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individual students being instructed. This office thanks the Mayors Office
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Timothy K. Lynch
Office of Fleet Management
City of Philadelphia
Rick has a magical approach that provides a clear and
concise message specifically designed to the needs of his
audience. Rick will provide all the motivational magic you
will ever need, propelling your organization to the next
level of greater success.
Thomas Mulhern
Frontier Communications
Rick Saldan is a compelling and absorbing motivational speaker and
magician.I have been to five of his
Motivational Magic presentations and it is amazing how he keeps our
college audiences on the edge of their seats.
A highly entertaining performer with great comedy flair. Rich content to
increase students' productivity, peak performance and motivation. If you
need an outstanding motivational speaker for colleges, Rick is definitely
one of the world's greatest speakers and magicians!
Dr. Rob Gilbert, Sport Psychologist,
Montclair State University
Rick Saldan has the wit, wisdom and sorcery of a wizard. He
has a dynamic personality, and all will enjoy his
captivating stories, comedy and magic!
Dennis Slaughter
Credit Suisse First Boston
Rick Saldan delivers a first-class show! A pro in every
sense of the word. Funny, unique, entertaining and polished.
Brian Letscher, Actor
Hawaii Five-O, NCIS, Cold Case, Law & Order and The Mentalist.
Rick Saldan is a wonderful combination of master magician, comic
improviser and first class speaker. The audience loved his program, which
was music to our ears. If you love celebrity motivational speakers such as
Tom Hopkins, Dale Carnegie and Zig Ziglar, then you'll love Rick!
Dottie Burman, President
Burtley Productions, Inc.
Rick Saldan
is an incredibly talented performer and motivational speaker with great insight. He shares many powerful
motivational messages that will enhance your life for the better!
Jack Murray, President
Dream Illusions
Rick is one of the best inspirational speakers on
the scene today. Funny, fun loving and highly energetic. If you want to
make your next event into an extraordinary one, then invite professional
speaker Rick Saldan and his amazing Motivational Magic.
Andres Lara, President
Inspiration Times Magazine
Spiritual growth: the key to wellness and longevity Author: Dr. Sparks Lunney
Dr. Carl Rogers' classic On Becoming a Person (1961) describes the "Good Life" from a therapist's point of view as "being a Fully Functioning Person". This is the same state of wholeness perennially described in the world's spiritual literature. Indeed, Rogers traces his understanding of wholeness to Lao Tzu's Tao Teh Ching -The Way of Life, written around 500 BC."The surest test if a man is sane is if he accepts life whole, as is..." writes Lao Tzu. The way to do is to be, to go with the flow, tobe open, flexible and creative. The way to lose at life is to be rigid, inflexible, obsessed with thoughts about the past ("if only") or the future ("what if"), and to keep regular company with feelings such as fear, anger and self-pity. Lao Tzu's spiritual classic is the second most translated book in the world, second only to the Bible.
Dr. Redford Williams, in his 1989 book The Trusting Heart , notes that the patterns of thoughts and feelings which produce health and longevity include being slow to anger, trusting of others, compassionate and kind. "The trusting heart spends little time feeling resentful,irritable and angry...the hostile heart is at risk for premature death and disease...the trusting heart is protected against these outcomes." To create wellness, Dr. Williams recommends that you cultivatemonitoring & reducing your cynical thoughts, laughing at yourself, learning to relax, growing in your ability to trust, becoming a better listener, and practicing forgiveness. Forgiving those "who tresspass against you" is a powerful way to foster your own health and longevity.
The Yoga sutras of Patanjali (200 BC) state clearly that your patterns of thinking and feeling directly impact your mental and physical health. Very similar language is found in Proverbs:"A tranquil spirit is the basis of life and health" (Prov. 14:30 0. Similarly, Dr. Hans Selye, whose classic work The Stress of Life (1956) addresses the medical implications of our patterns of thinking & feeling, states:"...our bodily defense reactions can also fall into a groove, by always responding with the same exaggerated hormonal response, whether it is appropriate to the situation or not."
The world's spiritual wisdom contains a wealth of information on how to foster your own health and longevity. To benefit from this wisdom requires you to engage in some self-work This self-work may include cultivating some form of meditative practice, progressive relaxation, adapting a healthy diet, & regular exercise. Involvement in a faith community, and/or a 12-Step fellowship. Wellness requires that you change old patterns of toxic emotion, negative thought, & self-defeating behavior by being honest, open and willing to spend some time in self-dialogue identifying your emotional hangouts, recurrentthoughts and recurring behavior patterns.Selfwork includes maintaining functional patterns & changing those unhealthy patterns which no longer serve you (or perhaps never did).
Dr. Lunney is president of Life Coach USA, Inc, which provides personal
coaching for persons striving for increased spiritual growth & development.
He can be reached at 800-845-1385 ot
www.lifecoachusa.com
Dr. Lunney is President of Life Coach USA, Inc. which provides personal coaching for persons striving for increased spiritual growth & development. He can be reached at 800-834-1485 or www.lifecoachusa.com
