Wish you a Very Happy and Fantastic New Year 2024. To help you start the year on a thoughtful note, here is a unique offering for you: The THOUGHTFUL CALENDAR 2024 – A desktop calendar with a compilation of the best 12 thought-provoking quotes – one quote for each month from the book “Thoughtfully Yours” – a perfect New Year gifting idea too. Get your copy here.

Thoughtful Thought

“Be a WIP till you RIP”- Dr Mehernosh J Randeria

NLP Quote Corner

“What happens to our thoughts as we clothe them in language, and how faithfully are they preserved when our listeners undress them?”- John Seymour, Introducing Neuro-linguistic Programming: The New Psychology of Personal Excellence

One Minute NLP – Keep Going Forward 2024

Trust you were able to apply the learnings from the video recording shared last week of RRR – Reflect, Reset, Rise – the transition from 2023 to 2024.

This week, I would love to share with you another power-packed session on taking action on your goals for 2024: Keep Going Forward: 2024 

P.S.: The access to this video is available only for a limited period. To gain maximum value from this session, please watch it latest by 15th January 2024.

Meta-Magic – Can You Sleep When The Wind Blows?

“How can I trust a thin young lad like you to take care for my whole farm in this stormy land?” Asked John, the owner of a farmland at Atlantic seacoast.

The new year brought new hope for John when Lenny accepted to work on the farm, after many other  men had declined the offer fearing the dreadful storms in that locality.

“Well, I can sleep when the wind blows,” answered Lenny while shrugging his shoulders and gazing confidently into John’s eyes. Though John could not decipher what Lenny said, he chose to hire him out of his own desperation for help.

Lenny worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and John felt satisfied with his choice too.

After a few weeks, a tornado hit the seashore and woke John with a jolt. He rushed to the farm and saw Lenny snoring loudly. He tried to wake him up, and all Lenny did was toss to the other side while mumbling, “No Sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.”

Enraged and exasperated, John moved towards the farm to bring things under control by himself. He cursed himself for making his worst hiring mistake. When he sprinted towards the farm, he could not believe what he saw. To his surprise, he discovered all the haystacks had been covered with tarpaulins. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away.

Lenny’s words reverberated and made complete sense now. John returned to his bed to sleep peacefully while the wind blew, all because Lenny had well prepared in advance.

When you are prepared spiritually, mentally, and physically, you have nothing to fear. My question to you is: Can you sleep when the wind blows?

Hook From The Book

“If you don’t pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.” – David Allen, Getting Things Done, The Art of Stress-free Productivity

Movie Motivation

“Taqat toh genda bhi lagata hai … lekin sher lagata hai taqat aur technique, dono … sher ban’na hai, genda nahi” (translated to: “Even a rhino has strength. But a lion has both – strength plus technique. In this world full off rhinos, be a lion.”) This dialogue from the movie Dangal can relate to the difference between Hard Work and Smart Work. How do you relate to this dialogue?

This Week’s Winning Post

Special New Year Blog: 5 Ultimate NLP Techniques to Make the Best of 2024

Finally, before we close for the week, here is another special New Year Gift. To help you imbibe the NLP learnings within you, you are invited to join the next NLP Foundation Course for free. Here are the complete details: www.learnnlp.in

Thoughtfully Yours,

Mehernosh Randeria