Taylor Interview in Bicycling Magazine
I was recently interviewed by Bicycling magazine about the role of stress and enjoyment in cycling. If you’re a roadie or an MTB rider, you may find it interesting. The article offers six stressful cycling habits and how to fix them. Here’s the introduction: Cycling—like most exercise, we’re told—should ease stress. But sometimes we psych […]
Read MoreTake Risks for Athletic Success
This article will explore the essential role that risk taking plays in athletic success. Before I continue, though, let me preface this discussion by saying that, when I talk about taking risks, I don’t mean taking stupid risks such as texting while driving, jumping off the roof of your house, or taking drugs. That’s not […]
Read MoreFour Reasons Why Your Kids Should Play Sports
As any sports parent knows, it’s often a challenge to get your kids to the practice field, court, course, hill, or what-have you every day on time and ready to go. I admit that I can be a bit of a taskmaster with my own kids (who’s main sport is ski racing) on those days […]
Read MoreStart to Strengthen Your Mental Muscles in the Gym
Most sport psychologists work with athletes on the mental side of their sport in an office setting (usually one hour per week), providing them with mental tools that they can use during training and competitions. This approach makes about as much sense as a coach offering their racers technical instruction in an office and then […]
Read MoreA New Book Deal!
I’m excited to announce that I have just signed a contract with the publisher Rowman & Littlefield to write my 15th book, tentatively titled, Train Your Mind for Athletic Success. This book will be based on my Prime Performance System which is my framework for the role of the mind in athletic performance that I have […]
Read MoreMake Mental Imagery a Part of Your Summer Training
If you do anything to work on the mental side of your ski racing during this off season, it better be mental imagery. Why, you ask. Because there is no more powerful mental tool than mental imagery and it can have a huge impact on your ski racing. And here’s my challenge to you: If […]
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