Welcome to Episode #131 of NLP Around You. 

🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“Persistence is your strongest ally on the road to success.” — Dr Mehernosh J Randeria

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💬 NLP Quote Corner

“Persistence isn’t a one-day miracle. It is a conscious choice translated into habit.” — Ankur Warikoo

⏳ One Minute NLP

Perceptual Positions

Ever been stuck in an argument where both sides felt unheard? NLP offers a simple tool: perceptual positions.

There are three perspectives you can step into:

• First position – seeing the world through your own eyes, feeling your own emotions.

• Second position – stepping into the other person’s shoes, experiencing how it might feel for them.

• Third position – observing the situation as a neutral outsider, noticing patterns without judgement.

By shifting between these, you gain empathy, clarity, and new choices.

Next time tension rises, pause and ask: “What’s this like for them?” or “What would an observer see here?”

Conflicts soften. Solutions appear. Because when you change your perspective, you change the possibilities.

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🔮 Meta Magic

What cannot hurt you can make you stronger!

On his first day in office as President, when Abraham Lincoln entered to give his inaugural address, one man stood up. He was a rich Aristocrat. He said, “Mr. Lincoln, you should not forget that your father used to make shoes for my family.” And the whole Senate laughed; they thought they had made a fool of Lincoln.

But certain people are made of a totally different mettle. Lincoln looked at the man directly in the eye and said, “Sir, I know that my father used to make shoes for your family, and there will be many others here, because he made shoes the way nobody else can.

He was a creator. His shoes were not just shoes; he poured his whole soul into them. I want to ask you, have you any complaint? Because I know how to make shoes myself. If you have any complaint I can make you another pair of shoes. But as far as I know, nobody has ever complained about my father’s shoes. He was a genius, a great creator and I am proud of my father”.

The whole Senate was struck dumb. They could not understand what kind of man Abraham Lincoln was. He was proud because his father did his job so well that not even a single complaint had ever been heard.

Meta Magic Moment: No one can hurt you without your consent. It is not what happens to us that hurts us. It is our response that hurts us.

📖 Hook from the Book

“The arrival fallacy is the false assumption that reaching some achievement or goal will create durable feelings of satisfaction and contentment in our lives.” — Sahil Bloom, The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life

🎬 Movie Motivation

“Kuch toh log kahenge… logon ka kaam hai kehna.” Translated to “People will always talk… that’s what they do.” This dialogue from the movie Amar Prem reminds us to not get carried away only by external validation.

🏆 Winning Post of the Week

Watch the Exclusive Podcast at The Tea Corner on “The Difference That Makes The Difference”

📢 Announcement of the Week

Coming Soon: Design Your Quarter – Finish Strong! Stay tuned.

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Thoughtfully Yours,

Mehernosh Randeria

Your W3 Coach

Welcome to Episode #130 of NLP Around You. 

🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“Even when wisdom wears a misplaced label, it still speaks the same truth.” — Dr Mehernosh J Randeria

💬 NLP Quote Corner

“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you are right.” — Henry Ford

⏳ One Minute NLP

The Power of Submodalities

Have you noticed how memories feel different? A joyful one might seem bright and close, while a painful one feels dark and heavy. That’s because your brain codes experiences using submodalities—the qualities of your inner pictures, sounds, and feelings.

Here’s the magic: you can change those codes.

Take a stressful memory. Now imagine shrinking it down, turning it black and white, pushing it far away, and lowering the volume of any voices. Notice how the emotional charge fades.

Now do the opposite with a positive memory—make it bigger, brighter, closer. The good feelings intensify.

In NLP, submodalities remind us that it’s not just what we think about, but how we think about it. And when you change the coding, you change the experience.

Your mind is the projector. You get to adjust the settings.

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🔮 Meta Magic

What are you fishing for?

Thomas Edison, one of history’s greatest inventors, had an unusual habit. He loved going fishing, but strangely, he never caught any fish.

Why?
Because he never used a hook.

When asked why, Edison smiled and said:
“When I fish without a hook, neither the fish disturb me, nor the people.”

It was his way of creating a sanctuary.
A space where expectations didn’t intrude.
Where outcomes didn’t define the experience.

Edison wasn’t fishing for fish.
He was fishing for freedom.

✨ Meta Magic Moment:
Sometimes, the best way to recharge isn’t to chase results but to create space without them.
“Fishing without a hook” is about having an activity where you’re not judged by performance, progress, or productivity – just presence.

For Edison, it was a rod without a hook.
For you, it could be doodling, long walks, humming a tune, watching clouds, or simply sitting in silence.

So let me ask you:
👉 What’s your “fishing without a hook” activity – the thing you do just for yourself, with no pressure, no expectation, no scoreboard?

📖 Hook from the Book

“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.” — Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

🎬 Movie Motivation

“Jab log tumse tumhara sapna chheenne ki koshish karein, toh apna sapna aur zor se pakad lena chahiye.” Translated to “When people try to snatch your dream away, you should hold onto it even tighter.” This dialogue from the movie Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl anchors us with belief perseverance and emotional resilience.

🏆 Winning Post of the Week

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗡𝗟𝗣 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿

📢 Announcement of the Week

Happy Birthday NLP, which is turning 50, and to celebrate, what can be more special than John Grinder and Richard Bandler, sharing their individual insights about the creation of the field they jointly invented way back in the 1970s?
The NLP Academy has teamed up with NLP Seminars Group International to bring us NLP50, a unique online event to celebrate NLP’s 50th Anniversary.
Join the celebration here: www.nlp50.com

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Thoughtfully Yours,

Mehernosh Randeria

Your W3 Coach

Welcome to Episode #129 of NLP Around You. 

🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“Pay attention to your personal GST – Grow, Serve, Transform.” —  Dr Mehernosh J Randeria

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💬 NLP Quote Corner

“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas.” — Steve Jobs

⏳ One Minute NLP

The Questions You Ask

Your mind is like a search engine—it answers whatever question you type in.

Ask “Why does this always happen to me?” and your brain will dig up reasons to confirm you’re stuck.
But ask “What can I learn from this?” or “How can I turn this around?” and suddenly, you’re opening doors to solutions.

In NLP, we call this the power of transformational questions. The quality of your life often mirrors the quality of the questions you ask yourself.

So next time you’re faced with a setback, catch yourself. Don’t ask questions that trap you in the problem. Ask the ones that move you towards possibility.

Because the mind always answers. The real power lies in what you choose to ask.

🔮 Meta Magic

Applause vs Choice – What’s The Wright Choice?

At the turn of the 20th century, flying was still a fantasy. The idea that humans could lift off the ground and soar through the skies sounded almost impossible. But a few brave inventors around the world were racing to make it real.

One of them was Samuel Pierpont Langley, a highly respected scientist and Secretary of the Smithsonian. With $50,000 in government funding (an enormous sum back then), a team of the best minds, and the full attention of the press, Langley was widely expected to be the man who would give wings to humanity. When he tested his “Aerodrome,” the world held its breath. Instead, it crashed straight into the Potomac River. Twice. Humiliated, Langley gave up the chase.

Far away in Dayton, Ohio, two brothers quietly worked on the same dream. Orville and Wilbur Wright weren’t famous. They didn’t have funding, formal education, or experts on their side. What they had was relentless curiosity and a bicycle shop to fund their experiments. They built small gliders, tested wings in a homemade wind tunnel, and learned from every failure. On 17 December 1903, on the windy dunes of Kitty Hawk, their simple Flyer lifted off — and stayed in the air long enough to change history.

And Langley? Once the Wright brothers flew, he disappeared from the race. He didn’t try again, didn’t improve his design, didn’t even acknowledge the brothers’ success. When the applause was gone, so was his interest.

✨Here’s the Meta Magic Moment

• Langley was chasing applause, the Wrights were chasing a cause.

• Langley wanted one big moment, the Wrights kept building through small experiments.

• Langley had status, the Wrights had the right state of mind.

When you’re clear about why you’re doing something, and you keep making those micro-shifts, even the sky can’t stop you.

“The race is never about who has more resources. It’s always about who has more resolve.”

📖 Hook from the Book

“The role of a leader is not to come up with all the great ideas. The role of a leader is to create an environment in which great ideas can happen.” — Simon Sinek, Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

🎬 Movie Motivation

“Pata nahi log kaise jee lete hain bina kuch mehsoos kiye.” Translated to “I don’t know how people live without feeling anything.” This dialogue from the movie Tamasha reminds us to experience life with our senses.

🏆 Winning Post of the Week

𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗟𝗣 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿

📢 Announcement of the Week

Last and final call for the NLP Master Practitioner Course – a rich 20-week journey starting from 7th September 2025:
👉 Here is your link to register
https://www.w3successacademy.com/courses/nlp-master-practitioner-2025

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Thoughtfully Yours,

Mehernosh Randeria

Your W3 Coach

Welcome to Episode #128 of NLP Around You. 

🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“Life is like a bicycle. All you need to do is keep the balance to succeed.” —  The Thoughtful Calendar

💬 NLP Quote Corner

“Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.” — Rumi

⏳ One Minute NLP

Change Your State with Physiology

Ever noticed how hard it is to feel powerful when you’re slouched, breathing shallow, and looking down? That’s because your body and mind are linked.

In NLP, we know that state follows physiology. If you want to shift how you feel, change how you move. Stand tall, pull your shoulders back, breathe deeply, and look up. Within seconds, your emotional state starts to shift.

Athletes do it before a big game. Speakers do it before stepping on stage. You can do it before any challenge—an interview, a meeting, even a tough conversation.

Your body is the fastest lever to reset your mind. So when your mood dips, don’t wait for motivation—create it. Move first, and your emotions will follow.

Because in NLP, the body isn’t just carrying the mind. It’s shaping it.

🔮 Meta Magic

What Makes Any Place Heaven?

Xim, a middle-aged man, died and stood before God.
“Would you like to see Heaven or Hell first?” God asked.
“Hell,” Xim replied.

Hell was a hall with a table full of delicacies. Yet, the people there were frail and quarrelsome. Their arms had been replaced with long chopsticks, making it impossible to feed themselves.

Shaken, Xim turned towards Heaven – only to find the same hall, the same table, the same chopsticks. But here, people were joyous and content. The difference? They were feeding one another.

Xim understood. Heaven and Hell are not places- it is what we do for each other that makes the difference.

📖 Hook from the Book

“Certain stories are hard to bear, as are certain things we’ve lived or observed or fumbled or explored with great care. They transmit an energy that extends beyond the disposable day-to-day. Our deepest memories are like infinite roots reflected in the brook, a simulacrum without end. And yet every story, like every life, lasts only so long.” — Jhumpa Lahiri, Roman Stories

🎬 Movie Motivation

“Agar tum khud apni kahaani likh sakte, toh kya likhte?” Translated to “If you could write your own story, what would you write?” This dialogue from the movie Tamasha invites you to re-author your own story.

🏆 Winning Post of the Week

𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝘀. 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 – 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗟𝗣 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀

📢 Announcement of the Week

Get ready for the NLP Master Practitioner Course – a rich 20-week journey starting from 7th September 2025 designed to help you:
• Rewire your beliefs, values, and habits for lasting change
• Deeply understand behavioural patterns, metaprograms, and emotional triggers
• Apply advanced NLP tools like Sleight of Mouth, Meta‑Programs, Strategic Modelling, and more
• Become a persuasive communicator, influential leader, and confident social presence
👉 Here is your link to register
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Thoughtfully Yours,

Mehernosh Randeria

Your W3 Coach