Oz Pearlman: How To "Read" Minds, Influence Anyone, and Never Fear Rejection

Oz Pearlman, a mentalist, discusses the skills he's learned from his profession that can be applied to business and life, emphasizing the importance of convincing and winning people over. He recounts overcoming his fear of rejection as a young magician by creating a mental separation between himself and his act. Pearlman also touches on his past, including shoplifting and a felony larceny arrest, and how those experiences shaped him. The conversation explores the balance between skill and talent, the concept of "bombing" in his performances, and his approach to creating new material for television appearances. He shares his reverse engineering method, starting with the desired outcome and working backward to achieve it, and how he applies this to real estate negotiations.