The Ballerina Mindset
How to Protect Your Mental Health While Striving for Excellence
[New York] : Penguin Life, [2021]
Format: Book
Description: xi, 162 pages ; 20 cm
"Learn how to thrive in intense, competitive environments with these secrets from one of America's premiere ballerinas--and get a sneak peek at what her life is really like. Ballet may look glamorous and effortless to audience members, but it requires grueling discipline. It's a competitive and physically and mentally demanding career that combines elite athleticism, artistry, and performance. Not only do dancers rehearse for six to eight hours a day before performing at night, but they also must make it all look easy! As a principal ballerina with New York City Ballet and a one-time Broadway star--not to mention a mother of three and an MBA student--Megan Fairchild is all too familiar with these challenges. In The Ballerina Mindset, she shares all the wisdom she's learned from her nearly two-decade career, drawing upon her own experiences to show us how she learned to overcome challenges ranging from stage fright to negative feedback to a packed calendar to weight management--and how we can do the same. Inspiring, warm, and revelatory, The Ballerina Mindset is the perfect how-to guide for dancers, athletes, artists, and anyone struggling to stay sane in a high-pressure environment"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Facing anxiety -- Embracing uniqueness -- Balancing the scale -- Managing stress -- Handling feedback -- Moderating perfectionism -- Coming to terms with failure -- Diversifying your life -- Resting and taking time off -- A greater goal.
Subjects:
Fairchild, Megan.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Success.
Performance.
Stress management.
Work-life balance.
Life skills.
Ballet dancers -- United States -- Biography.
Fairchild, Megan.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Success.
Performance.
Stress management.
Work-life balance.
Life skills.
Ballet dancers -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780143136040
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HEALTH Self-Help Fai | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |