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
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Make way for Meged
3 Tips for Consistency from Montana Circuit Finals Champion Shelby (Boisjoli) Meged
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Raising a Teenage Roping Phenom
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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—Podcast 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
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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