Welcome to Episode #122 of NLP Around You.
🧠 Thoughtful Thought
“The real power doesn’t come from status, but from an attitude of service.” — Dr Mehernosh J Randeria
💬 NLP Quote Corner
“Live your life in such a way that those who know you but don’t know God, will come to know God because they know you.” — Gaur Gopal Das
⏳ One Minute NLP
The Power of the Pause
In conversations, we often rush to fill the silence. But what if that pause is where the magic is?
NLP teaches us that communication isn’t just about what we say—it’s also about what we don’t say.
When you pause…
You create space for the other person to respond deeply.
You give yourself a moment to choose your words with intention.
You allow emotions to settle, meanings to surface, and impact to deepen.
A well-timed pause can build rapport, show empathy, or even shift power in a negotiation.
Next time you’re speaking—pause.
Breathe.
Let your words land.
Because sometimes, the most powerful part of communication… is the silence in between.
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🔮 Meta Magic
A Missed Call from Opportunity
There was once a job opening for a telegraph operator.
Ten candidates turned up — all well-dressed, resumes in hand, eyes full of hope. They were asked to wait in a hall just outside the manager’s cabin. The space was noisy, filled with the constant click-clack of a telegraph machine in the background.
Some were visibly irritated by the noise. Others tuned it out like elevator music. A few scrolled through their phones, a couple rehearsed their pitch silently.
But one young man did something different.
He listened.
After just a few minutes, he stood up calmly, walked across the room with quiet confidence, and entered the manager’s cabin — uninvited.
The other candidates were stunned.
“What arrogance!”
“He didn’t even wait for his turn!”
“He’s surely out now.”
But ten minutes later, he emerged — not alone, but with the manager beside him.
The manager looked at the rest and said, “Thank you all for coming. The position has been filled.”
There was a wave of disbelief.
“But we were here first!”
“No one even called us in!”
“We waited for over an hour!”
The manager smiled and said something that still echoes in my head:
“For the past hour, the telegraph machine has been sending out one simple message — over and over again:
‘Dear applicant, come right in so we can start the interview.’
Only one of you was actually paying attention.”
My question to you is —
How many calls from opportunity have you missed?
And how many have you actually picked up?
Because sometimes, success doesn’t come to those who wait.
It comes to those who listen.
📖 Hook from the Book
“Pet names are a persistent remnant of childhood, a reminder that life is not always so serious, so formal, so complicated.” — Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake
🎬 Movie Motivation
“Whatever choice you make, there will be regrets. So choose what you will regret the least.” This dialogue from the movie She Would Never Know reminds us that every choice is about balancing Outcome with Ecology.
🏆 Winning Post of the Week
𝟳 𝗡𝗟𝗣 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀
📢 Announcement of the Week
Adding a new feather in my hat, I have now got Certified as a Bloom Growth Business Coach. More details here:
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Thoughtfully Yours,
Mehernosh Randeria
Your W3 Coach
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