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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

 

 

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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

 
 

Alive&Well - a Compuer program in the service of emotional well-being
Author: Dr. Rami Gardosh, Ilana Sobol

Alive&Well is a computer program designed to help its' users to better deal with their life issues. The user enters the issue in question into the program that utilizes proven cognitive therapy principles and the power of computer processing to help the user gain new perspectives on their issues.

Alive&Well contains a vast database of wisdom, humor, common sense and comforting words, which not only responds directly to the issue, but even adapts itself over time to the users particular preferences and needs.

What does one gain from working with Alive&Well?
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Users have to clearly define and formulate their issues. They receive, from the program, various responses from different perspectives. They consider the effect of the responses through being in touch with their feelings and thoughts, and assess themselves. When they feel ready, users summarize their new attitude towards the issue, make decisions and set fresh coping strategies accordingly.

By using the program regularly, users become accustomed to dealing with their issues as they arise, thus avoiding the detrimental effect of letting things mount up. This new habit saves energy and reduces stress, thus improving users' overall quality of life.

A&W - How does it work?
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Alive&Well draws on various psychotherapeutic and self-help techniques which have been proven to be effective in stimulating change and helping people make progress with the issues in their lives.

Alive&Well can be seen as a kind of virtual support group. Four characters, each with his or her own style, perspective and character; always friendly, communicative and available to offer responses for your issue.

There are also similarities to bibliotherapy, where the user reads a book that relates to the current theme in his or her life and works on issues through identifying with the plot and the characters. While working with Alive&Well, the user is presented with personalized and concentrated themes through relevant responses.

Alive&Well draws on various elements of cognitive psychotherapy. It requires the user to define his or her issue in a focused and clear manner in order to submit it to Alive&Well, which, per se, is an important part of the process. Integrating pieces of information, and finding connections between the issue and the responses provided by the virtual friends requires re-examination and reframing of the issue. This is designed to spur the user into finding different perspectives and alternative methods of dealing with the newly arranged information.

The fact that users will find some responses annoying, unexpected, frustrating or intriguing resembles the paradoxical approach of cognitive therapy, encouraging reformulation of issues.

Psychodynamic theories focus on the necessity of declaring and confronting issues and emotions. While working with Alive&Well, the user directly faces his or her life issues through the responses provided. The user is encouraged to define the emotions aroused by this confrontation during the process, and summarize the type and level of progress he or she has achieved at the end of each session. It resembles the psychodynamic process of working with the insights evoked by confrontation. Regular use of the program can lead to greater confidence in tackling issues head-on as they arise - thus avoiding the detrimental effect of letting issues mount up.

There are a number of elements specific to Alive&Well that we believe contribute to its effectiveness: The fact that the user works alone is likely to reduce psychological resistance to the process of dealing with life issues. In addition, the user is in control of the duration and depth of the entire process, which is likely to lower anxiety and allow "safe" access to serious inner dialog.

Adopting computer as a tool for self-improvement is a revolutionary approach and it needs coaching and learning, establishing habits and most of all, an open mind. Living Software provides personal support through this process to all users to promote this new concept. Our support team includes professionals from the mental health field and technical experts aspiring to create the best possible match between Alive&Well and the needs of its users.








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