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Mental Toughness

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.

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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.

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3 Tips for Consistency from Montana Circuit Finals Champion Shelby (Boisjoli) Meged

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Confidence, Goals and the Path to a Gold Buckle

Josie Conner breakaway roper

Raising a Teenage Roping Phenom

Hope Thompson about to rope at the Womens Rodeo World Championship

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Making a Living with a Rope: The Hope Thompson Story

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Roping Around The World, Reading Cattle, and Hauling Partners—With Lari Dee Guy

Sludging Through The Slump

Sludging Through the Slump

Elbow Grease, Grit, Gratitude, And Grace

Elbow Grease, Grit, Gratitude, and Grace

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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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THE ONE THING: Change Your Words, Change Your Mindset

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“Know Better, Do Better”

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