Stories that Shaped Me with Avram Gonzales
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Stories That Shaped Me is a collection of short stories that document impactful moments in the life of Avram Gonzales. Every story has a lesson to learn and something to gain. He hopes that after listening, you'll have a smile on your heart and an appreciation for what lies before you and what you've left behind.
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S1E41 Stories That Shaped Me Recap
In this special recap episode, Avram Gonzales reflects on completing a 40-day creative challenge that turned into Stories That Shaped Me: forty videos, forty stories, and a powerful return to…
S1E40 E40: The Ingredients of an Open Mind
In this final episode of Stories That Shaped Me, Avram Gonzales reflects on one of the most influential experiences of his childhood: spending extended time in Belgium with his family. Every couple…
S1E39 E39: The Most Anticlimactic Moment
In this episode, Avram Gonzales shares one of the most confusing and unexpected moments of his life—the day he reached a major milestone and felt absolutely nothing. After the excitement of high…
S1E38 E38: The First Dollar I Made Online Isn't What I Expected
In this episode, Avram Gonzales shares the story of the very first money he ever made on the internet—and how it was far smaller, yet far more meaningful, than he ever expected. Late one night in…
S1E37 E37: The Second-Longest Standing Prank I Ever Pulled
In this episode, Avram Gonzales shares a lighter story that reveals one of his longtime traits: a love for a well-executed prank. What started as a spontaneous moment during a house tour turned into…
S1E36 E36: When I Rolled My Car and Somehow Survived
In this episode, Avram Gonzales shares one of the most frightening moments of his life—a night during spring break in 2010 when exhaustion, determination, and poor judgment collided. After a long day…
S1E35 E35: I Was Too Broke to Buy Gifts and Did This Instead
In this episode, Avram Gonzales looks back on a Christmas from 15 years ago, when he was a broke college student living at home with no money to buy gifts. Rather than showing up empty-handed, he…
S1E34 E34: What My Obsession With Games as a Kid Did for Me Later
In Episode 34, Avram Gonzales reflects on how an unlikely mix of video games and science experiments quietly shaped his mindset as an entrepreneur. It starts in seventh grade with a simple school…
S1E33 E33: My Dad Almost Bled Out on Christmas Eve
In Episode 33, Avram Gonzales shares a Christmas story that starts mischievous, turns intense, and ends with an unexpected lesson about curiosity, awareness, and timing. As a kid, Avram mastered the…
S1E32 E32: Gaming the System in College
In Episode 32, Avram Gonzales reflects on a habit from his college years that frustrated his parents—but quietly prepared him for entrepreneurship. From day one of every class, Avram studied the…
S1E31 E31: The Last Time I Got Hammered Drunk
In Episode 31, Avram Gonzales shares a story he rarely tells—one marked by shame, reflection, and a turning point he didn’t expect. What started as a familiar weekend of partying with friends in…
S1E30 E30: When I Beat My Dad in Chess
In Episode 30, Avram Gonzales shares a quiet but meaningful childhood victory—the first time he beat his dad at chess—and the lesson it revealed about how his mind works. As a third grader in…
S1E29 E29: When I Started a Dead Car Battery with Energy
In Episode 29, Avram Gonzales shares one of his most unconventional—and often unbelievable—stories: the time he brought a completely dead car battery back to life using nothing but focus, intention,…
S1E28 E28: How My Dog Survived 5 Days in the Desert
In Episode 28, Avram Gonzales tells one of the most emotional and unbelievable stories of his life—the time his puppy went missing for five days in the Las Vegas desert, and the extraordinary effort…
S1E27 E27: Your Abusers Don’t Choose You
In Episode 27, Avram Gonzales shares a deeply personal and reflective story about trust, authority, and a pattern he didn’t fully understand until much later in life. As a third grader newly…
S1E26 E26: When I Was Invited to Be a Throuple
In Episode 26, Avram Gonzales shares one of the most painful and disorienting relationship experiences of his life—the moment he learned the truth behind an unexpected and shocking proposal. Just…
S1E25 E25: That Time We Almost Killed Eachother with a Potato Gun
In Episode 25, Avram Gonzales takes you back to one of his most reckless—and revealing—teenage adventures: the day a homemade potato gun almost turned deadly. What started as harmless mischief…
S1E24 E24: The First Time I Saw a Dead Body
In Episode 24, Avram Gonzales shares a deeply sobering moment from his childhood—the first time he saw death up close, and how it permanently changed the way he experiences life. While driving…
S1E23 E23: My Leadership Style Pissed Off 22 People
In this episode, Avram Gonzales shares a defining leadership moment from a 2013 team training in Denver—one that challenged how people expect to be led. While teaching his network marketing downline…
S1E22 E22: Teaching Teenagers Respect and Confidence
Like many teenagers, Avram Gonzales struggled with moodiness, backtalk, and low self-esteem. In Episode 22, he shares the pivotal decision his parents made that helped change the trajectory of his…
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Stories that Shaped Me with Avram Gonzales has published 42 episodes since November 2025, covering topics in Documentary, Personal Journals.
Stories that Shaped Me with Avram Gonzales is currently dormant with new episodes daily. Average episode length is 2m.
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