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Office of Fleet Management
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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!
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
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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
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was music to our ears. If you love celebrity motivational speakers such as
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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
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Andres Lara, President
Inspiration Times Magazine
What's Important in Choosing Your Career Author: Jay Earley, Ph.D.
There are many different criteria that people use in choosing a certain job or career--security, recognition, power, life purpose, and others. If you happen to be in serious financial difficulty or on the edge of being out on the street, you choose a job for survival reason--whatever will pay the bills. Most people choose a career partly for the financial security it can provide or the enhanced standard of living. These choices are completely valid, but people often find that if they stay in a job that pays well but doesn't provide anything else, they end up disappointed and frustrated. They also need work that is enjoyable and challenging. Be careful that you don't get used to a high paying job and a pricey standard of living which then rules out career choices that would be more satisfying.
Many people choose careers for the rewards they bring. In some job situations you may be recognized and admired for your talents and achievements. Other career choices may lead to considerable status and power and the satisfaction that comes from "playing in the big leagues." These rewards can be important in helping you to develop your sense of self-worth. However, a job must provide more than just these external rewards or you will probably end up feeling bored or restless.
It is important to find a job that is intrinsically satisfying as well as rewarding. You want the work to be enjoyable and interesting for its own sake. Some people also value work that allows them to make meaningful connections with other people or to belong to a friendly group in the work situation. Others value work that allows them to be in situations that are enjoyable--being in nature, performing, working with teams, traveling, etc.
Even though your work is enjoyable, you may eventually want more. Most people find that they want work that involves challenges and new learning, that uses their initiative and talent as much as possible. For greater satisfaction, you want a job that engages your creativity and uses your unique talents, personal strengths, and special qualities--those things that are your particular gifts to the world.
Sounds pretty good, huh? But for some of us, even this isn't enough. Ultimately we want our work to be meaningful. We want it to contribute to something larger than ourselves. If the work only takes care of me (and my family), it may not feel truly meaningful. Therefore we become interested in the effects of our work on other people and the world. We refuse to engage in work that is destructive or that violates our values. For those of us who have the opportunity, we want to go even further, to do work that is actively aligned with our deeper values and makes a contribution to other people or to the world in some way. This might be a contribution to a cause, to society, to art or knowledge or Spirit.
Ideally your career will be your unique contribution, one that reflects your mission, your ultimate purpose in life. This is what makes work deeply meaningful. And of course, the work should also be enjoyable, challenging, and creative. Your life purpose career should integrate both sides of yourself--personal fulfillment and contribution to something larger.
I offer Life Purpose Coaching as a way to help people discover their best career choice--one that includes all of these perspectives with a special emphasis on the meaning of your life and your unique contribution to the world. See www.lifepurposecoaching.com.
Jay Earley, Ph.D., is a psychologist, coach, social change agent and theorist. A former computer scientist, he is nationally known for innovation in the group psychotherapy field. He leads Transformation Groups involving personal and spiritual growth, oriented toward social transformation. Jay studied extensively with Jean Houston and Joanna Macy, and is a student of the Diamond Approach. He has authored numerous articles and three books: Inner Journeys: A Guide to Personal and Social Transformation Based on the Work of Jean Houston, Samuel Weiser, Inc.; Transforming Human Culture: Social Evolution and the Planetary Crisis, SUNY Press; and Interactive Group Therapy, Brunner/Mazel.
