MINDSET
This industry can be glorious, exciting and so rewarding, yet it can also be challenging, turbulent and taxing which is why we started our Wellness Workshops and incorporating mindset work.
Why Mindset?
Mental wellbeing has been part of NPS training since 2020. Long before wellbeing became a bigger conversation within productions and the wider industry, we recognised that preparing a young performer couldn't stop at developing their skillset. This industry can be glorious, exciting and incredibly rewarding but it also requires resilience, self-awareness and the ability to navigate rejection, pressure and uncertainty. If we're preparing young people for the profession, we have to prepare the person as well as the performer.
Honestly you two and THE BEST for doing workshops like this!! It really shows that your hearts are in the right place and you really do love every single one of us!! Workshops like this are so important and helpful and I just wanted to say WE LOVE YOU!!
Originating online
Our approach began during the first lockdown with Wellness workshops exploring confidence, habits, the inner critic and understanding our own thoughts and feelings. Since then, mindset has remained a consistent part of NPS. Through our Associates, workshops, events and Management opportunities, we help young performers build a practical toolbox they can draw from both inside and outside the studio. And it goes beyond understanding themselves. Exploring emotions, reactions and the behaviour of those around them as well as their own develops emotional intelligence something that not only creates stronger, more self-aware young people, but more instinctive and truthful actors too.
"First words out of her mouth OMG that was so good I loved it! 4 sheets of A4 notes a success and a positive experience thank you so much."
Rachael, -Associate Parent
And my goodness, have we seen the results. We've watched young performers become resilient without losing their individuality, confident without being afraid of vulnerability, and increasingly able to understand what they need when things don't go to plan. Graduates now training at drama schools still tell us they use tools first introduced at NPS, while some of our youngest performers are already putting them into practice on professional sets. Strong minds. Resilient performers. Strong personalities. Because the greatest evidence that mindset works isn't what happens in our mindset sessions, it's watching our Squad use it independantly when it really matters.
"I love hosting workshops for children and teenagers so much! I really do believe that helping people navigate their thoughts from as young as possible is key to having higher self esteem and self worth as an adult."
Victoria Spence, - Confidence Coach