The Breakaway Breakdown: Up Your 2025 Mental Performance Donene Taylor

On this episode of The Breakdown Podcast, host Lillian visited with mental performance coach Donene Taylor to hear how rodeo athletes can best prepare themselves for 2025 success both inside and outside the arena.

Donene shared her belief in ‘Bold goals,’ as well as how to troubleshoot when plans go astray and self confidence suffers.

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