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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

 
 

The Achiever's Bias for Action
Author: Dr. William G. Covington, Jr.

Copyright 2005 by Dr. William G. Covington, Jr.

A bias for action separates doers from mere dreamers. Action leaves something in its wake. People who leave legacies are action-oriented. They don't wait for ideal circumstances, they act regardless of what is happening around them. Action reveals inner thoughts. It is the means by which those thoughts take the form of physical reality. John Locke said as much when he noted, "The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts." Early American writer David Thomas (1776-1859)was well aware of the significance actions leave when he wrote, "unselfish and noble actions are the most radiant pages in the biography of souls."

Everyone has intentions, both active and passive people. It's the follow-up that is the demarcation point between those who make a difference and those who simply exist by default. Swedish scientist and theologian Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) described this difference. He observed, "To will and not to do when there is opportunity, is in reality not to will; and to love what is good and not to do it, when it is possible, is in reality not to love it." One might add, that if true passion exists, there will be action.

Another benefit of the bias for action is that it keeps you engaged with life. The reality of the cliche, "if you don't use it you lose it," is expressed more eloquently by Gamaliel Bailey when he wrote, "The firefly shines whenon the wing; so it is with the mind; when we rest we darken."
Early American clergyman Robert S. MacArthur (1841-1923) saw healing virtue associated with action. Rather than being a negative, he viewed positive work as a gift. He noted, "Activity is God's medicine; the highest genius is willingness and ability to do hard work. Any other conception of genius makes it doubtful, if not a dangerous possession." So to MacArthus, thinking was only the beginning of a process. The fruition came about in the doing.

Even small actions have significance. In fact, larger projects are only a culmination of small acts. A bias for action is what makes achievers what they are. Jesus told His followers that even if they gave a glass of water in His Name it would not go unnoticed.






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Dr. Covington has held seminars in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He has also published widely on the subjects of goal-setting, media management, and other issues.

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