Fire in the Belly

 Fire in the Belly

Do you have that 'FIRE IN THE BELLY' ?  BTW, before you answer that short question, let me clarify what it really is.  'FIRE IN THE BELLY' is that unknown thing deep inside you, that thing driving you more than you should, pushing you to grind harder than what should be, that catalyst that pushes you hard often times regardless if that leads you to empty a 'near empty' tank.   That 'FIRE IN THE BELLY' is that mindset of never giving up regardless if all cards are stacked against you, even if all the odds are just not in your favor, those moments when everything is going against your favor and it's a matter of time for you to quit.

'FIRE IN THE BELLY' is that 'never say die' character that can be best seen in those outstanding champions who may get beaten once or twice but they keep rising from their downfalls to pick up the pieces all over again, again because of that 'FIRE IN THE BELLY'.

BTW, why are things in life that need to be measured are metered ?  Exactly, because these are the barometers as you step up until you get on a 'full throttle'.  Imagine in our life if we are satiated enough with a so-so performance ?  Will you hear 'hossanah's from your boss if you stepped on the pedal just enough to gain that momentum but without pushing for the limits ?  Why does the Guinness Book of World Records does contain endless world records ?  It's because there are people out there with 'FIRE IN THE BELLY'.

Why is it not all of us have that 'FIRE IN THE BELLY' ? Simple. It's because a majority of us remain in the middle of that bell curve, that band of average-performers whose bars for success are as high as a matchstick and as low as a nail.  In real life, what happens if we don't have that 'FIRE IN THE BELLY' ?  Omg, it's speculative but most scenarios will show us failing to reach our mark, failing to get academic marks beyond what is the passing mark, workers who eventually receive salary adjustments that are akin to bread crumbs because their work performance is just that.  Do you have that 'FIRE IN THE BELLY' ?  C'mon.❗