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Overcoming Great Odds – The 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics

by Ruben Gonzalez | Jul 3, 2015 | Attitude, Inspirational Stories, Leadership, Motivational Stories, Overcoming Challenges, Planning, Success

Alexander Cushing – 1913 – 2006, Founder of Squaw Valley Ski Resort September 2006 I just got back from Reno, Nevada where Zig Ziglar and I got to speak for a terrific audience of about 4000 people. While in Reno, I got to spend some time with my good...

Success One Step At A Time

by Ruben Gonzalez | Jul 3, 2015 | Achievement, Attitude, Fun Adventures, Goal Setting, Motivational Stories, Overcoming Challenges, Peak Performance, Planning, Ruben's Travels, Success

Climbing Mt. Rainier One Step at a Time September 2006 I just got back from a climbing trip on Mt. Rainier. When you first see the mountain, you wonder how anyone could climb so high. You are excited and apprehensive at the same time. After all, it’s a...

The Price Of Success

by Ruben Gonzalez | Jul 3, 2015 | Achievement, Attitude, Goal Setting, Inspirational Stories, Motivational Stories, Overcoming Challenges, Peak Performance, Planning, Popular, Success

Ruben and Rudy Ruettiger Average people expect their dreams and goals to fall on their lap. They are not willing to inconvenience themselves for their dreams. They refuse to do anything outside their comfort zone to reach their dreams. They don’t stand for...

Meeting Hard Times With A Harder Will

by Ruben Gonzalez | Jul 3, 2015 | Achievement, Attitude, Leadership, Overcoming Challenges, Peak Performance, Success

You were created to chase your dreams. For that reason, you will never be truly satisfied until you break down all barriers that restrict and limit your soul’s aspirations. But you have to be willing to pay the price. There will be a struggle. That’s how...

How To Develop Courage – Part 2

by Ruben Gonzalez | Jul 2, 2015 | Achievement, Attitude, Goal Setting, Inspirational Stories, Motivational Stories, Overcoming Challenges, Peak Performance, Success

Olympic speed skater Dan Jansen There are two parts of courage that lead to success. The first part is the willingness to begin, to act in faith, to step out boldly in the direction of your goals with no guarantee of success. The second part of courage is the...

Failing Your Way To The Top

by Ruben Gonzalez | Jul 2, 2015 | Attitude, Inspirational Stories, Motivational Stories, Overcoming Challenges, Peak Performance, Success

The Old City of Sarajevo I’ll never forget it. We were training for a week in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, an ancient city in Eastern Europe. We had a couple of hours to kill so we visited the old city. The streets in the old city are too narrow for vehicles. The air is...
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