge

Despite all the factors that we cannot control in life, we can choose to lead with grit, purpose and passion. In this keynote, Dr. Cindra Kamphoff will discuss tools to help us see the opportunity, practice self-leadership, savor the good, and commit to leading with grit for the future. This discussion covers practices #1 (Get Gritty), #2 (Get Clear on Your Purpose), and #3 (Master Your Thinking) from her award-winning Book, “Beyond Grit.”

Cindra Kamphoff, Ph.D., CMPC, PCC, is an award-winning keynote speaker and mental performance coach. She is a professor on campus at MNSU in Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology.

She has provided mental training for the Minnesota Vikings for the last four years, working one-on-one with the players. Last summer Cindra worked with the United States Olympic Track and Field team while they were in Tokyo working with the athletes one-on-one to help them train their minds.

She is the author of an Amazon bestseller, Beyond Grit: Ten Powerful Practices to Gain the High Performance Edge and a recent second book, Beyond Grit for Business: How to Boost Performance, Leadership and the Bottomline. Her podcast, The High Performance Mindset podcast, has over 2 million downloads and is ranked in the top 100 podcasts where she interviews thought leaders about mindset.