David & Goliath - The Art of Battling and Tearing Down Giants

David & Goliath - The Art of Battling and Tearing Down Giants

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  • If only they really knew me, they would like me even less!
    The fact that people dislike us for invented and ridiculous reasons should not bother us. Superficial and unfounded criticisms are not what we should be concerned with.
    Instead, let’s focus on what we know we can improve, where we are not meeting our own standards.
    And if there is any external feedback we consider, any approval we seek, let it come from people who know us well, whom we admire.
    We can ignore everyone else.
    This immediately reminded me of a colleague from university.
    The name I will use is not their real name, but their story is true.
    It's like superheroes: we all know their story, why they exist, but we don't know their real name.
    However, I think it hardly matters because he has passed away.
    He died due to his diabetes.
    He died before finishing his degree.
    And the short time I spent with him made me like him a lot.
    In fact, he probably liked me more than I liked him.
    Unfortunately, I say now.
    His name will be João.
    The same name as my middle brother.
    22 min
  • Cristina, Alfredo, Orpheu & Eurydice
    the grape.
    Wine is made from grape must, which undergoes a natural fermentation process through the action of yeasts that transform the sugar present in the grape into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
    When there's no more sugar in the liquid, the yeasts die and the fermentation ends.
    So the grape came into this world to either be eaten or to be turned into wine.
    If it's eaten, well, its mission on earth is over.
    But if it's turned into wine, its life will be prolonged for many, many years, and in the best cases, for centuries.
    This transformation is a very tough process for a grape.
    And you'll soon understand what I'm trying to say here.
    The same processes the grape undergoes happened to our heroine today.
    Her name is Cristina, a widow, with three children, who turned the loss of her husband 30 years ago into something wonderful.
    Just like wine.
    But like the grape before turning into wine, Cristina went through hell and back.
    Today, the hero’s cape will be worn by a woman.
    30 min
  • Cut Meaning of Life (My Thoughts)
    Many times, if not always, the plans we draw up are not the plans that God wants for our lives.
    That's what happened to Isabel. That's what happened to me.
    No, I don't have cancer, but life also threw me a curveball.
    Most likely, I have more than 6 months of life left, although nothing is certain.
    If you listened to episode 10 of my podcast, you'll hear my story from when I was born until today.
    I always aspired to higher dreams and goals.
    One of those dreams was to turn my old company into a major multinational.
    I was born in July, and according to the zodiac horoscope, my sign is Cancer.
    These are people who value family a lot.
    In 2023, I divorced from my former partner, stopped living with my daughters, and a month later, closed my company.
    I lost the house where I lived, I can't have anything in my name or I lose it.
    I live in fear of opening the mailbox because a seizure or a court letter could suddenly appear.
    I live alone, and three weeks ago, I lost my father.
    5 min
  • Ayrton Senna
    In the last episode, we talked about a King. King David, and today I'm going to talk about another king.
    Not a king with the royal title, but a king who, although he has already died, continues to transmit his faith to his Brazilian brothers and sisters, and beyond.
    The three-time Formula 1 champion, one of my heroes since the late 80s, the great Ayrton Senna.
    He was always someone who brought great joy to the Brazilian people.
    Firstly, with victories in Sunday races after lunch (in Portugal's time zone) and then, after his death, providing conditions for everyone to have the chance to succeed in their lives.
    One of Ayrton's dreams was to help his people so that everyone could have the same opportunities to succeed in life.
    The right to have a future and to have hope. To change the scenario of Brazil.
    25 min
  • King David
    There's a story of Buddha where a huge number of disciples were meditating, seeking spiritual enlightenment.
    It only happened with one, who when he discovered what it was to be an enlightened being, began to laugh.
    The disciple whom no one gave anything for.
    The same thing happened with today's hero.
    I mean, he's the reference hero of this podcast. Our young David.
    Who became the King of all Israel for 40 years.
    The prosperous reign that made Israel a great country.
    If you ask an Israeli to tell the story of King David, you'll notice the pride with which they speak of their King.
    If you go to Israel, you'll see all kind of things in honour of his King: King David Hotels, King David Souvenirs etc.
    Even the star on the flag of Israel is related to David.
    He was the most successful king in the history of Israel.
    Today it's him, once again.
    Ladies and gentlemen, His Royal Highness King David.
    22 min
  • Meaning of Life
    In today's episode, I'll tell a story of a 17-year-old Brazilian girl who understood the true meaning of success in life.
    To reach this conclusion, she had to go through a very painful process that she has not yet finished.
    It seems it's always like this: we have to "kill" ourselves to reach the treasure.
    In this girl's case, she literally had to "kill" herself to discover that true happiness lies in serving others, not being served, that it's the little things that bring beauty to our journey on this earth, not the grand moments, and finally, feeling grateful for being here.
    This last part may be difficult to understand in the case of Isabel, our heroine today.
    Isabel Veloso, her name, is 17 years old, Brazilian, and a beautiful girl.
    Unfortunately, she will only live for another 4 months (according to doctors) because she has an incurable cancerous tumor.
    But even so, let's make the most of these 4 months of her life left to learn from her what it means to live with purpose.
    25 min
  • Why I'm Doing This
    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, albeit shorter than usual.
    That's why I removed the part from the episode "My Story" about why I'm doing this, why I'm making this podcast.
    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 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!
    5 min
  • The Heroes
    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.
    32 min
  • Us & Them
    In today's episode I explain how I'm passing by my message to my fellow workers. How can I make them feel that they belonging to the team?
    Communication. The foundation of the human success, here in this planet
    How also Shakespeare inspired me to make today's episode.
    I hope you enjoy it and hope by the end you realise and there is no "Us & Them". Only Us
    24 min
  • The Real Superman
    At 15th March by 7:30 PM that same day, I was checking in to embark on one of the most fantastic adventures I've ever had in my entire life.
    And it was on this adventure that I met someone who inspired me immensely. His name is Vitor Cardoso, a former football player from Sporting's of Lisbon youth teams. Life led him away from his football career due to a major injury and a significant loss, subsequently taking him down dark and winding paths.
    What's certain is that at the end of our training session, the craziest of our lives, I saw him laughing again. And what a smile he was showing!
    And it's him that I'm going to talk about today. The man who didn't smile. Vitor Cardoso.
    29 min

About David & Goliath - The Art of Battling and Tearing Down Giants

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Podcast that talks about how to face and bring down the Giants. Is being a giant really an asset or a weakness? Should I give up or play by my own rules? Should I give up and accept this as a fate of my life or confront it? I, Francisco Câmara will share stories of real people, known or unknown, rich or poor, who faced significant challenges in their lives and in some cases inspired millions of people around the world.