A middle-aged, successful businessman from Punjab once approached me in Karachi.

With a hint of frustration, he told me his problem: “I’m very good at making business decisions but terrible when it comes to personal ones.”


This was affecting his personal life, relationships, and building anxiety.


As complex as it may sound, it’s a simple problem.


Decisions are guided by a combination of values (i.e., criteria that motivate us) and the internal processes we use, called strategies in NLP. You can learn about them in my NLP Pro and New NLP home study courses.


What he was essentially telling me was that he had an effective strategy for professional decisions but a poor one for personal decisions.


The solution? Surprisingly simple.

First, I elicited (found out) both strategies - observing the sensory elements, sequences, and criteria involved. Then, I helped his unconscious mind apply the effective professional strategy to his personal life. It took about two hours.


In this case, I guided him into a deep trance and taught his unconscious mind to run the successful strategy in both areas of his life.


About three months later, he returned to Karachi and came to see me for another issue. He was delighted with his previous session as he was now able to make good personal decisions.


What’s the Key to Rapid Change?

One of the keys to creating rapid change is identifying what’s already working and building from there. It’s far more effective than dwelling on why they have problems.


Yes, but what if the problem comes back? Some people may argue.


Well, if you were sick, and you took medicine to get well, then next year got sick again, what would you do?


Would you think badly about pharmaceutical companies? Argue with your doctor, saying medicine is a scam? Or would you get treatment?


Hopefully, you’d get treatment.


Therefore, my friend, if a problem returns, use common sense and get another session. It's only a couple of hours.


NLP isn’t magic–it’s a tool, and in skilled hands, it creates magical results. With nearly three decades of experience in the field, I’ve seen this firsthand.


But as Arthur C. Clarke said:  

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."  


If you’re ready to be magical, make the decision to check these online NLP courses.


Kamran Sultan

P.S. If you want to get a private coaching session with me click here



You can read more case stories here: 


  1. NLP for Self-Image & Limiting Beliefs
  2. NLP Phobia Cure: Phobia of Dogs
  3. How to forget painful memories
  4. How I coached a businessman make better decision
  5. Dealing with procrastination using NLP timelines
  6. Relationship Coaching: Mending relationships with NLP
  7. Monophobia: The fear of being alone
  8. Stop Smoking with NLP: A different approach
  9. The Key to Lasting Change: Lessons from a Smoking Cessation Session
  10. Overthinking: How a Client Went from Tired to Relieve with NLP
  11. The Secret to Emotional Healing: The case of a broken heart girl
  12. Seeing Through: A Guide to Deeper Human Connection
  13. The Client Who Reincarnated Three Times: The Key to Effective Coaching


About the author

Master Trainer of NLP & Hypnosis and Personal Breakthrough Expert Kamran Sultan

Since 1997, Kamran Sultan has been training and coaching people from all walks of life. He is a Licensed Master Trainer of NLP™ for the Society of NLP™ (USA), a Strategic Intervention Coach, Ex-Country Supervisor for Jose Silva’s UltraMind Training, a Certified Humanistic NLP Coach, a Certified Fire-walk Instructor (yes, he can make you walk on fire), a Certified Instructor of Hypnosis, and a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. Kamran has trained and coached others in NLP™ and Hypnosis for over 36,000 hours. His teaching is deep, powerful, and transformative because he teaches from very rich experience, not from a manual. His training sessions are highly engaging and full of fun. Kamran has been constantly learning and updating himself, spending as much as 300 hours every year learning more and more. He has received training in the UK and USA from some of the best NLP™, Hypnosis, and Silva UltraMind trainers, including Dr. Richard Bandler (Creator of NLP™), Anthony Robbins, John LaValle, Joseph Riggio, Kenrick Cleveland, Jamie Smart, Rich Litvin (Co-author of ‘The Prosperous Coach’), Paul McKenna, Michael Breen, Joe White, Julie Silverthorn, Russell Potts, Jo Cooper, Peter Seal, Alex G. Silva, and many others. In addition to business studies from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Kamran has over 10 years of experience in direct (door-to-door) selling and marketing. As a performance enhancement coach, Kamran has seen as many people as he can individually each year since 1997, assisting them in creating what they want in their lives. Kamran is from Karachi, Pakistan but now lives in New Jersey, USA, and provides coaching sessions online.