In any endeavor, there will be ups and downs, peaks and valleys, good times and bad. Life is filled with surprised that will knock you off your game. There seems to be a common misconception that those who have succeeded had it easy, had fewer obstacles or were even just lucky. We've all been there: in a slump, at the end of a tunnel, at our wits' end, or on the verge of failure. When it is time to climb out of the proverbial hole you have settled in, that is when your true strength and perseverance come out to shine. Unleash the power within you. Everyone has it. Ladder is a clever anecdote to help one and all make their true ascent from the bottom and climb all the way to the top.