Annie Ridout

Annie Ridout

Self-development

Self-discipline.

Where does it come from?

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Annie Ridout
Oct 10, 2025
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I have a friend who was a talented gymnast as a child, but after doing it for a few years, she gave up. Now, raising her own children, she wonders what would have helped her to keep going with it.

Meanwhile, I was not a talented ballerina, and yet I did ballet every week from the age of two up until I was 18. At one point, I was doing three ballet classe…

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