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The story in all of us
My coach said something revolutionary yesterday on our weekly group call. Whether it’s in coaching or just in our day to day lives, the...

Dillan Taylor
May 27, 20212 min read


We’re all different, we’re all the same
After all the conversations and interactions I’ve had with people, this paradox is my favorite thing about the human condition. We’re all...

Dillan Taylor
May 26, 20212 min read
Cliches are true?
People often say: “It’s cliche but it’s true.” That’s always confused me. Of course it’s true! That’s why it’s a cliche. Here are a few...

Dillan Taylor
May 25, 20212 min read


The battle between emotion and logic
This has come up countless times in recent coaching sessions and in my life in general… There will be a story or some limiting belief...

Dillan Taylor
May 24, 20211 min read
The convergence
The other day, a younger guy at my gym asked me if I had any advice. He’s trying to figure out what to do with his life. After discussing...

Dillan Taylor
May 21, 20211 min read


Let go of (some of) your dreams
In the self-improvement world, saying something like that is sacrilegious. But let me explain what I mean with a story. In the past year,...

Dillan Taylor
May 17, 20212 min read
A single question
Has helped me stay on track with my business, health, and relationship goals… It is: If you continue doing everything the exact same,...

Dillan Taylor
May 15, 20211 min read
No wrong thing
The most useful habit I’ve ever developed is that of taking action. We want to do all these things but only have a certain amount of time...

Dillan Taylor
May 12, 20211 min read
Two questions to ponder today
1) What change would I absolutely love to make in my life? 2) What is standing in the way of me making that change?

Dillan Taylor
May 6, 20211 min read


How to get people to read your stuff
Here are all the things I’m proud of at the moment: • The strength of my relationships • My fitness • My coaching business • The fact...

Dillan Taylor
May 4, 20212 min read


Untraining
Two of the hardest things I’ve ever done have been: • getting myself to stop saying “like” as a filler word, and • getting out of the...

Dillan Taylor
May 1, 20212 min read


How donuts can change your life
A few months ago, I was watching television with a couple friends. The volume was so low that I could only make out every fourth word or...

Dillan Taylor
Apr 30, 20211 min read


What I want to be when I grow up
Here are all the things I’ve ever wanted to be: • astronaut • teacher • rescue swimmer (shoutout Aston Kutcher) • boxer • running back at...

Dillan Taylor
Apr 29, 20212 min read


Learning to swim
I’m the pig. This June, my best buddy and I are doing a triathlon. I’m super confident when it comes to the biking and running...

Dillan Taylor
Apr 26, 20212 min read
2 stripes
Last night, I got my first two stripes on my Brazilian jiu jitsu belt. This is my first ever milestone in the sport. It tells others,...

Dillan Taylor
Apr 15, 20211 min read


Uncomfortable leadership
The skill I’m currently working on improving is the skill of leadership. It could go by other names, but in general what I mean is:...

Dillan Taylor
Apr 1, 20212 min read


A trick to getting what you want
I love cliches. There are TONS of them in the world of self-improvement. After diving deeper and deeper into that world for the past four...

Dillan Taylor
Mar 31, 20213 min read
All different, all the same
As a life coach, I have conversations with two to seven different people each day. We discuss their goals, obstacles, mindsets, and...

Dillan Taylor
Mar 29, 20211 min read
Nothing’s wrong
Yesterday, I was being coached by my partner in my coaching program. He and I were diving into the stress and anxiety I feel over money...

Dillan Taylor
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Why diets don’t work
Because they typically require that you overload yourself with a bunch of new rules and habits. Now, if you’ve read any of my stuff in...

Dillan Taylor
Mar 12, 20212 min read
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