Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast Earns Top-20 Ranking
I’m thrilled and deeply gratified that my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast was ranked #19 in Feedspot’s Top 40 Sports and Athletic Performance podcasts and its first mental training podcast. The rankings were based on the following criteria: Podcast content quality Episode consistency The average number of shares on social sites for the […]
Read MoreFive “Deep” Reasons You Don’t Ski Your Fastest When It Matters Most
In my work with ski racers, from juniors up to the World Cup, I, of course, introduce them to typical mental training techniques such as goal setting, mental imagery, positive self-talk, and routines. All are invaluable tools to help racers get the most out of their training and ski their fastest on race day. Yet, […]
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Holiday Discount on Online Courses for Athletes, Coaches, and Parents
In keeping with the spirit of giving for the holidays, I’m offering a 25% discount on all my online courses for ski racers, athletes, ski and sport coaches, and parents. To learn more about my courses, visit here, click on Online Courses from the top menu, and choose which courses you’re interested in. To get […]
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Inside the Tri-mind: Taylor’s Ten Laws of Prime Triathlon Training
Because triathlon training is so complicated and difficult (and important!), I want to share with you Taylor’s Ten Laws of Prime Triathlon Training that will provide you with way to approach your training in a way that will maximize both its effectiveness in preparing you to race your fastest and its efficiency given that we […]
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Inside the Tri-Mind: Keep Positive Self-talk in Your Mental Toolbox During Training and Races
Perhaps the most powerful mental tool to build your confidence is positive self-talk. What you say to yourself away from triathlon, when you’re training, and during races impacts what you think, how you feel, and how you perform in training and on race day. Whatever you think more of—whether positive or negative—will determine the road […]
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Inside the Tri-Mind: Confidence is the Key to Race-day Success
Have you ever entered a race not feeling very confident about your ability to achieve your race goals that day? We’ve all been there, to be sure. And what likely happened was that your race didn’t go the way you wanted, that is to say, you were slower than you had hoped to be. The […]
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Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #31-Emotions-Part II
Episode #31: Emotions-Part II of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the second of three episodes that explore the powerful influence of emotions on sports performance. One of the great obstacles you will experience as an athlete, particularly in your training efforts, can be summarized as what I call the negative emotional […]
Read MoreChange Your Perceptions to Become a More Successful Athlete (and Person)
Since Covid-19 early in 2020, I’ve been working with a number of athletes, from junior-elites to collegians to Olympians and pros. Though the pandemic has been a truly awful experience, it has also given many athletes the opportunity to focus on aspects of their sports lives that they had been neglecting, including mental training. Of […]
Read MoreTrain Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #30-Emotions-Part I
Episode #30: Emotions-Part I of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the first of three episodes that explore the powerful influence of emotions on sports performance. Emotions play a vital, yet often underappreciated, role in athletic performance. In fact, emotions aren’t just important in sports, but, even more so, in our lives […]
Read MoreChange Your Perceptions, Ski Faster
As the winter approaches, I’ve been working with a number of racers, from U16s up to World Cuppers. Of course, I’ve introduced them to the immense value of traditional mental training tools such as self-talk, imagery, and routines. At the same time, a real emphasis in my work this summer and fall has been on […]
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