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

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👉 Here is your link to register
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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

Welcome to Episode #127 of NLP Around You. 

🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“Clarity of thinking can move your life from assorted to sorted.” —  The Thoughtful Calendar

💬 NLP Quote Corner

“Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on. Get drunk.” — Rumi

⏳ One Minute NLP

The Power of the Pause

In a heated moment, words often fly faster than thoughts. That’s when misunderstandings spark and regrets follow.

NLP teaches us the gift of the pause. A simple breath. A brief silence. A conscious choice to respond, not react.

That pause gives your brain space to notice—What am I feeling? What do I really want to say?
It’s like stepping off the stage for a moment to reset the scene before stepping back on with clarity.

Next time you feel triggered, try this: pause, breathe, then speak with intention.
You’ll find the conversation shifts—from conflict to connection.

Because sometimes, the shortest pause creates the biggest change.

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🔮 Meta Magic

What If You Weren’t Alone?

A traveller’s car once slipped into a ditch.
A farmer arrived with his horse, Buster, to help.

He hitched Buster up and shouted:
“Let’s go Bonnie! Pull!” – Nothing happened.
“Let’s go Kiko! Pull!” – Still no movement.
“Let’s go Rudy! Pull!” – Silence.

Finally, he called out,
“Let’s go Buster! Pull!”, and suddenly, the horse dragged the car out with all his strength.

Puzzled, the traveller asked,
“Why did you call your horse by three wrong names before his own?”

The farmer smiled:
“Because Buster is blind. If he thought he was the only one pulling, he wouldn’t even try.”

The next time you’re stuck in a “ditch,” list three sources of support—your mentor, your future self, your faith/team. Say out loud: “Let’s go, [Name 1], [Name 2], [Name 3]—pull!” Watch how your energy changes when your mind believes you’re pulling with a crew.

📖 Hook from the Book

“The Principle of Priority states (a) you must know the difference between what is urgent and what is important, and (b) you must do what’s important first.” — Steven Pressfield, The War of Art

🎬 Movie Motivation

“Hum sab apni jagah sahi hain.” Translated to “We are all right in our own place.” This dialogue from the movie Tamasha encourages third perceptual position — recognising the validity of multiple perspectives.

🏆 Winning Post of the Week

NLP and Janmashtami – The Inner Krishna within You

📢 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
https://www.w3successacademy.com/courses/nlp-master-practitioner-2025

Feel free to invite your friends and loved ones to join NLP Around You by sharing this link with them: https://w3coach.com/nlparoundyou/

Thoughtfully Yours,

Mehernosh Randeria

Your W3 Coach

Welcome to Episode #125 of NLP Around You. 

🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“When you nudge, don’t judge.” — Dr Mehernosh J Randeria

Get more such thoughtful quotes only in The Thoughtful Calendar

💬 NLP Quote Corner

“Who you spend time with will define the stories you hear.
The stories you hear will define the stories in your head.
The stories in your head will define you.” — Ankur Warikoo

⏳ One Minute NLP

The Power of the First Step

Ever noticed how the hardest part of any change… is starting?

In NLP, we know that behaviour follows state, and state follows focus. So when you’re stuck, overwhelmed, or overthinking—don’t try to overhaul your life. Just shift your state.

Ask yourself: “What’s one small action I can take right now?”

Not tomorrow. Not after the perfect plan. Now.

Whether it’s drinking a glass of water, opening that email you’ve been avoiding, or simply standing up and stretching—it shifts your physiology, which shifts your focus, which shifts your state.

And once your state changes… the next step becomes easier.

In NLP, this is called creating momentum through micro shifts. Because transformation doesn’t require drama, it just needs direction and movement.

One small step. One better state. One powerful change. That’s how you begin.

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🔮 Meta Magic

Pause Before You Paint

A young artist once visited a legendary master known for painting lifelike landscapes that seemed to breathe.

“Master,” he said, “I’ve studied all the techniques. I’ve copied your strokes. I’ve practised every day. But my art still feels… dead. What’s missing?”

The old master handed him a paintbrush.

“This brush,” he whispered, “is magical. It only comes alive when the artist listens more than he paints.”

Confused, the young artist dipped the brush in colour and began his work — carefully, deliberately, mechanically.

The painting looked neat… but lifeless.

The master shook his head gently.
“Now try again, but this time, pause before every stroke. Listen to the silence. Listen to the story the canvas wants to tell. Let the painting guide your hand, not your mind.”

The boy hesitated… then followed.

Slowly, the strokes became softer… bolder… freer.
The canvas transformed.
The painting now felt something.

Tears welled up in the young artist’s eyes.

“It wasn’t the brush, was it?” he whispered.

The master smiled. “No. It was you — once you stopped painting and started listening.”

Meta Magic Moment:
In communication, as in art, it’s not always about what you say, but how deeply you listen.
When you tune in fully, your words become more than speech… they become connection.

Because transformation often begins… in the pause.

📖 Hook from the Book

“The key to happiness wasn’t being yourself, because what did that even mean? Everyone had many selves. No. The key to happiness is finding the lie that suits you best.” — Matt Haig, How to Stop Time

🎬 Movie Motivation

“Main waqt ke saath chalta hoon, waqt ke aage nahi.” Translated to “I walk with time, not ahead of time.” This dialogue from the movie Guru demonstrates calibrated action and pacing — aligning your strategies with the environment rather than forcing outcomes. 

🏆 Winning Post of the Week

What not to do when trying to improve your focus – an NLP insight.

📢 Announcement of the Week

I am thrilled to share that FeedSpot has featured the W3 Coach Blog among the Top 25 Indian Life Coach Blogs on the web. This recognition is a moment of deep gratitude — to FeedSpot for the honour, and to each one of you for your continued support, engagement, and encouragement.

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Thoughtfully Yours,

Mehernosh Randeria

Your W3 Coach

Welcome to Episode #124 of NLP Around You. 

🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“Every perspective is a doorway to new possibilities.” — The Thoughtful Calendar

💬 NLP Quote Corner

“It is better to be busy in the chase of finding yourself instead of being busy in the rat race and never know yourself.” — Ankur Warikoo

⏳ One Minute NLP

Healing Begins in the Mind

What if your body listens closely to the stories your mind keeps telling?

In NLP, we believe that healing isn’t just about medicine—it’s also about meaning. When we carry unresolved emotions, unspoken fears, or limiting beliefs, our body sometimes whispers through symptoms. That’s the mind-body connection.

Want to start healing?

Try this: close your eyes and ask, “If this pain had a message for me, what would it be?” You might be surprised by the answer. Sometimes it’s rest. Sometimes it’s forgiveness. Sometimes it’s a boundary you need to set.

Then, visualise your body as a team of inner healers—cells, energy, breath—all working for your wellbeing. Speak to them. Thank them. Encourage them.

Because true healing starts when your mind and body stop fighting—and start collaborating.

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🔮 Meta Magic

Shortcuts to Success, Anyone?

One slow afternoon, a chicken sat beneath a tall tree, staring longingly at the highest branch.
Sigh.
“If only I could fly that high… it looks so calm up there. But honestly, I’ve got zero energy today.”

Just then, a bull nearby, chewing lazily, looked over and said,
“Why not try pecking at my dung? Sounds odd, but it’s packed with nutrients. Nature’s very own energy drink.”

The chicken wrinkled her beak.
“Ew. That’s disgusting.”

The bull shrugged.
“Growth isn’t always glamorous.”

Curiosity won over caution. She took a small peck. Oddly enough, she felt… energised.
The next day, a bit more. She flapped onto a low branch.
Next day, higher still.
By day three, she was perched proudly on the tallest branch. Beaming. Triumphant. Visible.

But visibility came with its own risks.

A farmer passing by spotted her.
Assumed she was a wild turkey.
And bang – down she went.

Meta Magic Moment:
Sometimes, people climb fast by feeding on flattery, fads, or falsehoods. It may give them a temporary lift, but when they rise without grounding, they’re more likely to fall when the spotlight turns harsh.

Success built on crap isn’t sustainable.
Real confidence comes from clarity, not shortcuts.

📖 Hook from the Book

“There is no such thing as bad people. We’re all just people who sometimes do bad things.” — Colleen Hoover, It Ends with Us

🎬 Movie Motivation

“Main ne kab kaha ki main Pandav hoon? Main toh poori Mahabharat hoon!” Translated to “When did I ever say I’m a Pandava? I am the entire Mahabharata!” This dialogue from the movie Raid 2 is a powerful metaphor for identity expansion, by refusing to be seen in a narrow archetype (Pandav), instead embracing the entire spectrum (Mahabharat) of human emotion, conflict, roles, and transformation. 

🏆 Winning Post of the Week

NLP in Healing: Rewiring the Mind for Wellness

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Thoughtfully Yours,

Mehernosh Randeria

Your W3 Coach

Welcome to Episode #123 of NLP Around You. 

🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“When you own your actions, you reclaim your freedom.” — The Thoughtful Calendar

💬 NLP Quote Corner

“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.” — Rumi

⏳ One Minute NLP

Rewind Your Inner Movie

Ever caught yourself replaying a bad memory like a movie stuck on repeat?

In NLP, we don’t just watch the movie, we edit it.

If a past experience keeps triggering stress, explore doing this: imagine watching that memory on a screen. Now, shrink the screen. Make the colours dull. Turn down the volume. Run it backwards in fast motion – like a funny blooper reel.

Feel the shift?

That’s dissociation and submodalities at work. You’re not erasing the memory, you’re changing how your brain codes it.

Because in NLP, we don’t just live our stories, we learn how to direct them.

Next time your mind replays a painful scene, pick up the remote… and rewrite how it ends.

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🔮 Meta Magic

Struggling to Fix Your World?

One evening, a father needed some quiet time. His young son, brimming with questions and unstoppable curiosity, had been buzzing around the house like a mini whirlwind.

The father glanced at an old magazine on the table, tore out a page that had a detailed world map on one side, and snipped it into several uneven pieces.
“Here,” he said, handing the pile to his son, “Try to put the world back together.”

That should keep him busy for a while, the father thought.

But within minutes, the boy was back, beaming.
“All done!”

The father was stunned. “How did you do it so fast?”

The child grinned, “It was easy, Daddy. There was a picture of a man’s face on the other side. I just put the man’s face together. When the man came together right, so did the world.”

💡 Meta Magic Moment?
Sometimes we try to fix the world — policies, people, politics — from the outside in.
But the real puzzle is within.
Fix the inner face. The mindset. The map of our beliefs.
And magically…
The world on the outside begins to realign itself.

Because when you come together,
the world does too.

📖 Hook from the Book

“You can’t be a leader without being trusted, and you can’t be trusted without being a leader.” — Stephen Covey, The Speed of Trust

🎬 Movie Motivation

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” This dialogue from the movie The Lord of the Rings reminds us to take ownership and proactive decision-making in the present moment. 

🏆 Winning Post of the Week

What Real Persuasion Is All About

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Thoughtfully Yours,

Mehernosh Randeria

Your W3 Coach