Inner magician Self-Esteem Story

[caruso]

ok i just want to share this, this really bothers me:
yesterday, well actually on friday a friend came and saw my decks (48) and then i explained that i was a magician (here is one thing i shouldn't have done), so he wanted me to show some tricks, so i did and he was blown away, i did some:
-biddle count
-ACR
-easy force and reveals
and he was blown, then i did something wrong; i showed him my vids on youtube, and he saw them and was really impressed with my skill he said i was a master, which really annoyed me because i have barely started magic 2 months ago, although i progress rapidly i don't think i deserve such titles, people like ineski or Taylor johnson and other deserve this titles. so i was flattered and annoyed at the same time, calling my self a magician when i am merely a noob, the yesterday the same friend and his 21 year old brother came, and he wanted me to especially do fallen,so i did, but i got carried away and i did:
-warning
-haunted pack
-stigmata
- and kaos

and i got exremely good reactions, but i feel like i did something wrong... i know its a long story but please tell me what you think...

 

[youngd94]

its not that bad

if you can get those reactions then your a master

you may not have mastered the art itself but in their mind you are a master and thats all that counts

 

[$OLDIER]

I dont think this is wrong; becouse a normal perciever think that everything is great and perfect becouse he is blown by the new and advanced effects that you have shown.

The only wrong thing that you did is preform strong effects with each other. "A strong effect could hit a person more than a million effects", you have to slow down or you will run out of effects, in my thoughs i think that the second time was overloaded with strong effects which could be more amazing by its own.

Still you did what you had to do, which is to amaze.

 

[2ndDeal]

Remember, spectators don't have comparisons. They haven't seen masters like Juan Tamariz or most often even professionals, or advanced hobbyists.

 

[Close-Up Expert]

Remember, spectators don't have comparisons. They haven't seen masters like Juan Tamariz or most often even professionals, or advanced hobbyists.

Yes...every night I get compliments how awesome I am, so good and talented, blah blah blah. Sure it's a great ego boost, but don't let it get to your head. Say thank you and move on.

If he did have something to compare it to, he would realize you're not a master, or even close for that matter. If he happened to see a real master with cards, such as Darwin Ortiz perhaps, then his opinion would be different. Just like if my audience saw another performer, someone far better than myself, their opinion might be different (but not bad at all lol).

Good Luck! Sounds like you did ok by me....

-Steve

 

[Spock]

Good for you! The only thing you could have possibly done wrong would be to have uploaded magic videos to youtube in the first place, but that's minor.

 

[theQman]

Never feel bad for getting good reactions. There's nothing wrong with humbling yourself, but they aren't magicians, nor do they know about these places where ...cardists? come together. For all they know, you're almast as good as David Copperfield.... ok, they'll say Criss Angel. But in anycase, enjoy your reactions. It's good for you.

 

[tashfiq1993]

to other magicians you may be a noob, but to an impressed spectator you ARE a master!

 

[cenafreak0709]

There is nothing wrong with performing. if they were blown away by it, be glad. Its good to perform.

 

[snoopy123]

I love getting good reactions. Don't we all? Well, everytime someone goes crazy over my trick, it motivates me to do better the next time i see them, to learn better and more advanced tricks. Of course, this motivates me to practice more and analyse areas of improvement.

In short, don't feel bad about it! Just let the reactions motivate you to become a better magician

 

[Brad Henderson]

Caruso,

First, I applaud you for having a realistic opinion of where you are in the development of your magic. If you can see the difference between those who are better than you, and yourself, then you have the potential someday to be as great as they - the problems comes when you see no difference!

But your post brings up something very interesting, and important.

Your friend probably believed what he said. Good for you.

Of course, you are probably the only magician he has ever really seen. Or maybe, he has seen dabblers. So, in his eyes, you were something wonderful.

Now, let's think about our opinions of others in this field we consider masters.

So many of the people revered on these message boards may be clever guys, they may be excellent marketeers, they may have great style - but many who read these internet forums are new to magic and have not had the chance to be exposed to some of the truly best in our field. How can you know what great magic is when you have never seen the people who are out there really working in the field? How can you know what a truly great trick is, when all you have been exposed to are ideas that are released on DVDs.

The best ideas don't get put on DVDs. They are closely guarded by those who USE them, for real people, for real money.

Until you have seen some of the true master's in action, until you have read the classic books, then it is impossible to know who truly is worthy of emulation - and who is just a cool guy with some interesting DVDs.

So, I encourage everyone to keep an open mind. The best material, the best performers, keep a low profile. It's to their advantage. When you get to see one of these true masters, then it will realign everything you thought you thought you knew.

Brad Henderson