What’s Ice-Cream got to do with Ageing?

Welcome to Episode #135 of NLP Around You.

🧠 Thoughtful Thought

“The more you understand yourself, the more you master your world.” — Dr Mehernosh J Randeria

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💬 NLP Quote Corner

“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” — Warren Buffet

⏳ One Minute NLP

The Power of Rapport

Have you ever met someone and instantly felt a connection? That’s rapport—the invisible bridge between two minds. In NLP, it’s the foundation of all effective communication.

Rapport isn’t about agreeing with everything someone says—it’s about creating harmony. You do it through subtle matching: their tone, pace, posture, even breathing rhythm. When people feel mirrored, they feel understood.

You can also match their language style. If someone says, “I see what you mean,” they’re visual—use words like “clear” or “picture.” If they say, “That sounds good,” they’re auditory—try words like “listen” or “hear.”

Rapport isn’t manipulation—it’s empathy in action. When you match someone’s world, they open the door to yours.

In NLP, connection isn’t something you wait for—it’s something you create.

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🔮 Meta Magic

What’s Ice-cream got to do with Ageing?

The elevator doors slid open with a soft chime, and in walked a little boy holding an ice cream cone – vanilla, melting just enough to make a mess.

It was one of those Delhi winter mornings when the air bites your nose before the coffee kicks in. Meera, wrapped in her oversized shawl, looked at the boy and couldn’t resist saying in her gently concerned, utterly adult tone,
“It’s such a cold day, beta. You’ll fall sick eating that ice cream!”

The boy looked up, eyes twinkling with the calm assurance of someone who’d seen through life’s nonsense.
“My grandma lived to be a hundred and three,” he said, licking his cone with great dedication.

Meera smiled, amused. “Oh really? Because she ate ice cream too?”

He shook his head solemnly. “No. Because she never interfered in other people’s business.”

The elevator dinged. The boy trotted out, leaving behind a faint trail of wisdom and sugar.

Meera stood frozen, processing the unexpected enlightenment she’d just received from a pint-sized philosopher in sneakers.

As the doors closed, she caught her reflection in the mirror panel — amused, humbled, and slightly horrified.
So that’s why I’m aging so fast, she thought. Too much advice, not enough ice cream.

📖 Hook from the Book

“Build a team so strong that someone from the outside doesn’t know who the boss is!” — Ankur Warikoo, Do Epic Shit

🎬 Movie Motivation

“There are facts, and there’s what’s true. And a person needs to make room for both.” This dialogue from the movie The Life List reminds us that reality is filtered by perception – The map is not the territory.