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22 05, 2023

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Accept, Don’t Resist, Your Negativity

Personal Growth, Psychology, Sports, Triathlon

Accept, Don’t Resist, Your Negativity

By Dr. Jim Taylor| 2023-05-22T09:23:12-07:00 May 22nd, 2023|Categories: Personal Growth, Psychology, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: negative thinking, negativity, personal growth, positive thinking, positivity, self-help|0 Comments

When you read the title, you may have had a double take, “A mental coach is telling me to accept my negativity? How can that be?” I realize that my statement is counterintuitive but let me show you why accepting your negativity is actually the best thing to do whenever anything unhelpful enters your mind. [...]

10 07, 2014

The Power of Self-talk (“You” is Better Than “I”)

By Dr. Jim Taylor| 2014-07-10T11:11:30-07:00 July 10th, 2014|Categories: Sports|Tags: belief, competition, confidence, doubt, mental training, negativity, positivity, self-talk, sport psychology, sports|0 Comments

An interesting article discussing research that demonstrates the benefits of self-talk and the difference between using second person ("You can do it") and first person ("I can do it"). Hint: second person is better.