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Archive for May 7th, 2009

Aubrey de Grey, a formidable expert on the theory of immortality and aging, made a comment in a TED video I recently watched regarding “Global Trance” and I believe he made a damn good point!

How many things in this life and in our world are considered “normal” simply because the world has learned to tolerate it? So many limiting beliefs exist my meta question is not “Where do they come from?” but rather, “How do we learn to create limiting beliefs?” Aging and death are considered by science as fact because it is true. However, there is no reason for it to remain unchallenged or unalterably a fact when in truth we have the ability to change it.

The problem is that change is not predictable and thus, for many, frightening. The whole “better to stick with the Devil you know than to risk something worse with the Devil you don’t” is not longer an attitude that should shape our fundamental beliefs about ourselves and our world. It’s time to do something about it!

NLP has the Institute for Advanced Studies in Health which promotes the use of NLP teachings and techniques to help people alter the course of illness. The challenge I have for all my fellow NLP colleagues is to help promote the endless possibilities by watching for and challenging people’s statements condoning any “Global Trance” which limits not only them but the people around them. In my opinion that would be awesome!

And as for the Aubrey de Grey you tube video I mentioned at the start … it’s called “Why we age and how we can avoid it” and I’ve copy-pasted it below for anyone who is interested. I think it’s awesome (mainly because I’m still young enough to benefit from it) and I really hope it happens! Check it out: