Basic Life Skills to Help You Get Ahead
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Posted By: Reginald Culpepper on January 19, 2018 FEATURED Content How do you get ahead in the new year? Use Nationwide’s 5 essential life skills to help you start the year off on the right foot. What are life skills? People have different views about which life skills are most essential for success. However, what they do agree on is that we all need these skills for life in one form or another to address the issues that occur daily at work, school and home. These skills have become particularly important in a world that’s experiencing . They can help build self-confidence and encourage wise decisions. Consider the list of life skills for adults below and why they’re important.
The value of life skills Strong life skills can help you manage every day and more stressful situations skillfully, leading to career advancement. Improved mindfulness can improve your time management, while effective communication and collaboration skills can help you rally a team around a project. Inquisitiveness may help you see a problem differently and find solutions that save you or your company time and money – even old problems can require new thinking to solve. Many companies see these types of life skills as increasingly important for leadership positions in their organizations. Basic life skills resources available As you consider what skills you’d like to develop or improve in your life, you’ll find many resources available. These can include books, audio courses and online programs. You can approach each of these skills individually or commit to improving all of the areas by working on each one a little bit each day. One of the most effective ways of figuring out the skills you’d like to gain or change is to ask the people you regularly spend time around. Coworkers, friends or even a mentor at work, for example, can give you objective assessments of the skills you’re working on. There are a few helpful ways to approach this. Schedule a specific time to talk with a coworker instead of asking in passing or stopping them in the hallway; this is more convenient for them, and it also sets aside time for both of you to get more deeply involved in the conversation. Come prepared with specific questions, too. “What steps do you think I can take to improve my public speaking skills?” will get you a more specific answer than “Do I have good office skills?” Whichever path you take, improving life skills will create a greater sense of fulfillment in both your life and your career advancement. Take some time to think about which ones are most relevant for you. If you’re looking for more help, Nationwide offers a number of products and services that can make your home and work life easier to handle. Visit the Nationwide website or contact an agent. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Reginald Culpepper
President, Fulfillment and Web Services, HBCUCONNECT Clark Atlanta University class of 1998 Member Since September 2000 |
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