Episode 97: Let's Talk Monkey Brain with Nicholas Pallesen!

<p>Flute 360 | Episode 97: “Let’s Talk Monkey Brain with Nicholas Pallesen” (1:09:03)</p> <p>In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Nicholas Pallesen who is a transformative coach, speaker, and mental performance specialist. He has been helping people for over a decade, and has given presentations and held residencies nationally and internationally. Nicholas talks about various topics including how to overcome performance anxiety, calming the inner chatter, and much more!</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Episode 97 – Main Points:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>0:26 – <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Gold Sponsor:</strong></span> <a href="https://www.chrisneal.com/">The Resilient Self Podcast with Chris Neal, MA & LPC</a></li> <li>1:19 – Welcome & Introduction!</li> <li>2:04 – Please share with the listeners who you are and your musical background!</li> <li>2:14 – Nicholas’s Answer</li> <li>6:12 – <strong>Question:</strong> To give us a point of reference, can you share with the listeners your coaching philosophy?</li> <li>6:24 – Nicholas’s Answer</li> <li>12:04 – Michelangelo’s Sculpture, “David”</li> <li>12:20 – “We all have a David sitting inside of us right now. Just waiting for us to notice.” – Nicholas</li> <li>13:37 – Heidi asks a follow-up question.</li> <li>15:20 – Nicholas’s Answer</li> <li>22:40 – <a href="https://www.alexandertechnique.com/">Alexander Technique</a></li> <li>23:36 – Nicholas Comments</li> <li>25:19 – <strong>Question:</strong> How do we calm the mind and the inner chatter?</li> <li>25:43 – Nicholas’s Answer</li> <li>26:26 – <a href= "https://www.nicholaspallesen.com/post/how-do-we-quiet-a-noisy-mind"> Snow Globe</a></li> <li>32:24 – Heidi asks a follow-up question about the snow globe.</li> <li>32:58 – “I give the metaphors not so people turn them into a prescription. We are a world of doers, so it would be very easy to turn (what I said) into a prescription.” – Nicholas</li> <li>37:02 – Heidi Comments</li> <li>37:56 – “I often say, that at any given