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Sports: Become an Emotional Master

May 13th, 2011

By Dr. Jim Taylor Sports can evoke a wide range of emotions, from inspiration, pride, exhilaration, and satisfaction, to fear, frustration, anger, and panic, often in a very short time span during training or competition. Emotions lies at the top of the Prime Sport Pyramid because it has been my experience that they ultimately dictate […]

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Tags: brooder, control, emotions, performance, rager, seether, sports, Zen
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Foundation of Stress Mastery

March 13th, 2011

By Dr. Jim Taylor A phrase you frequently hear in the business world is “stress management.” It’s supposed to be the process by which businesspeople learn to deal with their stress in a healthy way. But does managing sound like the ideal scenario? I don’t think so. Managing, for me, connotes just getting by, just […]

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Tags: attitude, business, control, goals, management, mastery, perception, stress
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Sports: The Power of Emotions

November 25th, 2010

By Dr. Jim Taylor At the top of the Prime Sport Pyramid sits emotions. It’s closest to the top of the pyramid because emotions will ultimately dictate how you perform throughout a competition. Emotions during a competition can cover the spectrum from excitement and elation to frustration, anger, and disappointment. Emotions are often strong and, […]

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Tags: athlete, challenge, control, emotions, error, failure, performance, sports
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