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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...
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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?
My name is Francisco Câmara and I 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.
This podcast will also the continuation of the work that Malcolm Gladwell started 10 years ago and through is book David and Golias
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My name is Francisco Câmara and I 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.
This podcast will also the continuation of the work that Malcolm Gladwell started 10 years ago and through is book David and Golias
David & Goliath
David & Goliath
Nothing Happens By Accident
22 JUL 2024 · I like public speaking. It's one of my passions. When I started, I made tons of mistakes. I said many "ums," made lots of grammatical errors. My stage posture was anything but correct. I had no vocal variety and sometimes lacked projection. In other words, I wasn’t loud enough. That was two years ago. What did I do to improve? Well, the first thing was not to give up. Then I started watching speeches on YouTube by renowned speakers, observing how they did it. I used these "notes" when I went on stage. After two years, my oratory skills have become fantastic. I mean, I’m not the best in the world, for sure, but I feel so at ease that everything flows when I’m speaking. Have you listened to the episode "My Story"? There, you can hear my story. If it weren’t for my story, my journey, my battles, I would never have created this podcast or become a better person. Could surgery help? Of course. Just the simple fact of getting rid of anxiety at that time would have been a great achievement. But would I have discovered what was behind the anxiety? Would I have discovered what I didn’t like about myself and all the other imperfections I had inside? Maybe yes, maybe no. Who knows? I don’t want to, nor am I dismissing surgery because it apparently saved lives. But now I ask: did that person who was addicted to drugs completely solve their problem? The real reason they used drugs? I don’t know… maybe yes, maybe no. As I mentioned before, while surgery isn’t available for everyone, we’ll have to face our Goliaths. We’ll have to be strong, courageous, resilient. We’ll cry a lot. We’ll question a lot. Some people won’t be able to take it. Others might say, “That’s life,” and resign themselves to the fact that there’s no other way. The advice I can give is: don’t give up. No, it’s not easy. Who said it would be easy? Has all this sacrifice been worth it? This "fight" with my Goliaths? It has, very much! Those people I mentioned, who were born in the 1940s and emigrated to escape war and seek a better life… ask them if it was worth it. Most will likely say “yes.” That it was worth it. That they would do it all over again, the same way. Yes, me too. Stones? We’ll find many on our path. The difference lies in what you do with them. I’ll keep picking them up and building my castle. My Taj Mahal. Just to end on a small note: don’t forget, Nothing Happens By Accident!
Lessons From Madeira Island: Nothing Happens by Accident
15 JUL 2024 · Last Monday, at the end of the day, I was watching a news program that I have loved for a long time: 60 Minutes.
It’s a program that is essentially a storyteller.
And what fantastic stories it has!
In that episode, they talked about a medical scientist, a neurosurgeon who, through a non-invasive technique, “cured,” or rather, stopped the progression of Parkinson's disease.
All this through the use of high-frequency ultrasounds that “straighten the person.” Also in that episode, they talked about a case where the doctor managed to make a drug-addicted person become “cured.”
They even spoke with this person, asking if he had relapsed or if he was truly clean.
I was simply amazed. At the point that science has reached.
Since I am a dreamer, I immediately began to imagine scenarios where we could use this to cure many of the world's problems.
This could revolutionize the world.
The way we can live our daily lives. We could banish the problems of drugs, alcohol, and all existing addictions from the face of the earth. Wouldn't that be fantastic?
Now you ask, what does this have to do with the Island of Madeira?
And I tell you, everything!
From the Episode Us & Them, Here It is The Secret For Success
8 JUL 2024 · Have you ever noticed that the wealthiest people in the world are excellent communicators? In the Netflix documentary about Donald Trump, it was said that many of his clients came in with a preconceived idea, and after talking with Trump, they ended up buying what he wanted them to buy. Okay, you can say he's manipulative.
Let me give you another example. Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group. In 1985, Sir Richard Branson began running marketing campaigns that were totally different from what was being done at that time, just to put the Virgin name in every corner of the world.
I'm not saying I have to ride in a hot air balloon at 250 mph between Japan and the Canadian Arctic, breaking the time record just to get my message across. No! Much simpler and less exhausting than that. Just like Shakespeare conveys in his sonnet "The memory of his beloved's love is so powerful that it makes him feel as though he possesses..". So, I just have to use my strengths to make the world listen to me. What are those strengths? Empathy and being genuine.
My sling! We feel the energy when we're around genuine, sincere, and empathetic people. I've had several situations in my life where people enjoyed being with me and I towards them. If I can convey that good energy, why not try it with my teams? I have nothing to lose! That's what I thought, and that's what I did last week. I laid it all out. I communicated everything that I discussed with my colleague at the beginning of January. And let me tell you, it was awesome!
From the Episode Alfredo and Cristina here it is Love Lessons from Orpheus and Eurydice
1 JUL 2024 · Here is the one the most beautiful myths about love and trust. Not only love and trust but other lessons on we can take to our dally lifes.
Are you confindent in you?
Is your faith bigger than anything else?
Do you trust your talents and gifts?
Orpheus played the lyre and was an excellent poet.
Whenever he played and sang, nature and people were captivated by his music. It was his superpower.
He fell madly in love with Eurydice.
One day, she was by a river when she was bitten by a snake, leading to her death. Orpheus was desperate and heartbroken.
He went to the underworld with his music and lyre to rescue Eurydice.
If They Only Knew: Confessions of a Anger Person
24 JUN 2024 · "Do to others what you want them to do to you.” Jesus said.
How is this possible? Well, this was put into practice by Diane Foley.
And who is Diane Foley? She is the mother of James Foley.
James Foley was killed by ISIS in 2014, decapitated, with the video filmed and posted on YouTube.
The terrorist who killed, or was involved in the murder of James Foley, was known within the terrorist group as “The Beatle,” because he was English, but his name is Alexander.
Diane went to meet him to get to know him and talk to him. She reconciled with the man Alexander Kotey. How is this possible?
Could I do it?
Could you, my listener, do it?
Wow
17 JUN 2024 · I love listening to podcasts (who would've thought that!!!).
One of the podcasts I listen to is called "Bit of Optimism" by Simon Sinek.
I was looking through the episodes and was drawn to the latest one titled "Moral Courage with Diane Foley, mother of executed journalist James Foley."
I was so wowed by what I heard that the next day I went to YouTube to see if I could find more about this woman.
In short, she is the mother of a journalist who was kidnapped and killed by ISIS in 2012. The person who killed him was called The Beatle within the terrorist group.
He was captured and tried for the crime he committed. After some time (I don't know exactly how long), Diane Foley went to the prison to meet and talk to her son's killer, face to face, and the first thing she said to him was, "Hello Alexander, it's a pleasure to meet you."
A book was written about James's death, about Diane's act, and everything involved in it, from James's journey to the Middle East, through his murder, and ending with the creation of the James Foley Legacy Foundation by Diane.
Was this all an act of drama, like a theatre act? Hmm, I don't believe so.
A mother will always defend her children, even give her life for them, because that's part of what it means to be a mother. If she had been there during her son's murder, she would surely have moved mountains to defend James from his oppressors.
Especially being who Diane is!
"Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forward."
10 JUN 2024 · In today's episode, I spoke with a businessperson from the region who had a lot of success in the heavy truck and automobile mechanics field. However, in 2012, with the Portuguese public debt crisis, he had to close and file for bankruptcy. As he told me during our conversation, "I went from being great, to being despised in the blink of an eye." Today, I will talk about the anguish he suffered during this period, the personal and family consequences, and finally the health problems that ensued. He managed to overcome all of this with true mastery, becoming a phoenix reborn. Not only did he overcome it, but he is now better off than he was before. As with the other episodes, I hope you love it and feel motivated by getting to know António's story.
Porto Moniz and Madeira island - https://visitmadeira.com/en/where-to-go/madeira/north-coast/porto-moniz/
I won't stay silent because I will continue to do what I came to Earth to do - Jesus
3 JUN 2024 · A few days ago, I watched a trailer for a film about the life of Jesus Christ. It was specifically about Jesus being brought before a Roman authority of the time (I'm not sure if it was Pontius Pilate) because He was preaching throughout Galilee. Jesus was taken by one of the Roman guards to this Roman authority (let's say). In the trailer, this guard was a tall, muscular fellow, the type of guard who would protect such an important figure of the kingdom. He grabbed Jesus by the arm and threw Him onto the authority's table. The governor wanted to confirm with Him if it was true that Jesus had been preaching throughout Galilee. Out of nowhere, the peaceful region was experiencing an unprecedented uproar. (Just as it still happens today in some parts of the world when we speak of love). This was against what the Roman authorities wanted for the empire. They preferred little uproar, calmness, and for everyone to accept Roman power. So, he asked Him if He was the one people called Jesus. He answered yes. He also asked Him if He was responsible for spreading a message that was causing a lot of commotion in Galilee. And once again, He answered yes. Always with polite, direct, and firm responses. So firm that it even made me tremble. Then the conversation shifted from an interrogation to a conversation from a person (the governor) who felt a profound admiration for the man sitting in front of him: Jesus. I won’t go into details of that conversation for two reasons. First, because it won't add any value to what I want to convey in this episode. And second, it would only be a waste of lines and your time. Time that is very precious to all of us! As the conversation was drawing to a close, the governor turned to Him and asked Him to stop what He was doing. If not, he would be forced to take harsher measures and follow the law. Then, as a gesture of goodwill, the governor turned to Jesus and told Him he would not imprison or whip Him. This time… as long as He stopped! Jesus responded in the following manner: “I won't promise anything and I won't stay silent because I will continue to do what I came to Earth to do.” When He finished saying this, my body trembled with fear. My inner self immediately shouted, "Wow, are you crazy? Stay quiet! Say yes. Do you want to get into trouble?” Then I remembered I was talking about Jesus. Jesus wasn't afraid of anything. Those who are afraid are the ones who are reluctant to face what needs to be faced. Not everything life serves us is to our liking, and it is precisely in these moments that we eat without saying, "I don't like it!" Because we are afraid. We all fear something. As the saying goes, "He who has a butt, has fear." This is directly related to the monstrous amount of divorces occurring in the society where I live, at least in the Portuguese society. You will understand more later on. Suddenly, it seems almost all middle-aged couples are getting divorced. At first glance, we might say that nowadays people are less willing to put up with their partners. But the root of the problem if we can say problem, is much deeper than a simple lack of willingness to tolerate the other's personality after some time. Why is it that in our parents' generation, divorces could be counted on one hand? And now, those who are still together seem to be the "abnormal" ones, rather than those who divorce. Immediately, I thought of several people but particularly of a family member who recently divorced. My cousin Paulo's divorce. It was a bombshell for all of us! Because we all thought they would be together until death. That they would never, ever separate. Wherever they went, there they were. Stuck to each other. Always. Always with their children. But how did this happen? Why did it happen? Well, that's what I'm going to tell you. It's a beautiful and sad story, heavy and with a lovely message for the future. It could be a tragic story, but it isn't because, in the end, love always wins. It's like David throwing the stone into Goliath's head.
If only they really knew me, they would like me even less!
27 MAY 2024 · People judge us by where we come from, by our appearance, by our age, by our religion. They dislike us for the work we do; they dislike us for what they have heard about the work we do. They dislike us for real and legitimate reasons—mistakes we have made, positions we have taken—and for completely fabricated reasons. They project their own insecurities, their own problems onto us. They attribute to us the consequences of their own ignorance, their own deficient comprehension skills, their own poor taste. Have you ever seen, as Kipling said, the truths you have spoken twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools? It is something maddening and sad. Epictetus, however, says we must face all this with a smile. In fact, he joked that when we find ourselves criticised or disliked by some stranger, instead of trying to convert them or argue with them, we should simply say to ourselves, '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. My consciousness at the time didn’t allow me to see the greatness of the human being he was. His name will be João. The same name as my middle brother. Like my middle brother, João from university was one of the kindest people I have ever known.
Cristina, Alfredo, Orpheu & Eurydice
20 MAY 2024 · 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 process of turning grapes into wine involves harvesting the grapes, or "vindima," (as we say in Portuguese) at the right time. It cannot be too early or too late. Then, the way they are transported is crucial to prevent them from being bruised or crushed. Otherwise, the next stage, fermentation, might start prematurely. But before fermentation, the grapes are crushed. After that, they move on to the fermentation stage. Alcoholic fermentation occurs when microorganisms called yeasts transform sugars into ethanol (alcohol), energy (heat), and gas, along with secondary products. This process happens differently for red and white wines. Once fermentation is complete, the filtration process begins. The goal of this phase is to separate the solid phase in suspension from the liquid phase by passing through a porous surface that constitutes the filtering layer, intended to retain solid particles. Finally, there is the aging and bottling of the wine. Here is the wine. If we translate this to my life, let's say I am in the final stage of fermentation. In other words, I am transforming my sugars (ghosts) into alcohol (my second life). 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: Cristina, sweet like the Portuguese wine Casa Ermelinda Freitas Trincadeira Reserva Tinto. Absolutely fantastic!
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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...
show more
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?
My name is Francisco Câmara and I 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.
This podcast will also the continuation of the work that Malcolm Gladwell started 10 years ago and through is book David and Golias
show less
My name is Francisco Câmara and I 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.
This podcast will also the continuation of the work that Malcolm Gladwell started 10 years ago and through is book David and Golias
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