so as you've seen from the thumbnail and
the caption I just quit my job almost
one year ago I started working for a
company by the name of illusionist
illusionist is the first and one of the
biggest online magic retailers in the
world they have been around for 15 years
and been leading the magic industry in
selling playing cards online tutorials
and much much more not only his illusion
has been the biggest company and the
most prolific company but also the most
in touch with its audience it's also had
the most controversial campaigns and
some of the most creative people in the
magic industry I've been fortunate
enough to work with these people in the
past year and become very good friends
with them one thing I could say about
illusionist is not only have they
provided for me and taking me under
their wing help me grow artistically and
as a human but they've actually fostered
my talent which isn't usually the case
with a company most companies will take
an employee and and literally drain them
dry of all their creative ideas and use
basically every ounce of talent in their
favor to uplift the brand which isn't
the case with the illusionist they've
not only supported my personal endeavors
but have helped me grow them
independently and there is no other
company in this world today that I've
ever heard of that does that for their
employees and that's something that more
companies should take notice of the
value of your company is only measured
by the success of its employees and I
owe a lot of my personal success to
illusionists and although today I am
venturing onto my own path is the heavy
heart that I had to leave Illusionist
now most of you out there
are probably hoping there's some type of
drama some type of story here that's
going to unfold but the truth of the
matter is that illusionist has treated
me very very well and they treat their
employees incredibly well and I'm just
very very thankful for the opportunities
they've given me in the past year and
allowed me to continue and further my
personal progress and growth and I'm
excited today's the day that I work for
myself and what is incredible feeling
I'm terrified but at the same time I've
never been happier I feel sad about the
people that I'm not going to be working
with on a daily basis but that's not to
say that it won't work with them again I
do have future projects lined up with
illusionist as this is a company that I
don't I don't want to lose partnership
with I do want to keep them in my life
because they are incredible people and
the company is by every definition
successful and important brand in the
magic industry but now it's time to
focus on YouTube I have just made the
jump to become a full-time youtuber now
not a full-time youtuber as in that's
all I do because what goes behind being
a full-time youtuber as a magician are
various things including including
perhaps branding opportunities that this
channel might have that might integrate
organically into whatever it is that I
want to present or performing magic or
teaching magic and a lot of these things
are are just basically the only way I
can put into words is I'm combining
everything that I love in my life into
into one platform and if you were to
tell me that when I was in high school
hey Chris your guidance counselor here
so we have we have a career path for you
this might not be for everybody but let
me know if this sounds interesting to
you we know you like magic and we know
you love like videography and
cinematography and all that stuff so we
thought it might be great if you did
everything that you loved in your life
and just put it on film and had fun
editing and traveling and meeting new
people and getting paid for all that
what do you think about that job
opportunity yeah not something your
guidance counselor usually suggests to
you but how do you done it I would have
jumped on this train a long time ago
what an incredible place to be in
today's day and age where someone like
me or like you can take the leap into
being independent into working on what
it is that you love again I was
fortunate enough to have a company
support me enough to be able to make
that leap without whom I might not be at
the same place that I'm at right now I
definitely wouldn't be at the same place
than that so all that being said all the
hard work over the years pale in
comparison to the hard work that I have
in front of me and I can't wait to
tackle it head-on I can't wait to get my
hands dirty I can't wait I can't wait to
hustle every day to make ends meet using
everything every skill set that I've
acquired throughout my whole life and
put it to the test right now it's for me
the reason I'm alive you know there's
like that old saying if you're
comfortable you're not growing right and
I think personally in my life I you know
I moved so many times I've had different
careers and I've jumped around from
school to school as a kid and and I
think change is something that I Nate
Lee crave and it's like kind of like
outgrowing a cast where
the cast has helped me supported me but
at one point like I mean the fish just
has to get into a different fish tank or
be put in the ocean and I feel like I'm
at that point in order for me to grow
personally and to develop myself
personally I have to I owe it to myself
to try and swim in the big waters and
see if I can make it without a life
support and it's scary it's terrifying
it's invigorating and it's something
that I have to do and this moment right
now is going to be a moment that I think
I'll remember for the rest of my life
the moment that I made the decision to
to take that leap now I'll go into this
leap blindly this is something that
obviously I've been working towards my
entire life and I'm proud of myself that
I've gotten here and I can't wait I
can't come I can't wait to share it all
with you expect more videos expect more
content and expect a lot more from this
guy sitting right here because I am just
getting started
thank you
Illusionist and thank you you guys you
there for helping me develop Who I am
who I want to become and helping me
reach this point in my life I couldn't
have done it without any of you so thank
you very much in the bottom of my heart
and I stay tuned
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