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.

1408, 2023

I Practice What I Preach: USAT Nationals-Then, Triumph (Part II)

As I described in Part I of my experience at the recently completed USAT National Olympic and Sprint Championships, my [...]

1008, 2023

I Practice What I Preach: USAT Nationals-First, Tribulation… (Part I)

I recently returned from the USAT National Triathlon Championships in Milwaukee where I competed in the Olympic (.9 mile swim, [...]

3107, 2023

7 Ways to Embrace Your Humanity

These days, it sure is difficult being a human being. When I say that, I don’t mean that it’s harder [...]

2507, 2023

I Practice What I Preach: World Triathlon Championship Mixed Relay Bronze

In my last I Practice What I Preach article, I described my fifth-place finish in the Sprint event at the [...]

2107, 2023

I Practice What I Preach: 5th at the World Triathlon Sprint Championships

I competed last week in the World Triathlon Sprint Championships held in Hamburg, Germany. I raced in the Sprint and [...]

1007, 2023

Comparison is Toxic: 15 Ways to Stop

We human are comparison creatures. We are constantly measuring ourselves against other people. This attribute may have evolved as a [...]