Ten Steps are Enough

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