Mastery of Self through NLP returns, enriched for the age of AI

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Dr. Ranjan De Silva

For nearly three decades, Mastery of Self through Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) has quietly shaped some of Sri Lanka’s most purposeful leaders. Since its first delivery in 1996, many of the country’s current CEOs and CXOs point to this four-day playshop as the experience that gave them their foundational mental skills: the clarity, resilience, and inner discipline that no business school curriculum quite covers.

Now, after years of global delivery across Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, Vietnam, the UAE, the UK, and the USA, Mastery of Self is returning to Colombo, and it returns significantly enriched.

Facilitated by Purposeful Leadership Ltd., Chief Catalyst Dr Ranjan De Silva the program has been deepened by insights from his doctoral research on Purposeful Living and Purposeful Leadership. Purposefulness, the capacity to act with intention, meaning, and direction, now holds a place of prominence at the heart of the programme. This is not merely a rerun. It is an evolution.

The timing could not be more relevant. The central leadership challenge of our era is no longer simply managing change; it is leading with human purpose through technological disruption. As AI accelerates the pace of decision-making and reshapes roles across every industry, organisations are discovering that their greatest gap is not digital capability. It is the human capacity to lead with clarity, communicate with authenticity, and hold teams together with a compelling sense of direction. Algorithms cannot do that. Purposeful leaders can.

This is precisely what Mastery of Self is designed to build. Drawing on proven NLP techniques, described by Science Digest as among the most promising breakthroughs in human advancement, the Expert and Achiever Level programme works at the level of the mind itself. Participants strengthen their inner state management, dissolve limiting patterns, sharpen communication, and develop the subconscious alignment needed to translate purpose into consistent action.

The upcoming programme will be held on 15 and 16 May and 12 and 13 June 2026 at the Hilton Colombo Residencies (JAIC), Colombo 2. The participation fee is Rs. 62,000, with an early bird rate of Rs. 52,000 for fully paid registrations before 5 April 2026. Group discounts apply, and NLP Practitioner Certifications are awarded to qualifying participants.

Whether you are a past participant ready to experience a deeper dimension, or a leader encountering Mastery of Self for the first time, this is a rare opportunity to invest in the capability that matters most in a high-tech world: purposeful human leadership. Daily FT, Sri Lanka’s leading business daily and a long-standing supporter of leadership development initiatives that have made a measurable difference to Sri Lankan businesses, is proud to be the Business Media Sponsor of this program.

To download the brochure or register, visit www.ranjandesilva.com/mastery-of-self or contact +94 76 660 3227.