25 Things I Wish I’d Known at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
What I’ve learned in the 25 years since Sydney 2000 – lessons that would have benefited me as an athlete and have changed me as
September 24, 2025
What I’ve learned in the 25 years since Sydney 2000 – lessons that would have benefited me as an athlete and have changed me as
Raw, unapologetically no-BS Rach-rants. Unfiltered reflections from the Taylor-trenches. Firstly, thanks for being here to those of you already following the Rach Rants blog at rachtaylorcoaching.com and to those
Write your own rules. Set your own measures of success. Or spend your life chasing someone else’s scoreboard. Most of us spend years chasing “success”
There have been so many seasons in my life where I felt stuck. Not in a mild way, but in that heavy, bone-tired, foggy way
I confess I am a total geek when it comes to my own health, mindset, recovery and performance. I monitor my HRV and stress levels,
There’s something uniquely grounding about being in a room (even on Zoom) where everyone just gets it. I recently took part in the 6-week Australian
You don’t notice it at first.A half-hour on Sunday just “to get ahead.”A few late nights “because it’s a big project.”A couple of missed workouts
If you’ve spent most of your life pushing to the highest levels of sport, chances are you’ve built a mental armour that’s made you unstoppable
When I transitioned out of elite sport, I was basically a walking red flag. A highly trained, laser-focused, uber-athletic terminator-type unknowingly heading for the edge
I used to wear my ability to push through anything like a badge of honour. Pain, exhaustion, injury – it didn’t matter. As an Olympic
Three years ago, I did a digital detox then quit social media. Just up and left. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn* (*except for the bare minimum for
I used to wear my Type A badge like a medal of honour. Always pushing, always achieving, always striving for that next big thing. A
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