Success doesn’t just happen,

it doesn’t pop on its own.

Success is all about

the choice you make.

It’s a balancing act between

what to choose and what not to.

Don’t lean your ladder

against the wind.

Every step you take,

takes you far away

from yourself,

and the future

you envision, my friend!

Lean your ladder

against your heart instead,

and climb the ladder,

step by step

without overstretching

yourself much.

Remember,

success doesn’t come

to greet you on its own

for that you need to

renew yourself often,

and expand yourself

beyond your own expectations

without overextending yourself much.

Then only success – lasting and long

will kiss your lips, my friend!

Copyright 2008 Bhuwan Thapaliya