In my passion to bring ballet to the world I have often spoken about how the hard work, dedication and discipline of ballet translates wonderfully into life achievements.
Two articles (links below) from Marie Claire and Forbes have recently promoted the very same pointe (sorry couldn't help myself).
Ballet makes you work hard, listen and follow instructions, have better understanding of body language and make the link between dedication into goal realisation.
In todays quickly growing and adapting environment this is more important then ever.
Articles below are a quick and interesting read
http://www.marieclaire.com/culture/news/a20112/ballet-school-in-the-slums-of-brazil/