Author: Dr. Jim Taylor

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The U.S. Could Learn a Lot from Norway about Youth Sports

The New York Times just published a revealing article about Norway’s approach to youth sports that provides a painful juxtaposition to the often-times toxic “youth sport industrial complex” that currently has gone off the rails in the U.S. The article offers some valuable insights into how youth sports can be returned to its original health […]

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Raising Young Athletes Podcast: Episode #1-The Power of Sport Parents

In Episode #1 of his Raising Young Athletes podcast, Dr. Jim Taylor discusses The Power of Sport Parents.

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Crisis to Opportunity Podcast-Episode #2-What Worked Then Doesn’t Work Now

Episode #2 of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast will explore how the primitive instincts and reactions that have served us so well in crises since we became humans no longer serve us in the 21st century where the crises we face now differ so greatly from those experienced by our ancestors.  

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Four Keys to a Fulfilling (Though Perhaps Uncomfortable) Life

I was speaking with a colleague recently about some of the challenges that our respective clients face in their lives and what forces drive the decisions they make that shape their lives. One of the most frequently mentioned goals that she hears from her clients is the desire for stability and balance. Many sought lives […]

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Crisis to Opportunity podcast-Episode #1-What is a Crisis?

In this first episode of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, I will explore the qualities that make a crisis a crisis, offer the surprising meanings of the word ‘crisis’ in other languages, provide a list of crises that we may face, and offer a definition of a crisis that will act as a shared starting […]

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A Powerful Message to Young Female Athletes

In an era in which young women are receiving so many mixed messages about who they can be and who they should be. In a time when so many young women are spending too much time staring at screens that are shaping the way they think and feel about themselves, mostly for the negative. At […]

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Don’t Violate the Laws of Insanity and Stupidity as You Prepare for Your Next Sports Season

Every sports season comes to an end whether you want it to or not. After a long and demanding season, if you’re like most athletes, you’re probably tired of your sport (regardless of whether the season was a triumph or a disappointment). You just want to hang up your gear, kick back, relax, and forget […]

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Don’t Violate the Laws of Insanity and Stupidity as You Prepare for Next Season

The race season is finally over for most racers (for others, a few more weeks to go). After a long and demanding winter, you’re probably tired of skiing (regardless of whether the season was a triumph or a disappointment). It’s time to hang up your skis, pack away your gear, kick back, relax, and forget […]

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Sprint, Don’t Stagger, to the Finish of Your Sport Season

I was speaking to an Olympic athlete with whom I work after his country’s national championship recently and he told me that all he could think about before the event was how much he didn’t want to be there. He was burned out and just wanted the season to be over. Yet, this athlete also […]

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Sprint, Don’t Stagger, to the Finish of Your Race Season

I was speaking to a World Cup athlete after his country’s national championship recently and he told me that all he could think about in the start was how much he didn’t want to be there. He was burned out and just wanted the season to be over. Yet, this athlete also said that he […]

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