Episode 5: The “Sweet Spot” - Unlearning Perfectionism in your Classical Music Career

24/02/2025 24 min Temporada 1 Episodio 5
Episode 5: The “Sweet Spot” - Unlearning Perfectionism in your Classical Music Career

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In this solo episode, Nathalie talks about perfectionism and its roots in the classical music industry from performance to your way of thinking. Reflect on how perfectionism holds you back in your music career, how human nature can break the perfectionist mindset, and what you can do to unlearn the rigid mindset that makes you stand in your own way. Main Points: How you are conditioned to be a perfectionist musician Challenging the perceived “truths” about practice makes perfect and other misconceptions The difference between psychological inflexibility and psychological flexibility Building your own mental prison - and how to break it down Five steps to finding your “sweet spot” to overcoming perfectionism and embracing adaptability Follow us for more music career support! Follow The Limitless Musician via Instagram! Check out The Music Teacher’s Playbook! Join the Limitless Musician Newsletter!