Welcome to Episode #148 of your favourite weekly newsletter NLP Around You!

 

🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“Sometimes you need to slow down in order to speed up.” — Dr Mehernosh J Randeria

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💬 NLP Quote Corner

“To go wrong in one’s own way is better than to go right in someone else’s.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky

⏳ One Minute NLP – Building Resilience 

Resilience isn’t about being tough all the time. It’s about bouncing back without losing yourself. In NLP, resilience begins with how you interpret what happens to you.

When something goes wrong, notice the first meaning you give it. Is it “This always happens to me,” or “This is uncomfortable, but manageable”? That meaning shapes your emotional response.

Try this shift. Ask, “What part of this can I handle right now?” Not the whole situation. Just the next part. Your nervous system relaxes when the task feels contained.

Then reconnect with a resourceful memory. Recall a time you got through something difficult. Feel that strength again. Let it remind you that you’ve done hard things before.

Resilience grows quietly through small reframes and steady self-trust. In NLP, it’s not about avoiding life’s knocks. It’s about learning how to stand up with a little more ease each time.

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🔮 Meta Magic

Are You Waiting for a Miracle?

Leo was a hopeful boy with unshakable faith, and very weak report cards.

Whenever he was asked to study harder, he would smile and say,
“Don’t worry. God is kind. God will help me.”

God, however, stayed silent during exams. Leo failed again and again.

One day, a monk arrived in the village, known for turning comfortable lives upside down. He called all the youngsters to gather beneath the banyan tree. Leo’s father insisted he go.

The monk began a story.

“There was once a farmer with fertile land,” he said, “except for one enormous rock sitting right in the middle of his field. It blocked growth and stole potential.”

The farmer prayed every day,
“God, please remove this rock.”

Years passed. The rock didn’t move.

One day, a traveller stopped, listened, and handed the farmer a hammer.
“Why don’t you start?” he asked. “One strike at a time.”

The farmer laughed. A hammer against a mountain? Still, the next morning, he tried. Nothing happened. Days passed. Weeks passed. Then cracks appeared. Months later, the rock broke apart. The field flourished.

The monk fell silent.

Leo felt the story land exactly where it was meant to.

He understood:
God doesn’t remove stones. God gives tools.

That evening, Leo opened his books, not waiting for miracles, but creating momentum. One page. One effort. One day at a time.

And slowly, the biggest rock in his life began to move.

 

📖 Hook from the Book

“We always think there’s enough time to do things with other people. Time to say things to them. And then something happens and then we stand there holding on to words like ‘if’.” — Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove

🎬 Movie Motivation 

“Don’t ever let somebody tell you you can’t do something.” This dialogue from the movie The Pursuit of Happyness simply reminds us that external voices become internal beliefs only when you accept them.

 

🏆 Winning Post of the Week

Makar Sankranti – A Gentle Invitation to Fly Higher

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Thoughtfully Yours,

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,
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🧠 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

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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

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💬 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

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Thoughtfully Yours,

Welcome to Episode #144 of NLP Around You. 

🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“Every interaction is an opportunity to understand and align.” — Dr Mehernosh J Randeria

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💬 NLP Quote Corner

“People do what their society rewards them for doing. If the society rewards trust, people will be trusting.” — Amish Tripathi

⏳ One Minute NLP

The Ecology Check

Before making a change, NLP asks a simple but powerful question. Is this good for all parts of me and my life? This is called an ecology check.

Sometimes you want a new habit, a bold decision, or a big shift. But if part of you feels uneasy, it’s worth listening. That hesitation is information, not resistance. Ask yourself, What might I lose if this change works? What needs to be protected?

When you acknowledge those concerns, you can adjust the change so it fits better. Maybe you add boundaries, support, or a slower pace.

Real change sticks when it respects the whole system. Your goals, relationships, values, and wellbeing all matter.

NLP reminds us that growth doesn’t have to be forceful. When a change is ecologically sound, it feels lighter, safer, and far more sustainable.

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🔮 Meta Magic

A Quiet Test of Character

Eva had learned early that kindness rarely comes with applause.

By day, she worked as a waitress in one of the city’s most lavish restaurants -crystal glasses, hushed voices, and guests who spoke more to their plates than to people. Every rule there was polished, precise… and painfully selective.

One evening, just as the dinner rush began, the door creaked open. A man in tattered clothes walked in and quietly took a seat near the corner. Conversations froze. Forks paused mid-air.

The manager noticed instantly. His voice was sharp.
“Eva, get him out. This is not a charity hall.”

Eva hesitated. “Sir,” she said softly, “isn’t food meant to be served to everyone who’s hungry?”

The manager’s eyes hardened. “If you serve him, it comes out of your salary.”

It would have been easier to look away. To protect her paycheck. To follow protocol.

Instead, Eva followed her conscience.

She brought the man a warm meal, refilled his glass, and treated him like any other guest – no pity, no judgment. The man ate slowly, his eyes glistening with gratitude, thanking her with each bite.

When he finished, he stood up, smiled gently, and slipped a folded note onto the table.

Eva opened it later.

“Dear Eva,
Thank you for choosing kindness when it cost you something.
I am not a beggar. I am the owner of this restaurant, disguised to see who truly represents what we stand for.
From tomorrow, you are no longer a waitress.
You are the manager.”

That night, Eva learned a timeless truth:
Character is revealed not by who we serve when it’s safe… but by who we serve when it’s costly.

 

📖 Hook from the Book

“Anyway, the phrase ‘if only’ meant nothing in life. He was the product of his choices, and that was all there was to it.” — Sanaka Hiiragi, The Lantern of Lost Memories

🎬 Movie Motivation combined with🏆 Winning Post of the Week

Sholay was criticised when it first released in 1975.
Too long. Too violent. Too indulgent.
Fifty years later, those very “flaws” are why it is legendary.
This blog looks at an old newspaper review through an NLP lens and reveals a powerful truth about rejection, reframing, and delayed recognition.
Because sometimes, what the world calls a mistake…
is just meaning waiting for the right frame.

When Sholay Failed First and Won Forever

 

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Thoughtfully Yours,

Mehernosh Randeria

Your W3 Coach

Welcome to Episode #143 of NLP Around You. 

🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“Being conscious is not about becoming cautious.” — Dr Mehernosh J Randeria

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💬 NLP Quote Corner

“Creation and destruction are the two ends of the same moment. And everything between the creation and the next destruction is the journey of life.” — Amish Tripathi

⏳ One Minute NLP

The Pivot Point

There’s a tiny moment—usually just a second or two—between something happening and your reaction to it. Most people never notice it. NLP teaches you to use it.

We call it the pivot point.

It’s the space where you can choose a new response instead of falling into an old pattern.

Someone snaps at you.

Your instinct may be to defend, argue, or shut down.

But in that one-second pause, you can choose curiosity instead of conflict.

Ask yourself quietly,

“What meaning am I giving this?”

“What else could be true?”

That small pivot shifts the entire emotional direction.

Instead of spiralling into the usual drama, you create a new pathway in your mind—one where you respond from clarity rather than habit.

Master this tiny pause, and you’ll feel a calm power in conversations, decisions, and even conflicts.

Because the transformation you seek often doesn’t come from big actions…

It comes from mastering that one small, conscious pivot.

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🔮 Meta Magic

The Leadership Shift: Direction over Detail

He walked into my session with the weight of authority on his shoulders.

A senior manager. Sharp mind. Proven results.
And one quiet frustration.

“Whenever my team comes to me with a problem,” he said,
“I give them the full solution. Every possible angle. Every detail.
But instead of clarity… they walk away confused.”

We peeled the layers.

What he thought was help…
was actually information overload disguised as leadership.

I paused. Let the silence do its work.

Then I asked softly,

“When you were in your school exam hall…
and you opened your question paper…
did you write the answer to that question?”

He nodded.

“Or did you pour the answers to all questions into one response?”

He froze.

In that still moment, something clicked.
Not in his head.
In his nervous system.

He saw it.

He wasn’t leading with direction.
He was drowning them in detail.

In leadership, as in life—
More words don’t mean more clarity.
The right direction does.

And now I ask you:

Are you answering life with explanations…
or with clear direction?

 

📖 Hook from the Book

“What is a game?” Marx said. “It’s tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. It’s the possibility of infinite rebirth, infinite redemption. The idea that if you keep playing, you could win. No loss is permanent, because nothing is permanent, ever.” — Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

🎬 Movie Motivation 

“Kya pata, zindagi kaunse mod pe le aaye?” Translated to “Who knows at which turn life might take you?”

This dialogue from the movie Jab We Met perfectly relates to open-loop curiosity, keeping the unconscious mind flexible.

🏆 Winning Post of the Week

The Course That Made Me Finally Finish My Book

 

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Thoughtfully Yours,

Mehernosh Randeria

Your W3 Coach