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Becoming Unstoppable Book

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Olympic motivational keynote speaker Ruben Gonzalez

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My new book “Becoming Unstoppable” is finally finished. It was just featured in FOX Business Channel in the Dave Ramsey show.

“Becoming Unstoppable” is regularly $19.95 but for a limited time you can get an autographed copy right here.

“Read this book, apply its
timeless principles,
and you’ll achieve more
than ever before.”

Howard Putnam
Former CEO Southwest Airlines

“This book is a must read.”

Don Green
Executive Director of the
Napoleon Hill Foundation

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Athletes & Executives, a great organization…

Thursday, January 11th, 2007

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Ruben and Scott Manthorne in Portland, Maine

A few months ago, when I was speaking at a big event in Portland, Maine, I received a call from Scott Manthorne, one of the co-founders of Athletes & Executives, a private, members-only national organization.

Their members are senior-level business executives, many of whom are former professional athletes. A&E connects their members for the specific purpose of serious business networking.

Scott and I met for lunch and I was impressed with his passion for connecting people. He obviously enjoys doing it because by the time the waiter brought us the check, Scott had given me the names of a dozen people I could contact right away to help build my business.

A few days later Scott called me on the phone and gave me another list of key contacts.

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Why Customers Quit

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

1% die
3% move away
5% develop new friendships
9% for competitive reasons
14% product dissatisfaction
68% quit because of an attitude of indifference
toward the customer by some employee
Remember, no matter what you do, YOU are in the PEOPLE Business!

Olympic Motivational Speaker Ruben Gonzalez
www.TheOlympicSpeaker.com

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Sometimes You Can Be 100% Sure Things Are One Way and it turns out they are not…

Monday, October 30th, 2006

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The Cookie Thief - by Valerie Cox

A woman was waiting at an airport one night,
With several long hours before her flight.
She hunted for a book in the airport shops.
Bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop.

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Success Tips - Don’t Make Excuses

Saturday, October 14th, 2006

Successful people don’t make excuses. They could, but they don’t. An excuse is an alibi that helps someone save face when they are not producing the results they should be producing. Nobody wants to hear your excuses. They just want to know what you intend to do to get the results you should be getting.

“Excuses are a waste of time. Successful people don’t waste time. They use their time trying to figure out ways to be more successful.”

- Ruben Gonzalez

Olympic Motivational Speaker Ruben Gonzalez
www.TheOlympicSpeaker.com

 

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Cancun, the Moon Palace Resort, and Customer Service

Saturday, October 7th, 2006

Ruben in Cancun

Fun in the sun in Cancun 

I was just in Cancun at the Moon Palace resort where I got to speak at a leadership for Evolution International, a fitness and wellness company based in Phoenix.

The Moon Palace is a huge resort (2000 rooms). It boasts having the largest pool in Mexico. The place was nearly deserted because last year they got hit by a hurricane and people are scared to come back during hurricane season. Give it a couple of years and they’ll be back.

The service was outstanding. I’ve never been greeted so many times in my life. EVERYONE, down to the maintenance people, gives you a sincere, genuine smile and wishes you a great day. They had to be the best trained staff of anywhere I’ve ever stayed. The best part was they were genuinely glad to have the opportunity to serve us.

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Character Counts… Big Time!

Friday, September 29th, 2006

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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 way?

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Success Tips: Work Though Other People to Win More in Life

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Developing people skills is important because you can accomplish a lot more through other people than you can ever accomplish by your own efforts. Get good at showing others how they can truly benefit by teaming up with you. Learn leadership skills so you can enlist people to help you accomplish your mission in life.

“Coming together is a beginning; staying together is a progress; working together is success.”

- Henry Ford

Olympic Motivational Speaker Ruben Gonzalez
www.TheOlympicSpeaker.com

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Motivation: How to Motivate Yourself, Your Kids, and Your Employees…

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

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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. That’s right! No one had to tell her to brush her teeth!

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People Skills Tips - How to Make People Feel Important

Sunday, August 20th, 2006

One of people’s top needs is the need to feel important. By becoming skillful at making others feel important, others will respond more positively to you and to your ideas. By the way, this stuff will only work if you are sincere. If you are trying to use this to manipulate people, they’ll know, and it won’t work.

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