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	<title>Olympic Motivational Speaker                     Ruben Gonzalez</title>
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	<description>Success Tips from a Three-time Olympian Professional Keynote Speaker</description>
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		<title>The Success Incubator</title>
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Before I got into the speaking business, I used to sell Minolta copiers in downtown Houston. Every day I drove 40 miles to the Minolta dealership, 20 miles to my territory, 20 miles back to the office, and 40 miles back home. 120 miles every day!
The reason I was willing to do that was simple. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whatever it Takes&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am proud to say that I have never missed a speaking engagement ever since I started speaking professionally 6 years ago.
But last week I came really close&#8230;
I was speaking in Orange County, CA for the leaders of a top insurance brokerage firm. My presentation was scheduled for 9:00 AM. I was flying to John [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Regrets</title>
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You can learn a lot from older people&#8230;
When I was a sophmore in high school I read about a survey where octogenarians (80-year-old people) were asked what their biggest regret in life was.
Their top regrets were &#8220;not taking enough risks&#8221; and &#8220;playing life too safe.&#8221;
I decided right then that I would live my life in such a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flying Aerobatics in a 1944 WWII Stearman</title>
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Ready to fly on a 1944 Stearman
I just got back from Orange County California where I spoke for the leadership of a top insurance brokerage firm. I had a couple of hours to kill so I decided to cross out one of the items in my bucket list - flying aerobatics in a Stearman biplane.
I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Recycle Steel</title>
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The USS New York
It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center.
It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making a Difference in South Africa</title>
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Taddy Blecher is changing lives in South Africa
Entrepreneurs tend to bite off a little more than they can chew hoping they&#8217;ll quickly learn how to chew it.
Eight years ago, from his office in Johannesburg in South Africa, without any university buildings, courses or staff, he began faxing out a letter of invitation to 350 schools.
He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gold Mine in South Africa</title>
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I was just on a speaking tour in South Africa. My host Sean O&#8217;Keeffe of O&#8217;Keeffe &#38; Swartz made sure I didn&#8217;t have a a dull moment. We visited one of Johannesburg&#8217;s many gold mines. This gold mine was 9000 feet deep! We descended to 750 feet and took a 45 minute tour.

Sean and his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking for Big Game in South Africa</title>
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Looking for big game in the African bush.
I just spent an incredible weekend in South Africa. My hosts, Sean O&#8217;Keeffe, his wife Nadja, and his sons Callan (the Kart racing king) and Kyran (the soccer and cricket whiz), made this trip absolutely unforgettable.
One of the many things we did was to spend a day at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charlie Tremendous Jones Continues to Inspire</title>
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I have had the honor of sharing the stage with Charlie Tremendous Jones many times. I feel priviledged to be his friend. Charlie has a heart of gold and has spent the last 50 years sharing his wisdom around the world.
Charlie has been battling cancer for several years. He is losing his voice but not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skydiving in South Africa</title>
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Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.
I was just in South Africa where I got to speak for O&#8217;Keeffe and Swartz, and Alexander Forbes, two of South Africa&#8217;s most respected financial services companies.
The week before heading &#8220;down under,&#8221; I thought that Skydiving in South Africa had a nice ring to it. I figured I might [...]]]></description>
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