What it really means is getting good grades, going to a great school, getting a job, and then working your way up the proverbial ladder of success. (entrepreneur.com)
We have been spurred on by dreams of greatness and number - oneness, new frontiers, new worlds to conquer, and the sundry ladders of success; while visions of supermen, superstars and supersalesmen have danced before us. (religion-online.org)
In fact, with the Internet becoming a major force in the world of book marketing, authors at all rungs of the literary ladder of success will benefit from this handy and well - organized reference. (twilighttimesbooks.com)