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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!


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Montclair State University

 

 

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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 Tom Hopkins, Dale Carnegie and Zig Ziglar, then you'll love Rick!

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Burtley Productions, Inc.

 

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Dream Illusions

 

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Inspiration Times Magazine

 
 

Smokescreens
Author: Pinkee Venus-de las Alas

Just like the movie “The Truman Show,” I see the world like a big movie set and every person is an actor. You produce, direct, and write your own movie. During the “filming” process, you act out certain emotions because you know that people will be watching. Your verbal and emotional responses to some questions thrown to you are like scripts that you’ve mastered over and over. “Are you okay?”. Smile. Make eye contact. Say, “Of course, I am.” “Do you mind if I borrow this?” Make eye contact. Nod head. Smile then say “Sure, no problem.” “Are you happy?”, Show a ‘toothpaste’ smile then reply, “Of course! Why shouldn’t I be? I have a good job, a car and a nice house. God has given me a lot of blessings. I couldn’t ask for more.” Laugh. Then add, “ I’m happy…really!” Flip hair. Laugh louder.

Sadly, just like a movie actor, you cover your real emotions and try not to reveal what you truly feel inside. You only show what you think people should see or what the society approves of. You create your own smokescreens. Overtime, your smokescreens only rob you of your own feelings and keep you from embracing your own self. You only become someone that is “not real.”

The question is, why do you choose to be “unreal” when you could be real. There are a lot of possible answers. One, you’re afraid that if you show your real self people will not like you and this will tremendously hurt your being, your core. Two, you might hurt other people. Three, you don’t like other people to judge you. Four…. Five… and so on. No matter how many reasons you can come up, it only boils to one -–the perception of other people. How you perceive yourself greatly depends on how other people perceive you. Consequently, you create your own smokescreens so that people will perceive you better.

Just like movies, your smokescreens are there to cater to other people’s perception of what is “good” and “not good enough.” However, it is when you are all alone that you realize that the world is not like a big movie set and that you’re not an actor. It is when you’re alone in the dark and no one is looking, that you get in touched with your real self, your inner core and realize the value of your self-worth. So in the end, the basic question is not whether other people like you but whether you like your real self.








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30 years old, corporate trainer, aspires to be an inspirational writer

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