Mental Strategy
Mental performance coach Donene Taylor has tasted both failure and success—and has created lasting strategies to overcome the mental obstacles that athletes create for themselves.
Bold goals
Donene Taylor's 3 Tips for Setting 2025 Rodeo Goals
Shelby (Boisjoli) Meged and 2023 Horse of the Year "Onna" prepare to touch down at the 2023 Montana Circuit Finals.
Make way for Meged
3 Tips for Consistency from Montana Circuit Finals Champion Shelby (Boisjoli) Meged
Kelsie Domer pumps her fist after a lightning fast run and near miss on the barrier in Round 3 at the 2023 NFBR.
Dreaming big
2024 Goals: How the Pros Plan and Execute Breakaway Goals
Kelsie Domer trots out of the arena following a winning run at the Ellensburg Rodeo.
Kelsie Domer’s 3 Tips for a Solid Breakaway Mental Gameplan
Rylie Edens ropes her calf at the 2023 USTRC Total Feeds 15 & Under Breakaway.
4 Ways to Master Breakaway Roping Mental Strategy with The Mind Power Sports Partnership for Youth
Hope Thompson and Lari Dee Guy's Secret to Staying Focused
The Silly Secret to Staying Focused
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Own Your Worth In and Out of the Arena
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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Donene Taylor: The "Yes, AND" Mantra
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