00:00See you at the top. Have you ever stood at the bottom of a tall building, gazing up at the top
00:05floors, imagining what it would feel like to stand up there, to conquer it, to rise? Now imagine
00:10someone tells you, the elevator's broken. If you want to get to the top, you'll have to take the
00:15stairs. Most people would walk away. Too many steps. Too much time. Too hard. But those who
00:20are destined for greatness don't walk away. They tighten their laces, take a deep breath,
00:24and start climbing. That's what success demands. It doesn't come with shortcuts,
00:28lucky breaks, or overnight miracles. It comes with a staircase, and a decision.
00:33Are you willing to climb? Because Zig Ziglar made it clear, there is no elevator to success,
00:38you must take the stairs. This isn't just a catchy phrase, it's a truth many people spend their whole
00:43lives avoiding. We live in a world addicted to speed, fast food, fast internet, fast results.
00:49But success, real success, is never fast. It's steady. It's earned. It's climbed. Each step on
00:56the staircase represents something critical. Discipline, sacrifice, humility, character,
01:02vision, grit. You cannot skip steps, you cannot fake progress, and you cannot cheat your way to
01:08the top and expect to stay there. Because shortcuts may take you up, but they won't keep you there.
01:15You see, life has a way of testing the foundation beneath your feet. And if you haven't built it step
01:20by step, it will collapse. Zig taught that success isn't about luck, it's about becoming the kind of
01:26person who can handle it. That means doing the work before the rewards arrive. That means preparing
01:33when no one is watching, trusting that your day will come. It means starting at the bottom and refusing
01:39to stay there. You might look around and see people who seem to be rising fast, getting ahead while
01:44you're stuck on the lower floors. But don't be fooled. Because when storms come, and they always
01:51do, it's not the speed of the climb that matters. It's the strength of the foundation. And the only
01:57way to build that strength, is by climbing the stairs. Every step is a lesson. Every challenge is a
02:04teacher. Every setback is a test asking, do you want this badly enough? There will be days you'll
02:10question yourself. You'll see others reaching higher levels with less effort. You'll be tempted
02:14to quit, to wait for an elevator that never arrives. But this is where your destiny is decided.
02:20Will you keep climbing? Will you take another step, even when you're tired, even when you're hurting,
02:25even when it feels like progress is invisible? Because every step counts even when it feels small.
02:31Zig used to say, asterisk you were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win,
02:35prepare to win, and expect to win.
02:40To be continued...
02:41To be continued...
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