There’s a silent anxiety in almost every growth process: the desire to skip steps.
We want results without time, recognition without building, the top without climbing. The problem is that success doesn’t work that way.
It requires steps. One at a time.
Almost no one fails due to a lack of ambition. What’s lacking, most of the time, is patience to respect the process.
Climbing one step at a time seems too slow in a world that values speed. But it’s precisely this consistent progression that sustains lasting results.
Each step has a function. It develops skills, strengthens structure, and creates experience.
When someone tries to advance too quickly, they carry weaknesses to the next level that later exact a high price.
Growth happens, but it’s not sustainable.
The market is full of examples of this. Careers that exploded too early and were lost due to a lack of foundation.
Businesses that grew rapidly but failed due to lack of structure. Leaders who reached high positions without sufficient maturity to occupy them.
Climbing step by step requires discipline. It requires accepting that real progress is less visible than it seems.
Many advances don’t appear externally, but they make all the difference internally. They are what prepare you for the challenges ahead.
There is also important learning at each stage. Simple problems teach fundamentals. Complex problems require a systemic vision.
Those who don’t experience the intermediate challenges arrive unprepared at the top—and usually fall under the first major pressure.
Another point is comparison.
Looking at those who are already several steps ahead creates a false sense of being behind.
What is almost never seen is how much time that person spent silently climbing. Comparing different stages only generates frustration and a loss of focus.
In the end, success is not a leap. It’s a ladder. Those who understand this stop looking for shortcuts and start building support.
A well-established step today prevents several steps backward tomorrow.
The path may seem longer this way.
But it is precisely this pace that transforms growth into something solid, predictable, and, above all, sustainable in the long term.
