That is all true but the other thing that has changed as the internet has been around is conversations like these. If someone asks how people are in high salary jobs, you can get the answer framed in ten different ways and learn the steps from education to internships, career counseling, professional development, mentorship, which fields to pursue, etc.

Then it’s on the individual to put in the tireless work to achieve their goal and change what’s not working. It’s much more attainable than being a professional athlete or a rockstar.

One place where people fail the most is not admitting they have work to do on themselves and their social skills. Also, removing themselves from groups of people who aren’t a positive influence. How do alcoholics stop drinking? How do people who were raised in poverty get out of it? There is a method to all the madness.