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The Mindvalley Podcast

7 Habits That Helped Alex Beat Stage 4 Cancer In Under 2 Years - Alex Echols

The Mindvalley Podcast

Mindvalley

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.51.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Our guest, Alex Echols was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer at age 29. After doctors detected cancer in his system, he shifted his mindset and adopted new principles that helped him change his health and his life forever. Within 2 years, he was fully recovered and now, he is here to share the 7 practices he used to beat cancer with our founder, Vishen Lakhiani. Listen in.   A lifelong creator at heart, Alex's focus is at the intersection of emotional intelligence-based leadership, mindfulness, and wealth building. He is the best-selling author of The Two-Week Notice, an advisor, and investor for disruptive companies. He is also a certified teacher for Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI) which was incubated at Google. Alex is also cancer survivorship and prevention advocate, lobbying on Capitol Hill for greater support, care, and funding for those directly impacted by cancer.    Listen out for: - The story of how Alex was diagnosed with cancer.  - The 7 habits that helped Alex beat cancer.   Bonus:                                           - Find Vishen’s notes on the episode here 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/CancerVishenNotes     - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW     Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I was at my father's church, he's listening right now and I was helping one of his co-workers

0:04.7

in the church in a wheelchair.

0:06.3

It's an older lady about 85 years old and I'm helping in the wheelchair and I pop my

0:11.3

sternum in clavicle so I separate it and I have no idea what's going on but I knew that

0:16.5

something happened within my body after that I went and had x-rays and scans and things

0:22.6

like that specifically through the emergency room and they said you're totally fine just

0:27.2

put ice on it, put a sling on it, but you're fine.

0:30.7

But I had a nudge.

0:32.5

There was something inside of me that said that's not just it, Alex.

0:37.3

I am Vision Laciani, founder of Mind Valley, the School for Human Transformation.

0:41.8

You're listening to the Mind Valley podcast where we'll be bringing you the greatest teachers

0:45.4

and thought leaders on the planet.

0:47.3

It has discussed the world's most powerful ideas and personal growth for mind, body, spirit

0:52.5

and work.

0:54.8

Hi everyone and welcome to the Mind Valley podcast.

0:57.0

Today's episode is on recovery from cancer.

1:01.6

Now before we begin, let me just add a caveat.

1:05.2

What you're going to hear here is one man's story of how he brought seven practices into

1:12.2

his life that helped them overcome and recover from stage 4 cancer.

1:18.5

This man happens to be a friend of mine and I felt this conversation is so beautiful

1:24.4

inspiring and important that I had to bring him Alex Eccles to the Mind Valley podcast.

1:30.8

Now I first bumped into Alex at Burning Man.

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