8-week leadership experience for women

Build the Confidence to Go After What You Really Want

Stop second-guessing. Start trusting yourself. Take bold action toward your next big goal.

Join Dr. Cindra Kamphoff and the Mentally Strong Team for an eight-week experience designed to help ambitious women turn self-doubt into self-belief and make confidence a habit.

New Cohort Starting December 7, 2026

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You Know You’re Capable.
So Why Are You Still Holding Back?

Self-doubt shows up as hesitation, second-guessing, and playing small, keeping ambitious women from speaking up, taking bold action, and going after what they truly want.

When Confidence Slips, It Can Show Up in Ways You Might Not Expect

You might:

Second-guess decisions you’re fully capable of making.
Overthink opportunities and wait until you feel more ready, qualified, or certain.
Replay mistakes and conversations, allowing one difficult moment to shake your belief in yourself.
Play smaller than your potential, even when part of you knows you’re ready for more.

And perhaps the most frustrating part?
You know you’re capable.

You’ve accomplished hard things before. You have experience, ideas, ambition, and something meaningful you want to do next.

The problem isn’t your potential. It’s that self-doubt keeps getting a vote.

And every time you hesitate, stay quiet, or wait to feel confident before taking action, the things you really want stay just a little further out of reach.

Confidence Isn’t Something You Have. It’s Something You Build.

I know what it’s like to look confident on the outside while second-guessing yourself on the inside.

After more than two decades working with elite athletes and high performers, I’ve learned that confidence isn’t something you have or don’t have. It’s something you build through practice.

And with the right tools and support, you can make confidence a habit.

The Women’s Confidence Academy:

Your 7-Step Path to Lasting Confidence

Over eight weeks, you’ll learn and practice the seven core practices that turn confidence from something you hope to feel into something you know how to build:

Step 01

Clear Your Past

Let go of mistakes, setbacks, and old stories that keep you stuck.

Step 02

Clarify Your Future

Get clear on what you really want and set bold goals that pull you forward.

Step 03

Create Your Identity

Strengthen the way you see and speak to yourself so you can show up as the woman you’re becoming.

Step 04

Capture Your Wins

Build a bank of evidence that reminds you what you’re capable of.

Step 05

Claim Your Emotions

Learn to move through fear, anxiety, and self-doubt instead of letting them make your decisions.

Step 06

Compose Your Winning Team

Surround yourself with people who challenge you, support you, and believe in where you’re going.

Step 07

Commit to the Process

Take courageous action, learn from setbacks, and practice confidence until it becomes a habit.

And you won’t just learn it. You’ll practice it.

Through live sessions, weekly Confidence Challenges, a supportive community, and one-on-one coaching sessions with one of Dr. Cindra Kamphoff’s ICF and Mentally Strong Certified Coaches, you’ll turn what you learn into action and stay accountable to the bold goal you’re ready to pursue.

Imagine What You’ll Do After You Stop Waiting to Feel Confident

Maybe it’s the promotion. The business. The conversation. The stage. The boundary. The idea you’ve been sitting on for far too long.

By the end of the Academy, the goal isn’t simply to feel more confident. It’s to become the woman who trusts herself enough to act.

To speak up. Make the decision. Take the risk. Recover when things don’t go perfectly. And keep moving toward what she really wants.

Because when confidence becomes a habit, bold action becomes possible.

What Members Are Saying

“Mentally Strong helped me find my fire, my competitive spirit and zest for my role when I thought it had disappeared for good. I am back winning and it feels amazing!”

Sarah Richards

CEO and Board Chair, Jones Metal

“The Academy has honed my skills to help my team navigate with greater resilience, composure, and clarity of purpose.”

Academy Participant

“The real value for me has been growing alongside women who challenge, encourage, and celebrate one another. I feel seen and supported in a way I never have before.”

Academy Participant

What’s included

Everything You Need to Make Confidence a Habit

When you join The Confidence Habit Academy, you’re not just getting eight weeks of training. You’re getting the tools, coaching, practice, and support to turn what you learn into real change.

8 Live Confidence Sessions

With Dr. Cindra Kamphoff + Expert Coaches

90-minute interactive sessions that combine teaching, coaching, and real-world application.

8 Confidence Challenges

One focused action each week

Designed to move you toward your personal Bold Goal and build evidence that you can trust yourself.

8 One-on-One Coaching Sessions

Personalized 45-minute sessions

With one of Dr. Cindra Kamphoff’s ICF and Mentally Strong Certified Coaches to work through what’s holding you back and accelerate your progress.

The Women’s Confidence Workbook

+ 90-Day Confidence Plan

Practical exercises, reflection tools, and a personalized plan to keep building confidence long after the Academy ends.

The Confidence Habit Resource Toolkit

Cindra’s curated confidence resources, including recommended books, playlists, tools, and practices to support your growth.

Private Community of Ambitious Women

A place to connect, share wins, get support, stay accountable, and grow alongside women who are going after bigger things too.

8 CEUs + Certificate of Completion

Earn continuing education credit while investing in your own leadership and professional development.

Admission to the 2nd Annual Mentally Strong Conference

Join Dr. Cindra and the Mentally Strong community on January 8, 2027, to continue learning, connecting, and growing.

And Perhaps Most Valuable of All…

You leave with more than information about confidence.
You leave knowing how to build it.

So the next time you face a bigger opportunity, a difficult conversation, an intimidating goal, or that familiar voice of self-doubt, you’ll have a process for moving forward anyway.

You Don’t Need More Time to Think About Becoming Confident

It’s easy to believe you’ll take the leap when you feel more ready, more certain, or more confident.

But confidence doesn’t come first. Action does.

Every time you wait for self-doubt to disappear before you move forward, you give it another opportunity to make the decision for you.

You don’t have to figure this out alone. The Confidence Habit Academy gives you a proven process, guided practice, expert coaching, and a community beside you as you take the actions that build real confidence.

You can keep waiting to feel ready. Or you can start building the confidence to go.

What Could Change If You Stopped Letting Self-Doubt Make Your Decisions?

I created The Women’s Confidence Academy because I’ve seen too many brilliant, accomplished women hold back, not because they lack talent or ambition, but because self-doubt keeps getting in the way.

I believe the world needs what you have to offer. Your ideas. Your voice. Your leadership.

And you shouldn’t have to wait until you feel more confident to go after what you want.

With the right tools, practice, and support, you can learn to trust yourself, take bold action, and make confidence a habit.

If you’re ready to stop second-guessing and start going after what you really want, we’re ready to help you get there.

Meet Dr. Cindra Kamphoff

Dr. Cindra Kamphoff is a bestselling author, executive performance coach, and award-winning international speaker.

As a mental performance consultant for the Minnesota Vikings, a guide to Olympic athletes and Fortune 500 leaders, and a recognized expert in confidence and leadership, she brings proven strategies and unmatched energy to every session.

Dr. Cindra’s work has been featured by Good Morning America, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Success Magazine, and leading media outlets nationwide.

Her newest book, The Confidence Habit, is a 4 x National Bestseller.

Ready to Go After
What You Really Want?

Enrollment for The Women’s Confidence Academy is now open.
Take the first bold step.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does the Academy start?

The dates of our next Women’s Confidence Academy are Mondays from noon–1:30pm CST for 8 weeks: December 7, 14, 21, January 4, 11, 18, 25 and February 1.

Can I participate from anywhere?

Yes. All sessions are delivered virtually and recordings are available.

What if I can’t attend every session live?

All sessions are recorded, so you can catch up at your convenience.

Do I need to have a specific goal to join?

No. You’ll identify and set your personal Bold Goal during the Academy. What matters is that you’re ready to take action toward something meaningful to you.

What if I don’t feel very confident right now?

Perfect. You don’t need to arrive confident. That’s what you’re here to build.

The Academy meets you where you are and gives you a practical process for taking action, building evidence, and strengthening your belief in yourself one step at a time.

Is this for women only?

The Women’s Confidence Academy was created specifically for ambitious women who want to strengthen their confidence, take bold action, and grow alongside other women who understand both their drive and their doubts.

Who is the Certified Coach I will work with in the program?

You receive 8 one-on-one confidential coaching sessions with a female coach specifically trained by Dr. Cindra. These coaching sessions are scheduled separately with your coach and will be on Zoom or phone to help you apply the confidence tools.

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