Trusted friend and wise man, Dr. Philip

Dr. Philip Caravella

As often as his busy schedule will allow Dr. Philip who is now serving as a doctor in the army will be giving his words of wisdom about preventive medicine on my site.

Here is Dr. Philip:

The most difficult challenges you face are personal struggles rather than those directly affecting others.  You correctly believe that you have influenced others.  The real issue is what kind of influence did you exert?  Was it what you had intended or was it something else?

Your trials and skeletons are the greatest barriers to success in your life.  But lifetime struggles are more easily addressed, than what is apparent at first glance. 

Step one is to fully understand your needs and to prioritize them.  The next is to establish a goal related to addressing your greatest need.  Then you must develop a plan.  Most importantly, you must place that plan into motion.  Emotion and motion is what it is all about.  First you deal with your emotions.  Later, you place your plan into motion. 

Success cannot be achieved without a beginning.  Once you have established what you must do to achieve a desired goal, then begin to emotionally and mentally start the process at once: on that day; not tomorrow.  Good intentions are only that.  Success has its roots in the process and the follow through more than in the planning.  The best plans that lay idle have contributed nothing.  The Chinese have a maxim:  A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.  The first step must begin at once.  There is no time like the present.  Your life is too short to drag your feet. 

As you will see, complacency, procrastination, and bad health practices have led to many difficulties.  I will show you the way to a healthy life style that is achievable by everyone willing to begin the process of renewal.  Re-inventing yourself is achievable and will begin once you allow it to happen.  Open the door today, to the new you.

I will guide you in the area of many preventive medicine concepts and healthy practices that will allow you to feel good about yourself, that will allow you to conquer your inner demons, and most importantly will aid in advancing your life, and the lives of those you cherish.  Success is around the corner, as you practice the principles that I will lay out in this column.  You will help others to succeed by setting the example for them.  Setting a good example will have the greatest positive affect on those around you and will change how they view you and how they view themselves.  Do not suggest to your significant others what they must do to change. You cannot change anyone but yourself unless you do so by setting the proper example.  I will show you what the proper example entails when it comes to good health. 

Take care of yourself.  The rest will follow.  Change is influenced by what you do and not by what you say. 

Next I will look at life style changes that will lead to improving your view of yourself and how others will see you. 

Answering questions that are pertinent to good life style changes will be part of this column.  I look forward to contributing to the New You.  You are the most important person in your life.  If you do not understand that, you will ultimately become a burden to others.  As the flight attendants say when describing the use of oxygen masks, while in flight, should an emergency occur; place the mask over your face first before you assist your children.  You are less effective to others when you have not cared for yourself.