INTRODUCTION

Hi!

Do you want to see a magic trick?

This book isFULL of them. And they have the power toCHANGE YOUR LIFE!

They’re not the sort of magic tricks that will allow you to conjure ferocious white tigers from under your parents’ bed.

And they’re not the sort of tricks that will make your teacher’s car turn into a huge, smelly block of cheese.

Thankfully for your parents and your teachers, these are different sorts of tricks.

And guess what? To perform these amazing feats, you don’t even have to believe in magic.

You just have to believe in yourself. And I can show you how.

Allow me to introduce myself! My name is Keith Barry, and I’m a magician, as well as a father, a scientist, a mentalist, a hypnotist, an escapologist (yes, it’s a thing), a mind coach and aBRAIN HACKER!

If you’ll allow me, I can perform some mind magic onYOU!

I can help you to become more confident to try things you’ve never done before: Karate? Forming a rock band? Swimming with basking sharks?

I can teach you tricks that will help you to fix problems you encounter in everyday life, like standing up to someone at school who’s making you feel bad.

I can help you to feel good, smash goals that you set yourself, bounce back when things go wrong (which they sometimes will) and make your life much moreMAGICAL!

I’ve shown these tricks to sportspeople, from Olympians to international rugby players. I’ve used them on ordinary folks, and evenHOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES!

It doesn’t matter who we are, where we come from, or what we want to achieve. We can all make small changes that make aBIG DIFFERENCE to our lives.

Maybe that’s getting over a fear of dogs or becoming more confident at making new friends. Maybe it’s calming down your mind when you get stressed out or upset, or maybe it’s about sta