Basic Questions

It is true that the world is always changing. But it is not changing so fast that you don’t get a lot of information by asking simple questions like

(1)    What skills and knowledge does doing your job involve?

(2)    Where did you develop those skills and acquire that knowledge?

(3)    What are the entrance requirements?

(4)    What would the obstacles be to me being trained?

(5)    Do you enjoy your job?

(6)    Are you financially secure?

(7)    Any questions you wish you had asked before embarking on your path?

You have to assume that there will be significant obstacles to any path that is well remunerated. Either that, or the job itself is not very pleasant. There has to be some reason why the supply of people willing and able to do that job doesn’t exceed the demand. There are 7.8 Billion people on the planet, half of those people earn less than $3,000 (Gallup 2013), and we are consuming more than the planet can handle. Part of designing your path to financial freedom is accepting some hard truths, and making some difficult choices. About your goals. About your values. About your willingness to do what it takes.

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