29 05, 2018

Pay Now in Physical Pain or Pay Later with Emotional Pain: Your Choice

By | May 29th, 2018|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , |1 Comment

The off-season is now underway and you are probably hitting the gym and, hopefully, hitting the slopes soon as well some time in the next few months. Though getting the miles on snow is very important, a key focus during the off-season should be on building your fitness that acts as the foundation for all [...]

23 10, 2017

Make Your Ski Racing Goal Setting S.M.A.R.T.E.R.

By | October 23rd, 2017|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Goal setting is a simple and practical mental tool you can use to maintain a high level of motivation in your ski racing. For some very elemental reason, people respond to goals in a very deep and personal way. The experience of setting a goal, working toward a goal, and achieving a goal has a [...]

18 10, 2017

Vlog: Find Your Motivation Every Day in Your Sport

By | October 18th, 2017|Categories: Ski Racing, Sports, Vlog: Prime Ski Racing, Vlog: Prime Sport|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

In my third of 12 vlog segments devoted to athletes and coaches, I show you the immense impact that motivation has on your athletic success. Motivation is the foundation of everything that you do in your athletic life because without it, you wouldn't go to the gym in the early morning, you wouldn't put in [...]

22 08, 2017

Inspiration for Athletic Success Must Come From Within

By | August 22nd, 2017|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

If you’re a committed athlete, I’m sure you watch your favorite professional or Olympic athletes compete, whether LeBron, Serena, Tom, or Simone. Or you watch videos of them training on YouTube. Or you hear an interview with them in which they talk about their efforts, challenges, and successes. Or you read their autobiography. How do [...]

22 08, 2017

Inspiration for Ski Racing Success Must Come From Within

By | August 22nd, 2017|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

I’m sure you’ve watched World Cup video of Mikaela or Marcel or Ted or Lindsey. Or seen them race in the Olympics or World Championships. Or heard an interview with them in which they talk about their efforts, challenges, and successes. How do you feel after? Well, inspiration, right? What a great feeling! You're fired [...]

11 05, 2017

With Off-season Training, You Pay Now or Pay Later

By | May 11th, 2017|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

The off-season is now underway and you are probably hitting the gym and and, hopefully, hitting the slopes soon as well some time in the next few months. Though getting the miles on snow is very important, a key focus during the off-season should be on building your fitness that acts as the foundation for [...]

20 07, 2016

For Athletic Success, You Pay Now or Pay Later

By | July 20th, 2016|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Just about every sport has an off-season during which a key focus should be on building your fitness that acts as the foundation for all of your other sports efforts. Because all aspects of sports preparation have become so sophisticated in the last decade or so, regardless of your sport, without the necessary strength, agility, [...]

6 07, 2016

Mental Muscle #1: Motivation

By | July 6th, 2016|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

My upcoming Prime Sport 101: Train Your Mind like a Champion online mental training course will explore five mental "muscles" that you must strengthen to perform your best and achieve your athletic goals. The first mental muscle and the one that acts as the foundation for the development of all mental strength is motivation. Without your desire and [...]

20 06, 2016

Taylor Interview in Bicycling Magazine

By | June 20th, 2016|Categories: Cycling|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

I was recently interviewed by Bicycling magazine about the role of stress and enjoyment in cycling. If you're a roadie or an MTB rider, you may find it interesting. The article offers six stressful cycling habits and how to fix them. Here's the introduction: Cycling—like most exercise, we’re told—should ease stress. But sometimes we psych [...]

20 05, 2016

5 Mental Muscles for Athletic Success

By | May 20th, 2016|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , , , , , |3 Comments

You have certain muscles in your body that are absolutely essential for sports including your quads, glutes, abs, and hamstrings. The simple reality is that if you don’t actively strengthen these muscles, you will not be capable of performing your best. You should think about your mind as made up of ‘mental muscles’, the same [...]