Success Isn't Magic

I've always been fascinated by charming tricks. When I was a small girl, my Grandfather used to magically draw a one-fourth from behind my ear. Back then, I wasn't as interested in how the fast one was done as I was in getting my hands on the one-fourth (big shocker).

My captivation with charming fast ones hasn't wavered; but my involvement in how the semblances are created have greatly increased. I be given to watch more than closely now, and size up every gesture in the hopes of discovering the secrets behind the trick.

Over the last few years, you may have got had the chance to see Val Valentino, also known as the Masked Magician. Valentino is the cat who performed both big and small-scale illusions and charming tricks, then revealed the secrets of the fast ones afterward. He wore the mask because he wanted to avoid recrimination from chap prestidigitators for breakage the magician's code.

You can't fault the prestidigitators for wanting to protect their tricks. If all of their secrets got out, then everyone would be able to execute these deeds of illusion, and they'd be out of a job.

So, why am I telling you all of this? It's simple, really. The successful colossuses around us aren't all that different from the magicians. And, many work equally difficult at protecting their secrets. Why? Because many of these "secrets" aren't secrets at all -- they are formulas, systems, and well-honed processes -- and, if we figured them out, we'd be successful, too.

Apply your wonder and energy toward emulating those whom you would aim to be like. Brand yourself a pupil of their attempts and their actions. Read and survey all that you can. If you follow the success of others long enough, you will detect the "magic" behind their success.