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

📢 Announcement of the Week

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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

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

💬 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.

You are invited to JOIN the next batch of NLP Practitioner Course by registering here:

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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

 

📢 Announcement of the Week

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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

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

💬 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.

You are invited to JOIN the next batch of NLP Practitioner Course by registering here:

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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

 

📢 Announcement of the Week

NLP Writer’s Code is back. Get the strategic edge in your written communication. Join here:
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Thoughtfully Yours,

Mehernosh Randeria

Your W3 Coach

Welcome to Episode #142 of NLP Around You. 

🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“Later never comes later.” — Dr Mehernosh J Randeria

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

💬 NLP Quote Corner

“Truth doesn’t have to be liked. It only has to be spoken. Speak it out. The truth may hurt you, but it will set you free.” — Oprah Winfrey

⏳ One Minute NLP

The Power of “As-If”
Sometimes life feels stuck not because we lack ability, but because we stay trapped in our current identity. NLP offers a simple escape hatch: act as if.

Act as if you’re already confident.

Act as if you already know the next step.

Act as if the version of you who has figured this out is whispering instructions.

When you behave as if something is already true, your mind starts rearranging itself to match that reality. Your posture shifts, your tone changes, your choices improve. You stop reacting from fear and begin responding from possibility.

Test it out today. Pick one challenge and ask,

“If I acted as if I were fully capable, what would I do next?”

You’ll notice that solutions appear, options widen, and courage quietly rises.

“As if” is not pretending. It’s previewing the future you’re growing into—and letting your behaviour lead the way.

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🔮 Meta Magic

The Only Storm Love Couldn’t Survive

Once upon a time, on a beautiful island, all emotions lived together—Joy, Fear, Anger, Sadness… and among them, Love and Ego.

One day, a violent storm struck.
The island began to sink.

Terrified, the emotions rushed to escape in boats. Love helped each one safely aboard. When the last boat was ready, Love looked back—and froze.

The ego was still standing on the drowning island.

“Come with me,” Love pleaded.
“I won’t move,” Ego replied.

The water rose higher.
From the boats, the others shouted, “Leave him! Save yourself!”

But Love stayed.

Because Love, by nature, never abandons.

And so, as the island disappeared beneath the waves,
Love drowned beside Ego.

Not because Love was weak—
But because the Ego refused to bend.

Love doesn’t die because it fades.
Love dies when the Ego refuses to bow.

 

📖 Hook from the Book

“People love to say, ‘Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.” What they don’t say is, “And it would be nice if you gave him a fishing rod.” That’s the part of the analogy that’s missing.” — Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

🎬 Movie Motivation combined with 🏆 Winning Post of the Week

What if Zindagi Na Milegi Dobaara was not just a film, but an NLP masterclass hidden in a road trip?
A short read with a powerful reminder: life always gives you another chance if you are willing to take it.
https://w3coach.com/zindagi-na-milegi-dobaara-an-nlp-lens-on-a-film-that-mirrors-us-back/

📢 Announcement of the Week

NLP Writer’s Code is back. Get the strategic edge in your written communication
Join here:
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Thoughtfully Yours,

Mehernosh Randeria

Your W3 Coach

Welcome to Episode #141 of NLP Around You. 

🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“Money Making is a function of Meaning Making of your Mind.” — Dr Mehernosh J Randeria

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

💬 NLP Quote Corner

“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” — Oprah Winfrey

⏳ One Minute NLP

The Art of Future Pacing

Have you noticed how the mind sometimes hesitates, even when you know what you should do? That’s because your brain hasn’t experienced the outcome yet. It prefers the familiar.

Future pacing is an NLP tool that helps your mind experience success before it happens, so the path ahead feels natural instead of scary.

Here’s how to try it.

Pick something you want to do—a conversation you’ve been delaying, a habit you want to build, a task you’ve been avoiding. Now imagine yourself just after you’ve done it.

See the relieved smile on your face.

Hear yourself saying, “That went better than I expected.”

Feel the lightness in your chest, the pride, the quiet confidence.

Stay with that moment for a few seconds. Let your body register it.

When your brain has already lived the victory, taking the action becomes almost effortless.

Future pacing turns tomorrow’s success into today’s certainty.

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🔮 Meta Magic

The Secret That Can Save Your Life

Once upon a time, in a clear blue river, lived three fish friends—Jumpy, Grumpy, and Calm.

Jumpy was always in a rush.
“Let’s go here! Let’s do that! Now, now, now!” he would shout.

Grumpy, on the other hand, complained about everything.
“The water’s too warm. The current’s too strong. Nothing ever works!” he grumbled daily.

And then there was Calm.
Slow. Silent. Observing.
“Why are you always so relaxed?” Jumpy teased.
“Because speed isn’t the same as direction,” Calm replied gently.

One morning, a fisherman quietly laid his net into the river.
Jumpy panicked. “We must escape fast!”
He darted wildly—and got tangled instantly.

Grumpy shouted, “I knew this day would come! Nothing ever goes right!”
In his panic and anger, he thrashed around and was trapped too.

Calm watched. He didn’t rush. He didn’t panic. He studied the net, felt the water, and waited for the right moment. With one smooth, precise movement, he slipped through a tiny opening and swam free.

From a distance, Calm whispered,
“Speed without awareness is chaos. Fear without clarity is a prison.”

Some rush.
Some complain.
Some pause—and survive.

Now the real question is this:
When life throws its net at you… are you Jumpy, Grumpy, or Calm?

 

📖 Hook from the Book

“Every person is just an obstacle unless you try to understand them.” — Trevor Noah, Into the Uncut Grass

🎬 Movie Motivation

“Sabka apna apna normal hota hai.” Translated to “Everyone has their own version of normal.”

This dialogue from the movie Sitaar Zameen Par perfectly captures the NLP presupposition “The map is not the territory” — each person experiences, interprets, and responds to the world through their unique internal map, and respecting that enhances empathy, communication, and behavioural flexibility.

🏆 Winning Post of the Week

The Power of Finishing Strong – A Tribute to the Legendary Dharmendra

 

📢 Announcement of the Week

It’s TODAY!
Get ready for *FINISH STRONG 2025* — a 5-hour live workshop, today 29th November from 11 am to 4 pm.

If you want clarity, momentum, and a powerful reset before we enter December — and want to walk into 2026 as a stronger, aligned version of yourself — this space is for you.

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Thoughtfully Yours,

Mehernosh Randeria

Your W3 Coach

Welcome to Episode #140 of NLP Around You. 

🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“Think before you speak; because you sentences become your sentence.” — Dr Mehernosh J Randeria

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

💬 NLP Quote Corner

“All of us do not have equal talent. But, all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents.” — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

⏳ One Minute NLP

The Power of “Just One”

Have you noticed how the mind loves to say, “It’s too much… I’ll start tomorrow”?

NLP invites you to play a different game with a very simple rule:

Instead of asking “Can I finish this?”, ask “Can I do just one step?”

Just one push-up.

Just one page.

Just one difficult message.

Just one mindful breath.

Your brain responds very differently to “just one”. It feels safe, doable, almost too small to resist.

But here’s the magic: once you start, your state changes.

And when your state changes, your story changes.

From “I never stick to anything”

to “I started today.”

From “I’m so behind”

to “I’m already in motion.”

Today’s 60-second experiment:

Pick one area you feel stuck in.

Ask yourself: “What is the ‘just one’ I can do in the next 5 minutes?”

Do it. Nothing dramatic. Nothing heroic. Just one.

Because in NLP, small shifts in your questions create big shifts in your life.

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🔮 Meta Magic

When Focus Found Its Master

In a small village lived a bright boy named Khabir whose mind wandered everywhere. The moment he tried to study or read, he got distracted by games, friends, or his phone. His father often warned, “Your mind is like a wild horse. If you don’t control it, it will control your life.” But Khabir never listened.

One day, his father took him to Guruji, a wise teacher known for shaping young minds. Guruji handed Khabir a glass of water and said, “Walk around my garden without spilling a drop.” Khabir tried, but the sounds of birds, leaves, and children pulled his attention away. When he returned, half the water was gone.

Guruji smiled and said, “This glass is your goal. The water is your focus. The world will always distract you – unless you train your mind.”

Something clicked for Khabir. He began waking up on time, limiting his phone use, and giving full attention to every task. He practised a few minutes of meditation daily. It wasn’t easy, but slowly, his mind grew steady. His memory improved, his grades rose, and he felt stronger.

A year later, during a national competition filled with tough questions and panicked students, Khabir stayed calm—focusing on one problem at a time, just like the glass of water.

When the results came, he stood as the winner.

Meta Magic Moment:

Just like the water in the glass, your attention will stay only where you consciously direct it. The world doesn’t have to become quieter; your mind has to become steadier.

 

📖 Hook from the Book

“Lies are comforting. Truth is painful.” — Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

🎬 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 life re-authoring, a core NLP identity exercise.

🏆 Winning Post of the Week

NLP Based Planning

 

📢 Announcement of the Week

As we enter the final stretch of the year, remember: how you finish shapes how you begin again. If you’d like a space to pause, reflect and reset before December starts, join me for FINISH STRONG 2025 — a 4-hour live-only workshop on 29th November.

https://www.w3successacademy.com/f/finish-strong

Missed the past issues of NLP Around You? Find them all here: https://w3coach.com/nlparoundyou/

Thoughtfully Yours,

Mehernosh
Your W3 Coach