From Zero to the Moon: A Journey to the Top
Every journey to the top starts from a place that rarely looks impressive. No spotlight. No applause. Just uncertainty, fear, and a quiet question in your head: “Am I really capable?” This is a story about that question—and why the answer is yes , even when life says otherwise. A True Story: The Man Who Failed Publicly In 2008, Howard Schultz returned as CEO of Starbucks when the company was collapsing. Stores were closing. Employees were losing faith. Investors were angry. Many people said Starbucks had grown too fast and lost its soul. Schultz made a painful decision: He closed 7,100 stores for one full day , losing millions of dollars, just to retrain baristas and rebuild culture. People mocked him. Analysts called it a PR stunt. But Schultz believed something deeper: short-term pain is the price of long-term greatness . Years later, Starbucks didn’t just recover—it became stronger, more focused, and more human. 👉 Lesson: Sometimes going “down” is not failure—it’s recal...