The Mind Paradox at Liberty Mutual: The Attention We Bring

On July 15, 2026, I performed The Mind Paradox for a Liberty Mutual LEAAP employee gathering in downtown Columbus. The themes were attention, focus, perception and human connection, subjects that felt close to both my professional life and my work as a mentalist.

I work in technology, so a professional audience is a world I can relate to. There is usually something to solve, something to understand and another task waiting for its turn. If you have ever tried to finish one thing while several others need an answer, you will know how much effort attention can take.

That was a useful personal connection to bring to this show. I could approach the theme through an experience I understood, then explore it through mentalism. I enjoy finding these connections between the work I do and the performances I create.

The Mind Paradox gave me a way to make attention itself part of a shared experience. What we notice, what we expect and how we interpret a moment all interest me. Bringing those ideas to an employee gathering gave the performance a context that felt natural.

I describe this approach as an “attention architecture experience.” Behind the name is a fairly simple concern: how do I put the experience together so that each part has a purpose? I think about the introduction, the pace and the way people are invited to take part. Those choices matter to me as much as the individual surprises.

Then there is the person participating. Someone’s comfort, individuality and willingness to join in deserve care. I want a person to feel that I have thought about their experience too. Human connection becomes a very practical part of preparing a show when you look at it that way.

Performing here in Columbus also meant something to me. This is the community where I live and continue to develop my work. Being able to bring a show I care about to a local professional gathering made the occasion personally meaningful.

I am grateful to have shared The Mind Paradox with the Liberty Mutual LEAAP gathering. It gave me an opportunity to bring several familiar parts of my life together: technology, the working world, and my love of performing.

The thought I return to is a simple one. Attention is something we ask for throughout the day, and something we have to choose how to give. Spending time building a performance around it made me appreciate it a little more myself.