The ballerina mindset : how to protect your mental health while striving for excellence /
Fairchild, Megan,
The ballerina mindset : how to protect your mental health while striving for excellence / Megan Fairchild. - 162 pages ; 20 cm
P.B
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.
"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"--
9780143136040
2021024500
Fairchild, Megan.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Success.
Performance.
Stress management.
Work-life balance.
Life skills.
Ballet dancers--United States--Biography.
BF637.S4 / F346 2021
158.1
The ballerina mindset : how to protect your mental health while striving for excellence / Megan Fairchild. - 162 pages ; 20 cm
P.B
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.
"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"--
9780143136040
2021024500
Fairchild, Megan.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Success.
Performance.
Stress management.
Work-life balance.
Life skills.
Ballet dancers--United States--Biography.
BF637.S4 / F346 2021
158.1