We love the view from the top.
The success story, the finished product, the applause.
We are less fond of the stairs. But here is the truth about every life worth admiring. The view was earned one step at a time. There was no elevator. There was no shortcut.
Just a person who kept climbing on the days when nobody was watching and nobody clapped.
The stairs are not the obstacle between you and the view. The stairs are the way to the view.
Each step builds the strength you will need at the next level.
Skip steps and you arrive unprepared.
The struggle you are in right now is not delaying your success. It is constructing it. So stop staring at the top and wishing you were there.
Look at the step in front of you. Take it. Then take the next one. One day you will turn around on a staircase of your own making and realize the climb was the best part.
Keep climbing. Your view is waiting.
