Dear Ruchika,
Though I am not very old enuff in the trade, still would like to give my opinion to ur query.
U asked: where do we see ourselves down the line in 5-10 years?
My opinion is: Based on the general industry trends, any employee in any field is expected to gain some sort of working experience with time. Now this 'time period' of ur work ex is the buzz word here. the more experience u have the greater chances u have to be on the top list of the career progression chain.
I feel you should NOT change ur field/area of expertise. Rather try and be the jack of all trades, which again, can only be acquired with time. So the older the wine the better it is. It would not necessarily mean that you have to touch all the areas from the top only , rathr take up one thing at a time and try and explore that, if not mastering that topic for that matter.
Even the CEO/GM/MD of any successful venture are Jack of all trades. Thus, if u wanna be on the top, try and learn everything decently. Let the time period of ur job play the role. and yes, NOT TO FORGET, performance in all ur key areas definitely gonna catapult u up in the hierarchy.
I hope i have contributed a little in clearing ur doubt.
Regards,
Parul