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Character Counts – Big Time!

Character Counts – Big Time!

by Ruben Gonzalez | Jul 8, 2015 | Achievement, Attitude, Inspirational Stories, Leadership, Motivational Stories, Overcoming Challenges, Peak Performance, Popular, Success

Jonathan Edwards at Salt Lake City Olympic Opening Ceremonies There are several definitions of character. One definition is how you act when no one is looking at you. Another definition of character is: how do you treat people who could not possibly help you in any...

The Ideal Mentor And Mentee

by Ruben Gonzalez | Jul 3, 2015 | Attitude, Peak Performance, Popular, Success, Team Building

K9 Officer and Drug Dog I was speaking in Pittsburgh a few weeks ago. One of the other presenters was a Police Canine Officer. He brought his German Shepherd and was telling us about the training drug and explosive sniffing K9s. It turns out that a top drug dog is...

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...

The Champion’s Creed

by Ruben Gonzalez | Jul 2, 2015 | Achievement, Attitude, Goal Setting, Peak Performance, Popular, Self Talk, Success

Read this first thing in the morning and last thing at night with power and passion (preferably while looking at yourself eyeball to eyeball in the mirror) and watch your life change. For a free letter sized printable PDF version of this go to: TheChampionsCreed.com ...

Probabilities and Possibilities

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...
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