Motivational Magic

Up - Date

2012-01-23T12:18:00.003-05:00

For those of you who are wondering why I have not posted anything in recent years....I have been on journey of personal development and with gratitude....I can report to you that I experienced a huge leap in my own awareness of who I am and what is my purpose.

I am now moving forward with the work that has been given to me with a new vibration of inspiration and motivation.

Meanwhile...you can visit my Website: www.SteveHartSpeaks.com

and: www.magic2motivate.com

Escape Artist - Motivational Speaker

2009-09-11T13:29:00.003-05:00

Esacape Artist Speaks to audiences on how to get out of tight spots.

Escape artist Michael Griffin removes himself from a straight jacket before moving on to his main escape Saturday at the Grandstand during the Easyrider Rodeo. "Magicans are a dime a dozen. I am an escape artist," said Griffin, who has been getting out of straight jackets since he began working on escape artist endeavors in high school. (Sarah Wright/Gazette)

Click Here >>> http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20090905/NEWS01/909050328

Jason Alexander - Motivational Acting & Magic

2009-09-11T13:26:00.002-05:00

Jason Alexander hits Harrah's as the "4th leading motivational speaker in the world"

Click Here >>>> Jason Alexander hits Harrah's as the "4th leading motivational in ...

"Magic Time" - Boy Scouts

2009-09-11T13:17:00.003-05:00

Boy Scouts are using the Acronym of "MAGIC" to recuit new members.

The key to this recruitment effort is Motivation, Attitude, Goal-setting, Imagination and Caring -- or MAGIC.

Click Here >>> http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20090906/LIFESTYLE/909050347

Motivational speaker visits High School

2009-09-11T13:01:00.006-05:00

Here is a news release about Motivational Magician, Tim Piccirillo.

Tim Piccirillo presents a program to the Moffat County High School student body. Piccirillo used magic and personal stories to illustrate his message of setting goals, aiming high and understanding one’s potential.

Click Here >>>> Nationally renowned motivational speaker visits Moffat County High ...

Team Building Promo Video

2009-09-11T12:18:00.002-05:00

Here is video featuring Paul Osbourne and Simon Level.
Offering their services for Convention Entertainment and Team Building.
I thought you may enjoy seeing how they do it....?

My Co-Worker's Got Talent

Magician's Survival Guide

2009-08-06T17:21:00.002-05:00

When economy is down and the bookings are not what they use to be…what do you do?

You still have to pay your bills……how will you survive?

The secret is in knowing your resources!!!

If you make money with your magic and you depend upon that income for your survival, maybe its time to develop a new act...an act of survival.

You can do it…others are doing it...you can too.

I wrote a book titled, “The Magician’s Money Making Survival Guide” just for you. This is an e-book of over 60 pages of stories and ideas teaching you how to make some fast cash as a magician.

Read the story of the famous magician, Harry Kellar who found himself penniless in the middle of his career. After losing all of his belonging including his magic props, Kellar used what little resources he had to pull himself out of a poor mans plight. He hitched a ride on a train to the city of Chicago where he performed his best trick, as an act of survival.

This book will inspire you to discover your resources and how to make money doing what you love to do.

Due to the economic crunch I have dropped the price of the book to less than half the original selling price so you too can survive and be successful as a magician. It’s my way of sharing with you from my own success.

The first three copies sold will not only get the book in e-book form but I will mail you a printed copy of the book...and I will pay for the shipping.

Click here to read more and
order your copy >>>> http://www.magic2motivate.com/survivalguide.htm

Steve Hart

Time for New Ideas

2009-08-06T17:00:00.003-05:00

I can not believe it has been almost four months since I posted anything on this blog.

I have been busy writing and posting on my other blogs. You can find my other blogs listed in my blog profile spage.

Yes my bookings have been down so I find I now have more time to write and create new ideas for my "Motivational Magic."

I have found that writing is so important for it forces me to put my ideas down on paper (Ok, I mean in the computer) where I can organize my thoughts and discover the most effective way to communicate my meaning. This helps me formulate my thoughts into structured thinking and it also helps me create the outlines for my presentations. If you have more time on you hands....invest your time into writing.

Frequently I will create a new effect or an adaption of an old one to help illustrate one of my messages. Now that I have had some extra time of mine hands I have been in my workshop building and creating these new effects. I am having fun and at the same time I am getting my ideas out of my head and turning them into a valuable tool for my programs.

I maybe producing a new video sharing with you my ideas and teaching you to make your own versions of these new effects. Would that interest you?

I am eager to hear from you all....

Steve Hart

The Illusion of Ecomonics

2009-04-20T12:18:00.011-05:00

Are you participating in the down economy?

"Is you income disappearing?"
Here is a link to an article titled: "Income for magicians disappearing.."
Printed in the Los Angeles Daily News
April 18, 2009

Does your income appear to be disappearing?

Do you feel you are a victim of the economy?
Think about this....

The truth....its a choice you have made, either by
planning or NOT planning.... there are no victims!!!

As a magicians you can either do what they always
have done in the past or you can evolve and discover
new markets. Times are changing.

I want to help save you from the pain and frustration.
If you are making a living at magic and and you are
looking for new money making markets then you need help
and fast.

First you must understand what is happening....

Do you know the story of "Who Moved My Cheese?"

In years past in my Motivational Magic e-Newsletters I have addressed this topic.

Now the story is come true for so many magicians.

The money is still out there...it just moved now you have to find it.
People still enjoy magic. All you have do is find the markets need your talent.

If you need help...contact me and I will be happy to help you find your cheese once again.

Steve Hart

The Magic of Customer Attraction

2009-04-04T19:58:00.003-05:00

This is a report on marketing using David Copperfield as an example.

It is written by Jimmy Vee and Travis Miller. I have met these guys and I have watched them work. Very impressive.

I thought you would enjoy reading this report.

Click on the photo below and it will open a pdf. file.
The report is only 14 pages long.

You must have the Adobe Reader software to open it.

Enjoy,

Steve Hart

Don't Be a Fool and Wait

2009-02-07T10:48:00.004-05:00

Don't wait until you have you been asked to present a motivational magic program. Prepare yourself now! Don't torture yourself and destroy your professional image by quickly developing a motivational magic program after you have been asked. Waiting until the last minute will be frustrating.

You have to figure out what your message will be, how to best script it, which tricks to use, and then practice them till you know they are presentable.

You would be surprised of the number of people who call me at the last moment needing a magic trick to illustrate a motivational magic message. First they need it right away and then they want my help writing their script not to mention they need the time to practice the whole routine.

Why do that to your self? If that how you perceive “Motivational Magic” then I suggest you stop fooling yourself. Why wait until you have been asked?

If you find yourself working for clients who are looking for more than a magic show rather an inspirational/motivational program with a little bit of entertainment to make it fun then start now!

Don’t wait until the last minute. Prepare yourself now. Decide now what topics you want to focus upon. Start writing your scripts and carefully choose the effects you want to use to illustrate your message.

Test Them Out

After you have decided what topics you want to address (also note the ones you do NOT want to address) you need to pick an effect that will best illustrate your message. Test them out.

Put one of your new motivational magic tricks in the middle of your current magic shows. Test it out on the audience’s you currently are performing for. You don’t have to deliver the whole message, just enough to perform the effect. Decide if it fits you. Master the skills needed to create the effect. Make it a part of you.

I found people appreciate a short motivational message in the middle of a show for entertainment purposes. Make sure it is entertaining, fun and magical. It also advertises your ability to present such a program to those interested.

Deciding now what effects you want to use to illustrate your motivational messages will put you ahead of the game. You routines will look more professional and you will enjoy your work as a professional motivational magician.

One more secret, once you start your work on creating a list of routines and effects for your motivational programs you will be unconsciously begin to attract those types of programs toward you. You be making more money resulting from better paying bookings and at the same time enjoying the process. Why, because they want it and you created it.

Steve Hart

Map Trick

2008-12-24T10:42:00.002-05:00

I wanted to communicate a message on clarity. So I came up with this trick to illustrate my message. Watch the video:

You can make this trick by simply buying two of the same map and marking one map with your destination. The principle works similar to the Gene Anderson Newspaper Tear or the old “Buddha Papers.” Prepare the trick by gluing the two maps together back to back in the folded position. Mark them so you know which one is which. Enjoy, Steve Hart

Motivational Magic String Bracelet

2008-11-24T12:06:00.004-05:00

This is a motivational magic trick which I have immediately put to use and you will too.

I got the idea from a short video of Jeff McBride on Youtube. In the video Jeff performed a trick I remembered from my early years in magic but he added a motivational message to the trick. You will find the link to that video at the bottom of this post.

The effect: The magician removes a string bracelet from his wrist. He then instructs a spectator to hold their index finger up straight. The string is looped around their finger and they are asked to hold on to the top of their finger with their other hands. This way the string can not slip off their finger.

He then instructs the spectator to think of an obstacle which is holding them back or blocking them from getting what they want. He then explains how obstacles are only an illusion and by seeing them as an illusion you are pass right through them, be free and reach your desired goal.

They are asked to let go of the illusion, change their thinking and be free. At that moment the string passes right through the spectator’s finger.

This is a trick which is easy to make and appropriately wear on your wrist as a bracelet. Then after your performance you can give the bracelet away as a gift so they will tell others about you and your message.

Preparation: You will need a piece string about 20 inches long, (cotton yarn works best) and two small beads. Thread both beads onto the string. The beads must be large enough to slide freely across the string. Now tie a knot at each end of the string. The knots may have to be tied several times until they are large enough to keep the beads from sliding off the string.

The secret: To create the illusion of the string passing through their finger you must perform the following.

Display the string with a bead at each end of the string. Ask the spectator to hold their index finger straight up. As they do this you secretly pull both beads to one end of the string. Hiding the opposite end with you other fingers making them think the string has a bead at each end. You then place the string over their finger and ask them to hold that finger with the other hand.

Next you pull back the ends of the string bringing your hands together and ready to let go of the end of the string without the bead. When you let go of the end you will grab you will be holding a bead in each hand. Pull the two beads out away from each other. This action will pull the end of string out and around the spectator’s finger and back into your out stretched hands. This happens so fast it will give them the illusion that the string has just passed through their finger.

Experiment with the handling on this to get a smooth release of the string through the beads. Have fun.

This is the video link:
Magic at the Edge by Jeff McBride; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntlZiKd2uiI

Having a second method of creating the same effect allows you to perform it a second time when they say to you, “Do it again.”

So here is a Webpage teaching you another method you could use with this same message. http://www.learnstreetmagic.net/learnstreetmagic05.php

Steve Hart

Performing Magic Tricks At Sales Meetings

2008-10-08T12:40:00.007-05:00

Are you screaming, “Who moved my cheese?”

(I assume you have read the book with this title, if not, go to the library and read it…..you can read it in one setting. I promise you it will be worth the read.)

If you are not making money, someone else is. Money does not disappear? Its moved into some else’s pocket. You must now find out who has the money to pay you to present your motivational magic program. Have you thought about Sales Meetings?

I know when business is down you don’t lay off your sales people instead you encourage them to increase business.

The U.S. Department of Labor says in May of 2007 the U.S.A has employed 322,170 sales managers.
(Source: http://stats.bls.gov/oes/current/oes112022.htm )

I figure for every sales manager there is a sales meeting….most meet every month, some meet weekly. You do the math….how many sales meetings in your local area could you be presenting a motivational magic program?

Sales managers are looking to motivate their sales team. If you can create a simple program that will motivate their team to increase sales then you can make money as a guest speaker at the sales meetings in your area.

Here are a few topics for sales meetings. Pick a topic that best suits your interest and abilities. Do some research and write out an outline.

Goal Setting – Time Management – Customer Service – Cold Calling –
Closing the Sale – Objections – Benefits vs. Features - Prospecting

You don’t have to be an expert on these topics. Your expertise is the way you illustrate them with you magic.

I suggest you write out a simple sales training program. Break it down into six modules. Each module will take about 15-20 minutes this way you can create one long training program or one training module for six sales meetings. Most sales managers are will hire you for 15- 20 minutes of their time at a meeting.

Next pick a market you want to focus upon such as Car Sales, Real Estate, Insurance, or Advertising. Contact them in person. Present your proposal in person.

Don’t waist you time mailing letters or sending them to your Website without first meeting them. As an entertainer you will do your best selling face to face when you meet with the sales manager in person.

I invite you to take a look at : http://www.secrets4selling.com/

This is a Magic Kit for Sales people. It is designed for you sell the kit to sales people and teach them how they can perform simple tricks to help them in creating sales.

Look for the link at the bottom of the page for "Magicians." This page will explain how you can use this kit to increase your income teaching magic to sales people.

Steve Hart

Trick "No Tear" Pad of Paper

2008-09-03T09:07:00.006-05:00

I sell a trick "No tear" pad of paper included in my Secrets4Selling magic kit. It includes a a very strong routine for closing a sale. http://www.secrets4selling.com/

Later on I came up with idea using the same pad of paper just for fun. Here is the idea I have been using with great success.

"Do As I Do Paper Tear"

The magician introduces a pad of paper. Two sheets are removed….one is given to a volunteer and the other is held back for the magician.

The magician instructs the volunteer to do as he does. The magician holds up his piece of paper and folds it in half. He then stands next to the volunteer as he instructs the volunteer to do the same.

He continues by saying, "Tear the folded paper in half." the magician does this while facing the audience. When the volunteer attempts to tear the paper he finds the paper will not tear. The audience will notice the volunteer struggling to tear the paper but the magician continues to give instructions as though the volunteer is doing the same.

The magician continues to demonstrate how the paper will tear not only once but twice and then three times leaving several small pieces in the magician’s hand.

A magic word is spoken and immediately the torn pieces of paper are unfolded show it has magically restored back to one piece of paper. He properly takes a short bow and takes his applause.

The magician then turns to the volunteer and tells the volunteer to open their paper and to show it also has magically restored itself back into one piece. Yuk Yuk.

Of course the magician acts as though the volunteer has done the same as he has done giving the volunteer praise as he instructs the audience to give the volunteer their deserved applause.

The audience will know that the volunteer was not able to tear up the paper as instructed but after the laughter of watching the volunteer try to tear the paper the audience will join with the magician acting as though the volunteer as performed the same magic trick.

Afterwards I sign their paper with a short motivational message and give it to them to keep so they will remember me.

(You may notice this idea was inspired by Whit Hayden’s Linking ring routine.)

If you want one of the pads...... they are available at the bottom of the Web page located at:
http://www.secrets4selling.com/

Steve Hart

Rope Through Body

2008-09-03T07:31:00.003-05:00

While attending the "Get-Together" in Colon, Michigan, I was having breakfast at a table next to my friend Bob Bloenk. He shared with me a motivational message he uses with the famous "Rope Through Body" trick made popular by Bob Sheets.

With Bob's permission I pass it along to you:

"Imagine with me that life is like a piece of rope. This rope is like the the path we take. You will make choices as you make the twist and turns while traveling down your path. When you are young you start here and travel toward the end of your rope. Me, I am about here, near the end of my rope but you are young and will soon find that life is full of exciting moments created by the choices you make. You have the power to choose which side of the road you will travel. You can choose happiness or fear and frustration. Its your choice. You don't have to follow the guy in front of you. You get to choose which side of the road you are going to travel.

Here's a word to the wise....happiness does not come from money, possessions, or fame....it comes when you find joy, peace and love. Remember we are all just passing through this life. You can't take money, possessions and fame with you when you leave. Therefore may love, joy and peace be with you always."

If you don't know the trick of passing a rope through your body here is a link to Bob Sheets Website: http://joltofreality.com/

Look for the HANG'EM HIGH DVD.

Back in 1993 I included a trick in one of my gospel lectures called "Crossing the Line." This was inspired by the Rope Through Body trick except I used the barricade tape commonly used by police reading "Police Line Do Not Cross." Today you can find it in party or novelty shops.

My version of that trick was all about what happens when we cross the lines and put ourselves in danger. I created a gimmick just for the barricade tape to allow it to pass through your body.

If you want to know more about that effect, email me.

Steve Hart

Travel on a Cruise Ship and Speak

2008-01-23T14:08:00.000-05:00

Yes you can take a cruise, enjoy the luxury of the ship and be a
featured speaker all on the same trip.

Here is the catch. You may not get paid rather they will charge
you $25 to $75.00 a day but you get guest status.

Some cruise lines may allow you to sell a product like an audio-CD
or your book. This way you could make a few dollars.

More importantly this is a great way to showcase your talents.
Who knows? You may get an additional bookings from some one
who hears you speak.

Here are a few Websites to visit to submit your services.

You can contact the entertainment departments of any of the 25 cruise
companies listed as members of Cruise Lines International Assoc.@
http://www.cruising.org/

You can also contact the following agencies that specialize in placing
speakers and workshop facilitators on the cruise ships:

http://www.toseawithz.com/
http://www.sixstar.com/
http://www.compassspeakers.com/

I not have worked a cruise ship for over 15 years. They paid me well just
to entertain the passengers as a comic/magician. Some day I will go back
and work as a featured speaker while taking a cruise.

You may get lucky and get a speaking engagement from a group taking a
cruise. They should pay your regular fee. Those type of engagements are
usually found through a speakers bureau.

Steve Hart

Video-Motivational Magic

2008-01-03T12:46:00.000-05:00

I am still trying to figure out how to put video on my blog.....

Meanwhile,I have put videos link to youtube.com in catalog page at:

http://www.magic2motivate.com/catalog.htm

As you scroll down the page you will find two new video clips of a trick I have improved: the Secrets of Success Magic Work book.

Note I am giving away Spring Bills with your purchase good until Jan. 7th, 2008.

Also there is another video clip of my improved Coal to Diamond. Offered at a unbelievable price until Jan. 7th, 2008. Almost half the orignal cost.

I hope these short clips will inspire you as you perform your motivational magic.

Enjoy

Steve Hart

Content Mixed with Style

2007-12-14T14:49:00.000-05:00

As a magician you are all about style, the pizzazz, your wit, the clever applications and entertainment value. This should be easy for you as a magician.

As a speaker you are all about content, inspiring your audience to take action, delivering relevant information, wisdom and insight. This may take extra work depending on your expertise and the program.

If you keep the right mix of content verses style then your programs will always be successful, finding that right mix for each audience is your challenge.

Ask your clients which do they prefer? Do they prefer 70% entertainment and 30% content or the reverse? Some may prefer as much as 90% entertainment value and only 10% information.

Be sure to stay within the boundaries of your expertise. This is when it is important to know your strengths and talents.

Corporations are challenged more than ever to meet the needs of their employees and at the same time provide good customer service. If your program can help them reach their goals then you will be successful.

Here is a link to a video produced by a consulting company who is addressing the issues as they see it. As you watch this video, ask yourself how your programs and services can meet their needs?

Go to: http://www.thevoiceofincedo.com

This video should be an inspiration to you. Hidden within its message are several topics you could be addressing in your programs. Can you name a few?

If you want to make the big bucks as a motivational magician it is critical you know the value you bring to your clients. How well do you measure up?

Facing Your Fears

2007-11-20T21:14:00.000-05:00

Fear, in what ever form, will be the number one obstacle keeping you from getting what you want. Fear is present when you procrastinate, feel frustrated, feel lost, or lack motivation.

Are you facing your fears? Do you know what they are? How do you deal with them?

If you are avoiding your fears then you need help. Don’t let your fears rob you.

You may have heard the acronym for F.E.A.R., “False Evidence Appearing Real.”This means that all fears are only an illusion. It is the fear of the unknown, what we can not see or understand. Once we have faced our fears and acquaint ourselves for what they really are they loose their power. You can see past the illusion.

I assume most of you have already dealt with the number one fear of man, public speaking or stage freight.

Have you dealt with the fear of criticism? This may be an obstacle you have not yet considered and yet its effects upon your mission in life will be very damaging.

This fear may hide from you and yet still control your ambition and your ability to follow through. It will weaken your personality, make you feel inferior. Your fear may be as a result of past experiences of being criticized as a child by someone who preyed upon your innocence. Or you may have been criticized by someone who felt inferior or unwilling to accept you for who you are. What ever the case, there criticism had no value but you allowed it to frighten you. You believed there words were true and got hurt.

It time to forgive them and move on. Face your fear of criticism and understand the real value is in what you have to say.

The fear of criticism is listed as one of the Six Ghostly Fears in Napoleon Hill’s book, “Think and Grow Rich.” Read this chapter. It will help you over come your defeating fears.

Please watch this video of Napoleon Hill speaking about his meeting Andrew Carnegie.
Hill himself talks about his own fears in the beginning of his work.

Go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GCaEZscfvA

Steve Hart

The Fast Track To Laughs

2007-10-18T12:52:00.000-05:00

Humor in any presentation is a must. Especially if you want to get a repeat booking.

Laughter is a sure connection between you and the audience. Making that connection is critical for every presentation. How do you do it as a speaker?

If you need help and am I sure you do, then let me recommend the perfect training program for you.

It's called the Humor College. It is designed for people just like you. Your instructors are the world's top speakers who use humor in every presentation. They will teach you the professional skills and insight you need to add humor to your presentations.

Here are the details to this exciting program.

Go to: http://www.myonlineshoppingcart.com/app/?af=668039

Your investment will pay for itself over and over again.

Steve Hart

Washington D. C. Seminar

2007-10-03T09:56:00.001-05:00

During my recent lecture tour one of my stops was in Washington D.C. The local magic club drew a large number of over 70 people for my magic lecture. They made me feel like a star. I had a blast. It was a really fun group.

The following evening I scheduled one of my four hour Motivational Magic seminars.
Again I was very pleased with the response eight attendees. Not only in the number but in the quality of those who attended.

It appears to me that those of you who are interested in this type of business are getting really serious. You are showing a greater depth of interest and understanding compared to when I first began presenting these seminars four years ago. This is exciting.

At the end of four hours I could tell no one wanted to leave. We had covered the plan material but the questions kept coming. We coverd more areas of interest as I answered questions. Their eyes had been opened and they were ready to pursue this business.

If you would like for me to considered bring my four hour Motivational Magic seminar to your city....contact me and let us make it happen.

Steve Hart

Don't Fool Yourself

2007-07-24T10:00:00.000-05:00

It astounds me how many magicians claim to present motivational programs.

You take a look at their Websites and view their videos you begin to wonder if they
even have a clue.

I am not trying to be critical but I am trying to raise the bar. This motivational magic stuff does not come easy.

Even if you were to purchase an trick from my magic2motivate Website or perform a routine from my DVD series exactly the way I do it …..this does not make you a motivational magician.

Then what does?

Before I answer this question, let tell you 18 years ago when I first begin to present my motivational magic programs, though I was sincere, I don’t think I was successful.

It took me years to studying what I believed was my message before I could successfully present a professional motivational magic program. The message had to come from my heart not just from my head. I had to learn to live what I believed before I could communicate what I was learning.

Don’t fool yourself. Audiences knows when your message is authentic.

Don't be a false prophet. I have been taught that a false prophet is not someone who is preaching something false but the false prophet is one who teaches one thing and yet lives another.

The motivational magician must be living out their own message.

The motivational magician not only knows his or her message and how to communicate it clearly but he or she knows how to teach others how to motivate themselves.

Your audience needs the tools, the insight and the hidden wisdom to reach new levels. They need practical action steps to motivate themselves. They need a vision of what could be. They need to be able to change their belief system and transform their thinking that they might create new behavioral patterns.

Before you can give them this....you must be living it yourself.

Steve Hart

The Power Of Your Smile

2007-05-30T10:05:00.000-05:00

Do you know the power of your smile? Do you know what
it looks like, feels like? Are you conscious of the
response you get when you smile?

You may have trouble smiling on and off stage. If you are
one of them then I challenge you to start working on your
smile. People who work from the stage make more
money if they smile. I have always loved the old saying,
“A smile will increase your face value.”

When I was judge for the I.B.M. stage competition the
first thing I would look for from the performer was a
smile. A smile would give you a higher score.

Your smile connects you with your audience. If you
laugh and smile during your programs then your audiences
will do the same.

If you ever visit the Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA watch
the audiences as they leave each showroom. If the people
leaving the show are smiling and laughing then you know
the performer has done the same thing.

You can get the same effect if you watch people coming
out of a break out session during a major convention.

First thing, practice your smile in front of a mirror.
Know what it looks like. Know how it feels. Know
when to use your smile at the exact points in
your program.

My wife says I have two smiles. One is my showbiz smile
the other is my natural smile. She says the first one
says “Hey, it is time to have some fun!” The second
one shows my warmth and sincerity. So I make sure to
use them both during my programs.

Work on placing your smile in your program. Video tape
your self. There is nothing wrong in using your
smile at an exact point in your program knowing
how it will affect your audience. You may feel like a
fake at first but if you are sincere, your heart will follow
and it will become a natural part of your program.

Everyone smiles in the same language. I've never seen
a smiling face that was not beautiful.

Steve Hart

One Minute Is All You Got!

2007-05-30T09:32:00.000-05:00

You are coming to the close of your program and you are
told, “One minute is all you got!” Do you know without
timing your self how long a minute is?

A true professional will know what a minute is. I highly
recommend you learn this skill. Time yourself. Know what
is a minute, five minutes and ten minutes.

When I was working in radio and television over the years
I had to learn these time frames so I could pace myself
for each cue. The day will come when you will be in an
interview and the host will say we only have a minute
to close this out. Will you be able to say what you
want to say and stay within that minute?

It is embarrassing to run out of time and the host has
to cut you off before you finish.

When you say you are about to close your program with
this one thought, don’t be guilty of going on and on
with last minute thoughts. Be concise. Your closing
comments should be short, clear and to the point. If
you do your audience will appreciate it.

Practice this skill. Prepare yourself for those
moments when time is critical. When you do you will
be perceived as a professional by the host, your emcee,
and your listeners.

Start off by writing a one minute talk. Most people speak
at about 120 to 170 words per minute. When you practice
on these skills I suggest you read your script out loud to get
the full effect. At the same time learn how to pace yourself.

Once you have practice that and you are comfortable, do
it again without reading it until you once again are able to
pace yourself just under a minute.

Now you can step it up and include a magic trick. This may
feel like starting all over but in time you will figure out
your timing. It is most important to become aware and
comfortable with the amount of time you are given.

I think my minute is up.

Steve Hart

My New Blog

2007-05-16T20:50:00.000-05:00

I decided to move everything from my disscussion form over to my blog.

What you see posted in the last few days is all the post that were worth saving.

I will be frequently adding new post to this blog for you enjoyment.

I will be letting you know when I make a new post through my e-Newsletter
so please sign up if you wish to keep up-dated.

Go to: http://www.magic2motivate.com/Free_newsletter.htm

Steve Hart

NSA convention 2006 Orlando, FL

2007-05-16T20:45:00.000-05:00

The 2006 National Speakers Association International convention in Orlando, FL had several new faces of magician/speakers attending.

I don't have a list of all who attended but I will do my best to mention the magician/speakers who I saw this year for the first time.

Hondo, Glenn Strange, John Cooper, Tim Cimbura, Timothy Hyde, Samual Patrick Smith, Steve Spangler and my good friend Rod Jurado.

This year Gary Roberts and I did a magical presentation at the Un-Official Cigar PEG.

Steve Hart

Speaking with Mark Wilson

2007-05-16T20:43:00.000-05:00

Recently I was working in the Parlour of Prestidigitation located in Hollywood's private club, the Magic Castle.

When I stepped out on stage I noticed in the back an old familiar face in the back of the audience. After the show he came up to me and shook my hand saying, I took a look at your Website, magic2motivate and I was impressed with what you are doing.

I couldn't believe it, one of my childhood hero's, Mark Wilson from the 60's TV show the Magic Land of Alakazam was impressed with what I was doing.

In recent years I had purchased a video of the old TV show and I noticed how Mark and Bev, (Rebo the Clown) had done some ground breaking magic with their product promotion for Kelloggs cereals, the TV show's sponsor.

I told Mark how I was impressed with the tricks they came up with many years ago. They inspired me in my magical product promotions. He said at the time they had no idea the creativity that was going into those creations.

If you get the chance, take a look at those old video's.

Steve Hart

Recommended Training!

2007-05-16T20:29:00.000-05:00

Hi,

If you are interested in starting a career in motivational magic, Steve Hart's Magic2Motivate is GO!

I have been studying with Steve for awhile and the 3 Day M2M seminar is where I really started to put the pieces together. Thanks to Steve's and Daina's help, I now know what to do to make it happen. It's a great feeling to have a guide like Steve to lead me to success!

Steve Hart and Daina Gold are all about relationships. Their expert training and style are more on the level of a personal coaching team. They offer more guidance and inspirations to succeed than I had expected.

Magic2Motivate's informative training uses innovative technologies that actually accelerate the learning curve.

Steve has some amazing tools for self discovery to help you understand yourself, revealing who you are and why. The results from this will simply blow you away! Steve is an excellent instructor that gives the feeling that the material is custom prepared and presented just for me personally.

How does he do that?

Sincerely

Greg Steele

www.motivationalminds.com

Why Motivational Magic?

2007-05-16T15:58:00.000-05:00

I know that I have made some fairly strong statements about "Motivational Magic" and it's future.

It is neither because I have used a crystal ball nor had my fortune read. I have real solid reasoning behind why I believe that "Motivational Magic" is one of the fasted growing industries in the field of magic.

Recent events and history have set the stage.

If you are a magician who enjoys the idea of speaking, training or selling with your magic then you have a bright future. Now is the time to learn this business. Put yourself ahead of the learning curve.

This is why I was prompted to create the magic2motivate training program. I was asked by several of my friends, I saw the need, and I knew I was gifted and experienced enough to teach this to others and help make them a success in the world of "Motivational Magic".

Over the last four years it has proven to be true. Every week I hear from those who are taking the training and how they are experiencing a whole new world of Magic. Not only are they entertaining their audiences but passing along valuable information, and finding great satisfaction in presenting their "Motivational Magic."

Believe me now is the time to learn this business. For those who have ears to hear what I am saying....... Why do you think "Motivational Magic" is a growing industry?

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Recent Shifts in the Speaking Industries

Just eight years ago a Keynote Speaker delivered a memorized speech as the main feature of an event, such as a conference or a convention.

In the last few years there has been a shift away from canned speeches toward a more spontaneous presentation involving the audience in the learning experience. You will now find a Keynote speaker working more as a facilitator who happens to be an expert on a particular topic.

The audience is encouraged to get involved in the learning process. The speaker asks questions and invites the participants to share their own experiences on the topic.

Can you see how this would provide greater opportunity for a motivational magician to work with an audience as a keynote speaker?

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Let me clarify the word "Motivational" when used with the word "Speaker" or "Magician."

It is a descriptive title for someone who is using a message to motivate a person or audience to take action or educate them to believe or understand a topic.

The word "Motivation" is defined as something that motivates, inducement, incentive, or to create a state of motivation. A state or condition of being motivated.

So the title, "Motivational Magician" could be used for anyone who uses the art of magic to illustrate any message be it inspirational, educational, or in marketing a product or service.

I hope this helps to clear up any confusion you may have on this.

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Check the Numbers

I decided to check the numbers and discover is the title of "motivational magician" is still growing.

By going back to the year 1999 there were only 163 Websites that mentioned the words "motivational magician."

Today we have 347 on Yahoo and 562 on Google.

So the popularity of this title is growing but not to the degree that I would think. These numbers could be very confusing.

For example I know of several hard working motivational magicians who are not ranked high in the search engines as motivational magician. They use the term "corporate speaker." They are extremely innovative and aggressive. They are breaking new ground in the field of motivational magic.

Take a look at Robert Strong's Website: http://www.strongentertainment.com/index.html

I have decided I am going to start collecting the addresses of all the magicians who are billing themselves as speakers or motivational magicians. I can use your help.

When you find a site that impresses you send it to me.

Steve Hart

Motivational Magic Tricks & Routines

2007-05-16T10:45:00.000-05:00

One, Two, Three Ropes Routine

I found an old motivational idea for the 1,2,3, Ropes trick.

The three different lengths represent different priorities. Too often we allow them to run together and they all appear to be important. (Same Length)

That is why it is so important to plan out our day by deciding which task are the most important and which are not.

Magically transform them back to their different lengths. I thought this was a good idea and useful.

Anyone else have a good routine for the 1,2,3, Ropes?

I just read a quote I thought might lend it self to a great message using the 1,2,3. Ropes.

"Habit is a cable; We weave a thread of every day, and at last we cannot break it.” Horace Mann

Here is my idea...... As three different ropes one short, one medium, and one long we each stand our test of strength but when we team up and weave ourselves together we create a cord that cannot be broken. This is said as you transform each rope to the same length.

Then while holding the gimmicked end with one hand the other hand is weaving the three ropes together creating a much stronger cord. I think this idea will be an excellent illustration for a message on team work. What do you think?

I can't wait to try it out on a live audience.

Steve Hart

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No Tear Newspaper

I love this version of Gene Anderson's Newspaper tear. It is easy to set up and easy to perform and it gives you a power ending.

My motivational routine has varied over the years but the basic idea is this. I pull out the pieces of the torn paper and I read them as though they were articles that I had torn from the paper.

I read headline as though they read accolades about the company I am performing for. I make the head line sound as though they are all about the great reviews about XYZ company or association.

After I have collected all the pieces, I say sounds like it is all good news to me! Bam the whole paper is restored.

Steve Hart

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Blendo Effects

For those of you who know what a blendo is please allow me to explain it to those who don't. The basic effect is you show several colored silk handkerchief and they transform into one large silk scarf with a color print using those same colors. It could be a picture or a message.

I offer two version in my Catalog page. The first one is the "Target" silk and the second one is the "Butterfly" silk which also includes a caterpillar silk so you can tell the story of a hard working caterpillar who transforms into a beautiful butterfly.

For beginners I suggest you use a "Change Bag" to make the switch. This is easy to perform and the bag is gimmick to do all the work for you.

I also want to mention here the idea of doing a bare handed blendo. Their is on the market gimmick silks that give you the same effect but they are hard to find and not easy to work with.

The bare handed version involves stealing the large silk (which is folded into a bundle) as you are showing the smaller colored ones. You end up hiding the large silk until you bunch up all the colored ones into a small bundle then at that magic moment you allow the large one to un-fold while hiding the smaller ones in bundled up in your hand. With practice this is the best version.

The easiest is still using some type of change bag. I thought you may enjoy the idea of doing the same trick using different method.

Steve Hart

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Correct Key

If you who don't know, this is the specially made lock that use to be called "Key-R-Rect" which is now called "Correct Key" by me. The owner of "Key-R-Rect" passed away and it was not available for over three years. I approached the owner's widow and she said the secret had died with her husband.

A year later I found a magician/locksmith who figured out the secret and we put this effect back into production. This magical device is very versatile and effective. There are several routines that you use with this trick lock.

I will tell you that the secret is built into the lock and it is set by one of the keys. Once this is done you, the magician, doesn't have to do anything from that point on it is self-working. On my Video-CD (Magnify Your Strengths, Be You!) you will see me present my favorite routine with the "Correct Key".

There are several reasons I really like this effect, one is it plays big but packs small. The second is it easily ties into my messages, be it "The Key to understanding....." "What is it that keeps us locked up......" If you don't own one of these locks it is available in my catalog of motivational magic tricks.

If you do own one, would you be willing to share with us your routine using the "Correct Key"?

Steve Hart

I sell the video of that complete program through my Website by going to: www.magic2motivate.com/special_vcd_offer.htm

You can watch two short video clips from that program there from my Website. I have sold over a hundred of these videos. I hear people enjoy the video.

I want to tell you if you own this trick, "Correct-Key" then you will want to know about this idea. It saved me from making a big mistake during one of my shows.

I found in a dollar store a package of key labels each a different color. So I put those on the keys that come with this trick to make it easier to hold on to during the performance. (I pass mine out to the spectators during my routine.)

Well one day I started my program and when I went to do that routine I realized that I had not separated the gimmick key from the others. Luckily I remembered which color I had attached to that key. I was able to grab it complete the trick with any problem. If I had not done this I would have been extremely difficult finding that key among the others. My eye sight is not as good as it use to be.

So look for the same package of those plastic key colored labels. It will make it easier to keep track of the gimmick key.

Steve Hart

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A New Coloring Book

Yes, I am producing a new coloring book.

But this one is completely different. It is designed for your corporate programs.

It will read something like, "Magic Secrets for Success!" on the outside of the booklet.

As you flip through the pages they are seen a blank, until the motivational magician shares one of the great secrets of success that is Innovation!

At this point the pages are flipped and the audience sees the word "New Ideas" printed on every page in black and white.

But once the motivational magician explains how these new ideas bring change and profit the pages are flipped again and they are now in full color with the words, "New Ideas!"

You can purchase your Motivational Coloring Book through the magic2motivate Website.
It is on the catalog page.

Steve Hart

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Here is an idea I thought of using the Squaring the Circle trick.

You start off with the circle shape and comment, "It is not always easy being honest with everyone. Often we find ourselves going round and round on the same issues.

The same problems keep coming up over and over again." "There comes a time when we must be honest with our selves and with others and stop beating around the bush and become square with people!"

"That is the beginning of change." At the proper moment the circle turns into the square.

Then I put my face into the square as though it was a picture frame and smile real big. Often you will get instant applause.

Steve Hart

Is Magic a Benefit For Selling Your Program?

2007-05-16T10:43:00.000-05:00

I have been asked before if you promote the fact that you are a magician if you are going to be a motivation speaker?

It all depends upon your market and who is your audience.

Please understand I am talking about the promotion of your program not the program it self. Meaning you may choose not to mention you magic in your advertising of the benefits of your program but you could still use it as an illustration to your message.

The client if buying the message and the experience you give them. What is most important? They get the message, remember it, and make changes accordingly.

At this time choose to use the fact that I am a magician to help promote my program. On down the road I may change that approach with hope that people will not be confused and think that my program is just fun and laughter.

What a client wants and what they need may not be the same. Often they need a speaker who can break the ice with fun and laughter to get the message across.

Steve Hart

Perception as a Magician

2007-05-16T10:34:00.000-05:00

Yes, I understand that your target market is different, and you probably go to great lengths to explain that you are a "Motivational Magician" But...do you ever have a problem with people passing you off as "just an entertainer", or ask you if you do birthday parties?

Tig Wallis

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Sure, once people understand that you are a magician they think to themselves how can I use this guy?

Some people have no idea exactly what a "Motivational Magician" is and I understand. But they also have no idea of the difference in pay.

So if they ask you if you can do a show of just entertainment or a birthday party, that is up to you.

This type of work allows you to choose your lifestyle. I have no problem doing them if my schedule allows me to. But I am not the cheap and explain that this is not part of my regular work. I do it cause I enjoy it.

I don't fight with my own identity. I know who I am and what I am best at. But I also know that people will draw their own conclusion about based upon what they know and understand.

I figure if I present myself properly I will get the type of work I desire and deserve.

Remember it is all "Show Business!" even speaking.

Enjoy, Steve Hart

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I have been reading a book by NSA member, Alan Weiss. In his book "Money Talks: How to Make A Million As A Speaker", he offers the following advice to a ventriloquist.

"Lose the dummy. Lose it altogether. As long as it's here, you're a ventriloquist, and you'll have to work mightily to convince any buyer that you also can deliver a powerful message about "change" that will be the focus of your value. And stop talking about your "act" unless your buyer is the manager of the lounge at the Golden Nugget".

Charles Green is the "Corporate Shuffle" and Paul Gertner is "America's Favorite Corporate Presentainer(TM). Seems the big guys hide the fact that their magicians.

How do you feel feel about that Steve?

Steve Steele

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Great Question.

I have wavered on this for sometime.

My conclusion is it depends upon you and your niche markets. Some may see the word magician as a problem and then others like the idea because it invites variety and humor.

I compare it with the idea of using humor in any program. Some would say you should never use humor be serious and to the point when presenting a program. Others will say if you don't use humor mostly likely you will never be hired back again. National Speakers Association has a consensus that supports the later.

So I don't see a real problem with the word "magic tricks" or magician in your promotional materials.

I do strongly suggest if you are going to continue to work as an entertainer at the same time work as a speaker, separate all of your promotional material. Don't try to promote both services on the same page or the same Website. Those who are buying you are most likely different people with different needs.

I love Allan Weiss he has taught me so much but I don't always agree with him.

How would you handle this question?

Steve Hart

How Do You Market Motivational Magic?

2007-05-16T10:21:00.000-05:00

One of the first questions everyone will ask me once they sign up for the magic2motivate training is; "How will I be able to market myself as a Motivational Magician?"

I understand why this question is asked but let me explain that sales and marketing is very simple once you have something that people need.

You will find a great deal of information about marketing within the magic2motivate training program but the first and most important matter is developing your program and the value of what you are offering your audiences.

Once you have developed your direction and have something of value then you will begin to sell and market your services and I find this very simple. It is simply selling people what they want and need.

How do you do this? You must use a marketing strategy and I recommend a combination of several, first I believe in what is called "Permission Marketing".

Next is "Position Marketing" and I also like to use a little bit of "Mischief Marketing" to get the client's attention. All of this material is covered in the magic2motivate training material. Are you familiar with any of these marketing strategies?

If so how do you use them?

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I am a strong believer in creating a detailed Website for your motivational magic business.

There are several reasons why and I would like to cover a couple here.

First, it forces you to put into writing what it is that you are offering to your customers. Your Website becomes a visible file of the work you have done in preparation for the work you do. You have no idea of the power behind creating your Website. It is like a proclamation to the Universe that you means business and you are ready to go to work.

Secondly, It will help you get clear about your message and your expertise. You will be forced to find the words that best describe your work. The number one reason people fail in marketing is by not making themselves clear. If your marketing message is not clear people will not buy what you have to sell. You may understand what you want to say but others have no idea until you make it very clear by the words you use.

How clear is your marketing?

Does it say something different, does it offer something of great value. Or does your marketing material look and sound just like everyone else?

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"Who Cares" Marketing

What does this mean?

When we begin to talk about marketing, I always hear in my head the question, "Who Cares?"

If you can answer that question then you know who to market your product or services to and who will buy it.

This simple approach to marketing has saved me a lot of money and help me discover a short-cut to reaching the people I need to be marketing to.

We will be covering the "how to's" and benefits of using this type of marketing approach during my Live Workshop.

Steve Hart

Message, Message, Who's got Your Message?

2007-05-16T10:01:00.000-05:00

This is probably the most frustrating part of this work, finding your message. This is one thing that sets us all a part from each other.

I believe that everyone has their own message, their own piece from the 'giant library in the sky.' Your message is tied to you finding your mission and purpose in life. Your message is tied to the real you and your gifts and talents.

This is why I speak so much about self-discovery.

This is my message. Yes this is the one thing I have become an expert in. Understanding who we are and what we have to offer.

You may find it difficult to define what this means to you and I understand. But I am here to help you find the "real you" and your core message.

Let me know when you are ready to do this work.

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Starting Out

Keep it simple by starting out with a topic or message that easy for you to cover.

For example: "The positive affects of Humor" Those of you who enjoy humor and use it in your magic routines, it would be simple for you to put together a program on this topic.

Another example: "The illusion of perception." It would be easy to present a program explaining how we can all be easily deceived and believe our own perception.

These are couple of ideas for topics that could be used by a magician.

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You and only you can really decide what your message is?

I was once asked by an association to speak on the topic, "How to motivate your employees to peak performance."

I had never spoken upon this topic before but I was eager enough to take the challenge. I was scored "OK" since it was not really my message.

But I was asked to present a second time and this time I changed it on my own. I said before you can motivate your employees you must first be motivated yourself. So I moved the topic of that speech closer to my message of personal development. This time my scores were very high and they were much happier.

I learned the lesson to not move to far away from my core message.

What is your core message?

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Several of you responded to my recent e-Newsletter requesting an exercise to start you on the path of discovering your message or topic area.

It is a very simple exercise but a good solid start to defining what your message is.

If you did not get this exercise from me and you would like to know what it is, then email me and I will send it to you in a word file. Steve@magic2motivate.com

Steve Hart

Ideas are a Dime a Dozen

2007-05-10T14:31:00.000-05:00

If this is true then when does an idea become something of value?

Napoleon Hill states in his book, "Think and Grow Rich" that an idea has no real value until we turn that idea into its tangible equivalent. Ready and fully functional.

Its value is declared by the demand for that product or services. The first step in turning it into a tangible equivalent is to write it down on paper. At that moment you have now taken something from the invisible and introduced it to this visible realm.

This is often the most difficult because it is not easy putting your ideas down on paper. It takes discipline and an organizing of your thoughts to do so.

So for starters at least write your ideas down on paper.

Next? See what happens.

You never know which idea will be a real money making one.

Steve Hart

Understanding The Creative Process

2007-05-10T14:22:00.000-05:00

You may say, "But I am not creative!"

I say you are. What you don't understand is how you fit within the creative process. I have found that everyone is gifted somewhere within the creative process.

One of the tools that I use in the Self-Discovery Profile is one on Innovation and the creative process.

There are four steps to the process and you need to find the one that fits you best.

Once you know where you fit in then creativity becomes a natural process for you. The first is the "Creator" next is the "Advancer" then the "Refiner" and last is the "Executor". Once you know which one or which combination you are gifted in, then the whole creative process becomes natural. It will provide for you a source of inspiration and great wisdom.

Tell me which approach do you take to creativity?

Is it the conceptual approach, a spontaneous approach, or a methodical approach? Can you guess?

Steve Hart

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For me creativity is a continual process. I never know when an idea is going to hit; so I have to be continually on the lookout. My problem is that creativity hits me and I don't have enough money (sometimes) to implement the idea and a couple of years later I see my idea on stage. That has happened four times in the last 10 years or so and I'm in the middle of it right now. Very frustrating.

Anyway, for me creativity starts with knowing your subject (magic) very very very well. You have to have a solid foundation on which to draw in order to create something.

However, creating is often simply looking at something from a different point of view. Therefore, I spend a lot of time reading books/articles about anything under the sun. I read cook books, history, fiction, politics, fantasy, psychology, oil production...no subject is exempt. I keep notes and files on things that strike me and they often become the basis for a new routine.

Steve Steele

The Most Popular Question for Creativity.

2007-05-10T14:18:00.000-05:00

Do know what it is?

It always starts with two important words!

Make yourself say it then listen for the answers.

Here is the question: "What if........?"

Then listen for the answer and write it down. It does not matter if the answers completely silly or impractical.

Then ask the question again from another angle.

Once you have your list, you can now start to look for the ideas that might have value. Before you do, beware! Don't be quitly of judging your aswers too soon. When you are in the first stage of looking for ideas and asking the questions, do not judge the answers just write them down.

We are too quick to eliminate ideas. Don't fall into this trap of judging until later on in the creative process.

So ask yourself......"What if........?"

Steve Hart

The Power of Creativity

2007-05-10T14:07:00.000-05:00

I recently attended a seminar with the Marketing guru giant, Jay Abraham.

He stated that there are two things that will determine the success of any business today, "Marketing and Innovation".

This is what sets you a part from all the others. Creativity is what puts the sizzle in your marketing. It is the spark that starts the fire for your success.

I am a strong believer in the study and the understanding of how creativity works within our lives and work. What is your favorite book on creativity and why?

Steve Hart

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"A Technique For Producing Ideas" by James Webb Young.

It's an easy read, makes a lot of sense, & I got it for a $1.50 at a used bookstore.

Gotta love that! I re-read it when I'm in a creative jam.

Eric Paul

Author, Speaker, Motivational Magician
"Dedicated To Bring Your Magic to the PAYING Public!!!"
http://www.MoreMoneyWithMagic.com
success@moremoneywithmagic.com

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My favorite book on creativity is called "Danicng Corndogs in the Night" by Don Hahn. He's a Disney guy that produced Lion King amonst others. It's a lot of short essays about creativity.

The title refrences his experience as a kid watching the drive-in intermission messages. For me when I have a creative inspiration I always say that I "saw the dancing corndogs in the night"

Although not a book but based on one is a very neat product called the "Whack Pack" which comes from Roger Von Oech. Basically its a creativity tarot deck. The concept is that you meditate on your problem then pick a card and reflect on how the message on the card may solve your problem.

An amazingly simple but effective technique.

Make every Day a Magicial Adventure

Al

Tapping into the Invisible Resources

2007-05-10T06:45:00.000-05:00

In the magic2motivate training I stress the importance of setting for answers.

This involves taking time everyday to listen for the answers to the questions you are facing.

By using your intuitions you can develop a connection to the resource of infinite intelligence, which originates outside your sub-conscious mind. This resource will speak to you through your creative imagination.

It is only through exercise and committed time to listening then you will begin to hear the answers from this invisible resource.

I am not trying to sound spooky or bizarre. But I am suggesting that you possess the ability to communicate with an infinite intelligence. It will become your most valued resource for answers. In Napoleon Hill's book, "Think and Grow Rich" how does he describe this resource?

Have you found this to be true in your life?

Steve Hart

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I find that I begin in the imagination stage, move onto the possibility stage and then to solution stage.

It's probably more psycho-cybernetic stuff, which I thoroughly enjoy.

I recently read, "The 11th Element" by Robert Sheinfeld, and he addresses this issue. There is an invisible resource out there, available to us all, it's just a matter of tapping into it. That's why we're chatting now.

So yes, Steve, I do use this technique for nearly everything I do. Sometimes prayer, sometimes meditation, sometimes just leaving it alone and waiting, but it works for me

Eric Paul

Author, Speaker, Motivational Magician
"Dedicated To Bring Your Magic to the PAYINGPublic!!!"
http://www.MoreMoneyWithMagic.comsuccess@moremoneywithmagic.com

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Do you believe in Synchronicity?

I am an Academy Fast Track Student and an enthusiast of the 11th Element, the missing element in most Success programs.

I would enjoy speaking with you about this in private but I will refrain from addressing this on the Forum.

Only when one is ready to apply this principle will one understand and benefit from it.

Steve Hart

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OK, this is going to be very difficult to explain...and I will probably take some flack for this, but it is something I am exploring.

As a physicist, I am aware that matter is really just energy and the two are interchangable (The MATRIX got it right, kind of). Anyway,I also understand recent theories regarding superstrings and 11 dimensions. I think the "Infinite Intelligence" that Napolean is referring to may be some aspect of God.

I don't believe that you can set a goal of making $500,000 next year and it will come true. However, if your goals are in synch with God and His will, I believe it will happen.

This is something I've been grapling with for a few years now as physicists get closer to God and I in no way have gotten clarity on the finer points. I just thought you'd like to hear a slightly different perspective.

Steven Steele

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Well Spoke Brother!

A delicate issue in some places, but I believe THIS is a safe place to explore such considerations! Intelligent, gracious, giving adults can share openly on just these sorts of things.

It’s all part of the personal, professional, spiritual development paradigm that Steve refers to so often!

Nicely done!

I am at your service and In His Service,
Dean
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I like how N. Hill used the term "Infinite Intelligence" as, I believe, a way to reach out to believers and non-believers alike. I find it interesting as I continue my research just how many authors use this philosophy, such as James Allen's "As A Man Thinketh" and Wallace Wattles "Science of Getting Rich", both of which imply that it is our very thinking that causes success (and money) to come our way.

Tig Wallis

Knowing Your Resources

2007-05-10T06:15:00.000-05:00

I love the story about Henry Ford. A man with very little schooling who went on to becoming the riches man of his day because he knew his resources for knowledge.

In Napoleon Hill's book, "Think and Grow Rich", in the chapter on "Specialized Knowledge" he tells how Ford brought a suit against a Chicago Newspaper for calling him 'an ignorant pacifist'. During the trial the attorneys tried to prove that Ford was an ignorant man by asking him questions to which the answers he did not know.

Finally after failing to answer correctly the questions asked, Ford turned on the attorneys and said, "If I should really want to answer the foolish questions you have just asked me, let me remind you that I have in my office on my desk a row of electric buttons, and by pushing the right button, I can summon to my aid men who can answer any question I desire to ask concerning the business to which I am devoted most of my efforts." He won the case.

It was not essential that Ford have all this knowledge in his own head but to know where to find it when ever he needed it. The same holds true for you. Know your resources and you will be able to accomplish anything.

Can you give me some examples of the resources you have created in your life and business?

Steve Hart

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This reminds me of a checklist created by the late Thomas Leonard, which I can't seem to put my finger on right now. It's essentially a list of "contacts" that you create, who have knowledge in every field you can possibly think of, such as,

This person knows computers
This person is a plumber
This person knows WAY too much about marketing (that would be me)

I think the idea of listing all of your contacts and cross-referencing them by knowledge can go a long way in knowing "who to call" at the time.

Tig Wallis

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That would be the Team 100 program. Here's a link to the file; http://www.thomasleonard.com/karla/formsCD/294team100program.pdf

There are an ENORMOUS amount of resources available on Coachville, and membership is FREE!

Scott

Scott W. Lowry
1-630-924-7545
scott@sdlowrygroup.com
http://www.sdlowrygroup.com

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Great Link Scott.

Wow This looks like a vaulable resource generator.
Thanks for the Link.
I have been member of Coachville.
I encourage everyone to join.

Steve Hart

Creating New Product

2007-05-09T16:37:00.000-05:00

Allow me to encourage you to take the time and create new product. Everytime I have taken this advice for myself it has paid off Big Time. The simple of way of getting started is to write!

Write articles, write special report, or just journal. What is most important......you put your thoughts down on paper. What comes out will surprise you. I can not tell you how much this has changed my work and made it easier to do this business.

You must get your thoughts out of your head and down on paper. Once you have done this you will see the value of what you have. Each writing can become a new product for you to give away, ad as a bonus to another product, or to sell alone. It can be sold as a downloadable PDF file, or on CD in print or with you speaking. Or it could be sold as a special report or a study guide/manual.

What ever it is you write remember these are your words expressing your thoughts. You don't have to copy other people writings, write your own. It will take some discipline but it will pay off Big Time!

Steve Hart

Creating Your Own Product

2007-05-09T16:26:00.000-05:00

There are several ways to create product for you to sell after your programs, through your Website, through direct mail, or through other affiliates. We will be covering everything from creating your own magic kit to making video DVD's to sell.

Every time you present a program and you do not offer anything to sell, you are robbing yourself of the opportunity to make additional income. Not to mention your robbing the audience of the chance to take a piece you home with them.

Steve Hart

Re: How can you profit from Affiliate Programs?

2007-05-09T16:14:00.000-05:00

You have available to you what are called Affiliate Programs where you can sell other people's product through your Website, through an email or your e-Newsletter.

These programs are set up to track any traffic your bring to their product page and if they make a purchase you will be paid a percentage of the sale. Some affiliates pay from 5% to 35% of each sale. If you work at this it can become a great source for passive income for you business.

What products are you currently affiliated with and why?

If you did not notice, all the products I sell through magic2motivate are available for you to offer to others. Every month I send checks for hundreds of dollars $$$ to my affiliates. You too could be getting a check from me once you sign up and let others know about magic2motivate.

How does this work? Everything you need is explained behind the button on my Website's opening page titled, "Affiliate Program."

Steve Hart

Selling Other People's Products

2007-05-09T15:49:00.000-05:00

Until you have developed your own products to sell at the back of the room you may want to consider selling other people's product. There is a wealth of products that are available to you to purchase at a wholesale prices and then turn around them for a profit.

Do you have any products that you would recommend for resale?

Steve Hart

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Even though I have a host of my own line of success related products, I also offer and sell Steve's (and others) products and services that I BELIEVE in to my trusted friends and family members as a service to my membership.

YES... I have tons of KILLER success product both for performers as well as "Instant Author - Licensed Products" for public consumption as phenomenal premiums, profit centers and BOR!

Here's just TWO: - Invisible magic Dust! A Unique and amazingly EFFECTIVE tool to help book more shows, create impact and demonstrate your SOLUTIONS mindedness to your customer base. (New and old) Invisible Magic Dust is a POWERFUL income stream all unto itself! (You don’t even need to perform to PROFIT!) -

- Use it as a CUSTOM grabber in you mailings!
- Use it as a BOR product! - Use it as a trade-show premium!
- Use it as a free gift/incentive for booking and referrals!
- Use it... use it... use it for INSANE PROFITS n almost every area of your business!
- But USE IT! (Or loose it!) Just ONE example of the powerful impact this licensed product has had is a full 1,200% Responses Rate (and PROFIT! of thousands of dollars on just that ONE mailing!) on just one SMALL mailing with "zero" offer or sales approach... JUST a friendly gift and re-elationship reminder.

Not bad eh? - - There are LOADS of example like this worth THOUSANDS OF FREE DOLLARS instantly! - "Abra-KID-abra, Magic, Activity & Coloring Book" Singly, the most stunning and well crafted "instant author" licensed product available anywhere! This is a "Professionally" BEAUTIFULLY ILUSTRATED coloring, activity and magic book that you can sell, get sponsors for, use as a premium, give-away, up sell etc... that will add to your arsenal of awesome promotional and positioning tools that will make you more money doing little more than you are already doing... just MORE money and more prestige cuz this is (as far as your public can tell) YOUR very own custom coloring book! - Your Name - Your Adds - Your inserts ... your book to sell and make huge profits from immediately! Hope that helps some…

I am at your service and In His Service,
Dean <><

Book More Gigs... Make More Money... Help More People! (NOT Necessarily In THAT Order!)The Dean's List, Your University Of SUCCESS!http://www.TheDean.netDiscover YOUR Success NOW! FREE!

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"Secrets of Success" Magical Workbook

2007-05-09T15:20:00.000-05:00

Yes, It is finally here and available through my catalog page. This is like the coloring book only it is custom made for the speaking biz. You can present it as a magical workbook.

Each step takes your audience to higher level of understanding how "New ideas!" will reveal the "Secrets of Success".

I might also mention that it has been made a bit different from the traditional coloring books. This one can be flip both forward and back word changing the position of your hands as you do this.

I want to thank Steve Varro of Dock Haley Gospel Magic for making these for me. Steve also makes my "Nuggets of Truth."

Steve Hart

BOR (Back of the Room) Sales

2007-05-09T15:11:00.000-05:00

You may have heard of "Back of the Room Sales", if not then I want to explain how valuable this will become to your business as a motivational magician.

There are those who will take a speaking engagement for a very low fee as long as they know they can sell anything they want at the back of the room after the programs over. The income from these sales will be so high that it profits one to take the booking.

The secret to selling in the back of room is how you present it during your program. I am not suggesting you turn your whole program into a sale presentation. But you are not doing your client justice to think that they will not benefit from any product you can provide for them after you are gone.

In other words no matter how good your program was, when it is all over, what do they get to take home? What will they remember? If you provide them with product that they can take home and use to refresh your message within their minds, then you are doing them a big favor. As you begin to refine your message and your services then you will want to start creating product development.

What do you currently possess that you could be making available at the back of the room for sale?

Steve Hart

If you are a Motivational Magician.....

2006-12-15T01:13:00.000-05:00

I have finally come to a conclusion regarding the words "Motivational Magic" and if you want to know my conclusion I will be happy to share it with you through a simple email.

Email me at: steve@magic2motivate.com

Then ask for me to explain my conclusions about the words, "Motivational Magic" and I will send you a short report through an email.

Steve Hart
"The Motivational Magician"

2005-12-26T13:02:00.000-05:00

Daina Gold and Steve Hart

Motivational Magic: Motivational Magic: The Magic "Words"

2005-10-12T12:31:00.000-05:00

Motivational Magic: Motivational Magic: The Magic "Words"

Motivational Magic: The Magic "Words"

2005-10-08T16:18:00.000-05:00

Motivational Magic: The Magic "Words"

2004-12-21T11:06:00.000-05:00

Steve Hart, the "Motivational Magician"

The Magic "Words"

2004-12-20T21:14:00.000-05:00

When you watch a magic show you may hear the magician pronounce his words of magic, "Abracadabra" and then suddenly the magic takes place. Right? Only if the magician is knows the secret to the trick. Otherwise it is just an act without the magic.

What is real magic? Is it creating the un-explainable? I think so.

Anytime I experience something I cannot explain I call it "magic." I know there are secrets and missing pieces of the puzzle that I am un-aware of. My simple mind, stalls, slows down, and ponders what just happened, hoping for an explanation. When I cannot explain it I conclude that it appears to be like magic and the tension is released. I am pleased to had the experience.

Is it the words that the magician said that made the magic?
Not really, but it sets the stage for the magical moment. It is part of the formula that creates the illusion.

Sometimes it is a gesture, the waving of a magic wand, the snap of his fingers that appear to make it happen. Every time I hear the magic words I watch in expectation to witness the magic, how about you? It can be a moment of wonder and awe as I escape from the real world around me.

The New Magic Words

In recent years I have begun to experience a magic of my own. Beyond the sleight of hand and gimmicked boxes, I have found a transformation taking place. It is changing my world. I can't tell if it is a release or a capturing of new thoughts. But I am experiencing a new freedom, that motivates me to fulfill my purpose and complete my mission.

What is it that has sparked this magic formula in my life?
I am looking for the magic "words" that make it happen again and again? Do they exist? Maybe?

Or is it the thoughts behind those words that triggers my emotions and stimulate my words.
Yes, that is it. That is where it all begins. It is my thoughts that create the words. Words that excite my desires. My words become like magic words. They stimulate me to take action steps as I turn my motivation into reality.

I seek for wisdom and thoughts that would excite my emotions and give me those magic words.

Words that I can use to motivate me and turn my thoughts from the invisible to the visiable.

Once I do then follows the satisfaction of knowing that I have created something of real value within my life. I have made the world a better place. I share with others the joy of success and insight. It is just like magic.

My Magic Words for YOU!

May my words become like magic words for you. It is my desire to share with you all that I have found to be magical. In hopes that someday we will all share success, wisdom, health and prosperity.

It is my desire that you use this blog to communicate your desires, your insights, and to discover and be dicovered.

Steve Hart