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Hunger Is All You Need
Never be “done”
Isn’t it great when you pass that exam, get that job, or run that marathon?
It’s exhilarating, your endorphins get high and you go and celebrate with your friends.
But then what?
Crickets…
After that initial boost, you feel empty, you look back and it doesn’t seem like a great deal, you recalibrate your aim and go out and look for more.
This is the thing, achieving goals is a bottomless pitch, you can never fill it because it’s not about the goal or about the desire,
It’s about you
The reason you keep aiming at all these targets is because, deep down, you don’t feel you are good enough. You are trying to fill the gap that was created by your ego, the gap between who you think you are and who you want to be.
That gap is completely imaginary and it can not be filled with money, food, sex, love, or goals. It can only be filled by realizing that it doesn’t exist. There is no gap outside of your imagination.
When you realize this you can start working on the real problem: your perception.
Don’t pursue anything just because you feel you should, do it because you enjoy the process. Goals are overrated, what you really need is a purpose and…
