21 09, 2021

Empty Your Emotional Chamber of Pain (Part II)

By | September 21st, 2021|Categories: Personal Growth, Psychology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

In my last article, I introduced you to my concept of a "chamber of pain." In this Part II, I will show you how to empty your emotional chamber of pain. The only way to stop the toxic contents of your chamber of pain from contaminating your life forever is to empty it. At the [...]

7 09, 2021

What’s in Your Emotional Chamber of Pain? (Part I)

By | September 7th, 2021|Categories: Personal Growth, Psychology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |1 Comment

My experience, both professionally and personally, is that few people emerge from childhood unscathed from their upbringings. You get your psychological and emotional baggage from your parents (e.g., neglect, abuse), peers (e.g., rejection, bullying), traumatic experiences (e.g., loss of a parent or sibling), or popular culture (e.g., unhealthy values, expectations), to name a few. Sadly, [...]

26 04, 2021

Latest Taylor Book Just Published: Change Your Life’s Direction

By | April 26th, 2021|Categories: Book Publishing|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

I'm please to announce that Roman & Littlefield has just published my 18th book, Change Your Life's Direction: Break Free from Your Past Inertia and Chart a Better Future. Here's a brief summary: Many people think of inertia as an object at rest will stay at rest unless a force is exerted on it, like a [...]

10 08, 2020

Five Levels of Happiness: In Search of the “Real” Thing

By | August 10th, 2020|Categories: Personal Growth|Tags: , , , , , , , |1 Comment

Is there anything more decidedly American than the pursuit of happiness? It is woven into the very fabric of the American ethos as “inalienable rights” bestowed upon us in the Declaration of Independence (“Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”). Is there anything that we devote more time, effort, and money to than attempting to [...]

11 06, 2020

Taylor Interview about Men, Sports, Aging, Family, and Life

By | June 11th, 2020|Categories: Personal Growth|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

I just did an interview on a great podcast called As We Get Older with Bob Pessemier. He's a former firefighter helping guys learn to how to navigate life better. My interview is wide ranging covering topics such as sports, aging, family, emotions, and life.

27 05, 2020

Will the COVID-19 Crisis Change Us for the Better?

By | May 27th, 2020|Categories: COVID-19 Crisis|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

This is a question that I’ve been asked frequently of late by family, friends, clients, the media, and random people from whom I get emails, calls, and blog post comments: Will the COVID-19 crisis change us for the better? This question is actually far more complex and nuanced than it might initially appear to be. [...]

21 04, 2020

5 Life-Hacks During Shelter-in-Place

By | April 21st, 2020|Categories: COVID-19 Crisis, Personal Growth|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

The COVID-19 crisis is unprecedented in its impact on all of us. It has put the physical and financial lives of billions of people around the world at risk, not only in the short run, but, in all likelihood, for many years to come. The pandemic is truly a once-in-a-lifetime (hopefully) experience. Though the crisis [...]

15 04, 2020

Taylor Inks New Book Deal

By | April 15th, 2020|Categories: Book Publishing|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

I'm pleased to announce that I've recently signed a contract with Rowman & Littlefield (the publisher of my last three books) to write my second self-help book. The tentative title is: Change Your life-inertia: Break Free from Your Past and Take Control of the Four Forces that Propel Your Life Trajectory. As the title indicates, I [...]

13 04, 2020

6 Strategies for Becoming a Better You from the COVID-19 Crisis

By | April 13th, 2020|Categories: COVID-19 Crisis, Personal Growth|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

In my last post, I challenged the notion that the COVID-19 crisis (or any crisis, for that matter) is all bad. In fact, I argue that this crisis can actually be an opportunity to better yourself as a person and learn how to respond more positively and constructively to crises you will inevitably encounter in [...]

6 04, 2020

7 Ways to Use the COVID-19 Crisis as a Personal Growth Opportunity

By | April 6th, 2020|Categories: COVID-19 Crisis, Personal Growth|Tags: , , , , |1 Comment

Let me begin with a question: In what way, shape, or form could the COVID-19 crisis be seen as a personal growth opportunity? At first blush, you would probably say, “Absolutely no way!” I mean, really, the current pandemic has created crises of health and financial markets that are disrupting the lives of almost everyone [...]