How bad do you want it?

We are currently living between two places and have done the best we can to be comfortable in the new home.  With the “big” stuff moved, we’ve managed a month or so eating off paper plates with plastic utensils.

Last week, I decided that I wanted chili dogs.  Something I hadn’t eaten for several months.  So,  I marched off to our tiny kitchen to begin preparations.

As I reached up into the cabinet for the can of chili, it hit me.  I don’t have a can opener. Damn!  I was talking to my husband on the phone at the time and he says, “I guess you’ll have to do without.”

HELL NO.

This girl will NOT eat plain hot dogs.  (Bad childhood memories.)  So what’s a girl to do?

Improvise.

So with a steak knife and a wrench, serving as a hammer, I “cut” away at the top of the can until, minutes later, I could extract the chili.  My daughter thought I was crazy and I laughed at my determination and resourcefulness.

As I shared the incident with my mastermind group, it hit me how committed I was to having chili dogs and the fact that just because I didn’t have all the “right” tools, I was going to find a way to get what I wanted.

It’s true.  When you want something bad enough, you’ll figure out a way to make it happen.  No matter how hard it seems, your commitment to it will help you access the resources you need. 

It isn’t always a pretty or perfect solution.  But there is one.

You CAN have what you want.

So, how bad do you want it?