Jim O’Brien: We’re obsessed with the rich and successful but what’s wrong with being middle of the road?

Being obsessed with the rich and high achievers can lead many to wrongly feel like failures. Photo: Stock/Getty

Jim O'Brien

We have great admiration for people who are at the top of their game, the masters or the mistresses of all they survey in their chosen careers or professions.

Meanwhile, the rest of us potter our way through a life of half-done things, unrequited desires and partially realised dreams.