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

Handle Stress Like A Monk!
Author: Lisa van den Berg

Copyright © Lisa van den Berg

Firstly, let's define Stress.

Stress is defined simply as 'Change'.

Any kind of change. Be it Environmental, Physical, Emotional or Social - Good or Bad. As human beings we are naturally resistant to any type of change. So the prospect of anything in our well-defined lives changing, puts our bodies on 'Full Alert'.

Between the ages of birth and 6 years old, we lay down our jigsaw puzzle of life. Our subconscious minds carve out a plan of what is acceptable, believable, achievable and realistic. From learning that putting your hand on the red circle on the stove is sore, to associating a raised voice with a deed deemed to be unacceptable.

This is the subconscious laying out the set of rules that determines survival. If you want to not only survive, but function well in the world, these are the rules you have to live by.

Good girls don't do that..., boys don't cry..., don't mix with them they're not our class etc etc.

Thus starts the process of Stress. The subconscious will hold onto its 'Survival Jigsaw' against tremendous opposition. The moment it perceives change, the defenses go up.

It is a proven fact that some of us handle Stress better than others. About 10% of the population actually has a lowered capability of adjusting to change, and seeing it as a welcome challenge. The chemical imbalance in their brain causes them to be acutely aware of, and sensitive to, change. The results are Depression, Insomnia, Irritability, PMS amongst others.

We all know that the power of our thoughts, has the ability to influence our physiology. 'As you think, so shall you be'.

One of the most profound secrets to enable you to stop fighting change and learning to relish it, is your 'Attitude'.

Instead of seeing a potential change as a threat, learn to welcome the prospect of a challenge as a wonderful learning tool.

Stop! Analyze the event and see the wood for the trees.

So often we get caught up in emotion and this blinds us from seeing what is actually going on. We get so wrapped up in the 'drama' of the situation that we make the situation appear much more complicated than it actually is.

A wonderful set of techniques I use to get through stressful situations are:

-Take a deep breath,
-Separate yourself from the situation (look down on it as if you're flying),
-Sift through the emotions you're feeling and see if you are dramatizing them,
-Get to the root of why you're feeling that way and what is actually happening,
-Seeing if you really have any reason to be feeling as apprehensive as you do,
-Picture the desirable outcome of getting through the change, well,
-Pray to God that He will give you the strength to get through the change, Brilliantly!
-Change your attitude to one of faith in God, faith in yourself and your abilities, and a gratefulness for all that you will learn from this experience.

Follow these steps whenever you're faced with a stressful situation. See how clearing away the 'emotional fog', helps you to resolve the situation quickly and easily. It enables you to handle the stress and even look forward to the challenge of getting to the other side.

Namasté
Lisa van den Berg

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Lisa van den Berg is the author of 'Alleviate Stress - How to WIN at the Game of Life!' Free online Stress Test at http://www.Alleviate-Stress.com/web/ar1. Learn how to live the Life of your dreams by subscribing to 'Empower Your Life!' at http://www.TheAlternativeRookie.com, today!

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