What is your current profession? If you look at your current company now and see that even the top man is not earning much, then quickly get out of it. Meaning that no matter how hard you work and how high you rise, your pay will not be much.

People who earn a lot of money belong largely to two groups. One group are those who are highly skilled and their skills are in high demands - lawyers, engineers, doctors, bankers, etc... The other group are the business people - entrepreneurs who take risks and hugely rewarded for it.

You gotta think out of your comfort zone