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Saturday, September 12, 2015

Super Saturday Everything




Super Saturday Everything

Today’s Ballet Statute should be filed under “Glaringly Obvious Statutes”, yet the all-powerful attitude is still a problem for many people. (And I don’t mean the technical balletic position of attitude.) I’m talking about mental attitude – the key to everything.

Why is maintaining a good mental attitude such a problem? I’m not sure, but I think it is because in the dance world it is difficult to maintain one’s motivation (and attitude is closely tied to motivation) in a competitive environment where we constantly hear criticism and little praise.

So. That being the case, we must find a way to stoke the fires of our own personal motivation and not depend on external forces. There are always circumstances and even people ready to “shoot you down”. Don’t let them!

How? Today’s link is an article that spells out, in detail, different ways of staying motivated and maintaining a good attitude. There are many such articles on the internet. You probably won’t want to use all the suggestions, but find one thing that works for you.

I think the best thing is to focus on the positive. I know that sounds trite, but it works. I’ve blogged about this before, but finding fun and finding good things in each day, in each class, in each encounter, will help keep you motivated, and foster the All Powerful Good Attitude.

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:

Motivational Secret #44:  
“Attitude is everything.”

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Quote of the Day:
“It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.”
Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People

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