Welcome to Episode #147 of your favourite weekly newsletter NLP Around You!

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🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“Anger asks “why me?”. Curiosity asks “what now?”” — Dr Mehernosh J Randeria

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💬 NLP Quote Corner

“The wise man never says everything he thinks, but thinks everything he says” — Aristotle

⏳ One Minute NLP – Letting Go of Control

We often think control equals safety. So we plan more, think more, and try harder. Yet the more tightly we grip, the more tense we feel.

In NLP, we learn that control and choice are not the same thing. Control comes from fear. Choice comes from trust. When you relax control, you don’t lose power. You gain flexibility.

Try this shift. Instead of asking, “How do I make this happen?” ask, “What’s the best next response available to me?”Feel the difference. One is pressure. The other is presence.

Notice how your body softens when you stop forcing outcomes. Your breathing slows. Your thinking opens up. Solutions appear where effort once blocked them.

Letting go doesn’t mean giving up. It means allowing life to meet you halfway. And in NLP, that balance is where calm confidence lives.

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🔮 Meta Magic

Gold or Growth – What would you chase?

A young man spent years mastering difficult things – quietly, patiently, for no audience at all.

First, he learned to walk on stilts.
He fell, rose, bruised himself, and learned again.
Then he taught himself to juggle – starting with stones, moving to knives, and finally to seven gleaming swords.

When his body had learned balance, and his mind had learned focus, he combined the two.
He walked on stilts… and juggled seven swords at once.

Only then did he walk into the royal palace.

Before the king, he moved forward and backward, high above the marble floor, swords flashing in the air like sparks. The court fell silent. The king rose, astonished, and placed a heavy bag of gold at the young man’s feet.

Word spread quickly.

Another young man heard the tale and thought, If that skill earned gold, mine will earn more.
He trained himself to dance on the back of a galloping horse; spinning, leaping, dazzling the eye. Certain of his reward, he went to the palace and demanded an audience.

The king watched briefly… then waved him away.
“Leave,” he said. “And do not return.”

Shattered, the young man went to a sage and poured out his anger.

The sage listened and smiled gently.

“The first young man practised for mastery,” he said.
“You practised for reward.”

“The first forgot himself in the craft, so the world remembered him.
You remembered the reward, so the craft forgot you.”

And in that moment, the young man understood:

When skill is pursued for gold, it loses its shine.
When mastery is pursued for its own sake, rewards follow quietly behind.

📖 Hook from the Book

“As Thoreau wrote, ‘It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.’” — Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

🎬 Movie Motivation 

“It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” This dialogue from the movie Rocky reminds us that resilience is a state. Meaning, not circumstances, determines momentum.

🏆 Winning Post of the Week

New Year. New You. Really?

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Thoughtfully Yours,

Happy New Year 2026

Welcome to Episode #146 of NLP Around You. 

May 2026 bring you
– Wealth that supports your freedom,
– Wisdom that guides your choices,
– Wellness that sustains your journey.

May this year be less about rushing into resolutions
and more about living with clarity, calm, and intention.

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Wishing you a year of meaningful progress, quiet confidence, and steady fulfilment.

🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“Creativity thrives where judgement sleeps.” — Dr Mehernosh J Randeria

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💬 NLP Quote Corner

“It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

⏳ One Minute NLP – State Before Strategy

Ever noticed how even the best plan falls apart when you’re stressed, tired, or irritated? NLP reminds us of a simple truth. State comes before strategy.

If your emotional state is off, your thinking narrows. You miss options. You react instead of responding. But when your state is calm, confident, or curious, better strategies appear naturally.

So before asking, “What should I do?” ask, “What state am I in right now?”

If needed, change it. Stand up. Breathe deeply. Smile. Move your body. Shift your posture.

Once your state changes, your perspective changes. And with a better perspective, better decisions follow.

In NLP, we don’t fix problems only with smarter thinking. We start by upgrading the state of mind doing the thinking.

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🔮 Meta Magic

Ten Steps are Enough

In a quiet village, there lived a young farmer who spent his days working in the fields at the foot of a towering mountain. Every morning, as he tilled the soil, his eyes drifted upward to its peak. One thought returned again and again: One day, I will climb it. I will watch the sun rise from there.

One evening, he finally decided. He would begin the trek after sunset so that by dawn, he could stand at the summit. With quiet determination, he picked up his Petromax lamp and started climbing as the light faded from the sky.

A few hours later, darkness wrapped itself tightly around the mountain. The petromax lamp glowed, but not enough. Shadows stretched. The path blurred. Doubt crept in.
Is this light enough? he wondered. Should I go back?

Confused and uneasy, he sat down on a rock, weighing risk against retreat.

That was when he noticed an old man, nearly seventy-five, walking steadily uphill. In his hand was nothing but a small chimney lamp. Its flame was faint, yet the man moved with surprising speed and confidence.

The young farmer stared, stunned. It’s pitch dark… and this old man is climbing faster than me?

He called out, “Uncle, where are you going in such darkness with that tiny lamp?”

The old man smiled without stopping.
“To the hilltop, son.”

The young man was incredulous. Here I am with a powerful lamp, confused and afraid… and he’s climbing with that?

Sensing his disbelief, the old man laughed.
“With this lamp,” he said, lifting it gently, “I can see ten steps ahead. I take those ten steps, and then I see ten more. That’s enough to reach the top by morning.”

He glanced at the young man’s brighter light and added softly,
“You can see twenty-five steps ahead… yet you’re sitting here doubting the light you already have.”

And with that, the old man continued upward, step by illuminated step, leaving behind a lesson glowing brighter than any lamp.

📖 Hook from the Book

“No one tells you before you procreate that the hardest thing about being a good parent is that you never feel like one.” — Fredrik Backman, The Winners

🎬 Movie Motivation 

“Jo dikhta hai, wahi sach nahi hota.” Translated to “What you see is not necessarily the truth.”

This dialogue from the movie Drishyam reminds us that the map is not the territory. 

🏆 Winning Post of the Week

Day 101 – The Journey Continues

📢 Announcement of the Week

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Thoughtfully Yours,

Welcome to Episode #145 of NLP Around You. 

🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“Becoming your own Santa is nothing less than finding the hidden genie inside you.” — Dr Mehernosh J Randeria

For your daily dose of Thoughtful Thoughts, get your Thoughtful Calendar here.

💬 NLP Quote Corner

“We can’t have change without loss, which is why so often people say they want change but nonetheless stay exactly the same.” — Lori Gottleib

⏳ One Minute NLP – Training Your Attention

Your attention is one of your most powerful assets. Whatever you consistently focus on, you strengthen. Whatever you ignore, slowly fades.

In NLP, we understand that attention works like a spotlight. When it stays fixed on problems, worries grow louder. When it moves towards solutions, possibilities expand.

Try this simple shift. Notice where your attention goes during the day. Is it on what’s missing, or on what’s working? The moment you catch it drifting into unhelpful territory, gently redirect it. Ask, “What’s within my control right now?”

Even small changes in focus create big emotional shifts. Calm replaces chaos. Clarity replaces confusion.

You don’t need to control every thought. You just need to choose where your attention rests. Because in NLP, attention isn’t just awareness. It’s training.

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🔮 Meta Magic

3 Questions that Silenced a Conversation

In ancient Greece, Socrates wasn’t just known for wisdom; he was known for not wasting words. One afternoon, an acquaintance rushed up to him, eyes sparkling with urgency.
“Socrates! Do you know what I just heard about your friend?”

Socrates raised a hand, calm as ever.
“Before you say a word,” he said, “let’s pass it through three filters.”

The man blinked. “Filters?”

“Yes,” Socrates smiled. “The Triple Filter Test.”

“First—Truth. Are you sure what you’re about to tell me is true?”

“Well… not exactly. I just heard it from someone else.”

Socrates nodded. “So it might not be true. Fair enough. Let’s move to the second filter—Goodness. Is it something good about my friend?”

The man hesitated. “No… not really.”

“I see,” Socrates replied. “So it’s possibly untrue and unkind. One last chance. The third filter—Usefulness. Will this information help me in any way?”

The man sighed. “No.”

Socrates smiled gently.
“Then tell me—if it is not true, not good, and not useful… why should it enter my mind at all?”

And just like that, the conversation ended—before it ever truly began.

📖 Hook from the Book

“To become satisfied, we don’t have to increase the things we have; we need to increase the focus on the things we do have.” — Gaur Gopal Das, Energize Your Mind: Learn the Art of Mastering Your Thoughts, Feelings and Emotions

🎬 Movie Motivation 

“Kahani jitni baar dohraoge, utni hi sacchi lagne lagegi.” Translated to “The more you repeat a story, the more real it starts to feel.”

This dialogue from the movie Drishyam reminds us that repetition strengthens neural pathways.

🏆 Winning Post of the Week

The Power of Backcasting

📢 Announcement of the Week

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Thoughtfully Yours,