To reach the mountaintop of success, you have to stay hungry.
Most of us have goals and want to be successful. The fact of the matter is that some people will reach their goals and some people will not. Sometimes people with average talent reach their goals. And sometimes people with exceptional talent fall short of their goals.
What is the difference between the people who succeed and the people who fail? Their HUNGER.
1) How Hungry Are You?
What happens when you are very hungry?
You become consumed by the thought of satisfying that hunger. Until you are able to eat and satisfy your hunger, you cannot think about anything else with a clear state of mind. What if you applied that concept to attaining success? Where would you be right now?
You must look in the mirror and ask yourself, “How hungry am I?” If you’re only kind of hungry, you won’t want to eat. You’ll be content. But, when you are very hungry, your desire to eat is overwhelming.
Many lifters say they want to build a respectable physique. Many athletes say they want to get faster and stronger. And many members of the general public say they want to lose some weight. This all sounds great, but if you are not hungry to reach those lofty goals, they will not happen.
You must want your goal as much as you want to eat when hungry. Only then will you achieve great success. Early in my personal training career, I was not hungry. I would show up at the gym whenever I wanted to, clown around, and leave. This led to me having one client during my first year as a personal trainer.
After going nowhere fast during that year, the hunger for success started to burn in my soul. I did not want to fade away into the dustbins of fitness oblivion. So, I began to commit myself to being a better fitness professional. I was no longer kind-of hungry. I now wanted to follow my passion. I wanted to become the best personal trainer I could become.
I have had success with the notoriety from the Men’s Health Next Top Trainer competition. I won the 2022 NGA Mr. Natural Philadelphia. I was also featured on Fox 29 in Philadelphia. But I am still hungry for more.
The moment you become content is the moment your progress will stop. Do not let your wins go to your head, or let your losses go to your heart. Success doesn’t go to the talented. It goes to the hungry.
2) Your Success Is Directly Connected To Your Hunger
How can a professional sports team win back-to-back championships? What about the boxer who gets knocked out only to become champion again? How do you get back into great shape after a long layoff?
Is it your talent or even luck? No! What gets you back into the game is your hunger.
In any profession, when you reach the pinnacle, it is human nature to get comfortable and lose focus. The wolf at the top of the hill is successful. It can eat whenever it wants because it is comfortable.
But there is a wolf coming up the hill who is hungry. This wolf knows that if it does not eat, then it will starve and die. This wolf has to be willing to sacrifice sleep and shelter to prevent this outcome. The only thing driving this wolf is hunger because its existence is on the line.
Conclusion
A full belly makes you soft and content. Stay hungry to keep moving up the ladder of success.
I’ll holla at you next time
The People’s Trainer,
Fitman
