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To Die Like A Rockstar

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Channel: Damon Cart NLP · 2016 · People & Blogs

What do Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin all have in common?

They were known as the three 'J's. They were all rockstars and they all died within a short time of each other, but more interestingly they all died at the age of 27.

So what do rockstars have to do with you and me?

I don't know. Perhaps it's because so many of us want to be one when we're kids and we grow up to find something different waiting for us. It can be difficult to watch your fantasies crumble to the harsh reality that maybe we're just like everybody else.

Kurt Cobain also died at 27. I remember the day I heard it on the news. I thought how can these rockstars self-destruct when they have everything? To me such massive success meant happiness.

Apparently not.

Success and fame often intensify unresolved problems especially issues having to do with self-worth. Kurt Cobain suffered terribly with self-worth issues.

I remember hearing Axl Rose say (there I go again with the rockstars) in an interview that 27 was the hardest year of his life. This memory resurfaced when I was 27 and experiencing the hardest year of my life.

Who knows what this phenomena really is and perhaps I'm reading into it too much. However, it never surprises me when I talk to someone between the ages of 27 and 32, male or female, and they're dealing with existential issues.

At 27 you're too old to be young and stupid and you're too young to be serious, but 30 is coming fast and it's time to figure out a few things. Most importantly, "Why the hell am I not happy?" or "Why do I feel so unworthy?"

At 32 I hit my breaking point. I didn't fall into a depression at that age. Rather, I realized at 32 that I had been depressed for the past two years.

I would like to say at 38 I've figured everything out, but I would be lying. I've only figured out two major things and I've figured these two things out enough to be really happy. I haven't mastered them yet, but I'm having a lot of fun working at it as I figure out the third most important thing.

For those of you who find themselves suffering in this age gap know that with good mindsets, clarity about your values, and good practices you can turn this thing around. To the degree that you suffer you can turn that into its equal in happiness and more.

I really do believe NLP can work for everyone because it's a content free model. It worked for me and still works for me as I explore whether or not happiness and fulfillment has a boundary.

Instead of dying like a rockstar and instead of struggling wherever you are in life, learn NLP and create your desired state daily.

Resolve your inner issues in order to be successful instead of trying to be successful in order to solve your problems.

To Die Like A Rockstar

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