Taylor Interviewed by WGN about Chicago Teams and Fans
I was interviewed recently by WGN Radio Chicago about the city’s pro sports teams and its fans. Address topics including leadership, injury, and the diehard nature of Cubs fans. Here’s the link.
Read MoreTesters Needed for New Stress-Reduction iPhone App
I’m the co-founder of Beyond, a tech start-up that is using wearable technology (e.g., smartwatches) and biometric data (e.g., heart rate) to recognize and reduce stress in real-time (meaning in the moment when you experience the stress). We’re in the Alpha testing phase of product development (meaning early stage) and are looking for people who […]
Read More6 Steps for Making Tough Business Decisions
Is there anything more important to the success of a company than decision making? And is there any other process that occurs so often in a company that is accomplished so haphazardly? The decisions that are made, from the boardroom and the corner office on down, dictate the direction that the company goes. Yet, decision […]
Read MoreMindset is an Essential Piece of the “Fast Skiing” Puzzle
As I have noted in past articles, Mikaela is a veritable fount of lessons on how to succeed as a ski racer (regardless of how you define success). In my last post, which I actually began writing before Mikaela’s Soelden victory (her first World Cup GS win), she demonstrated so beautifully what can happen when […]
Read More5 Words of Kindness to Teach Your Children Gratitude
In my last post, I described five messages that parents can send to their children to instill the value and practice of gratitude. In this post, I’ll discuss how kind words can be another means through which you can convey the importance of gratitude to your children. My family’s ‘catchphrase’ for gratitude is “Mo’ Grat,” […]
Read MorePositive Thinking + Reality = Success
An interesting New York Times article debunks the power of positive thinking, to a point. The article describes research which found that people who simply think positively feel less energy, have less motivation, and accomplish less than those who don’t think positively (or negatively). The research indicates that a combination of positive thinking and thinking […]
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