I managed to spend a few minutes with some really awesome folks this weekend at the “Family Entertainers Workshop” which was held near Seattle. In the photo above, you see my good friend DJ Ehlert (top hat) along with cool guys Dave Risley (in the white shirt and tie), Steve Kissell (black cap & shirt), [...]
I focus a LOT on business – no big surprise, that’s a major interest of mine. But probably the biggest reason I got into magic and performing and continue with it is stuff like this: Doing family/children’s shows for local events probably isn’t the most glamorous aspect of the magic business – but it’s very [...]
Back to regularly scheduled programming… I was going through the 8 Key Success Factors from a TED conference talk – short but really good. We’ve covered a few so far, on to a few more. ** 1. Passion ** 2. Work ** 3. Good TODAY -> 4. Focus FOCUS… that’s a hard one, especially for me. I [...]
Today’s message is SHORT but CRITICAL. We’ve been working through 8 Success Factors from a TED Conference: ** 1. Passion ** 2. Work 3. Good 4. Focus 5. Push 6. Serve 7. Ideas 8. Persist Next up: Ya Gotta GET GOOD! And on TWO levels: – You gotta get GOOD at your craft. That means [...]
I’ll be going through a list of 8 Success Factors based on a great video from the TED Conference. They include: 1. Passion 2. Work 3. Good 4. Focus 5. Push 6. Serve 7. Ideas 8. Persist Today’s going to be short – and it’s on that scary four-letter word: W-O-R-K The truth is, you [...]
The other day I posted a great video from the TED conference – “The 8 Key Factors of Success.” Apparently, on some browsers this video did not work – so here’s the link: http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html Here’s the list of 8 Factors: 1. Passion 2. Work 3. Good 4. Focus 5. Push 6. Serve 7. Ideas 8. [...]
I thought this was great and it’s only about three minutes long. Check it out.
The other day I gave you a pep talk about overcoming self-imposed limits. One magician emailed me back almost IMMEDIATELY to thank me, saying it was the absolutely PERFECT message for him at the PERFECT time. Happy to help. In fact… I’d wager we all need a little positive motivation now and then to keep [...]
It may seem obvious, but many entertainers overlook this truth: Your biggest and most important promotional tool should be YOUR SHOW! Make sure to focus some extra time thinking about ways to turn your show into an Infomercial for your services. To help you out, here are some tips taken DIRECTLY from our best-selling “90 [...]
