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Rick Saldan is an excellent inspirational speaker who tailored the seminar to the needs of the individual students being instructed. This office thanks the Mayors Office of Information Services for having such a vendor.

 

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

 
 

The Mystery of Practice
Author: Molly Gordon

A few years ago for my 40th birthday, I gave myself the gift of voice lessons. The first several weeks were a rude awakening. I, who had always loved to sing, couldn't open my mouth properly, articulate vowels correctly, or command my tongue to occupy its assigned position at the bottom of my mouth. Try as I might, I seemed unable to achieve the results I sought. I was sorely tempted to quit.
Fortunately I persisted, and that is how I began to penetrate the mystery of practice. I had always thought that practice connoted the repetition of something you were good at. My early learning and competitive endeavors were concentrated in areas in which I knew I could excel. (I once believed that I was not competitive, only to realize that I only competed when I knew I could win!) I practiced only those activities in which I already possessed some level of skill and could expect steady improvement.
"Freed from aspiration and achievement, practice becomes valuable in and of itself."
It is chastening to face one's limitations on a daily basis--chastening, but not fatal. I learned to detach my commitment to practice from its short term results. I gradually became more present when practicing, because there was no particular profit to looking at my past performance (which was not much different from the present) or anticipating future progress (which seemed theoretical at best). Practice became valuable in and of itself, freed from its ties to aspiration and achievement.
Eventually, my vowels emerged with clarity and-wonder of wonders-my tongue began to obey my commands. Although I know that these advances are the result of daily practice, they are the least of its fruits.
What are you practicing now?








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