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Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Written & Published by Eric Paul

http://www.MoreMoneyWithMagic.com

 

Inside This Issue:  Uncomfortable Situation…

 

Dear

 

The Philadelphia Magic world has been rocked. 

 

Seriously shaken!

 

Last week, news came out that one of our more prominent

practitioners and full-time pros was arrested for child

molestation. 

 

Another victim has come forward and it’s looking worse

and worse.  It’s been all over the news and I am fielding

emails and phone calls from area magicians and clients alike.

 

It’s terrible, to put it mildly.

 

I will not mention who it is.  I will not assume guilt. 

He will get his day in court as all Americans deserve.

 

However, this has shaken me up so much that I feel the

responsibility to share some thoughts with you…

 

This guy’s career is history. 

 

Regardless of guilt or not, it would take a long time to pull

out of this.  It’s gotten too much press.

 

But what if he didn’t do anything?  What if it’s all just a

“misunderstanding?”

 

There are a few things we can do to prevent any such

allegations and complete career suicide that I do on a regular

basis.  I thought these were just smart business, but after

talking with quite a few magicians over the last few days,

it’s not standard operational procedure.

 

And it should be, for all of us!

 

Before I reveal my tips for staying above reproach, let me

just say that if you have a problem, seek professional help

and STOP doing magic shows for kids – immediately!

 

‘Nuf said;

 

1)  Always use the staff restroom at school shows.

 

My friend, Tim Hannig, gave me this tip years ago and I’ve

been practicing it ever since.

 

Never use the normal kid’s restroom, even just for washing up. 

It’s just not worth it.  The last thing you can afford is for a

child to say he saw the magician going to potty.  Can you

see how this could be misconstrued?

 

This also applies to night-time shows at schools.  Just play

it safe and ask for the staff key.

 

I do the same at public shows.  If there are not private

restrooms available, wait until an adult goes in and then

enter.  Make sure you are not in a potentially compromising

situation.

 

It reminds me of Billy Graham.  Now he is a much bigger

public figure than we are, but we’re not that much different. 

We are in the public eye, some of us are treated like “stars”

in our market.  There are some strange people out there that

target folks like us.

 

Billy Graham never meets with a member of the opposite

gender alone.  Never.  If he’s on an elevator alone and a

woman enters, he gets off.  Now that it relentless intelligence!

 

2)  Watch the security of your computer.  Protect your email

and firewall.  There are many great programs out there that

can do it for you.

 

I received an email from a magician I was doing some critiques

for.  I opened up the attachment and found inappropriate

images within the folder.  I’m quite sure he didn’t mean for

me to see those. 

 

They may not have even been from his computer.  There are

very strange people out there and it could have been some

form of hacker (I always give people the benefit of the doubt).

 

Another magician that was in my email address book, was

apparently a victim of someone sending compromising emails

as if it was him.  It wasn’t and I believe it was caught before

too much damage was done.

 

Either way, protect yourself by protecting your computer.

 

3)  Be conscious of how you touch your audience volunteers. 

This should be pretty obvious but I see questionable things

all of the time.

 

A good example of this is a routine from my show.  I use a

chair suspension and I am very conscious of how I handle

the young lady.

 

Remember, I am picking her up and laying her down. 

That could lead to trouble.

 

I make sure that I pick her up by the arms, not the body. 

And I am very careful to cover her up immediately with the

cloth.

 

A completely innocent touch or even a glance could be

misconstrued by an overprotective parent. 

 

4) And finally, on this not so pleasant but certainly necessary

topic – Remove all barriers to your success!

 

This is a biggie and one that we can all relate to regardless

of what type of performing you do. 

 

If you are not wildly successful – doing the shows you want

to do and living the life of your dreams – there is probably

something very simple standing in your way. 

 

It may be a series of events that need to happen, but there

is always a first step.  Always.

 

For me, it’s been smoking.  I quit for years and started up

again during the divorce.  It’s been a thorn in my side,

everyday, for a year now. 

 

I was doing some housecleaning on the plane on the way

back from Chicago and it became ever so apparent that this

is my barrier. 

 

It is inconsistent with who I am as a man.  It makes no sense

and I had to hide it from everyone in my market because

I have become recognizable.

 

Even my kids are old enough now to give me a hard time

about it.

 

Well, I quit on Tuesday.  Yes, it’s been a week and I feel

great.  There’s no more inconsistency.  No more shame.

 

And after hearing the news about my magic friend, I have

never been so resolved to stay this way.

 

Now your big barrier might not be something like his. 

I pray it’s not.  It may not be a life-threatening addiction

like mine either. 

 

But I have yet to coach or counsel with anyone that doesn’t

have one thing they could do better, or one thing that they

could eliminate that would have a massive impact on their

career.

 

So, <first>, what’s holding you back from the success you

deserve?

 

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On a lighter note…

 

In anticipation to the release of “The Chicago Boot-Camp”

CD’s which are incredible, I will be doing a special series

over the next few days on what I talked about at the conference.

 

We will break the talk into manageable pieces filled with

money-making material.  This stuff ROCKS, my friend!

 

I was blessed with a standing ovation and over the next few

days, you’ll see why.  I honestly gave them my all.

 

So keep an eye on your inbox over the next few days, print

them out and grab a highlighter.  This stuff is gold!

 

Also, keep your eyes open for the release of the CD’s. 

At the end of my talk, I gave all of the participants a

CD-ROM of my current school show campaign that is totally

kicking butt.  This one campaign will make me at least

$50,000 this year and because of momentum, that will grow

even larger.

 

It can also be used for any market and if you order the CD’s

through me, I’ll send the entire campaign to you, free! 

It’s a no-brainer.

 

See you tomorrow.

 

Yours in success,

 

Eric Paul

 

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