Tag: Vegas

  • The Man Who Knows

    The Man Who Knows

    This is me with the world’s best metal bender, Alain Nu.

    He’s also known as “The Man Who Knows.”

    (Which is a callback to Alexander, for all you Mentalism nerds out there.)

    I took the whole crew out to his show at the Notoriety Theater in Vegas and it was a delight for me to hear their conversations & theories about what they saw.

    On stage he’s warm, personable, and always has a glint in his eye as he shares random shower thoughts with the audience.

    Off stage he’s warm, personable, and always has a glint in his eye as he shares random factoids with you.

    He’s a monster in the Mentalism world and this was the first time I’ve gotten to see his whole show even though we’ve known each other for years.

    It’s such a great show and he uses his space in delightful ways.

    Example: one of his spotlights is too narrow and aimed low (on purpose) so he has to crouch down to fit into it.

    What a delightful little detail, and his show is full of ’em.

    It’s those kinds of things that separate the big players from the wanna-be’s of the world.

    If you ever have the chance to see Alain work in person, make it happen; whatever it takes.

    Best thoughts,
    ~Jonathan

  • World’s Best Mind Reader

    World’s Best Mind Reader

    While I was in Vegas I made sure to reserve time to watch some of my favorite people work.

    The first one I checked out was Banachek’s mind reading show at the Strat.

    We’ve known each other for 20+ years by now, and we both had the same mentor, James Randi.

    It was fantastic getting to see him do his best material: blindfold, mind reading, and the ever-scary DEATH TEST using razor sharp pocket knives.

    What was even better is seeing him make his dream come true.

    He’s been working on getting a Vegas show for years, and now he has his own showroom built out at a big ‘ol casino.

    It’s the best thing ever seeing your friends doing well.

    Careers aren’t built in a day, but a little bit of effort every day for decades can surprise you!

    Best thoughts,
    ~Jonathan

  • You Can Be Anything

    . . .Just don’t be boring.

    That’s what I’m thinking about as I walk through all the blinking lights & ding! ding! ding! of the casino and seeing droves of people completely focused on their bright machines ignoring everything else.

    Houdini understood all this. He knew in his bones that his audience was the source of all his success.

    The conduit between his success & his audience was his ability to command their attention.

    Not just be interesting.

    But commanding.

    He was so daring. So dynamic. So overwhelming that you could only pay attention to him.

    And it wasn’t because he was physically imposing. He was a short dude.

    It was his single-minded focus on being the greatest the world has ever seen.

    How do you look away from that?

    So what’s most interesting about you? What are you interested in?

    I want to know! Hit reply, and I’ll read your answer.

    Looking forward to hearing from you.

    Also!

    New video posted 👇

    I got quite a bit of feedback from the 5 pillars email last week, so I turned it into a video. Hope you like it!

    Best thoughts,
    ~Jonathan

    PS: If you want to learn more secrets of Houdini’s success combined with cutting edge internet strategies, then I have a whole course about it in ZAVANT University.