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BUSINESS MAGIC!™
In this issue of Business Magic!
Business Magic!™
Business Magic!™ is read by decision makers in all 50 states in the USA and more than 60 countries world-wide. Experience the magic Randall shares with leading companies around the world to increase sales, increase profits, and make their
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A fresh approach to attracting customers.
Each issue of Business Magic!™ features a photo from my personal "Humor File" containing
funny things I have collected from around the world. I recommend you create
your own Humor File; put into it whatever you find that is funny to you;
and, when you are stressed, open up your file and look through it. It works
like magic to help reduce stress - and it's cheaper than therapy!
2. Sand Castle Freedom While building sand castles on the beach with my granddaughter, Emily, I discovered something. Of course, it was pure joy to play happily with Emily while basking in sunshine and our mutual love. The joy was not newly discovered, but strongly reinforced. What I discovered is the freedom that comes while building something that you know will be temporary. I knew that the sand castle we were building would be washed away with the next high tide. We were free to try whatever we wanted to without regard to long-term consequences.
I am reminded of walking through Chris-Town Mall in Phoenix, Arizona, where professional sand castle artists were creating huge sand sculptures. Because they were working with sand instead of stone, they were freely trying ideas. If they didn’t like the way something looked, they would remove it, pack in some wet sand, and carve something new. What caught my attention was the subject of the sculpture they were working on. It was called One Ring Circus and featured some of the world’s best loved circus clowns. Because I knew some of the clowns in the sculpture, I chatted with the artists about them. They surprised me when they asked if I would give them permission to include me, as Circles the Clown, in the sculpture. I was honored to be included with such great clowns as Emit Kelley, Lou Jacobs, Felix Adler, and Otto Grabbling.
This is a picture postcard of the final massive sand sculpture fashioned out of 20 tons of sand. You can see my clown image peering out of the clown car between the legs of a stilt-walking clown. The sand sculpture was on display inside the mall for a number of years but, like my sand castle on the beach, it eventually crumbled and was swept away. Since discovering how liberating it was to build with sand, I have endeavored to exercise the same freedom when creating things that I tend to think of as more permanent. I’ve come to realize that nothing lasts forever and attempts at perfection are paralyzing. One of the things I appreciate about writing magazine articles is that articles have a shorter life than my books. I feel more open to write spontaneously. As you work diligently on things that seem to be permanent, try imagining that they are just temporary. Realize that if some things don’t work quite right or you don’t like them, it will be all right. Life will go on. They will be washed away and replaced. Feel free to try some creative innovations. The results will be worth it.
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and ask us to change your subscription from HTML to Text format. One hundred years is a long time. Especially if, like Ruth, that is the number of years you have been alive. But Ruth really doesn’t seem that old. Ruth, you see, is a clown. A very active clown. I met Ruth Winblad this spring at Clown Camp on the campus of the University of Wisconsin. I was an instructor again for the 25th anniversary of Clown Camp. Hundreds of remarkable clowns were there from all over the world. But the most remarkable clown was Ruth. Though her thin, but still shapely, legs aren’t as strong as they once were, her attitude is powerful. She applied her clown makeup, donned her costume, and performed at every opportunity. Her clear eyes, quick smile, and strong vibrato singing voice are amazing. True age is determined more by attitude than by longevity. Ruth doesn’t seem to realize she is old. She is too busy enjoying life. Would you try to lean how to ride a unicycle at age 100? Ruth did. One hundred year old Ruth is a young woman. How old are you? I’m not asking how many years has it been since you were born. Ignore the numbers. How old would you be if you didn’t know when you were born? Be like Ruth; act the age you feel inside. Don’t let your birthdays dictate your behavior.
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Great pictures are the hallmark of the National Geographic magazine. Every issue contains incredibly vivid, striking, and often emotionally moving photographs. Other magazines have professional photographers and good pictures but they don’t reach the level of excellence exhibited every month, in every issue, of National Geographic. They don’t print exceptional photographs because they only take exceptional photographs. They print exceptional photographs because they take lots and lots of good photographs and buried within all those very good photographs are the remarkable ones that we see in the magazine. William L. "Bill" Allen, editor of National Geographic magazine said that for an average article they shoot 40,000 pictures and use 20. Their success rate is only one out of two thousand! Their professional photographs fail to make the magazine 99.95% of the time. National Geographic photographers are willing to try things; lots of things. They try different angles, filters, lighting, perspectives, film, composition, speeds, seasons and lenses. They don’t expect every photograph to be great. They know that a lot of the things they try won’t work well. An essential part of their success is the willingness to try things with no assurance of success. They are willing to work hard on something and then discard it and start over. What could you accomplish if you were willing to work hard on something and then discard it and start over if it doesn’t pan out? By the way, National Geographic doesn’t just take lots of pictures and hope they get lucky. According to Bill Allen, they plan more than 24 issues ahead. Careful planning and free experimentation are compatible elements of success.
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A fear of failing can be paralyzing. These five steps can help you break through the self-limiting barrier you tend to construct when you are afraid of failing. 1. Ask yourself what you would try if you knew you couldn’t fail? What are you not now doing that you would try if I could wave my magic wand over you and you knew that you were absolutely assured that you would succeed? 2. Imagine what it would be like if you tried this and succeeded. What is the best thing that could happen as a result of your success? If you tried it and it was a fantastic, resounding success, what is the best thing you could imagine happening? 3. Knowing what you would try if you could not fail, ask yourself what would be the consequences if you tried it and failed? What is the worst thing that could happen? If you tried it, and you failed miserably, what is the worst thing you could imagine happening? 4. As best you can, assess the likelihood of failing. How likely are you to fail completely? Even though you are afraid of the possibility of failing, what is the realistic probability that you will actually fail? Are you more likely to succeed or more likely to fail? Try to put a number on it. Is your likelihood of failing 90 percent or is it more like 25 percent or 10 percent? 5. This is the key - ask yourself this important question: is the potential for success worth the risking the possibility of failure? Many times people do not act because they are irrationally afraid of the possibility of failing – even though the success would give them tremendous rewards. If realistically the worst consequences of failure aren’t all that horrible and if rationally the likelihood of failing is quite low, reconsider your fear. With this realistic, honest assessment, you may decide it is actually wise try something new. If you want Randall Munson to deliver one of his powerful, award-winning presentations at your event,
contact him now! 6. Parting Thoughts
The focus of this issue of Business Magic!™ is on trying things. Some would call it risk taking but that term is so filled with monumental preconceived expectations that I prefer to just call it “trying things.” It is a powerful tool. That’s why it plays a role in my keynote presentation "Success Through Creativity Innovation!” I describe the Five Deadly Statements that can inhibit your creativity. One of them is “I can’t afford to make a mistake.” When you realize that you actually can make a mistake when you try things, it frees you up to explore new opportunities. Use
this link to learn more about
“Success Through Creativity and Innovation!”
See Randall
Boston, MA, USA Fukuoka, Japan October 26-28, 2005 iSUC 
Randall is presenting a major presentation at iSUC, Japan's Largest Computer Users Group. Randall received the Best Session Award the last time he spoke at this prestigious international conference. English: http://www.uken.or.jp/isuc/isuc16/index_e.html Japanese: http://www.uken.or.jp/isuc/isuc16
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