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.

603, 2023

What Fuels Your Life?

At the very core of your life is the “fuel” that powers you forward in your career, avocations, relationships, and [...]

603, 2023

A Great Start to the 2023 Triathlon Season

Under the category of "I Practice What I Preach," I raced my first event of the 2023 triathlon season yesterday [...]

203, 2023

Two Paths to Positive Life Change: Take Both!

In my last article, I described the seven forces that make positive life change so difficult. In this article, I [...]

2702, 2023

6 “Mind Hacks” for Quality Triathlon Training

One thing that every triathlete knows is that you can’t fake fitness or readiness. You simply can’t swim, bike, or [...]

2302, 2023

7 Forces that Make Positive Life Change So Difficult

Changing your life is difficult, very difficult, despite what all of those self-help gurus say. If it wasn’t so hard, [...]

1802, 2023

Taylor’s Latest Book: The Science of Alpine Ski Racing

I'm excited to announce the publication of my latest book, The Science of Alpine Ski Racing by Taylor & Francis, a [...]