Mikaela’s Holiday Gift #3: Risk
My first two articles in this three-part series on the gifts that Mikaela has given ski racers for the holidays from her World Cup lows and highs in Aspen in November focused on how to react to disappointment and the importance of fight to ski your fastest. In this last article in my series, I […]
Read MorePsychological Rehab of Ski Racing Injury
The U.S. ski racing community was saddened to hear that Mikaela Shiffrin had injured her knee while free skiing before the World Cup in Are, Sweden and that the injury, a torn MCL of her right knee, might keep her out for the entire season. With this injury, and the many others that have sidelined […]
Read MoreTaylor Interview about Fear of Failure
I was recently interviewed by TrailRunnerNation on the topic of my three-part series on Fear of Failure.
Read MoreMikaela’s Holiday Gift #2: Fight
In my last article, I explored the first of three holiday gifts that Mikaela Shiffrin gave to young ski racers for the holidays, namely, the power of disappointment to fuel your ski racing efforts. This article will introduce you to holiday gift #2 from Mikaela, the importance in a race of to fight no matter what. […]
Read MoreMikaela’s 3 Gifts for the Holidays: Gift #1: Disappointment
Mikaela Shiffrin is truly a gift that keeps on giving. And during this holiday season, Mikaela (without realizing it) gave ski racers the world over three gifts from her World Cup races in Aspen. Today, I’ll talk about Gift #1: Disappointment. As most of you know, Mikaela was three gates from her first outright World […]
Read MoreImportance of Giving During the Holidays
I was recently interviewed about the importance of giving during the holidays by a non-profit organization called Operation Warm that is dedicated to helping families in need. During the holiday season, particularly for those of us who have so much, it is a good reminder to give to those who have so little. It is […]
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