Wake Up and Smell the Heart Disease;
What Every Women Needs to Know

Heart disease is the Number 1 Killer of Women, so why is everyone laughing???

Are you looking to:

• Educate women about the risk factors associated with heart disease?
• Inspire women to take charge of their health?
• Get women to stop and think the next time they light up a cigarette or super-size that meal?
• Entertain women with laugh-out-loud humor that could one day save their life?

Then, you are looking for Rudy Wilson Galdonik.

Rudy is a lifelong heart patient with over $40,000 worth of equipment in her chest.
She is a master storyteller and she uses humor to educate, inspire, encourage and uplift women.
When your attendees go home . . . they will think twice about their life choices.
Rudy gets women to take action!

This program can be designed as a powerful, memorable keynote or a longer information packed workshop. It will not only empower your audience, this program has moved
Meeting Planners to take action about their heart health!

Make your event special in every way.  Rudy Wilson Galdonik's book "Take Heart!" is available in bulk at a substantially reduced rate. Inquire how you can give this gift to each of your attendee's for a fraction of the cover price.
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Help I'm Drowning, Throw Me a Laugh!
 

It is easy to get caught up in the everyday rush and fail to see the humor all around. Employees perform better, relationships thrive and overall satisfaction increases when we take time to laugh at our circumstances and ourselves. This program focuses on the use and power of humor. It can be used as a keynote or a workshop. It is recommended only for groups that would like a strong focus on having a good time.

Attendees will learn:

• Why humor is crucial to our wellbeing.
• Ways to incorporate humor when times are tough.
• What to do if you are devoid of a funny bone.
• How to better see and appreciate the "small" things in life.

"Everyone is raving about you, and I agree! 
Gracias, Merci, Dankeschoen, Thanks !!!!"

Diane Chevron
Director of Corporate Relations - Social Events
American Heart Association

Serious Business - How Humor Adds to the Bottom Line

No matter what business you are in, you are in the people business. Creating and working in a culture that mixes fun with work will result in a significant impact on every aspect of your business. It not only attracts and endears customers, it encourages creative thinking, and helps retain your most valuable asset – your employees. Whether you are a company owner or a worker-bee, adding humor to your life and your work will help you accomplish more while having fun at the same time.

This program focuses on the effective mix of humor and work in a high-pressure, deadline oriented workplace. This interactive workshop is intended to create a working environment which enhances creativity, reduces stress and increases employee moral. Creating a humor culture can be one of the least expensive, most effective ways to increase profits, enhance problem solving, and creativity, and improve communications and employee wellness.

Attendees will learn:

• How to take their work seriously and themselves lightly.
• Why humor incorporated into the workplace can be the key to your success.
• How other organizations have successfully incorporated humor into their work culture, and what you can bring back to your own workplace.
• Why some co-workers are laugh-out-loud funny and others barely crack a smile and how to effectively work with any of the temperaments.
• What constitutes appropriate versus inappropriate workplace humor and how to respond when that line has been crossed.
• How to utilize humor to create a loyal customer base.

"Thank you for serving as an outstanding keynote speaker. We received "rave" reviews for you stage presence, your graciousness and your genuine sincerity. You made our event a huge success."

Helen Reinking
Director of Development
St. Francis Foundation

You Gotta Have HEART!

Why is it that some people experience adversity and challenge and not only survive but seem to grow better and stronger, while others struggle and are consumed by similar or lesser events and circumstances? When faced with challenge and change, how you choose to look at an experience determines your ultimate outcome. HEART. . . humor, empathy, adaptability, risk and trust; five essential ingredients to living your best life. Rudy uses humor and lessons learned from two open-heart surgeries to offer insight and inspiration to audiences facing personal or professional challenges.

Attendees will learn:

• Understand the power of identifying and focusing on core beliefs.
• Rewrite memories using the "humor mode."
• Create goals that focus on growth rather than defeat.
• Open up to possibilities that result from life’s challenges.
• Utilize the power of imagination.
• Celebrate “the little things,” something that's easy to overlook during tough times.

Consider this . . . you are 16 years old.  You have already faced 2 significant life challenges. . . you lost your dad to cancer when you were 10 and your mom faced her second open-heart surgery when you were 15.  But you want to take on another challenge; a challenge of your own design.  You want to hike the 2168 mile Appalachian Trail, from Georgia to northern Maine. . . by yourself. . . even though you've never spent one night out in the woods alone.

You've got to come up with the money, you've got to convince your school to let you out early and you've got to get your mom to agree.  And you've got to return home alive and well.

Brad Wilson, Rudy Wilson Galdonik's son, solo-hiked the Appalachian Trail while a junior in high school and 2 years later he went on to solo-hike the 2650 mile Pacific Crest Trail, from Mexico to Canada, in a record-breaking 67 days. His mom went from refusing to give permission to being his biggest encourager.

Brad Wilson, now an honors college graduate and an accomplished speaker, is available to share the lessons he learned while preparing for and hiking the two most challenging long distance trails in the world.  He has faced more personal challenges than most of us face in a lifetime.  Brad is recipient of numerous awards and honors and his message of embracing risk and facing fears will profoundly inspire and uplift your audience.  It will change the way they look at the details of life.

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"You're half-dead. Take two aspirin and get some rest . . . dear"
Becoming Your Own Best Healthcare Advocate

This workshop educates and empowers audiences to become responsible patients. If you dread going to the doctor, feel you are misunderstood or ignored by medical personnel, feel overwhelmed every time you are sick, then this is a program is for you. Using humor and story-telling, Rudy encourages audiences to make their health and well-being a top priority. It provides specific tools to create lasting dynamic relationships with medical professionals and it provides insight into the role of caregivers which will result in a healthier, more content life.

Attendees will learn:

• How to take charge of their health.
• How to communicate effectively with medical caregivers.
• How to prepare for every medical exam.
• How to find the best doctor for your particular needs.
• What your rights are as a patient.
• How to become an empowered patient.

You Are What You Eat!
Tips and Techniques to Healthy Eating

Food is intended to be fuel for our bodies; however, for many of us it is a source of comfort and reward. We look to food to be our companion, our entertainment and our friend. With obesity running rampant, it's also killing us.

Rudy Wilson Galdonik is a lifelong heart patient. Her husband has been a diabetic for over 35 years. With their combined health histories, you could say they are having a contest to see who dies first. But Rudy, a gourmet cook, has been cooking since the 3rd grade. She's loves to entertain and she's not willing to sacrifice flavor or enjoyment in order to eat healthy. In this workshop, Rudy shares tips and techniques that she has learned and developed over the years which add health without making food boring and tasteless.

Attendees will learn:

• Ingredients every heart-healthy kitchen should have.
• Cooking time savers that don't sacrifice flavor.
• Ways to redesign your favorite recipes to reduce fat and cholesterol.
• Shopping tips to get the most food bang for the buck.
• What treats that will satisfy that sweet tooth without breaking the calorie bank.
• How to make healthy choices when dining out.
• How to get your kids to make healthy eating choices.

Me, Speak? Eeek!!!
Moving from Panic to Platform Pizzazz

Do you dread speaking before a group but you recognize public speaking as crucial for career advancement? Do you envy people who get up to speak and make it look so easy?

Here's the Bad News:
"The ability to clearly communicate ideas to clients and colleagues is a rare skill, yet one that often makes the difference in whether or not a great concept succeeds."  - William Hewlett, co-founder Hewlett-Packard

Here's the Good News:
"Great speakers are not born, they’re trained." - Dale Carnegie (1921) 

When Rudy Wilson Galdonik was first asked to speak, she responded, "Are you crazy?"
Six months later she found herself on the platform and she's been speaking ever since. Now Rudy is a sought-after motivational speaker who speaks to thousands all over the U.S..

This workshop is the culmination of hundreds of speeches in front of thousands, in addition to professional coaching and observing many hundreds of others on the platform. Whether you speak as a regular part of your job or you have never taken the plunge, this workshop will provide you with valuable, proven techniques to take you to the next level.

Attendees will learn:

• How to design and craft a powerful speech.
• What one thing makes a speech memorable.
• PowerPoint tips and pitfalls.
• How to ditch the jitters.
• What to do when disaster strikes. . . and it will!
• Simple strategies that will set you apart from the rest.

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