What advice will you give someone who is aspiring to crack a job like yours?

"What advice will you give someone who is aspiring to crack a job like yours?" I came across this question somewhere on the internet last month. Since then I have been wanting to write on this, on my blog. Well, to start with, I don't have a glamorous job. I am a teacher and there are different opinions on and about this profession. I have heard people say that when one does not get any other job they become a teacher. Some say, it is the easiest job on earth. Some say, there is too much studying every day in this profession. Some say it's a very conventional branch for female candidates. Once my cousin brother told me that one must be really 'chatty' to excel at the job. I say, one must be knowledgeable and talk sense and deliver even more sensible things with practical examples to excel at the job. I did not obviously expect an 'engineer' to not give importance to experiential learning. Also, teaching is not the only thing that teachers do as a part...