My 8 year old daughter's eyes sparkled when she lifted the cup to reveal the ball had disappeared. What kid doesn’t want to be in on a secret that confounds adults?

I think all children should learn magic.

At her age I loved magic, though I stopped doing parlor tricks in my teens. As I was teaching my daughter, I realized the gift learning and performing magic added to my life, and career.

Confidence in front of a crowd: Any performer has to face the crowd, and more importantly face their own fears as they do. With magic you learn not only how to ‘present’ to a crowd, but to control, direct and redirect their attention.

‘Enhancing’ a demo: You might be pitching or selling, but demo’s are a requirement in today’s businesses. You need your product to work, and sometimes it doesn’t. A magician knows how to make a something look like it works even when it won't.

Putting the tracks before the train: Product features are often sold before they are incorporated. A magician can mock up multiple feature options that make convincing real feeling tests for better consumer feedback.

Yes all of these powers and more, can be used to con the unsuspecting, but used for good, a magician can help others see the art of the possible, and make the imagined real.

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