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My guest for this episode is a four-time Olympian, five-time best-selling author, with over one-hundred fortune 500 clients and he has presented over five hundred Major Keynotes around the world.  At twenty-one Ruben Gonzalez decided to become an Olympian.  Even more incredibly, he decided to compete in the Luge.  He not only succeeded but became a four-time Olympian in one of the most challenging sports in the world, competing in his last Winter Olympic games at the age of forty-seven!  More than that he is a wealth of valuable insight and a gentleman.  

I first met Ruben over a decade ago when we were both speakers, along with Martin Kove (you might know him better as John Kreese, the evil Sensei from Cobra Kai), at an event in Cancun Mexico.  I was fascinated by his story and instantly liked him.  

What I like about this episode, apart from the stories, anecdotes, and priceless insights that Ruben brings, is the fact that we see things differently.  As you listen, you’ll notice that I get quite passionate at times.  Yet, although we agree in principle, we can have disagreement that brings us both to an even higher level of understanding.  We discuss such topics as resilience, perseverance, self-awareness, and other attributes indispensable to not just Olympic success, but high performance in whatever arena you’re operating in.  

We challenge assumptions around the importance of having a high self-esteem and talked about trauma and mental health.  We also discussed the recent events around the legendary Simone Biles.  In some aspects of the conversation, we see eye to eye.  In others, we had different perspectives.  Which I think made for an intense, as well as interesting conversation.  

I think you will too.  Enjoy!

Note: For some reason I cannot explain I referred to Simone Biles as “Simone Bile” multiple times.  May have been me not paying attention in the heat of the conversation.  Apologies.  

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