Michael Crossland: ...the importance of perspective

Nobody Told Me!

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.2 • 671 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we talk to the awe-inspiring Michael Crossland, who defied the odds of life-threatening cancer, heart attacks, and a horrific drug trial that killed all except for him -- all by the age of 18. He is at the forefront of today’s new generation of inspirational speakers and is the number one bestselling author of 'Kids Don't Get Cancer' across six different countries. We talk about the importance of perspective, how to deal with adversity, why it's best to set big goals, and why money doesn't equal happiness. You can learn more about him at http://michaelcrossland.com.

Note: this episode originally aired in December 2018 and is part of our 'Best Of' series.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Nobody Told Me. I'm Laura Owens, and I'm Jan Black. One of our goals on Nobody
0:17.3	Told Me is to bring you conversations with truly inspiring people whose own challenges
0:22.3	in life may make you think differently about your own life. That's exactly what we're doing today
0:27.2	with our guest on this episode, Michael Crossland, who is one of Australia's most sought-after inspirational
0:32.4	speakers. Michael's autobiography, Kids Don't Get Cancer, is an international bestseller,
0:38.7	detailing his life following the diagnosis and treatment of an aggressive, life-threatening cancer
0:43.8	before his first birthday. His life has been far from easy, yet he's refused to let his dreams
0:49.5	die, and he is passionate about helping other people achieve their dreams too.
0:54.7	Michael, thank you so much for joining us.
0:57.1	My pleasure. It's great to be a great to be a part of the interview.
1:00.2	For people who aren't familiar with your story, tell us about what happened when you were an infant
1:05.1	that set your life on a different path from the rest of us.
1:09.9	I was 11 months old and I went to the hospital with my
1:14.1	mom and my sister. My sister had a pretty bad ear infection and as we were leaving the room,
1:20.3	I'm much more of a hugger. I don't really do the handshake thing and I give the doctor a big
1:25.4	hug and his knee brushed my stomach and he thought that
1:29.1	didn't feel right. I was then taken to a different part of the hospital. That night I was
1:33.9	airlifted to Sydney Hospital and the following morning I was diagnosed with an incurable
1:39.5	cancer of the central nervous system called neuroblastoma stage four. The doctor said that there was no
1:46.1	chance of survival to take me home and allow me to live the next few months with my family
1:51.8	because there was nothing that they can do. But I was very fortunate that I had a very stubborn
1:56.4	and very determined mother. And she just asked one question.
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