WTF is magic?
Minus my brief love affair with David Copperfield's magic mojo in the 80's, I've never been a fan of magic. To me, most magicians are clones of each other. You see one, you've seen them all. Then there's David Blaine. Admittedly, I got caught up with the Blaine phenomenon in the beginning, then hated on him later on. Mostly because I didn't think what he did was magic, I thought they were PR stunts. But after watching his TED piece (below), I see now that I hated on him because he didn't follow my conventional rules of what magic was (lame). Instead, he's pioneering a new way to look at what magic can be (I can't believe I just said that about David Blaine). The TED piece is a little long, but it's worth it to see how humble Blaine comes off and how dedicated he is to pushing his own limit. I admire this kind of crazy passion and believe it translates into any business. Or better yet - any quest.
(If you can't wait for it, Blaine shares his answer @ 19:38.)
