BBB EEECCCOOOMMMIIINNNGGG UUU NNNSSSTTTOOOPPPPPPAAABBBLLLEEE HHHooowww tttooo GGGeeettt fffrrrooommm WWWhhheeerrreee YYYooouuu aaarrreee tttooo WWWhhheeerrreee YYYooouuu WWWaaannnttt tttooo BBBeee by Three-time Olympian Ruben Gonzalez www.OlympicMotivation.com Becoming Unstoppable 1 OlympicMotivation.com Becoming Unstoppable By Ruben Gonzalez Copyright © MMVII by Ruben Gonzalez You have permission to post this, email this, print this and pass it along for free to anyone you like, as long as you make no changes or edits to its contents or digital format. In fact, I’d love it if you made lots and lots of copies. The right to bind this and sell it as a book, however, is strictly reserved. You can find this entire book, along with video clips, audio clips, photos, and other good stuff, at www.OlympicMotivation.com . This version of the book is current until September 17, 2007. After that date, please go to www.OlympicMotivation.com and get an updated version. You can buy this in book form at www.OlympicMotivation.com from September 1, 2007. This book is dedicated to anyone who ever had the guts to go after their dream. Becoming Unstoppable 2 OlympicMotivation.com Help Spread these Ideas! Here’s what you can do to spread the word about Becoming Unstoppable. 1. Send this file to a friend (it’s pretty big, so you might want to ask first). 2. Send them a link to www.OlympicMotivation.com so they can download it themselves. 3. Buy a copy of the book at www.OlympicMotivation.com . 4. Print out as many copies as you like. Dear Reader, The timeless success principles in this book will work for anyone, anywhere, anytime. I did not make this stuff up. This is the best stuff I’ve learned over the years from my mentors and my coaches. These principles will help: Salespeople sell more than ever before, Corporate Employees take their careers to the next level, Business People to grow their businesses faster, High school and College Students become more successful, and anyone reach their goals faster than ever before. I encourage you to use these ideas to become more successful, and to share them with everyone you know. Use them and pass them on… Sincerely, Ruben Gonzalez Becoming Unstoppable 3 OlympicMotivation.com The #1 question people ask me after listening to my speeches is: “How can I be more successful and get better results in everything I do?” This book is the answer to that question. Becoming Unstoppable 4 OlympicMotivation.com Congratulations! You’ve just taken a step towards making your dreams a reality. Most people wish and talk about their dreams but don’t act on their dreams. Just the fact that you are investing in yourself shows you are doing something to get you closer to your dream. Zig Ziglar says that you have to be before you can do and you have to do before you can have. By investing in yourself you are becoming more capable of reaching your dream. You’re stacking the odds in your favor. This Book Could Change Your Life! (but only if you apply it’s information) Here are five tips to help you turn this information into habits that will change your life: 1. Read this book more than once. I’ve read both “Think and Grow Rich” and “The Magic of Thinking Big” every year for the last 20 years! The more times you read a book, the more you become like the book. 2. Underline and make notes. Have a pen and highlighter in your hand. Underlining specific lines and paragraphs will triple your retention rate. Write your own thoughts in the margins and own this book. 3. Re-read your underlines. Re-read your key items over and over. 4. Apply the material immediately. Doing so will help you understand the material better. Don’t try to be perfect. Done is better than perfect. 5. Prioritize what you want to learn. Select 1-3 things from the book, apply them faithfully and make them a habit. Becoming Unstoppable 5 OlympicMotivation.com A Word from the Author My Dad always said to me, “If you read about the lives of people you admire, you’ll learn what works and what doesn’t work in life, because success leaves clues.” That was some of the best advice I’ve ever had. Over the years I’ve read hundreds of biographies, always looking for clues that would help me achieve my dreams and ambitions. Along the way I learned that successful people think differently. They have conditioned their minds to always focus on the possibilities instead of the obstacles. Successful people think big and then they make very wise choices. Because when it comes right down to it, success is a choice. In order to consistently make the choices that lead to success, winners use two types of courage – the courage to take action and the courage to endure – to never quit regardless of the circumstances. Understanding that they are bigger than their circumstances gives them the courage to succeed. You can learn to think and act like successful people do. Once you start thinking big, you’ll start succeeding big, and that’s what I want to help you do with this book. As you read this book, I’ll be hitting you with success principles from all different directions. Sometimes I’ll repeat the timeless principles of success in order to help condition your subconscious mind to buy into these ideas and to begin acting on them. If you consistently and persistently apply the principles in this book, before long you’ll be able to write your own success story. Becoming Unstoppable 6 OlympicMotivation.com I was never a great athlete. In fact, I was always the last kid picked for sports in school. But I used the principles in this book to go from being a bench-warmer in my college soccer team to an Olympic athlete only four years later. If these principles worked for me, they will work for you. This book is broken down into seven parts. Part One is about the dream. How to find your dream and purpose in life. In Part Two you will learn how to get yourself to take consistent and persistent action in the pursuit of your dream. Part Three reveals how to create a flawless plan and how to set goals. In Part Four you’ll learn how to become a better leader so you can create a “Dream Team” that will help you realize your goals and dreams. Part five will show you how to become committed to your mission. Part Six will show you how to overcome the inevitable challenges you will face. Finally, in Part Seven, you’ll learn how to become all that you can be in the pursuit of your goals. Once you start winning battles on the way to your dream do me a favor. Shoot me an email and share your victories with me. Your victories will fuel my victories. Ruben Gonzalez – [email protected] Becoming Unstoppable 7 OlympicMotivation.com Contents – Becoming Unstoppable Part I – The Dream You Were Created for Greatness 12 It all Starts with Belief 14 How to Fuel Your Desire to Win 16 How to Use Your Strengths to Win More 18 How to Find Your Dream and Purpose 20 Part II – Taking Action The Power of a Team 24 Acting in Spite of Your Fears 26 Fortune Favors the Brave 28 Get Started and Don’t Quit 29 How to Get Yourself to Take Action 31 No Guts No Glory 33 Take a Chance 35 Part III – Setting Goals and Planning Ahead The World’s Most Successful People Set Goals 39 How to Set Goals Like a Champion 41 The First Step in Your Journey 43 Focus, You Won’t Succeed Without It 45 Feedback – The Breakfast of Champions 47 Measuring Your Progress 50 Game Pans for Success 52 Part IV – How to Become a Better Leader Birds of a Feather 56 The Power of a Coach 58 Leadership and Chick-fil-A 60 How to Become a Better Leader 62 What Do You Stand For? 64 Developing Your Vision to Succeed 66 Walking Your Talk 68 Part V – Committing to Your Dream The Power to Choose 72 You’re Only Six Inches Away! 74 The Right Way to Use Affirmations 76 Starting Your Day Like a Champion 78 From Wishful Thinking to Commitment 80 Decide You Will Get the Last Laugh 82 Intuition and Self Reliance 84 Commit to Excellence 86 The Power of Being Flexible 88 How to Hit Your Goals in Half the Time 90 Becoming Unstoppable 8 OlympicMotivation.com Part VI – Overcoming Challenges on the Way to the Top The Price of Success 94 Eliminating Your Obstacles 96 Bouncing Back Quickly to Win 98 Even Cancer Could Not Stop Her 101 Stack the Deck in Your Favor 103 How to Eliminate Your Self Limiting Beliefs 104 What’s Holding You Back? 107 How to Turn Defeat into Victory 109 Meeting Hard Times with a Harder Will 111 Taking Responsibility to Take Charge of Your Life 112 You are Closer to Success Than You Think! 114 How to Become Self Motivated 116 Probabilities and Possibilities 118 Part VII – Becoming all that You Can Be as You Cross the Finish Line A Technique Every Champion Uses to Win 122 How to Benefit from Other People’s Success 124 How to Succeed When Conditions Change 126 Take Advantage of Opportunities 128 How to Run Your Brain for Maximum Achievement 131 The Olympic Attitude…Whatever It Takes! 133 Your Choices will Impact Many Generations 135 How to Make a Difference in Other People’s Lives 137 Success is Like Learning How to Ride a Bike 139 One Step at a Time 141 Dream, Struggle, Victory 144 Ruben’s Rules for Success 145 The Champion’s Creed 146 Becoming Unstoppable 9 OlympicMotivation.com PPPPPPPPaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrtttttttt OOOOOOOOnnnnnnnneeeeeeee TTTTTTTThhhhhhhheeeeeeee DDDDDDDDrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeaaaaaaaammmmmmmm “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” -Helen Keller Warming the bench on my College soccer team. It does not matter where you are today. What does matter is where you’re going. Becoming Unstoppable 1 0 OlympicMotivation.com
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