Five Things to Learn From Olympic Athletes
You might be wondering why an electronic music publication is writing about the Olympics. Turns out there’s actually more than meets the eye when it comes to sports and the music industry. Both are demanding careers in their own right involving endurance–physically and mentally. They require strength of the mind, body and even spirit. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics saw athletes stepping up and prioritizing mental health. In a year where wellness has been at the forefront of conversations, artists have also opened up about the struggles they face in the music industry. For example, Michael Bibi shared a video last spring about coping with his mental health challenges, “Anxiety. I suffer from it, it’s a daily battle, which I fight almost every day, mental health is REAL & it’s a continuous daily work.” You don’t have to be an Olympian to feel the pressures of society or of always being “on.” Here are five things to learn from Olympic athletes.
