The issue is that when we are so focused on the next rung, the next step, the next goal, that we become blind to the blessings of today. Here are some powerful words shared by a patient I was working with, ‘John, I spent a lifetime sprinting up the ladder only to discover after making it to the very top, I had the thing leaned against the wrong wall.’ Climbing the ladder isn’t the problem. The problem is when the effort to ascend higher keeps us from noticing where we are and why we’re climbing in the first place. Our greatest fear should be succeeding at the stuff in life that does not matter. Don’t put the ladder away, but pay attention to how you spend your days and where exactly we are climbing. Ensure you have it leaned against the right wall.” – John O’Leary