Magic,
who has been sober since February 7, 1982 will tell you that although
alcoholism is a terrible disease, her recovery helped to make her who
she is today. When asked to elaborate on who that is, she will tell you
that she is a confident professional that likes to laugh and can even
be childlike with everyone and does not apologize for that. “Life
is to short and we all have enough time to be serious and so why not have
magic and laughter as often as possible. In my corporate life I make sure
that I am
always Magic and do and act the same with everyone. People know when I'm
walking toward them it means 1 of 3 things. I’m taking care of business,
performing a little sleight of hand, or being silly to get a laugh to
help take the edge off and in some cases I might be doing all 3”
states Magic.
When
asked what benefits there are to belonging to a recovery or twelve step
program? She explains “Working through a recovery program really
makes you look at yourself from every angle. There really are twelve steps
that you go through and some of them can be quite painful and enlightening.
While your working through all of your garbage and taking your inventory,
you are also learning how to live outside of the fog you created in facing
your truths.”
Once
Magic became involved in entertaining she knew that this created a new
venue for her to use in helping people. When she performs a parlor show
it’s curtailed to a person, theme or what ever the focus of the event
is surrounding. It was through that practice when she decided to incorporate
her magic with her years of speaking in recovery.
It makes no difference if she is speaking at a sales meeting in the corporate
world, recovery groups or if the subjects are becoming thetop sale person,
self-esteem, drugs, alcohol or any other addictions. And audiences may
include one or a combination of executives, professionals,
adults, and children. The information that she shares is educational,
powerful and real while making the delivery more intriguing and entertaining
by including magic and comedy.
When
asked, to give a statement incorporating her personal struggle in recovery
and her accomplishments? Magic answered, “I have been at the bottom
and now I am here. Sober, successful and happy. I am doing what I love,
helping others and entertaining. Both give me a natural high that I can’t
compare to anything else I’ve ever done. I could have never done
any of this if it wasn’t for the twelve-step program that I live
by each and every day. It’s taught me to live each day as though
it could be my last. With sobriety brings honesty and dialog, which allows
humor. Humor makes laughter. Laughter encourages emotions creating energy.
That is real magic.”
For
more information on booking Magic for either motivational speaking or
as an entertainer for your next event you can click on “Booking Form”
or may call 650-355-0619 or 650-208-2741.
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The story of Magic behind motivational speaking. What came first, the desire to perform the art of magic or the desire to help others and why they are a winning combination.