Summer Mental Training Series Begins Monday!
Is the COVID-19 crisis and Shelter-in-Place getting you down and/or driving you crazy? Are you feeling like you’re spinning your wheels with your ski racing progress (in other words, not making any!)? Well, join the crowd; it’s frustrating for everyone, to be sure. What is crazy is that the last races of the 2019-20 season […]
Read MoreRaising Young Athletes Podcast: Episode #20-Children Become the Messages They Get the Most
Episode #20-Children Become the Messages They Get the Most of my Raising Young Athletes podcast is the first of five episodes in which I’ll explore the importance of messages in raising healthy young athletes and people. This episode will introduce you to the power of messages, where messages come from, and the types of messages that […]
Read MorePlease Stop Calling it “Social Distancing”
I’m a word guy. My career is grounded in the spoken and written word. As such, I believe in the power of words and that it’s important that the words we use are highly descriptive of what we’re trying to communicate. Words are so powerful because they have meaning. And that meaning acts as the […]
Read MoreCrisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #20-Short Term to Long Game
Episode #20: Short Term to Long Game of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the last of four in a series examining how your investment in the crisis determines whether you respond positively or negatively to it. This episode explores how, when a crisis strikes, we’re wired to focus on its short-term consequences. Back when […]
Read MoreNow is the Time for Mental Training: 25% Off All Online Courses
The downtime imposed on us by the COVID-19 crisis is certainly frustrating whether you’re an athlete, coach, or parent. As an athlete, you may feel that your development has been slowed or come to a screeching halt. But this time is also an opportunity for you to focus on areas of your athletic performance that […]
Read MoreTaylor TV Interview about Athletes Coping with COVID-19 Crisis
I was recently interviewed by a Canadian TV show for a segment on how skiers can cope with the current COVID-19 crisis and keep their “head in the game” during the downtime. The segment also includes Canadian Brady Leman, the 2018 Olympic Champion in skicross and Max Gartner, a long-time ski industry leader. The segment […]
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