Organization

Magic, is like any other hobby, art, or education. You have to be organized in order to be a good magician. If you can't find your tricks, books, DVD's, gimmicks, supplies, or anything else you need for your magic, your screwed.

Last December, I was the most disorganized person I knew. I was so disorganized that I thought I had lost my Ninja 1 and 2, my Black Deck Book, and 4 Black Tiger Decks. I found my Ninja DVD's and my Tigers soon after, but it wasn't until 2 months ago that I found my Black Deck Book while moving out of my new house. After that point, I knew it was time to get organized.

Not only did my new found organization help me in my magic, but it helped me at school and in my personal life. My marks shot up from last year, and I was never late for any social gathering with my friends...

I don't want to see anyone lose their magic and mess up a performance because they are disorganized. There are many ways to get organized for magic:

Tips:

  • Sort your magic, make boxes for different types of magic or items. (Shoe Boxes or chests work the best.)
  • Clean the room where your magic is kept.
  • Keep the boxes in a place where you will remember where they are.
  • Keep the boxes together.
  • Label the boxes.

These tips will help you get organized.

I know people who have lost hundreds of dollars worth of magic due to disorganization, and I don't want it happening to you.

Get organized, and magic will be simpler.

Comments

crissangelfreak
27th Feb 07
Thanks, That helps!
scholarkid
15th Apr 07
yea i had that problem...could never find my thumbtips and stuff anyway i made a rolling shelf under my bed (really big) and organized all my TT and D'lite ropes decks books Dvds and thats where everything goes and i don't have to panic and overnight things whenever i need them anymore its alot better now
mcrkid911
1st May 07
I have a big RubberMade box in my closet everything fits in there right now.
Jordan90
19th Jun 07
I have lost alot of my magic supplys and it's not fun. So now I have this red chest in my room and i have labled it. I put all of my magic supplys in it. I have won a trophy for doing magic in scool. well thanks!
dragon74
4th Nov 08
Yeah, organisation is next to Godliness! I was sick of the blind panics when I couldnt find a particular item. They are all grouped together in 3 sections. My Grade A, stuff I carry around favourites. (see my thread for this), My Grade B stuff for use on stage, and Grade C for stuff that I should never have brought, but dont want to discard. I even went that step further, and took pics of EVERYTHING, labelled, and now can have a look in my magic collection (only 70ish items) folder, and see all my tricks at a glance. It also helps for stuff you may've forgotten about.


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