Overcoming Frustration in Cycling
Frustration may be your most significant obstacle to achieving your cycling goals. We’ve all experienced the feeling of frustration when we get reeled in by the peloton after a breakaway or our legs turn to Jello with a mile until the summit of a climb. We feel stuck and discouraged, we tense up, and we […]
Read MoreDo You Send “Dark” Messages of Love to Your Children?
Of course you love your children and would never consciously reward your children with love and attention when they, for example, first sit up or walk, score their first goal, or get an A on a school test, or punish their failures with anger or rejection. The challenge is to become aware of the unconscious, […]
Read MoreLatest News: Taylor Speaking at Young President’s Organization Event in Napa
I’m honored to have been asked to give two talks at the Young President’s Organization (YPO) central division annual conference in Napa, CA later this week. YPO is an international association of more than 20,000 CEOs of companies around the world. Other speakers will be Jim Abbott, the retired Major League Baseball pitcher who was born […]
Read MoreLatest News: Taylor Gets #1 Featured Blog Posts on HuffPost Book Page
I’m pleased that my latest Huffington Post blog post, Are Self-Published Authors Really Authors or Even Published?, has received the #1 Featured Blog Posts position on the Book page today.
Read MoreAre Self-published Authors Really Authors or Even Published?
Disclaimer: Four of the 14 books I have written have been self-published with the ready admission that I couldn’t find a traditional publisher to publish them because of their decidedly niche nature. The topic of self-publishing, which I include to mean both printing one’s own books and paying a so-called vanity press, is one that […]
Read MoreLatest News: Excellent Article Argues Against Over-Praise and Trophies
If you have kids, I think you’ll enjoy this commentary by Ashley Merryman that, in support of my own view, argues that praising innate ability and giving so-called participation awards actually hurts children. To read my perspective on praise, read my blog post, Don’t Praise Your Children, which, interestingly, is the most-read post I’ve ever […]
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