Three New People: Make the Most of Your Daily Interactions and Stop Missing Amazing Opportunities

What is one weakness that I wish was a strength?

I didn’t suffer from a “fear of failure” the way that I did before my career in entertainment. Very few people outside of world class athletes and the military are trained to push through failure the way that performing artists are.

You have no idea what kind of opportunities await you just on the other side of that next connection.

Given that I mostly work for private events like company holiday parties and corporate banquets, there is a good chance that every single member of my audience will continue interacting with everyone else in the room in their daily work

The real secret is creating that shared experience in which the magician and the audience are a part of something together, rather than facing off against each other. Under the right circumstances and in the right mindset we can be transported together.

In other words, something that lasts seconds and means nothing to me could have long term repercussions for a volunteer.

feeling disconnected from the world and those around you isn’t just bad for your relationships or career; loneliness is detrimental to your health.

Perspective-taking is the ability to see the world from the point of view of another person.

When you, as the audience, have the “I did that too” reaction, you feel like I understand you. And when you feel understood, we make a connection.

The same cannot be said for sincerity. Perhaps the reason you can fake the former but not the latter is that confidence is an internal state; whereas, sincerity is external. In other words, confidence is something you feel about yourself, while sincerity is something that others feel about you.