Be Hungry

Be Hungry. I heard that advice recently, and am trying hard to follow it.

When I first started my teaching job last fall, I spent quite a bit of time with the man who subbed for my classes before I arrived on the scene. His name

Be Hungry. I heard that advice recently, and am trying hard to follow it.

When I first started my teaching job last fall, I spent quite a bit of time with the man who subbed for my classes before I arrived on the scene. His name was Harold, and he was a veteran teacher visiting from Texas. He was a good guy and gave me alot of advice. I wish he could have been my mentor?maybe I would have made it through my first year of teaching without burning out! (Harold went home after Thanksgiving, and I really missed him).

Anyway, one day we were sitting in the teacher?s lounge, and another teacher came in and walked over to the snack machine. This other teacher was on the hefty side, and said ?Man, I?m hungry? while he selected a candy bar. Then he walked out of the lounge.

Harold, who was extremely lean, turned to me and said ?Be Hungry?. That?s how I stay lean, I let myself be hungry.

I repeat ?Be Hungry? inside my head when I am hungry and want to eat more food than I need.

I say alot of crazy things in my head. I hope nobody ever reads my mind!