SKILLS YOU NEED TO
SUCCEED
Self-awareness
Empathy
Critical thinking
Creative thinking
Decision making
Problem Solving
Effective
communication
Interpersonal
relationship
Coping with stress
Coping with emotion
I read, I forget, I
discuss, I remember, I do, I inculcate.
1.
Self-awareness includes recognition of ‘self’,
our character, our strengths and weaknesses,
desires and dislikes. As Socrates rightly stated “Man know thyself”. It is
therefore very imperative that before we can understand our world, we must
first of all discover ‘ourself’. Self awareness/discovery is therefore the
first skill you must seek to acquire.
2.
Empathy - To have a successful relationship with
our loved ones and society at large, we need to understand and care about other
peoples’ needs, desires and feelings. Empathy is the ability to imagine what
life is like for another person. Without empathy, our communication with others
will amount to one-way traffic. Empathy helps us to accept people even in their
differences and inadequacies, thereby helping us improve on our social interaction.
Empathy will help us understand the principle of win-win which is crucial in
business deals.
3.
Critical thinking is an ability to analyze
information and experiences in an objective manner. Critical thinking can
contribute to health by helping us to recognize and assess the factors that
influence attitudes and behaviour, such as values, peer pressure and the media.
It’s as critical as it sounds…go for critical thinking skill.
4.
Creative thinking is a novel way of seeing or
doing things that is characteristic of four
components – fluency (generating new
ideas), flexibility (shifting perspective easily), originality and innovation (conceiving of
something new), and elaboration (building on other ideas). It’s simply the
skill of putting our mind to work.
5.
Decision making helps us to deal constructively
with decisions about our lives. This can have consequences for health, business
and general wellbeing. For example, it can teach us how to actively make
decisions about our actions in relation to healthy assessment of different
options and, what effects these different decisions are likely to have.
6.
Problem solving helps us to deal constructively
with problems in our lives. Significant problems that are left unresolved can
cause mental stress and give rise to accompanying physical strain. The truth is
that this skill helps us to tackle problems head on…as it is always said, a little
drop of left unsolved grows into an
ocean that will hunt us after words.
7.
Interpersonal relationship skills help us to
relate in positive ways with the people we interact with. This may mean being
able to make and keep friendly relationships, which can be of great importance
to our mental and social well-being. It may mean keeping good relationship with
family members, co workers, friends or our community at large.
8.
Effective communication means that we are able
to express ourselves, both verbally and non-verbally, in ways that are
appropriate to our cultures and situations. This means being able to express
opinions and desires, and also needs and beliefs. And it may mean being able to
ask for advice and help in a time of need or knowing when to say “NO”.
9.
Coping with stress means recognizing the sources
of stress in our lives. Recognizing how this
affects us, and acting in ways that help us control our levels of stress, by changing
our environment or lifestyle and learning how to relax. The acquisition of this skill ensures the
elimination of suicide.
10.
Coping with emotions means involving and recognizing
emotions within us and other. Being aware of how emotions influence behaviour
and being able to respond to emotions appropriately. Intense emotions like
anger or sadness can have negative effects on our life if we do not respond
appropriately.
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