Hunger is an awesome tool

Let me say that again. Hunger. Is. An. Awesome. Tool.

Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not in any way making fun of those that cannot afford to feed themselves or saying that we should take advantage of them. I am talking about your own personal hunger and what it can do for you.

Think about it. What are you like when you are hungry? I don't mean like breakfast was two hours ago and lunch is still a couple hours away and you are just a bit snacky. I mean full on raging bear willing to eat a horse if it's put in front of you kind of hungry. There are some Snicker's commercials out there that have some silly but somewhat accurate examples of how people stop being reasonable when they get hungry.

I can't speak to anyone's experience but my own. Though, I imagine, it is not all that different for other people. If I get deeply involved in some game or project and miss a few meals in a row, there comes a point where my body reminds me that it is time to eat. And yeah, I can push it back or ignore it for a little while, but there comes a point where that is all over.

It's like there's an animal inside controlling me. And it takes over. Then no matter what I was doing I'm done and it is time to go get something to eat. All rational thought not leading to acquiring food gets temporarily shut off.

IT IS TIME TO EAT! No other conversation holds my interest or in fact even penetrates my brain. All focus and desire is on food. I am willing to do whatever it takes to sate this hunger. I will move or destroy obstacles. I become an awesome juggernaut of will, laser focused on my goal. Woe to he or she that stands in my way. Nothing, this side of death will stop me.

By now you may be thinking, so what Jim, that's an interesting experience. But how does your odd mealtime behavior benefit me? Well.Think about it like this. What is this hunger that I am talking about? It is an all consuming fire, a burning ambition, an impassioned drive to succeed at accomplishing a goal no matter what obstacles may be in the way.

In all fairness a hunger for food will build on its own over time with no actual effort involved on your part. In other areas of life like business goals, family or relationships you have to stoke those fires intentionally. But it can, and should be done. You can have a powerful,passionate, driven hunger for anything that you decide to.

By comparing what you want with what you have, and getting excited about getting what it is that you want, you can build that fire from just a tiny spark to a raging forest fire. A forest fire that blazes in whatever direction you choose, melting all obstacles in your way, until you reach success.

Imagine how different your life will be once you starting treating all your goals the way I treat the obtainment of food when I am hungry.What new things will you do with your unstoppable will, laser focused for success?