EP 14 - Alexander Nicolls

EP 14 Your host // Tim Bishop Our guest // Alexander Nicolls  About  Alexander grew up in Canberra and was thought to have common learning disabilities, it was only later did professionals realise it was his a problem with his eyes. Alex had to play some serious catch up with the basics. Entering year 7 still unable to read and write, he mentioned "I had become accustomed to the feeling of failing everything I tried" He went on to get accepted into Conservatorium high school, The Juilliard School in NewYork as a cellist and has traveled the world as a free lance musician. Alex currently lives in Berlin and some beautiful aspects of his motives are found in heroic stories of cheerful optimism. This Episode Overcoming challenge How Alexander found music  Strategies for pushing through failure How work ethic played a crucial part in Alexander's journey Hero themes and how Alexander pulls inspiration from them