At age 13, it was my full and mature intention to become a daring escape artist. And these handcuffs are just the ticket! Or so I thought. It never entered my early adolescent mind that a 13-year-old escape artist might be a bit delusional. Houdini-Lite It all started with reading about the late uber-famous Harry…
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Surprised By Wonder. Dear Praying Friend, March is half over…which means soon the first quarter of 2019 will have already passed. Time is flyin’! There’s so much good news to share with you! It’s so easy to get overburdened with bad news it’s vital that we take time to reflect on the good! The trip…
“You should meet him. He’s a nice young man and a good magician.” “I don’t want to.” “He just moved here, and I think you’d be good friends.” “No, I don’t need to meet him.” “He’s got a car, Fetaque.” “Ok, I’ll meet him.” And that is how my friend and mentor Sammy Smith got…
As a one-man operation, why would I devote hours to reading about business and Leadership? In November of 2017, I signed up for Michael Hyatt’s LeaderBox program. I am a Hyatt fan. I am in his “Platform University” for the third year. I’ve done his “Best Year Ever” Course, twice and also “Get Published” course,…
The International Brotherhood of Magicians I was distraught when they started tearing down the orange grove, just beyond Lake Holloway Blvd. I loved playing in the groves. Ahh, progress is often painful. So the fruit trees came down. However, there was a bright spot to losing the trees: the paved roads. I found this exciting…
Have you ever seen a photo of a speaker in a conference booklet or program, then observed the same speaker at the conference in person…and the resemblance is, well, not even close? And you realize that this person hasn’t updated their promotional photos since 2012? Or worse, since 1912! Well, professional speakers/performers are sometimes the…
A Billing Tip As a speaker, performer, presenter and you may be responsible for your billing management. It is indeed important to get paid…and on time! But you may need to improve your technique in this arena. As creative types, many of us struggle with the business side of the show. But, those two…
I went to a graduation event the other day. It was in a nice room, with what looked like great stage lighting. But, I wasn’t sure…because they never turned them on! The result? It was hard to see the graduates clearly on the stage. If you are on a proper stage or platform, and…
Once you’ve begun your talk, speech, or performance, be sure you intentionally make eye to eye contact with some folks. Acknowledging them. Then, be sure to look throughout the audience, even to the back of the room. If you are in a room with proper lighting, you won’t be able to “see” people beyond…