Posts Tagged ‘how to’



3 Simple Ways to Save a Ton of Money on Hotel Rooms

By Harris III | 5 Comments

HotelOkay, so maybe not everyone spends thousands of dollars a year on hotel rooms, but I’ve spent the last 15 years of my life traveling around the world for a living. When you travel that much, hotels begin to add up.  It’s just part of the cost of doing what we do, but trust me, I LOVE saving money!

I’ve stayed in some of the nicest and most unique hotels in the world, as well as some pretty dumpy ones.  I’ve also found a few ways to save a penny or two and get the best bang for my buck.  Here are 3 totally random travel tips that you can use to save yourself some money when booking a hotel room.  This is exactly what we do when making our own reservations.   READ ALL

7 Reasons Why EVERY Kid Should Learn a Few Magic Tricks

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Learning MagicAnyone who has seen our live show has probably heard the story about how a little box of magic tricks changed my life forever.  When my grandmother gave me a magic set for Christmas when I was nine years old, I never could have predicted what a huge impact it would have on my future.

Let’s face it…not every kid is going to be a professional magician and travel the world as a Master Illusionist.  However, I do believe that there are at least 7 HUGE reasons why every kid on the planet should learn a few tricks, and get a little into magic, even if it’s only for a season… READ ALL

9 Year Old Isaac Talks Magic Tricks, Video Games, Twitter, Apple, Steve Jobs, and AT&T.

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I love doing video blogs/interviews. I love talking to others and learning about people. But usually I’m interviewing music artists, high-profile speakers, authors, pastors…mainly leaders. I decided to sit down and talk to a kid, and I can’t wait to do it again.  After all, even kids are leaders for some.

Meet my friend, Isaac. He’s one of our members on illusionism.TV.  He talks about his Twitter profile, experience with Apple and AT&T, and plenty about his love for video games.  If you’ve ever wondered what it might look like for a performing artist, (me), to get upstaged and outperformed during an interview by a 9 year old kid, this is what it looks like.  Enjoy this 5 minutes of non-stop entertainment:   READ ALL

How Changing Your Perspective Can Dramatically Change Your Life

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I bet you’re missing out on so much of life, just by how you currently see things.  There’s so much to gain by just changing your perspective every now and then.  My recent trip to Nicaragua was a strong reminder of that.  Few things bring more perspective than international travel to a third-world country.

Do you need to change your perspective?

Mona LisaThe famous artist, Leonardo Da Vinci, (who painted the Mona Lisa), was known for changing his perspective before considering one of his masterpieces 100% complete.  Apparently, when Da Vinci was supposedly 99.9% finished, his final step was to look at his painting in a mirror.  Simply by changing his perspective and how he saw the painting, he would notice needed changes in the painting that were impossible for him to see before.  Turns out, perspective is a really powerful thing.

I’ve always struggled with this.  Judging others is something I used to do a lot of.  My pride, arrogance, and selfishness always allowed me to look at other people and situations and immediately jump to conclusions.  I’d think, “That guy has READ ALL