Title: On top. Sentence 1: Jason wanted nothing more than to be on top of everyone else. Sentence 2: To achieve his ambition, he devoted all his hours to devise a plan. Sentence 3: He worked on the plan for years, adjusting details every day. Sentence 4: But after years and years of work, he still wasn't at the top.
In the end, the plan was so complicated, he had to let it go.