#198 Gabriella Lester on making life magical by living your passions!

April 10, 2024 Ian Dawson Mackay ALL PODCAST EPISODES, LEVEL UP YOUR SKILLS, MINDSET & MENTAL STRENGTH, REAL-LIFE INSPIRING 1:30:24 0 Comments

TODAY's GUEST IS Gabriella Lester!

Today’s guest is Gabriella Lester! 

Gabriella is a 20 year old internationally award winning magician.

Drawing inspiration from her passions in life, she has built a dedicated fan-base, with her own brand of mind-blowing tricks, startling stage presence and a healthy dose of sarcasm. At 14, she was the youngest performer to ever do Houdini’s daring suspended straitjacket escape, where she escapes a strait jacket whilst been suspended in the air by her feet. She has performed on some of the biggest stages in Vegas, while being a frequent headliner at the World Famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, California.

Her highlight reel is mind-blowing for a performer at such a young age – Most recently, she appeared on Penn and Teller’s hit show ‘Fool Us’, but she has also been featured in the New York Times, and performed over 500 shows in 2023 whilst solo touring in Europe and North America.

In this interview, we cover her journey from awe-struck audience member to magic-performing rock-star, how she dealt with the woes of COVID and heart-break to become a stronger person, performing to legends like Penn and Teller, evolving your performance as you grow as a person, how you can chase your dreams at any age and so much more!

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Here are some key points that I would advise you to concentrate on:

  • We all have passions in life, and where could you be if you followed what excites you in life rather than the path others expect or pick for you? 
  • You can’t do it all, you will need support and mentors to help out. There are role models, coaches, mentors and so much more out there. Google local clubs, Meetup groups and the likes to connect with like minded people, and find coaches, mentors, accountability partners etc that will help you on your journey towards your goals! 
  • People are attracted to enthusiasm and people that give themselves to the art and activity. People are drawn to Gabriella’s drive and passion for magic, and can see her potential, and want to help her find it. Those are the people you want in your life. You are the average of the five people you hang around with most in life, choose wisely! 
  • Performance will bring feedback, critics and good alike. You need to understand that you will not always win over others, you will not always perform to your best or be the best, stop putting so much pressure on yourself. Listen to the comments, take the feedback and see if it’s valid, listen to the negativity but don’t take it to heart – use what you hear to improve your performance and keep improving! 
  • Gabriella went through some seriously hard times during COVID, professionally and personally. The time would crumble most people, but Gabriella used the purpose and lure of her passions, to keep her moving forward, to drag her on, to help deal with the grief. Gabriella let her performer side go on auto-pilot and let her passion draw her onwards out of the shit and pain holding her back at the time. 
  • Gabriella’s parents encouraged her to follow her passion, try new things and be herself and follow what she wants in life. If you have kids, please keep them motivated, encourage them to try and not give up, and follow what they want in life.
  • Gabriella slowly built her way in magic, by helping out, volunteering at shows, helping behind the scenes etc. If you can’t afford to train, offer to help out and clean etc, to get a chance to absorb learnings etc. There is always a way to your goals, and if you can’t find one, make one! 
  • We all have that child like wonder, no matter our age. Stop trying to be an adult, and find that thing that makes you feel like a child at Christmas and create that feeling in everyone when you perform at what you want to do in life! 
  • As you grow, learn, train and evolve as a person, as you change as a person at your core, be like Gabriella does by changing her act to reflect the changing seasons of her life, you can evolve your performance in whatever it is to match the evolution of your soul. 
  • As a performer analyse life, feel the emotions, feel the feelings, let yourself feel, don’t try and hold it off, let it out, and use it as part of you to grow, develop and even into your act, learn from it and become better by going through it and using your passion(s) to grow from it.  

 

 
 
 
 
 
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  • Gabriella gave herself to her passions, and tried everything with everything she had. You are not limited or restricted, find what excites you, what you love and gives you fulfillment and chase those passions and dreams! 
  • Gabriella struggled against the lure of a comfort zone job, during COVID time. We will all feel the lure of the comfort zone, that safe space we can fall into and not feel exposed, scared or challenged, but it’s not a real life, it’s not the real you. Be like Gabriella, drive out the comfort zone and make magic happen in your life again! 
  • You are only restricted by the limitations that you put on your own life. Look at things and wonder, be creative, consider how this could be changed and done differently. Stop restricting and start creating! 
  • You are unique, you are different to others and need to stop trying to act like everyone else! Look at the greats in your industries, take things that work for them and trial them and keep what works and lose what doesn’t. Stop trying to be the same as everyone else, by you, the world needs you to be the real you! 
  • Trial things, take on challenges, push yourself, make mistakes. It won’t always be pretty, you won’t always be successful, but you will learn from it, find your own path and become your authentic self.  
  • Gabriella is a badass performer, as she gives herself to her act, she takes her real life self and dials it up to 11 and shapes her act with what excites her – what could happen if you stopped holding back and went full throttle! 
  • The universe will give you signs you need to change, Gabriella was told by her colleague to leave and she could do more, and she listened. What is in your life telling you to go for that job you want, chase the partner you want, chase the success or goals you yearn for. Forget the comfort zone and find yourself in life! 
  • Everything evolves as time goes by, don’t try and hold on. People change, friendships end, people want new challenges and wonder in their life, evolve with it, be fluid and flexible and let the changing times change how you approach life. Have a goal but an open path on how you will get there! 
  • Fear will always come up, it will never go away, you will always feel it – acknowledge it’s there, it’s part of you, part that is trying to keep you safe and well, say hit to it, give it a name and tell it ‘Not just now’, take a breath and go out and do your thing! 

LEVEL UP Time WITH THIS KEY LESSON!

We all have passions in life, and where could you be if you followed what excites you in life rather than the path others expect or pick for you? 

Gabriella slowly built her way in magic, by helping out, volunteering at shows, helping behind the scenes etc. If you can’t afford to train, offer to help out and clean etc, to get a chance to absorb learnings etc. There is always a way to your goals, and if you can’t find one, make one! 

You are unique, you are different to others and need to stop trying to act like everyone else! Look at the greats in your industries, take things that work for them and trial them and keep what works and lose what doesn’t. Stop trying to be the same as everyone else, by you, the world needs you to be the real you! 

Find yourself and put it out there in the world! 

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