Dr. Judy gets together with ultra-determined professional dancer Tiler Peck. Tiler is a principal dancer in the New York City Ballet, an actress; a fashion designer (Tiler Peck Designs), and author, recently penning her first children’s book, “Katarina Ballerina” which explores self-acceptance and embracing our own uniqueness at any age. Tiler reveals her childhood roots, growing up among accomplished dancers and athletes, and her journey from jazz and hip-hop to the competitive world of ballet. Tiler is a recovering perfectionist and she describes how she learned to embrace her imperfections, turning them into unique strengths. Her world crumbled when she suffered a devastating neck injury that took her away from dance, and the painstaking process of finding a doctor who understood exactly what was at stake. Her difficult road back to dance involved venturing down roads she never thought she would, and a rediscovery of who Tiler really is without dance in her life. As the COVID-19 pandemic sidelined her professional dance career once again, Tiler shows us how she turns adversity into opportunity. Her love of dance and teaching inspired her to create a free daily online ballet class that anyone at any level can attend and learn from and enjoy, and she has given her time and talents to fundraising for other performers whose careers have been put on pause. This episode delves deeply into the life of a true artist and a consummate professional who shows us all how determination leads her to live a successful, passionate, thriving life every single day.   In this episode, we discuss: 1. Talent v. Discipline – which is more important? (5:00)2.  Being your personal best and stop comparisons (8:25)3. What perfection really is (13:48)4. How Katerina “the misfit” was born (18:20)5. The imperfections that Tiler embraces about herself (27:35)6.  Tiler’s debilitating injury that changed her life (29:35)7. Tiler’s dance down the naturopaths and the surprising revelations she learned (39:50)8. Who Tiler is without dance (43:00)9. Why everyone should dance with Tiler on Instagram – even if you’ve never danced (46:30)10. 5 SuperCharged Tips for Determination (50:00)https://www.drjudyho.com/https://www.instagram.com/drjudyho/https://twitter.com/drjudyho             https://www.facebook.com/doctorjudyhohttps://www.instagram.com/stage29podcastshttps://twitter.com/stage29podcastshttps://www.facebook.com/Stage29Podcasts/https://twitter.com/tilerpeckhttps://www.instagram.com/tilerpeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices