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Office of Fleet Management
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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
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Credit Suisse First Boston
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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
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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
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Inspiration Times Magazine
Vampire (My Big Mistake) Author: Tim Leonard
Vampire (My Biggest Mistake)
Have you ever done something just to fit in? Just to be cool? To be in the "in crowd" that you want? Maybe you have, maybe you haven't. Why do we do it? I was dumb enough to do something cool by trying to be goth to fit in with a crowd, to feel approved. I wanted to feel like I was a part of a group, part of something cool.
Up until December of 2003, I never liked black that much. Clothes or anything. But at the end of December, my best friend who I haven't seen in six months came to my house with a friend of hers, and she was goth. So we all walked over to Dairy Queen and had some food to eat, and her friend and I started talking and we both connected in a weird way, like we were meeting ourselves instead of someone else. I really started noticing her clothes when we were walking back to my house and I thought they were kinda cool. But that’s all I thought about them.
The next time I saw her, she came with one of my other friends, and that’s when we really started connecting. And that’s also when I started noticing her clothes more and thought how cool they were next to my blue jeans and a t-shirt. I mean, she had the whole thing going. The hair, punk t-shirt, big black baggy pants with chains, and wristbands. The more and more I liked her, the more and more I wanted to dress and be just like her. Then I found out she will be going to my school. I was so happy because then everyone else can meet her and we can date and see each other daily.
The day school started back up, there she was, all black listening to punk music on her Walkman. And there was me, wearing a black shirt, black pants, and skater shoes. The trend continued to grow while we dated until my closet was full of black clothes and all I would listen to is goth metal and punk rock. Whereas before, I would wear Aeropostale and listen to rock, pop, hip hop, country, etc....... Then I stared hanging out with a much different crowd, one that would accept me because I was just like them. For once in years, I was accepted by people. But it came out to be the wrong acceptance.
After the whole conversion, my life went down hill and I felt horrible. I felt so depressed, so down, so crazy. I would get in these moods that even Hitler couldn't top. I would throw stuff, cuss people, and do all sorts of things to fight back. But looking back at it, it had to be one of the stupidest things I've ever done. Ever.
After that experience, I had a wake-up call from my brain, I'm not a goth, I’m not a punk, I'm me, I can be who I want to be as long as I'm happy with my decision, and deep down inside I'm happy with the choice, and that’s all that matters.
Tim Leonard is a fourteen year-old from Dwight, IL. He likes to write about personal issues that happened to him or a close friend. Tim has been writing for many years and has been recognized and awarded for it.
