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14 12, 2020

Inside the Tri-mind: Taylor’s Ten Laws of Prime Triathlon Training

By | December 14th, 2020|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Because triathlon training is so complicated and difficult (and important!), I want to share with you Taylor’s Ten Laws of Prime Triathlon Training that will provide you with way to approach your training in a way that will maximize both its effectiveness in preparing you to race your fastest and its efficiency given that we [...]

10 12, 2020

Inside the Tri-Mind: Keep Positive Self-talk in Your Mental Toolbox During Training and Races

By | December 10th, 2020|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Perhaps the most powerful mental tool to build your confidence is positive self-talk. What you say to yourself away from triathlon, when you’re training, and during races impacts what you think, how you feel, and how you perform in training and on race day. Whatever you think more of—whether positive or negative—will determine the road [...]

7 12, 2020

Parker Biele is My Ski Racing Hero

By | December 7th, 2020|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , |0 Comments

You might be asking, “Who the heck is Parker Biele and why does she deserve hero status?” Or, you might be asking, “I know Parker Biele and why the heck does she deserve hero status?” In either case, I’ll answer your question shortly. But first, I want to explain what inspired me to write this [...]

1 12, 2020

Inside the Tri-Mind: Confidence is the Key to Race-day Success

By | December 1st, 2020|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , |1 Comment

Have you ever entered a race not feeling very confident about your ability to achieve your race goals that day? We’ve all been there, to be sure. And what likely happened was that your race didn’t go the way you wanted, that is to say, you were slower than you had hoped to be. The [...]

1 12, 2020

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #31-Emotions-Part II

By | December 1st, 2020|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #31: Emotions-Part II of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the second of three episodes that explore the powerful influence of emotions on sports performance. One of the great obstacles you will experience as an athlete, particularly in your training efforts, can be summarized as what I call the negative emotional [...]

27 11, 2020

Change Your Perceptions to Become a More Successful Athlete (and Person)

By | November 27th, 2020|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Since Covid-19 early in 2020, I’ve been working with a number of athletes, from junior-elites to collegians to Olympians and pros. Though the pandemic has been a truly awful experience, it has also given many athletes the opportunity to focus on aspects of their sports lives that they had been neglecting, including mental training. Of [...]

25 11, 2020

Crisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #31-Surrender to Determination

By | November 25th, 2020|Categories: Crisis to Opportunity (Podcast)|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Episode #31: Surrender to Determination of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the third of four episodes in which I explore the importance of what I call mental muscles in how you respond to a crisis. A crisis is like a very high and treacherous mountain that confronts you on your road of life. Some [...]

23 11, 2020

The Norwegians Prove that Team Culture Matters

By | November 23rd, 2020|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Because ski racing isn’t a team sport in the usual sense of the word, less attention is given in our sport, compared to traditional team sports such as soccer or hockey, to the role of team culture on how individual racers perform. The simple reality of ski racing is that how you ski on race [...]

21 11, 2020

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #30-Emotions-Part I

By | November 21st, 2020|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Episode #30: Emotions-Part I of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the first of three episodes that explore the powerful influence of emotions on sports performance. Emotions play a vital, yet often underappreciated, role in athletic performance. In fact, emotions aren’t just important in sports, but, even more so, in our lives [...]

20 11, 2020

Taylor Introduces new Home Page Design

By | November 20th, 2020|Categories: Latest News|Tags: , |0 Comments

Following on the introduction of my new logo, I have just launched a redesigned home page for my website. My goal with the new home page is to offer visitors a visually compelling, informative, and easily navigable page from which to explore everything that my website has to offer.