Donene Taylor
Donene Taylor is a Professional Author and Speaker who delivers energizing and fun, inspirational/motivational presentations to many different organizations and teams. She joined the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association in 1998 and became a Women’s Professional Rodeo Association World Champion Tie Down Calf Roper in 2016. Donene is also a 4-time WPRA Mountain States Circuit Champion Tie Down Calf Roper. Donene recently published her first book, Heart of a Champion, unpacking her journey of self-discovery as she ran down her dream to become a world champion. (Click here to learn more and get your copy today.) Donene is a Certified Mental Performance Coach. She coaches athletes with tried and true, proven strategies that help them close the gap between where they are to where they want to be. She empowers athletes to reach their full potential as they run down their Bold Goals to become the best version of themselves.
You Can’t Read The Label When You’re Inside The Jar
You Can’t Read the Label When You’re Inside the Jar
Sludging Through The Slump
Sludging Through the Slump
Elbow Grease, Grit, Gratitude, And Grace
Elbow Grease, Grit, Gratitude, and Grace
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Doing vs. Trying: Knowing the Difference to Achieve your Bold Goals
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Are You Keeping Score?
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Will You Pass the Test?
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Own Your Worth In and Out of the Arena
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Why You Need A Coach
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Did You Take the Bait?
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YOUR CONFIDENCE RESUME
Hand-lettered graphic reading "Change your words, change your mindset" over orange and turquoise brushstrokes for Donene Taylor's self-talk column
BULLY OR BEST FRIEND
THE ONE THING: Change Your Words, Change Your Mindset
Orange graphic reading Know Better, Do Better from mental performance coach Donene Taylor’s breakaway mental game series
SHUT THE GATE
“Know Better, Do Better”
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