Episode 62: Everyone Starts from Somewhere, with Ruben Gonzalez

0m 45s: Who is The Luge Man?
5m 53s: Did you really pick the luge by process of elimination?
7m 40s: Finding a mentor, being shy, and food stamps
15m 35s: Would you change anything about your journey?
18m 30s: My kids on finding their own Olympics
24m 15s: Homeschooling
31m 33s: 90 minute chunks of time
33m 49s: Best advice for new parents

Ruben is known as The Luge Man. He’s the first person to compete in 4 Olympics over 4 different decades.

He talks to me how had the dream – and the perseverance – to become an Olympian, and how finding mentors is the key to unlocking success.

Ruben’s also homeschooled his kids (now 15 and 18) from Day 1, which gives us a lot to talk about with Covid…

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