Happily to do what seems like overnight success in this world, some people tend to think that victory is simply luck—good timing or coincidence. But life is far simpler—and far more demanding. Success is not luck, it’s the work hard every single day, that is the real deal in the end.
Imagine you must climb the ladder down, over the narrow wall that is a wall in a tunnel. There’s a light on top—bright, promising, light. Light that’s indicative of yourself (your dreams, your lifestyle, your definition of success). But that way to take the step by step climb is about being able to climb steps slowly but confidently.
The Myth of Luck
Some people who regard successful individuals/businesses as being “lucky,” the things they don’t see are the many hours of work, the failures and sacrifices and the long term commitment over time. Luck may open a door, but it is hard work that enables you to walk the line and keep moving forward and succeed.
According to you, the power of the effort.
And success relies on small, sustained actions. It’s not that you have to do a wonderful thing every day—it’s doing good at the ordinary world’s ordinary things really well every day.
Showing up even when you don’t feel like it. Developing your skills one by one with the process of failure rather than avoiding failure. Stopping when results aren’t coming.
Each single step may seem small and small, but over time these are little things which build momentum and momentum creates actions and so momentum creates action.
Embracing the Climb
The road to success is seldom easy. It is something like a ladder in a narrow space, the space that is bounded (challenging) and sometimes so big that nothing moves far from home and very scary (not only that a ladder is too small and the space you climb is too wide). But each rung you climb is much closer to the goal!
Progress may be slow. There does matter when you question what you are going through. But that is what makes it so great. It is discomfort in those who dream and success in those who reach that peak. There’s no two kinds of resistance from the very different end from one end of the line.
Freedom at the Top
At the top of this climb is much more than success for these people—it is freedom. The freedom to make, to be a leader, to live in your own way. And that is what is earned not rewarded—that freedom.
Success is not a lucky thing. It is a daily affair. Persistence must be the discipline to get there and see if no one is watching. It’s courage to climb a little at a time to this point with the direction of light.
So, keep climbing. Show up. Work hard—every single day. And in the end success doesn’t arrive. It’s built.
