Good post @chbartist, the erroneous belief that every goal in life is done uphill comes from the upbringing of our parents, for some reason we are taught that everything important requires a great sacrifice. The truth is that it does not require a lot of energy to start, when the energy starts it comes to us and the doors open for us. As William James, an American psychologist and philosopher, says:
"Until now it was thought that to act, you had to feel, today you know that the feeling appears when we start acting"