Dr. Jim Taylor’s Blog
Welcome to Dr. Jim Taylor’s blog! Its goal is to inspire, inform, and transform with ideas, perspectives, insights, and tools that can change your thinking, your performances, and your life.
1812, 2023
3 Cs to Achieve Positive Life Change
An unfortunate reality of being human is that so much of the way we think, the emotions we feel, the [...]
1312, 2023
I Practice What I Preach: Focus on Your Weaknesses-Part I: Swimming
Following the World Championships in late September, which concluded my 2023 triathlon campaign, I gave my coach, Dr. Greg Rhodes, [...]
1112, 2023
Shift from Training Mode to Race Mode in Your Ski Racing
The 2023-24 alpine race season is now underway. From St. Moritz to Copper to Edouard to many other race venues [...]
3011, 2023
Mikaela Shiffrin has Raised the Bar for Everyone
Over the last few weeks, I’ve noticed quite a bit of concern expressed in the ski racing community about whether [...]
2711, 2023
Effortless Swimming podcast: 3 Mental “Muscles” to Maximize Training and Race Performance
I was recently invited by Brenton Ford for a return visit (see my previous four previous visits here) to the [...]
1411, 2023
Race Like You Train or Train Like You Race?
One of the first questions that I ask racers and coaches I work with is: Should you race like you [...]