Intriguing and interesting are understatements when it comes to the “Amazing Kreskin’s” mentalist act. But he’s had 88 appearances on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, a TV series, a board game and a theme song to prove that his act is no act.

Now, he’s using his honorary Ph.D in psychology to prepare for a national tour so he can show that his work does more than just entertain. According to Kreskin, the way a person perceives life can actually change its course.

His principles include making sure to listen to ourselves and discerning through the noise to hear our inner voice. But it’s not so easy, he says.

He talks with Growing Bolder about his new reality TV show and how it felt to be named the “World’s Youngest Magician” when he was a teenager.