by Benji | Sep 11, 2021 | Inner Circle, Thinking Differently
This week, we wanted to talk about how to talk to strangers. Why? Well, as a magician, you do it a LOT. (and both of us have served as volunteers, where we had to do it EVEN more) During Benji’s work right now in Macedonia, he does all...
by Benji | Aug 27, 2021 | Inner Circle, Thinking Differently
Recently I was talking to my friend who works as a door-to-door saleswoman in Washington state. One of the questions I couldn’t help but ask was this: “What’s the funniest story from all your time knocking doors?” Well, it started with a...
by Benji | Aug 20, 2021 | Effects, Inner Circle, Thinking Differently
Hey innovators, For this week’s ‘Thinking Differently Thought’ we wanted to try something a little different. Here’s an effect presented in a way we’ve never presented one before. Tell us what you think and if this format works for you! ...
by Benji | Aug 11, 2021 | Inner Circle, Thinking Differently
As part of my volunteer efforts in Macedonia, we run Facebook ads (and have an associated Facebook page.) Occasionally, we receive messages from Macedonians who either saw our ad or found our page. Most of the volunteers are admins of this page, so...
by Benji | Jul 23, 2021 | Inner Circle, Thinking Differently
(A short essay on the scarcity mindset.) In this email, we’ll show you a philosophy many magicians are accidentally falling prey to—and how to fix it… What is this philosophy? We refer to it as… ‘Scarcity mindset’. Here’s a handy definition we found online:...
by Benji | Jul 16, 2021 | Inner Circle, Thinking Differently
This week, I accidentally became a fake construction worker… Here’s some context: Every day, I take the same 2-hour walk around Bitola. At one point in this walk, we always pass a football stadium that’s currently under construction and...
