Borrowed Ladders...Climbing Someone Else's Version of Success
Borrowed Ladders: Climbing Someone Else’s Version of Success
Have you ever been working like crazy — checking the boxes, hitting milestones, pushing hard toward a goal — only to finally get there and feel… flat? Almost disappointed?
That’s what I call climbing a borrowed ladder.
You’re putting in all the effort, all the hustle, but the ladder you’re on is propped against someone else’s wall. And when you finally reach the top, you realize it’s not even where you wanted to go.
And here’s the truth: so many business owners are doing exactly that. Maybe even you.
The Trap of Borrowed Success
I once worked with a client who was laser-focused on hitting the magic seven-figure mark. Every conversation, every strategy session circled back to “million-dollar business.”
Now, don’t get me wrong — scaling to seven figures can be an incredible goal. But when we unpacked what they really wanted, the picture was different.
They didn’t dream of running multiple locations or managing a huge ...
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Leigh Wilson
Founder & CEO Focus Forward Business Design
Leigh Wilson is an award-winning Idaho business owner whose passion is taking the complexities of high-level business achievement models and combining that with personal lifestyle and advancement techniques to form a success model that is unlike any in the industry. She has helped countless business owners take their businesses to a level that they had never envisioned. Having come from the world of elite athletics drive, determination and discipline have been a foundation for her as she has grown her business opportunities to massive levels and now relishes helping others define their success. Leigh has been the founder, owner, and operator of 7 different high-level businesses throughout the Pacific Northwest. Each of these businesses were extremely different industries, proving her models and strategies work across any business platform. She currently owns Boise’s Best Real Estate and Focus Forward Business Design, having sold, or expanded her other 5 companies. In 2016 Leigh was honored with the Women and Children’s Alliance “Tribute to Women and Industry” award “which honors women who have excelled in their fields and made significant contributions to industry in execution, managerial and professional roles.” She is a “Certified John Maxwell Coach, Teacher and Speaker” “Knowledge, Integrity = Peace of Mind” is her business driver.