Posts By: Dr. Vik

Stay “Small”…

But Think Big. In challenging times in our lives, sometimes we need to look around and “take in” what nature gives us. When we are facing challenges, just sit at the beach and look at the vast ocean, look at the night sky with the billions of stars that are around us, or gaze at… Read more »

2 Years…

In the cadaver labs, in my training…were quite intense. We had to flag and identify every fissure, artery, gland…basically every landmark within the body and every detail that had an eponym tied to it – which was in the thousands. In the Lab, as we were working, it was quite clear that the way the… Read more »

I’ve had the Pleasure of…

Having a chat with many who have shared their challenges with me. A common thread that weaves through most all of the conversations is that the people all have been intently focusing on the challenges in their lives. They have “Spun it and Won it” by redirecting their focus on What is good in their… Read more »

The long journey towards…

The middle…that’s where most of us end up. Not the best, and not the worst – Average – which is the best of the worst, and the worst of the best. The middle, the normal – like everyone else. The ones who end up in the middle follow the rest of the pack, the herd… Read more »

Thomas Edison’s quote…

“Genius is 1% Inspirations and 99% perspiration”. Is pretty right on when it comes to a lot of inventions and breakthroughs. On creating the incandescent light bulb, he used over 6,000 different filaments in attempts to make the bulb glow. And when a reporter asked, “How many times are you going to fail at creating… Read more »

I’ve always heard…

That “Life is not a sprint, but a marathon”. Kind of true…it sure isn’t a sprint, but thinking about the plodding, training and pain that comes along with a marathon, I don’t really think it’s that either – unless we want to perceive our life as filled with plodding, training and pain. I like to… Read more »

Sometimes, we are…

Deaf to Reason. Why? Maybe it’s because we are living in our own little “dream world” or just not willing to hear the facts or listen to the truth. It really makes no difference what the cause is, we only need to find the cure. And the cure is to make sure we have all… Read more »

A change…

In nature…whether it be the tides, stars, weather, or pretty much everything else…things are constantly changing. The same goes for our lives. So why is it so hard for some of us to accept change? Life and history shows that we resist change because we, as people, like to give the minimum to get the… Read more »

Building muscle…

Is not as easy as it’s sounds. Because every time we exercise in an effort to build muscles, we actually “tear down” our muscles…building muscles is a process. Once we exercise, we must “rest” the muscle to allow for it to build back stronger, in accordance to the stress put on it. And since the… Read more »

When you have…

Achieved what you wanted to achieve, and they throw a ceremonial party in your favor, and you’re the guest of honor. Make sure to put on a great outfit to greet all your adoring fans, because you are in your element and deserve to soak in all the glory. And as you think of yourself,… Read more »