Necessary Life Skills To Know [Part 1]

In order to make for effective living, there are some skills that you need to have handy with. That is, what you need to know and put into practice so that living will be worthwhile. More so, life can be likened to running a race; but it is how you run that matters. It is not necessary what life brings at you that matters, but how you have dealt with it. The same opportunities that come to you may also have gone to someone else, but it is what you make out of them that will matter at the end. Here, we shall take a look at some necessary skills that you need to possess to help you navigate through life effectively.

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The first skill we will look at is the ability to break down complex tasks into very simple and manageable pieces so as to make it easier to solve. Sometimes you may be faced with some very massive task to accomplish and taking it whole like that may be discouraging. But if you break it down into small units, it will make it easy to accomplish. This also happens when you set a dream, it may look mind-blowing, but at the same time, the sight of it might also be discouraging. However, if you create other little micro-dreams from the bigger mega dreams, then you will see how easy and better it will be to fulfil the dream.

Another skill you need to have handy with is your communication skills. How you talk to people will go a long way to either establish a relationship or end one. The people that come around you can stick around or be repelled by the way you communicate. Sometimes last month, I was travelling, so I boarded a bus and was sitting in the front seat. Beside me, a lady sat. She appeared very beautiful and attractive, so along the road, since we will be travelling for a couple of hours, I decided to initiate a discussion with her to keep us going. This is when I realized that communication is an art that needs mastering. The way she communicated and responded to me was very repulsive. Not just for me, even when we stopped briefly to eat and at the stopover, the way she talked to the waitress was very rude. Throughout the rest of the journey, I did not discuss with her again.

Most times, it is not what you say that drives home the meaning of what you are trying to communicate but how you say it. You can be making a point but the way and manner you are doing it may take away the meaning of what you are saying. Not only by using words, but also through the other non-verbal tools, which includes body languages, facial reactions, tone, mood, etc. If you focus on these determinants, you will become more effective in communicating. More so, your attractiveness can be greatly enhanced by communicating effectively well.

In addition to communicating well, another skill to complement it is the ability to listen critically. No matter how you communicate, if you cannot listen well, then you still have a long way to go. There are some questions that you would have asked, but if you can listen well, you will pick the answers without needing to ask. More so, when listening, do not just listen in order to respond or to argue but to understand. Listening to understand is the basis for listening and this makes even communication easier. Do not just talk and talk, try to be silent and understand what the other person is saying. This skill is very important especially when dealing with people.

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The last skill that we will look at in this episode is your ability to say "no." One of the major problems of a lot of people is that they cannot tell people "no" or refuse something. If something is not benefiting you, then there is no point still keeping it around. There are some people that have run into some challenges simply because they could not say "no." If you can take a stand against peer pressure, you will be surprised the kind of problems you can avoid. Someone close to you; family and friend, may try to make you tilt towards negativities, you need say a straight "no" and mean it without having a need to allow sentiments to enter in, and without having to explain yourself. Remember that your life is more important that the need to please people at all times.

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