by Ruben Gonzalez | Jul 2, 2015 | Achievement, Attitude, Overcoming Challenges, Peak Performance, Success
A boxer has only 10 seconds to get back up… When I was 21 years old, I made a decision to take up the sport of luge and pursue my lifelong dream of competing in the Olympic Games. Many people tried to discourage me. I was told that I was too old, that I would...
by Ruben Gonzalez | Jul 2, 2015 | Achievement, Attitude, Fun Adventures, Inspirational Stories, Motivational Stories, Overcoming Challenges, Peak Performance, Self Talk, Success
Totaled my sled and broke some bones… Top achievers in every field understand that words have the power to condition the mind to succeed or fail. Whenever you say something, your mind tries to build a case for it. If you call yourself “stupid” the mind does a...
by Ruben Gonzalez | Jul 2, 2015 | Achievement, Attitude, Peak Performance, Popular, Success
I finish my speeches by saying, “What are the chances that someone like me was going to make it to the Olympics? I wasn’t a great athlete, I didn’t get started until I was 21 years old, and to top it off I live in hot and humid Houston and I chose to compete in the...
by Ruben Gonzalez | Jul 2, 2015 | Achievement, Attitude, Goal Setting, Inspirational Stories, Leadership, Motivational Stories, Peak Performance, Planning, Success
Olympic decathlete Bob Mathias Have you ever had someone tell you that you were destined to do great things in life? Did you buy into their belief in you? Sometimes we have to rely on someone else’s belief until our own belief kicks in. When Bob Mathias was young, he...
by Ruben Gonzalez | Jul 2, 2015 | Achievement, Attitude, Fun Adventures, Goal Setting, Inspirational Stories, Motivational Stories, Overcoming Challenges, Peak Performance, Planning, Success
When I decided to take up the luge and train for the Olympics I was 21 years old. Back then I thought I could make it to the Olympics all by myself. I still had a lot of growing up to do… In “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” Steven Covey...
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