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tankk New user 55 Posts |
If you could start all over again what if anything would you do different?
Kevin |
rrubin98 Veteran user Cogito, ergo sum scripsit 357 Posts |
I wish the technology available now (e.g., DVDs and VHS tapes) had been around back when I first started learning magic. The internet has also helped me tremendously. Too bad I didn't have it in '79.
- Richard |
Mr A New user 54 Posts |
I would take classes to help with voice and acting. Also I would have started out doing more than just cards, I spent alot of time doing flourishes, looks good and I am glad I can do them, but it was a year before I started coins. (Bobo book).
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KingStardog Inner circle 2134 Posts |
I would have bought tons more expensive books and vids before I got married. Also I would have skipped all of the card stuff except for a good 4 ace assembly, the ambituos card, the mystery box and Kolassal Killer.
...think not that all wisdom is in your school. You may have studied other paths,but, it is important to remember that no matter who you are or where you come from, there is always more to learn.
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manix Loyal user 242 Posts |
I wish I had performed more often. Experience is very important.
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marko Inner circle 2109 Posts |
I wish I had bought all the classic texts first. They're mostly where I get my ideas now.
Thought: Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage.
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Billy Whizz Special user Plymouth, UK 576 Posts |
I've been a full time magician for two years and part time for 14 years, I wish I had gone full time many years earlier.
Billy |
Dave Scribner Assistant Manager Lake Hopatcong, NJ 4849 Posts |
I'd have convinced Steve to start the Café much sooner. Of course, when I started, Steve was still a youngster so it may have been called the Magic Nursery
Where the magic begins
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Sid Mayer Special user Santa Fe, NM 656 Posts |
Well, first of all, I'd be taller...
and I wouldn't have spent all that time learning split fan productions... Sid
All the world's a stage ... and everybody on it is overacting.
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Ulf Richter New user Germany 51 Posts |
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On 2003-01-13 16:10, marko wrote: Same with me! I bought all the fancy card books dealing with variations on variations only to later realize that most of the material being "improved" here stemmed from just a few classic books. |
cheeto4567 New user 74 Posts |
I wish I would have brought less tricks and more magic books and videos.
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Paul Inner circle A good lecturer at your service! 4409 Posts |
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On 2003-01-13 21:14, Dave Scribner wrote: I think some people refer to it as that now! lol. In some cases it is not so much Magicians Helping Magicians as The Blind Leading the Blind. People leap out of this beginners section to cause havoc all over the Café far too soon. A least HERE there's more chance they will be given more suitable recommendations than elsewhere on the forum. Learn to walk before you start running, was always good advice. Paul. |
Jon Gallagher Veteran user Elmwood, Illinois 395 Posts |
Hey Kevin!
I think I responded to this in person once, but to do over again, I would have talked less, listened more, and practiced my ash off. |
Dennis Michael Inner circle Southern, NJ 5821 Posts |
To do it over again, I would have focused on Marketing and Customer Relations. It is the least used but the most important to a Magician keep busy.
Today, there is so much good stuff that can be done with a computer that wasn't available way back. Brochures, flyers, business cards, posters, form letters database, etc. are computer generated! In reality, TODAY is better for then ever! For instance, Today I stopped at Office Depot and saw magnetic glossy business cards. My mind went wild with ideas such as taking a digital picture of the birthday child and the magician. Print it out after the show and mail it to the client. For the next 10 years that picture will be on the frig. Guess who's name will be know for the next party? I can't change the past only look at the future and to get more business by increasing marketing skills. I just wish I knew back then what I know now about marketing.
Dennis Michael
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Michael_MacDonald 1964 - 2016 Washington 2034 Posts |
1) I would have quit working my "day job" after I turned 21 and then sank or swam on my magic alone.
2) I would have started the marketing far sooner than I did. 3} I would have spent less time buying and learning new "crap" and more time perfecting the classics of slight of hand. 4) I would have started BOR sales from the begining and not years later. just to name a few things lol Michael MacDonald |
stevehw Veteran user Collinsville, Mississippi 303 Posts |
I would have bought less stuff and would have become more focused on one effect at a time.
Steve |
cmwalden Regular user Cedar Park, TX 150 Posts |
If I could start again today, I would be more patient and take greater pride in small successes. I set my sights to high, too early and did not have respect for the passage of time. It presented itself in the form of great immaturity in my business and a poor ability to express respect for my fellow magicians.
I would take greater delight in my craft and remain more focused on the real power of my magic and less on the dollar. I would write more, think more, rehearse more.
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
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Torkova Regular user Astoria, NY 192 Posts |
I would have taken theater in high school and college. I would have quit working regular jobs much sooner and performed every chance I got. These along with some marketing courses would go a long way to advancing any performing career.
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MarkFarrar Veteran user U.S.A. 376 Posts |
I wouldn't buy as many tricks but would focus on the important stuff, such as presentation and psychology, instead.
Mark S. Farrar
Email: [email]MarkFarrar@TheMagicCircle.co.uk[/email] Web: www.MagicSquaresBook.com, www.RandMPublishing.com, www.TheDailyGoalMachine.com, www.ParvoBuster.com |
Daniel J. Ferrara Jr. Regular user Long Island, New York 182 Posts |
I would have performed much much more. Learning the magic was the easy part for me. Finding time to practice is never a problem because I love doing it. However, making the transition between "knowing tricks" to becoming a "performer" was the hard part.
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