If you take an hour out of your day to meditate, you will progress ten-fold. By staying mentally focused, you can let your worries go.
I think male roles are generally much better written. So for actresses, we're always dealing with trying to inject a role with more truth than the writer possibly had in mind.
Everything seems to be going faster and faster. It's really harder to create something that endures. The New York City Ballet has succeeded in doing that.