The Boy Who Watched a Baby Walk

In case you missed the invitation last week: 

On Saturday, 14 February, Deepti Jandial and I are hosting a half-day offline session in Mumbai, “From Personality to Possibility”, an experience normally valued at ₹12,500, and we are offering 50 seats compli-mentary as a special invitation.

👉 Register here: https://www.w3successacademy.com/f/from-personality-to-possibility

🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“Success starts with the belief that you can succeed.” — Thoughtfully Yours

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💬 NLP Quote Corner

“If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” — Steve Jobs

⏳ One Minute NLP – Owning Your Emotional Space

Not every emotion you feel actually belongs to you. Sometimes, you’re carrying the mood of the room, the stress of others, or expectations that aren’t yours to hold. NLP helps you recognise where you end and others begin.

Here’s a simple check-in. Ask yourself, “Is this emotion truly mine?” If the answer feels like no, imagine gently placing that emotion outside your personal space—like setting down a heavy bag you didn’t need to carry.

Now, reclaim your centre. Notice your breathing. Feel your feet on the ground. Choose the emotional state you want to stand in—calm, clarity, confidence.

Owning your emotional space doesn’t mean shutting people out. It means staying grounded while staying connected.

In NLP, emotional maturity isn’t about feeling less. It’s about choosing what you carry—and what you let go.

 

🔮 Meta Magic

The Boy Who Watched a Baby Walk

The doctor had told his mother, “He may not survive the night.” Seventeen-year-old Milton lay still on the bed. Completely paralysed. Unable to move a single muscle except his eyes.

He heard the doctor’s words. And instead of fear, he made a simple request. “Turn my bed toward the window. I want to see the sunset.”

He survived that night. But survival was only the beginning.

For months, he lay in that bed. Helpless. Silent. Immobile. No phone. No books. No distractions.

Just a window, a ceiling, and a house full of movement around him. So he began to watch. He watched his parents. He watched his sisters. He watched how people spoke, how they walked, how they sighed, how they laughed.

And then one day, he noticed something else. His baby sister.

She was learning to crawl. Then to stand. Then to wobble. Then to fall. Then to stand again.

Every attempt was clumsy. Every step uncertain. Every movement full of trial and error.

And as he watched her struggle to walk, a thought struck him.

“If she can learn to walk, maybe I can learn it again.”

So he began to remember- Not with his muscles, but with his mind.

He imagined what it felt like to move a finger. To tighten a muscle. To shift his weight.

Hours turned into days. Days turned into months.

One day, a finger twitched. Then a hand moved. Then an arm.

Slowly, painfully, impossibly, he taught himself how to walk again. Step by step. Like a child.

That boy grew up to become Dr. Milton Erickson, one of the most influential therapists in the world.

All because he learned one powerful truth: The mind remembers more than the body forgets.

Sometimes, transformation does not come from learning something new. It comes from remembering what your unconscious already knows.

So the next time you feel stuck, don’t ask, “Why can’t I change?”

Ask a gentler question: “What part of me already knows the next step?”

 

📖 Hook from the Book

“Never be cool. Never try to be cool. Never worry what the cool people think. Head for the warm people. Life is warmth. You’ll be cool when you’re dead.” — Matt Haig, Notes on a Nervous Planet

🎬 Movie Motivation 

“Jo regret karte hai woh baith kar biography likhte hai, history nahi.” [Translated to “Those who regret their decisions sit down and write their biographies, not history.”] This dialogue from the upcoming series Family Business reminds us about the power of decisive action over regret.

 

🏆 Winning Post of the Week

How Small NLP Shifts in Thinking can Dramatically Improve Your Emotional Control

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

Thoughtfully Yours,

Your W3 Coach

Mehernosh