Rick Saldan's Motivational Magic - Motivational Speaker & Master Magician

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 Nanny Diaries: Lessons for the Small Business Owner
Author: Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D.

Nanny Diaries has achieved the dazzling height of Number One in book sales on amazon.com. The authors serve up delicious pseudo-gossipy scenes of a dysfunctional Park Avenue family, "Mr. and Mrs. X."

From the perspective of a career coach, Nanny is an independent contractor -- a very small business owner -- who needs to understand her own role.

1. As the supplier of a service, Nanny should establish boundaries and enforce their agreement. After the first meeting, she can write a nice letter to Mrs. X summarizing her understanding of the job. Those who balk at written agreements are signalling an unwillingness to enter a business relationship.

2. The first time Mrs. X asks Nanny to "stay a few extra minutes to fix a snack" for four-year-old Grayer, Nanny must respond, "No. We agreed I would leave at three." A reason, such as "I have a class at four," leaves an opening for Mrs. X to respond, "Well, you can still make it if you take a cab."

3. Nanny gets paid in cash, off the books. There's a hidden price: she can't enforce her agreement. After two hellish weeks at a New England vacation cottage, her check -- for ten sixteen-hour days -- is only five hundred dollars. She'd do better to pay taxes and get what's coming to her.

4. Nanny allows her emotions to override her business relationship. She stays because "Grayer needs me." She worries that Mrs. X will find the lingerie that Mr. X's lover has left in the apartment. Don't even go there.

5. Nanny needs a plan for emergencies when the client has needs she can't fill. When her tour of duty ends before Mrs. X returns, she can leave Grover with the family housekeeper or drop him off at a day care center. Staying late is not an option.

6. Nanny should be guided her own intuition. She wonders why she is replacing Caitlin, Grayer's competent nanny. She realizes her Christmas "bonus" sends a strong message. Although her family and friends shrug off these episodes, Nanny would be wise to confront what she fears.

7. For any workable arrangement, Nanny must be ready to turn down business. An overly-demanding client who doesn't pay on time should signal "Walk!" like a flashing neon sign. Every business owner needs back-up jobs and a stash of cash. In my experience, being free to walk means you usually don't have to.

Ironically, Mrs. X turns to a "consultant" who sounds suspiciously like a life coach to help her stand firm as she deals with her household help.

"Nanny" gets some excellent one-shot
advice from her parents, but she lacks a broader understanding of business relationships. She'd do better to ask for a gift certificate for some coaching. She has plenty of options. It's probably too late to make this job work but next time she can set the ground rules, whether she's a nanny or an entry-level professional.

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Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D. is an author, speaker and career coach. She works with midlife, mid-career professionals who want to make a fast move to career freedom. Visit her website at http://www.movinglady.com . Enjoy her monthly ezine: http://www.movinglady.com/currnews.html Phone 505-534-4294 or Email mailto:cathy@movinglady.com

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