by Ruben Gonzalez | May 24, 2020 | Leadership, People Skills, Popular, Success
My first job in high school back in 1978 was working at Chick-fil-A. We had a horrible location up in a dark corner of the second floor of a small shopping mall in Houston. Back then Chick-fil-A had only 85 stores nationwide. But we were consistently in the top ten...
by Ruben Gonzalez | May 24, 2020 | Achievement, Leadership, Popular
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 talks about three...
by Ruben Gonzalez | Jul 5, 2015 | Achievement, Attitude, Leadership, Success
Top achievers are not content with mediocrity. They don’t settle for second best. They are not satisfied to simply do things just like others have done them. Winners always want to raise the standards. They want to excel and want everything they do to be of first...
by Ruben Gonzalez | Jul 3, 2015 | Achievement, Goal Setting, Leadership, Peak Performance, Success
Confidence comes from preparation. Confidence does not come from “faking it until you make it.” Confidence comes from practicing a skill until you master it. Once you master a skill, you become confident. Once you master your field, you’ll become confident. With...
by Ruben Gonzalez | Jul 3, 2015 | Achievement, Goal Setting, Leadership, Motivational Stories, People Skills, Success
August 2006 6-year-old Gabriela brushing her teeth this morning… The time… 7:21 AM. I heard some noise in our bathroom, grabbed the camera, and caught a great Kodak Moment. Gabriela, our six-year-old Princess, brushing her teeth on her own initiative....
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