5 Questions to Ask Before You Choose a Profession More than 80 out of 100 people pick a profession for the wrong reason. They choose based on what people told them, what their friends are doing, or what seems popular right now. Very few people choose a profession based on a real problem they want to solve. A Short Story About an Assistant A lady who works as a CEO's assistant once asked me a question: "What skill can I learn online to make money?" Instead if giving her a list of trending skills, i asked her one simple question: "What problem do you want to solve?" She looked confused. "I just want a skill I can make money with online." I asked her again: "What problem do you want to solve?" She paused and said, "I don't know." I saw that she did not understand my question. So I tried a different way. I asked her, "Why do you think your boss hired you as an assistant?" She said, " She’s always busy and she needed m...