Originally Posted by
MarkRyan
I am a big believer in the individual's power to change his situation. The only thing separating you from executives is that they went for it, they didn't accept less, they aligned themselves with the right people and made sacrifices you weren't willing to make. Those aren't necessarily positive differences, I'm not suggesting everyone should strive to be an exec, but my point is that the difference isn't that these guys were born executives, it's not because of the schools they went to. The greatest privilege of rich white dudes is expectations. People tend to live up to their expectations. Or live down to them.
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