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Marcel Gasser

My Tumour Was My Chance

“It’s great value you create, with such an inspiring group.“

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Tell us about you. Where are you from and what do you do?

I’m originally from Switzerland, and  I used to call myself an entrepreneur. Something happened, three years ago, that means I’m now focusing more on the spiritual side or impact creation, recently. The past two and a half years, I’ve been travelling the world, as a digital nomad.

What happened, two and a half years ago?

I got a diagnosis of a tumour in my head, it was behind my third eye. This was a big shock, but I decided not to suffer. I told my family after two days that this was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. I knew this is my chance to get back to myself, to jump into life again, and change everything. It was an amazing journey, but challenging. I refused traditional medicine, and I was very confident that I will find a natural way to cure my cancer. Which I did. It was an amazing journey that took me all over the world in search of the things I was looking for.

Two days is all it took you to reframe the idea that you have a tumour in your brain, and to think of it as a positive?

Yes. The funny thing actually was that after these two days, I had like 12 days until the surgery. I didn’t know if I would survive this surgery so I chose to celebrate my life. I told everyone that I may not survive, and I celebrated my life. Sometimes it feels like I just kept on celebrating my life, for the past three and half years, which was amazing.

So why enrol in Speak To Inspire?

I came to conclusion while I was at a spiritual conference that I’ve learned so much in the past few years and gained so much of understanding about myself. I connected back to myself, but also I have a sense of understanding of how the universe is working. How we as people are working and what’s driving us. I didn’t know I have to share this story but with my two major struggles, the tumour and the business which got screwed up I felt I could inspire people in a similar situation. I decided in both issues, I’m not going to suffer. In most of the cases, people are just suffering. Especially cancer, it’s usually the beginning of a long story of suffering and I was like I’m not gonna do this, I want to be an inspiration of people to take back their power, and to decide how they want to experience such situations. I think we are all able to choose how we want to experience.

What were the first two weeks like?

I could never have imagined that with people you’ve never met in life, you can actually build up such a big connection already. When we arrived yesterday, I already knew all the faces, the stories, and I felt this deep connection already. I’ve had amazing conversations yesterday and today, and hopefully tomorrow, and made friendships which will last.

What was it like watching your classmates?

This was very inspiring actually. What I realised is that everyone has a great story. Usually people think, I don’t have a great story, I have nothing to share. But everyone has something to speak up about and share, to inspire. So this was wow, and how many different stories we had in our group. This was really inspiring. I couldn’t even say which one was my favourite, there was so much good stuff happening!

How have you changed?

I can share my story now. I became more open and I’m grateful also for the connections. For the people, because the people are the class, it’s really wow. It’s great value you create, with such an inspiring group.

To someone who is thinking about taking the Speak To Inspire course, but they’re just not sure, what advice would you give them?

Just sign up, there is nothing you can lose. Even if you don’t speak afterwards, or you don’t want to speak afterwards, you still benefit so much for your own being.

Chapters

0:00 | Meet Speak to Inspire graduate Marcel Gasser
1:04 | A diagnosis that changed everything
3:54 | Why he joined Speak to Inspire
6:38 | Connecting with classmates around the world
7:42 | Struggling with time zones and homework
8:48 | Giving his speech at headquarters
10:33 | Plans for the next 12 months
12:54 | Advice for anyone considering the course

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Full transcript: Marcel Gasser on London Real

0:29 Okay, this is London Real. I am Brian Rose. My guest today is Marcel Gasser, recent graduate of our Speak to Inspire course. Welcome. Thanks having me. It’s great having you. Tell us about you. Where are you from? What do you do? I’m originally from Switzerland, and I call myself an entrepreneur, or I used to call myself an entrepreneur, and something happened 3 years ago that I’m more focusing on the spirit or impact creation recently, and since 2 and a half years I’m traveling the world and

1:04 I’m, I call myself a digital nomad. Okay, and what happened two years ago? I got a diagnosis of a tumor in my head. It was behind my third eye, and this was a big shock, and I decided not to suffer as usually people would suffer in those situation, and I told my family after two days that this was the best who could ever happen to myself, without knowing what’s behind, but I did instant know after two days this is my chance to get back to myself, to jump into life again and change the whole thing again.

1:50 And it was an amazing journey. It was a challenging journey, not always easy. I refused the traditional medicine, and I was very confident that I will find a natural way to cure my cancer, which I did, but it took me some efforts, and it was an amazing journey. I went all over the world finding the things I was looking for, and I’m still a seeker somehow.

2:22 And two days, that’s all it took you to reframe the idea that you have a tumor in your brain and to think of it as a positive? Yes. And the most challenging actually was not to resist the advice of the people in white of the hospitals and the heavy medicine they want to give me. It was more from family or friends, which told me I risk my health, and I have had many situation where I doubted myself. Am I doing right? Am I really knowing what I’m doing? And did I put my risk, or did I risk my life, or whatever.

3:06 The funny thing, after these two days I had like 12 days till the surgery, and I didn’t know I will survive this surgery, but it was a heavy surgery, and I celebrated life because I, I told my… it was a mad thing. I told everyone maybe I’m not surviving, and I celebrated my life, and sometimes it feels like I kept on celebrating my life for the past 3 and a half years, or 2 and a half years, which was amazing.

3:32 And being an inspiration for people, that they just are curious again or ask question before they rely on the medical system. And I’m not against the medical system, I just believe there is another way also to consider.

3:54 Okay, and what brought you to our course? What was going on inside of you and around you to make you want to Speak to Inspire? That was a very spontaneous decision. I was in Bali in a hotel, I remember the moment, and I’ve seen the Facebook ad, and I didn’t know, I’m sorry, I didn’t know about London Real before, and I think it was your story, or the energy, which I could feel, the connection I could feel, and I signed me up instant.

4:28 And to be honest, if I would have known how much time and dedication I need to invest, I think there would be too much resistance. So I instantly, it took me one minute, I watched the video on Facebook ad, and I sign me up without doing some research or watching some other videos, and then I got the email and I didn’t know it’s starting instant, and I was traveling heavy, and it was challenging to dedicated time, because if I sign me up for something, I want to do it at the best possible.

5:07 And were you thinking about speaking, or why was this course of interest to you? That’s the funny part, because I came to a conclusion this August while I was on a conference. It was a spiritual conference, and I learned so much in the past three years, or I gained so much of understanding about myself. I connected back to myself, but also I have a sense of understanding how the universe is working, how we, how people are working, what’s driving us.

5:44 And I didn’t know I have to share this story, not for my own ego or my own pocket. I was just, I’ve seen myself as an inspiration, because with my two major struggles, the tumor and the business which got screwed up, I decided in both issues I’m not going to suffer, and in many, most of the cases people are just suffering, and especially cancer is usually the beginning of a long story of suffering.

6:22 And I was like, I’m not going to do this, and I want to be an inspiration of people to take back their power and to take back also decision how they want to experience such situation, and I think we are all able to choose how we want to experience.

6:38 Okay, so the first two weeks of the course you realize, oh, there’s a lot of work to do. You also get introduced to these 75 people around the world. What was that like? That was very interesting, and I think one of the big wows also, because I’m a digital guy anyway, and I could never ever imagine that the people or person you never seen in life, you can actually build up such a big connection already. So when we arrived yesterday, I did already know all the faces, the stories, and I felt this deep connection already.

7:19 And I’ve had amazing conversations yesterday and today, hopefully tomorrow, and friendships which will last. I, we he it yesterday, and I’m so sure it will last because it’s on a frequency, or energy is on the same level, so you don’t need to know each other for years. You already know you’re aligned. Yeah.

7:42 What did you struggle with on the course? What was hard for you? The time differences. I was half of the course, I was in Asia, so I had to wake up in the middle of the night, which was challenging. I had long days, and to get up at 3 and being 1 hour on a call, all was kind of tough. And also the homework, which I like. You keep us moving our ass. You demand, and this is what I like.

8:07 It’s not the, as you mentioned, it’s not being a tourist. You have to be active, and I think the whole course is about what you do with it, and you’re, it’s about execution. It’s simple. And I think I did quite well till module five, and then I struggled a little bit time-wise, so my biggest issue was time, and also that usually I don’t want to be on stage. I’m a… but usually in the back. I like the back. I hope it will change now with this experiences.

8:48 How was your speech last night? You came to the world headquarters, you in front of 30 of your teammates. How did it feel up there? It felt great. I mean, the decision I took 6 hours before in the plane to change my whole speech was, I was like, I’m going to destroy the whole… because I did still need my notes. I was not used to this speech.

9:19 And then it, as the energy was so great, and usually I get very nervous, I get nervous as well, and I was quite calm and connected, and then it was like a flow. So it was kind of easy after just setting up the speech a few hours before, and it was right to change it, because I simplified everything, and it should be quite simple, I guess.

9:46 And what was it like watching your classmates? What did you notice? What did you feel? This was very inspiring actually. I mean, what I realized, everyone has a great story. No matter, usually people think, I don’t have a great story, I have nothing to share, but you can share. Everyone has something to speak up or share to inspire. So this was wow. And how much different stories we had in our group, and so this was really inspiring, and learning also from others, and everything everyone did great. It was nothing, I couldn’t even say which one was my favorite. There was so much good stuff happening.

10:33 What are your plans for the next 12 months? How are you going to take this speech to the next level? I was considering booking an upgrade with you to have like a six month training on to speak, or maybe doing the Life or Business Accelerator, so I haven’t decided yet. I just, I feel it very deeply that I should share more of my stories, and I think nothing in life, at least in my life, was by occasion, or it’s like just a flow, and I’m very much into a flow.

11:04 And to inspire other to break out a little bit of their self-made boundaries, and we don’t need to go to heaven. Heaven is here already, you, and to change in some situations just the perspective, that you create another instant reality, or change from this illusion to reality, actually. That’s what I like, and life gets so much more enjoyable, so, and deep, or it’s hard to express. I feel it.

11:43 And how have you changed? If we walked down on the street and bumped into the Marcel that didn’t take this course, what’s that guy like? How are you different? I think I can share my story now, because I was still on external world. I was still like, I thought, like, I don’t have the background or the courage to speak up, to tell my story, which is also quite personal.

12:13 I mean, what happened with myself in business, what it, it is very personal, and also the tumor. Usually the people are not willing to share what’s happening in their private life, or if they suffer somehow. So I’m able now to share. I got more open, even I was already open, and yeah, I’m grateful also for the connections, for the people, because the people, or the class, is, it’s really a wow. It’s a great value you create with such an inspiring group.

12:54 Last question. If there’s someone that’s watching that’s thinking about taking this Speak to Inspire course, but they’re just not sure, what advice would you give them? I think do it like me. Just sign up. And I mean, there is nothing you can lose. It’s a huge chance, and I think it’s even better if you don’t consider too much, what can I share, what’s my value. You just sign you up, and then, I think everyone of us did find the treasure within themselves which they could share.

13:33 And even if it, a simple story, we learned that you can frame it right. It’s an inspiring story then. So I think not too over… I would go more from the mind towards the feeling and just sign yourself up, and if you sign up, dedicate the time, because if you don’t take the time and an action and the whole thing, it’s useless.

13:56 I mean, it’s all about what you execute, and even if you don’t speak afterwards, or you don’t want to speak afterwards, you still benefit so much for your own being, or for, in inspirational way also. So I think it’s really nothing to lose.

14:16 Marcel, I love your energy and I love your story, and I think once we hammer out the structure of the speech and make it even better, it’s powerful. You’ve got a great journey. You can already hear a little bit about it now when we’re talking, but it’s a message that people need to hear. So please make sure that you get out there and make people hear it, and thanks for being a part of this incredible course, and let’s do some big things in the next 12 months.

14:41 All right. Thanks for you. I mean, it’s awesome what you do, and I’m really happy that we have people in this world doing such work. That’s really awesome. Thank you, man. All right, man, to the future. All right, thanks, Brian.

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