22 10, 2024

World Championship Update #1: Expectations, Excuses, and Explanations

By | October 22nd, 2024|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , |1 Comment

I just returned from the World Triathlon Championships in southern Spain where I raced in the Sprint and Mixed-relay events. This article will focus on the Sprint event last Thursday. First some backstory. It’s been a mostly good season for me with some frustrations and disappointments along the way. On the plus side, I won [...]

25 09, 2021

Use the Fall for Your Final Push to Race Season

By | September 25th, 2021|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

It’s hard to believe that it’s already October. For the World Cuppers (and even some FIS athletes), the race season is only a few weeks away and, for most racers, only a few months away. What I consider Phase I of the ski racing prep period is over. Hopefully, the summer was devoted to building [...]

6 09, 2021

Taylor Interview about the Psychology of Ski Racing

By | September 6th, 2021|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

I was recently interviewed by Parker Biele for the Sync Performance podcast, This Week's Stoke. In the podcast, I share with Parker my years of ski racing and professional experience in the psychology of ski racing including exploring topics such as mental imagery, routines, and mental health. Thanks to Parker and Sync for giving me [...]

12 04, 2021

Inside the Tri-Mind: Break the Negative Emotional Chain in Your Tri-life

By | April 12th, 2021|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , |1 Comment

One of the great emotional obstacles you will experience as a triathlete involves what I call the negative emotional chain. The negative emotional chain includes a linked series of unpleasant and interfering emotions you experience as you face the inevitable challenges of developing as a triathlete and making often-times unsteady progress toward your goals. The [...]

11 05, 2020

Next Season Starts…NOW!

By | May 11th, 2020|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Yes, the 2019-20 race season ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Yes, it was massively frustrating. But it’s time to put the past behind us and turn our gaze to the future, meaning next season. Being the best ski racer you can be is not a part-time activity. It requires a year-round commitment and [...]

3 04, 2020

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #18-Everyday Can Be a Good Day of Training

By | April 3rd, 2020|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #18: Everyday Can Be a Good Day of Training of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the fifth of six in a series that examines the ways in which you can maximize your training efforts and the benefits that you gain from those efforts. This episode will explore how you can [...]

9 10, 2019

“Money in the Bank, Baby!”: Make Your Final Deposits to Your Confidence Bank

By | October 9th, 2019|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

It’s hard to believe that we are only weeks away from the start of another ski season. The snow guns are blasting in Colorado and I will be on snow with athletes soon. For some of you, I’m sure you’re excited to be able to snap into your skis again after being off snow for [...]

9 09, 2019

For Ski Racing Success, the ‘Devil is in the Details’

By | September 9th, 2019|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

It’s been my observation that the best ski racers in the world don’t just do what most other ski racers do. It reminded me of one of my favorite sayings (which I invented), “If you want to ski like everyone else, be like everyone else,” in other words, do what everyone else is doing. Instead, [...]

5 09, 2019

20% Discount on Online Courses for Ski Racers, Coaches, & Parents

By | September 5th, 2019|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Online Courses for Racers, Coaches, & Parents With the summer now over and the oh-so-important fall prep period underway, now is a great time for racers to get their minds in great shape, coaches to sharpen their skills, and parents to be the best they can be as we all prepare for next winter. Good [...]

16 05, 2019

What’s Your Mental Training Program for the Off-season Prep Period?

By | May 16th, 2019|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

It happens every winter. In December, January, and February, I get calls from national team athletes and parents of young racers who are struggling mentally in their ski racing and they have big races coming up. They want me to somehow fix them quickly. Though I think I’m pretty good at what I do, I’m [...]