Dr. Jim Taylor’s Podcasts
Welcome to Dr. Jim Taylor’s podcasts! My goal in offering podcasts is to inspire, inform, and transform the way you think, act, and live. In keeping with the times, my purpose is to share my ideas through a medium that is most easily accessible in the busy lives that so many of us lead.
Raising Young Athletes Podcast: Episode #3-Athletic Identity
Episode #3: Self-identity of my Raising Young Athletes podcast explores how the role that athletic identity plays in the development of children's overall self-identity. Topics to be discussed include early specialization, values, the pressure parents [...]
Crisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #3-Survival vs. Thrival
In Episode #3 of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, I explore the difference between the survival and thrival instincts and their impact on your reactions to crises you may face today. The survival instinct was very [...]
Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #2-Ownership
Episode #2: Ownership of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast explores the essential role that ownership plays in your sports efforts. Ownership means taking responsibility for every area that impacts your athletic performance [...]
Raising Young Athletes Podcast: Episode #2-Values in Youth Sports
Episode #2: Values in Youth Sports of my Raising Young Athletes podcast explores the importance of values in your children's sports experience. I consider why why values have such an impact, the presence of healthy [...]
Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #1-Mental Training and Prime Performance
In this podcast, I explore the psychology of sports performance. Drawing on my own elite athletic experience in ski racing, karate, running, and triathlon and decades of working with junior-elite, collegiate, Olympic, and professional athletes, [...]
Raising Young Athletes Podcast: Episode #1-The Power of Sport Parents
In Episode #1 of his Raising Young Athletes podcast, Dr. Jim Taylor discusses The Power of Sport Parents.