Dancing on the Edge by Tyrone Polastri

Welcoming readers into a lifelong journey of inner mastery, confidence, and awareness, Dancing on the Edge: Moving Through Life with Power, Dignity and Effectiveness by Tyrone Polastri takes a bold and original line on self-improvement and expansion of the self.

Exploring the complex challenges that lie at the edge of uncertainty, the author lays out critical tools and thought processes for decision-making and offers advice for increasing trust in our instincts and ourselves. Via a detailed but concise array of training tips and assessment tools, readers can navigate this difficult edge of self-doubt, which requires dedicated practice, a consistent vision, and ultimately, self-knowledge.

Although written through the lens of an avid skier and sports enthusiast, the book is broadly accessible, given that everyone can relate to the liminal space between knowing and not knowing, and has likely experienced anxiety or paralysis when faced with a crucial fork in the road. Polastri’s analogies and metaphors linked to skiing never get too stretched or overworked, and the majority of the writing is a neatly structured blend of personal narrative, practical analysis/application of lessons learned, and academic dissection of behaviors and beliefs.

Addressing key ideas of growth and progress from physiological, environmental, and philosophical angles, this is far more than a standard work of self-help with an athletic bent, but an insightful guide into human nature writ large, deconstructing our dynamic beliefs, fears, instincts, and opportunities for change, which brilliantly drives home the core idea that a profound personal transformation is achievable by anybody.