Rakesh Garhwal

Points1 - Complete your medical studies and specialization training at the right age, before you plunge into family responsibilities and get the requisite qualifications, training and exposure.  Donot worry if it takes more time, involves getting less money or going overseas for short training or observer-ship. You will later on realize its worth in terms of providing you a competitive edge over others.  ➢ Do not compromise on your medical training. Get the best possible training that you can get and empower yourself. This will give you a firm foundation to build a sound professional career on.  ➢ It depends on you how much knowledge you can gather from your teachers or mentors. If you are receptive, obedient, hard-working and eager to learn there is no end to how much you can learn from them.  ➢ Be totally focused during your training period and learn as much as possible. Concentrate on your clinical and surgical expertise so that at the end of your training, you ar...

Week 1: Purifying your mind and body An early start , around 6 am. This is when you’ll find the time for yourself which you never have enough of during the day. You’ll find it to be a period of peace and quiet, when you’ll be able to sort out various things which you need to do without being distracted, because everyone else is still asleep. This an ideal time for morning exercises, which will help prepare you for living the upcoming day to the max. Feeling lazy and a reluctance to get out of bed early really aren’t an indication that you are tired. In my opinion, this shows that you don’t really want to live your own life. What’s the point in getting out of bed, when it’ll just be the same depressing weather, the subway, traffic, work...But what if, instead of this mentality, you realised another great day is coming up, and your first thought when you woke up was ’roll on the morning!’? Admit it — if you felt like this, getti...