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When King Solomon said, “A labourer’s hunger works for him,” he knew exactly what he was saying.

Because tell me why I’ve been deeply focused on this particular project for weeks, almost obsessed, waking up and sleeping with it on my mind. Then the very moment upkeep money entered my account, I suddenly forgot how to create time for it. Just like that. Crazy abi?

There’s a kind of fire hungry people carry. A quiet desperation that keeps them moving, even when they’re tired, even when nobody is clapping for them. And truth is, that hunger is essential for success. Not greed, but that inner push that refuses to let you rest too early.

So I ask, what drives you? What do you want so badly that it keeps you disciplined even on good days?

Have you noticed how you can be so locked in, so intentional, and then the moment a little relief comes, you loosen your grip? If we’re being honest, sometimes it means you were never locked in at all. It was just a means to an end. Something to endure, not a lifestyle to commit to.

And life does not reward people who only show up when things are hard. It rewards consistency. Showing up when it’s dry and when it’s comfortable.

Dearest reader, tenacity is beautiful, but if it is not consistent, it becomes unhealthy. You’ll keep finding yourself back at square zero, starting over again and again. Just like I know I’ll crawl back to that project in a few days, laughing at myself, but hopefully wiser.

So please, do not be an on and off labourer. Choose the kind of labour that becomes part of who you are, not just what you do when hunger knocks.



@favvy_Okwans🖤.

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