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When Preparation Meets Execution (The Wave Arrives)

Good Day Majik-Makers!

I just got back from Austin, Texas. I spent a week down there at an Impact Accelerator event with 120 of the most magical, influential entrepreneurs, investors, and advisors I’ve ever been in a room with.

And let me just say: This trip blew my expectations out of the water.

I went down there to raise $1.5M USD for ​Majik Kids​ — the rocket fuel we need to grow this thing into the global revolution it’s meant to be.

And I had been waiting for a wave like this for a long time — especially the last couple years.

But here’s the thing:

I didn’t wait passively. I’ve been preparing. Grinding. Refining. Stacking reps. Building capacity. Doing the inner work to be ready when the wave finally hit.

And now… I’m on the wave.

This moment didn’t happen because of luck. It happened because of preparation meeting execution.

The Pitch: 5 Minutes. 120 Power Players. No Second Chances. Make it Count

Above is my 5-minute pitch if you wanna watch....

Part of the event was that every founder got five minutes to pitch in front of the whole room — investors, advisors, super-connectors, founders.

Now, I take moments like this seriously.

For anyone who’s building a ​Signature Workshop​, preparing to speak, or pitch… listen closely:

Do not take preparation lightly!

Your presence in the moment is EVERYTHING. Your preparation determines your presence.

So for two weeks leading up to the event, I put in 30+ hours preparing my pitch.

• I wrote the script.

• Then rewrote it (20+ times)

• Then rewrote it again (5 more times)

25+ total revisions.

The slide deck? Also rebuilt at least 20 times.

I memorized the words. I refined the cadence. I practiced in the mirror. In the kitchen. Driving. Paddle Boarding. Breathing.

I was ready.

Or so I thought.

Enter: The Gut Punch

Two days before I leave, I book a call with one of the event’s advisors — Dr. Kimberly (bless this woman).

I share my pitch, fully expecting her to say something like:

“Wow, Bradley. This is amazing. You’re ready!”

Instead, without even a pause, she hits me with:

“That was boring. That was terrible.”

No cushioning. No politeness. Just a clean, sharp, samurai blade to my ego.

She said:

“Bradley. You are a STORY company. You are a CREATIVE agency. Where was the story? I glazed over the entire time.”

Gut. Punch!

And here’s the painful irony:

A month earlier, I told my wife on our deck while sharing morning coffee: “I want to tell this pitch like a fairytale.”

But then I talked to other advisors who said:

“No, no. Investors want the numbers. Keep it factual.”

So I did that. And I betrayed my own knowing.

So after that call with Dr Kimberly… I closed my laptop… stood up… and screamed “FACK!!!!!!”

My wife heard it from her studio and walked in like: “Well… looks like you have more work to do.”

She wasn’t wrong.

I paced around my office. Shook it off. Sat down. And wrote for five straight hours.

I rewrote the entire pitch as a story. The slides held the facts. But the voice was ME again.

I sent it to Dr. Kimberly as a voice note.

Her response:

“Bravo. Most people crumble when I speak that honestly. You rose to the occasion. Now you’re ready.”

The Embodiment Phase

I still had to:

• Finish financials

• Complete the business plan

• Memorize the new pitch

• Shorten it from 6 minutes to 4

So I put in the reps.

Dozens and dozens more hours... And probably close to 100 run-throughs.

Then the day came.

Driving to the venue, I’m speaking the pitch out loud…

And it was in me.

Not memorized. Embodied.

I wasn’t thinking anymore. I was the story.

Showtime

The woman before me — ​Kimba​ — absolutely CRUSHES. Powerhouse. Big energy. Big dreams. Crushing it with her business...

She sets the tone.

Then I step up.

And I feel…

Calm.

No nerves. No buzzing anxiety.

Just presence.

Because I had already lived this moment in my mind 100+ times.

I deliver the pitch.

Story. Humor. Heart. Purpose. Mission. Poise. Strength.

And when I finished…

Standing ovation (watch the video above)...

It felt fucking Legendary!

The Aftermath

Out of 120 people in the room:

I have booked 50 follow-up meetings.

These conversations are now flowing in:

• Investors wanting calls.

• Advisors opening doors.

• Founders asking to hire me.

• People wanting to join the Play Chi Ball revolution.

Every part of me — coach, creator, entrepreneur, movement maker — got to show up and be SEEN.

Now, I’m riding the wave — hallelujah.

The Teachings

When preparation meets execution, majik happens.

Most people collapse at the moment of resistance.

The scream moment. The “I don’t have time” moment. The ego wound. The doubt. The inconvenience.

But that moment — that moment — is where most dreams die.

If you can stay with it… If you can show up anyway… If you can keep it up…

You become magnetic.

You become undeniable.

And the wave arrives.

And You…

Wherever you are in your creative process right now…

Keep preparing. Keep refining. Keep polishing the diamond. Keep showing up.

When the moment comes, you want to be able to say:

“I did everything I could to be ready.”

That is where the majik lives.

Keep it up. Your wave is coming.

Reflection Prompt

Take 5 minutes.

Journal on this:

• Where am I in my preparation phase?

• Where am I resisting?

• What is asking to be refined, polished, practiced, repeated?

• What commitment am I making to myself today?

Set a timer. Let it flow.

You show up like this consistently?

And the world cannot ignore you. Because you didn’t ignore your calling.

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Stay awesome and keep climbing!

BRADLEY T. MORRIS ​
Majik Media​: Coach, Creative Director & Executive Producer
​Majik Kids​: Father, Founder, Author & Creative director ​
Play Chi Ball​: Chi Baller, Chi Ambassador & Co-Founder

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