Originally Posted by delJean

Whether you in MNC or SME or start small business the standard pattern is the same. 99% of us start out thinking we will be the top 1% who will not follow the normal average Joe route and end with the realization that we are yet again just another average guy.

Corporate Ladder
@ 24: Dream – CEO, Actual – Executive
@30: Dream – Director / Senior Manager, Actual – Junior Manager / Assistant Manager
@40: Dream – Mid Manager, Actual – Mid Manager
@>40: Dream – Status Quo, dun get retrench or pay cut Actual – Lucky ones trap in threadmill but at least got job, unlucky ones retrench become taxi driver, tuition teacher etc.

Entrepreneur
@24: Dream – Be the next Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Warren Buffet, Actual – Still slogging in some company gaining experience
@30: Dream – Be a towkay and multi-millionaire of mid size business, Actual – Business just start up and making losses
@40: Dream – Get business on track and make decent monthly income, Actual – Lucky if can make decent living out of business, unlucky business fold up, get conned by partners etc.
@50: Dream – Forget about expansion, as long as my little shop can make money to pay basic expenses can already. Actual – Lucky can still make decent living, unlucky bankrupt, business fold, tekan by landlord etc.

SOP for almost everyone. We all like to believe we are THE ONE, but we end up ANOTHER ONE.