David & Goliath

I'm tired.
I was away from Madeira Island last weekend, so I didn't have time to prepare today's episode like I usually do.

However, I have this commitment to you, so I made this episode, although shorter than usual.

So, I removed the part from the episode "My Story" about why I'm doing this, why I'm making this podcast and create this new one.

Making this podcast has also given me strength to overcome my Goliath who is currently challenging me.

I appreciate all of you who regularly listen to my podcast, and I sincerely hope it also helps you in your daily life.

In the final part, there's an excerpt from Brad Pitt that explains my gratitude to you.

Thank you once again!


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In the first episode, I said I would talk to you about stories of people who overcame great and enormous challenges in their lives  and, as Malcolm Gladwell wrote in his book "facing enormous, overwhelming adversities, produces greatness and beauty." For me, these people are heroes. If it were not for them, I would not be doing this podcast today. Today, I'm going to talk about someone who, although I didn't spend much time with him, left a mark on me. And I only realized that years later. He passed on unique values and ways of living life, leaving me with the commitment to continue her legacy for others. Unfortunately, he is no longer with us. But I am sure that his spirit is around here influencing the lives of other people. I'm going to talk about my basketball coach from the 1989 children's basketball team, where he was my coach and how he galvanized a team to focus on that year's regional basketball title.

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Easter B.C. was meant to celebrate the liberation of the people of Israel from the clutches of Pharaoh by Moses. So at this time of year it was customary among the Jewish people to sacrifice a lamb.
In the Christian religion, Easter is celebrated to remember the death of Jesus. The death of the "Lamb who came to save the World."
And it is Him that we will talk about today in this episode: Jesus Christ! My greatest beacon.
I deeply believe that Jesus walked on this Earth.
I fully believe that He was also divine so that God could teach us to love one another. To teach us what love is.
The message is so impactful that it changed the trajectory of humanity until today.

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I know a guy that us these principles into his life. Well start to use…
He does not call the 5-step process but he’s facing reality, continues to dream and continues to have big determination. Not the reality his faced for the last 46 years, but the one his now facing in his life, right now.
His name is… me!
I really want to share my story with you, today, in this episode.
I hope by the end of it, you’ll find out why I’m doing the weekly based podcast and the true meaning of telling you about these stories.
I’m feeling uncomfortable doing it but I fell I have to do it. I hope I’m not doing another mistake.
But if I don’t go for it, I will not know the result. And I’m very curious on that…
Today is my turn.
I truly hope you enjoy.

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Carlos worked for 25 years in an mortuary of one the hospital in Portugal. One of his duties was to bring the dead body’s and place them in the freezer, waiting for the family to say they final Fairwell or waiting for authorization to place in a coffin for his funeral.
In subconscious level of the mind, the depression and hurt would start to appear, without him noticing.
A couple months later we would start drinking… every day… at the same hour. In the mortuary… with his work companions…
He recalls:
“It was like drinking in a pub, like normal people do after work. We had so much laugh, until one day…”
But you know that we’re talking about heroes in this podcast. And Carlos used his drinking problem not only for helping his community to have a better understanding of what was his life for 25 years in that place but also to help others who are helpless facing the alcohol and emotions.

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The Portuguese are best people in the world. We’re really great.
No seriously, yes we are.
We’re very worm, Cousy, very friendly people. We know how to welcome all the people in the world.
One of proves of this is that we have more and more foreigners people choosing Portugal to leave.
I don’t know if there is a ranking of the nicest people in the world, but if there is, I think we were on top 5.
Maybe it’s because of the nice weather, having the ocean nearby, the great food that we eat…
Not only we’re very friendly but also we have the best football player in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo, we had in the near past, the best football coach in the world, José Mourinho, now we have one the best swimmer in the world, Diogo Ribeiro. We won a lot of prices regarding the tourism.
We have great cooks
But we suck managing our country. Even worse, we’re not a very demanding people when the subject is the Political party’s and Government. Well, we suck!

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In today’s episode the drama, faith, heavy and dark emotions will be very presence.
I’m sure that who is listening knows or heard someone who had identical problems with (or similar).
Someone who’s life was kind and very brutal in a blink of an eye.
Our hero is guy who is successful on his professional life, a very well known lawyer who was always searched for solve the complicated cases that appear in courts.
Apparently, everything was going well but inside of him a different giant was trying to defeat him, like Goliath tried to defeat David.
This time, Goliath is not an external problem like we had in the last episodes.
For João, that was something inside, eating him alive and even worse, without him noticing.
It could be considered as a freak but no, is not. He’s a heroe!

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Is there anything more motivating to see someone who had every odds against and, nevertheless, wining in life?
I think that’s is the most inspiring thing we can see during the time that we’re living here, on this earh.
You don’t know but I’m an entrepreneur.
I can say, for now, not very successful one. Well not for now.
Why? Well let me say like this. I was in the pick of mountain, 6 years ago, thinking my life would be even better in a matter of years. In terms of materialistic way of speaking!
But didn’t go as I was hopping would be…
Life threw at me one of those mighty, huge and gigantic challenge. I’m facing right now my Goliath but like David, the shepherd, the underdog, I’m goanna defeat him and cut is head of.

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5 times NBA championships and influence an all planet on becoming a better person, facing his Goliath day by day.
(and that’s what we like to talk about on this Podcast).
Yes you guessed right, I’m talking about Kobe Bryant.
His greatness was, and still is, so beautiful that also inspired a young girl. Not that she heard about Kobe’s story but, like Kobe, she’s a special girl, since from her
first day here on earth.
I’m going to tell a story of a little, skinny girl who became one of my hero’s.
How she with a lot of brave, face her challenges and overcome them.
Who could imagine that a young girl, apparently an underdog would be one the person’s that I admire so much. A truly hero!

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n todays episode I’ll tell you Antonio’s life after he been relieved from the army, how he got is first boat and also how he return to Portugal, after the civil war in Angola back in 1974. All stories are filled with unbelievable courage and strength.
I know that many of you thinks that the Antonio’s success were because of his genes. Jordan B. Peterson, the author of “12 rules for life” book said that for you to have a great life and to be on your best YOU, you must pass throughout challenges and difficulties. This is the only way to be at your best version.
Antonio lived his best version throughout his life

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