Overcoming obstacles, procrastination, and building habits with Richard Turner

The Nice Podcast is brought to you by Futureforth.com. We help fast-growing tech companies onboard, create, and keep happier, more connected employees. Richard Turner is a world-famous expert 'card mechanic' who is known for his brilliant card trick performances. He was honored with a Golden Lion Award in Magic from Siegfried and Roy and the Lynn Searles Award for Excellence in Card Manipulation. He is the 2014 and 2017 recipient of the Close-Up Magician of the Year award from The Academy of Magical Arts and the subject of the inspiring documentary Dealt. Turner's audiences have included Jimmy Stewart, Gene Kelly, Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, Brad Pitt, Muhammad Ali, and Secretary of State Colin Powell. He is also a 6-degree black belt in karate. But what makes all of Turner’s accomplishments truly incredible is that he is blind – and has been since childhood. What we talked about... Dealing with the Imposter. How we can use social media more My article about the documentary, Dealt. The importance of family. Playing cards and card magic. Richard constantly practices his card shuffles (you can hear this in the background of this episode) Practice doesn’t make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. The importance of travel. How Richard earned his sixth-degree black belt. Richard fooled Penn & Teller on their TV show. How Scarlet Fever led to Richard and his sister becoming blind. Figure out your passion. Discipline breeds discipline. Don’t put off today what you can do right now. Giving back. We ❤️ Our Listeners. Please be sure to follow the show and leave a review wherever you subscribe to podcasts. Reviews and sharing the show are the nicest ways to support the show and are deeply appreciated. Thank you. 👋 Say hello info@futureforth.com. 🐦 On Twitter @davedelaney. ❤️ Subscribe to the Nice Maker Newsletter at nicemaker.co. 🎸 Theme song is “Little Jane May” and the end song is “Funny Feeling” by AlistairChristl.ca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices