The BEST secrets from 10 years doing magic!

[@FreddotheWheelchairGuy]

Great vid once again. I appreciate these tips, even as a beginner, they resonate so much! The number one challenge of Magic is the performance, one thing you can't practise at home. I play poker with my friends every friday night, there are cards on the table every week, yet I never do magic for them. I find it so much easier to do magic for strangers, or family visits, or anyone else for that matter. I'm too embarrassed to do it for them tho, and it's an odd fear that I am struggling with. Can you relate to this, and if so, do you have any tips?

[@CavanBooth1]

Absolutely I can! I have groups of friends I've never done magic for still and that's okay. You'll do it eventually, when the moment feels right and it will be that little more special when you do! Maybe start with something small and fun, not a trick necessarily but just a "hey look at this cool thing" like a flourish of some kind just while you have the cards nearby and it might organically lead into a trick! And if you do a trick, do something you're most confident with so there's little chance you'll get nervous and make a mistake. And if you do, they're your friends and they'll understand. People who know you are always the most accepting audience (and the audience I try a lot of more experimental or risky tricks on!). Ultimately, as soon as you can perform to people you feel 'embarrassed' to perform in front of... you've conquered just about the biggest hurdle you'll ever tackle when it comes to performing and you'll be better because of it. Best of luck!

[@FreddotheWheelchairGuy]

@@CavanBooth1 what a fantastic reply! Thanks so much. I’m 42 and I always think my group of “lad” friends will think it’s lame and childish. It is certainly something I’ll work towards overcoming and I’m sure it’ll be less scary once I’ve done it. I really appreciate your feedback 😊

[@linvalwalker2337]

Great advice, especially for someone just starting the journey of becoming a magician. Thanks :)

[@bryzalpha]

Glad to have you back! I would like to add to the point of don't be afraid to fail. Failure is how you learn, it's okay to fail. However, have a plan of what to do when the time comes. Plan beforehand if you can, so you can better react in the moment.

[@CavanBooth1]

Absolutely yes!

[@fabienlaurent7000]

merci a vous,pour tous ces precieux conseils,de nous faire participer a votre voyage,et pour les tuto aussi

[@JedBrad55]

Hi, 69 year old hobbyist here. Love the list, I’ve visited most of them🤣. Love the often untapped mine of magic books, always on the lookout in secondhand book shops. I totally relate to point 3, I see something and need it. Lots in the drawer never touched😖. Also obsessed with collecting cards🤪

[@CavanBooth1]

Ha thanks for watching!

[@archiecoxmagic]

Amazing advice!

[@CavanBooth1]

Thanks man!

[@donpudliner1141]

Great great advice Cavan, thank you much !!

[@CavanBooth1]

My pleasure!

[@DailyFitnessDad]

Great tips 🎉

[@RobertBallMagician]

Great upload and welcome back 🎉🎉😊😊

[@d1g1m1]

Thanks Cavan great advice… 🙏🌅

[@CavanBooth1]

My pleasure!

[@chasingtheillusion52]

Sorry, where can I pick up The Ultracard Extreme 2.0??

[@Dylan-qw1vm]

Thank you as always 🙏

[@CavanBooth1]

No worries!

[@ooohla9872]

About finding your style, I feel like beginners or people who didn't find their style yet, is to look at other performances, and see what you like, and what you don't like. Take what you like from them, and leave what you don't on the side, and you'll build yourself piece by piece... For example, do you like doing magic fast, or slow? Do you want to be comedy magician or more of a poetic one? Story teller or not? With music or not? And in the end, you'll have, maybe not the full character, but an outline, that sharps itself, and in the end, draws your character, the one that suits you!

[@WordAttack88]

Nice video :)

[@CavanBooth1]

Thanks!

[@bkstudio1990]

Ive been doing magic 14 years and full time around 8. MAKE MISTAKES I think is the most important one. Never screwing up is not what makes a great magician, taking risks does! I met Vincent K when he was 16 in Vegas, he got me with a signature duplication. Last I saw he was playing at the Sydney Opera House. He takes risks and they tend to give rewards but they also come with some pain-- if you can accept it and deal with it you can go so much further.

[@CavanBooth1]

100%!

[@IAmFreeTV-vt2sc]

yay he,s back!! first to comment yay!!

[@CavanBooth1]

Oh yes!!

[@RubenArmas]

#11: never take advice from another magician 😁😁😁

[@MyTardisGoWhoosh]

Nice shirt.. i know how you put it on😂😂