Hello everyone, my name is Bishal Gyawali. You may know me as a medical oncologist, but I also like to think of myself as a philosopher. This website is the place for my philosophical thoughts. For my oncology work, refer to my oncology page.
I built this site primarily to post the chapters from my Journey of Success Book. But I have also decided to share other inspirational essays in this website under the Library of Inspiration page, and my spiritual thoughts under the Spiritual Journey page. Check them out. I hope you will find your subscription to this site meaningful. Cheers!
Recent Posts
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On Habits
Written in 2011, the picture and a couple of sentences related to the picture is from 2023. 🙂 We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. – Aristotle You are what you are because of your habits. We make habits and ultimately our habits make us. Our future… Read more
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Prayers
This chapter was written in 2011. My thoughts on God, prayers, self, and enlightenment have changed dramatically since then. So much so that I first thought not to include this chapter at all, but again figured that if this was useful to me in my path, it maybe to useful to others as well. In… Read more
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Be Rich
Originally written in 2011; substantially edited in 2023 “The man without money is at the mercy of the man who has it.” – Napoleon Hill We have read many examples of people who have reached the summit of success starting from scratch. People who grew up in poverty, with difficulty making even two ends meet,… Read more
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Dealing With Criticism
Originally written in 2011, substantial edits in 2023 “A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her” –David Brinkley Criticism is a part of the price you got to pay for being successful. Well, if you can’t bear criticism, forget your desire to … Read more
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Be a leader
Originally written in 2011, minor edits in 2023 Leadership: the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. –Dwight D. Eisenhower Throw away your hesitations to take initiatives. One who hesitates, never reaches success. In order to be successful, you need to be able to grab… Read more
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Be Yourself
Written in 2011, very minor edits in 2023 “My mother said to me, ‘If you become a soldier, you’ll be a general; if you become a monk, you’ll end up as the pope.’ Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.” – Pablo Picasso Be yourself. A simple advice like this. Just be… Read more
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