As a trade show magician and funny motivational speaker who uses magic and mind reading in my presentations, my life was transformed by reading about Houdini when I was 8 years old.
Even though Harry Houdini died 85 years ago on Halloween, his legend lives on. Check out this post on what Houdini can teach you about dealing with challenges and escaping from problems: http://funnymotivationalspeaker.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/dealing-with-challenges-and-escaping-from-problems-what-harry-houdini-can-teach-you/