All kinds of skills exist in life, all essential and vital in some way or another, depending on our circumstances, culture, beliefs and demographics. It goes from personal abilities, parenting, managing stress, math, literacy, self-development, communication to survival skills, but which are most important?

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Life’s Most Essential And Vital Skills To Have
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All kinds of skills exist in life, all essential and vital in some way or another, depending on our
circumstances, culture, beliefs and demographics. It goes from personal abilities, parenting,
managing stress, math, literacy, self-development, communication to survival skills, but
which are most important?
Any ability that is useful in your life can be considered as an important life skill. Being handy, resourceful, swimming,
driving, using a computer should, for all of us, be vital life skills to have.
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2. Different skills would be more or less applicable at diverse moments in your life, but perhaps the most important life
skill is the capacity and will to learn new things.
By learning new abilities, you improve your understanding of the world around you and prepare yourself with the
essential tools to live a more productive and satisfying life, discovering means to cope with the trials that life throws
at you.
Most life skills are usually learned indirectly through experience and practice. These abilities are generally related
for handling and living an improved quality of life and help you achieve your goals and live to your full potential.
Here are the most essential and vital skills that you need to have or learn in order to ensure you a better chance in
life:
1. Personal Development Skills.
Too many people link learning with a formal education but self-education learning can, and should, be a lifelong
process that develops your understanding of the world and improves the quality of your life.
What should drive you are not your goals, discipline, external motivation, nor reward but your passion.
Be able to accept change, to deal with it, to navigate its flow by getting out of your comfort zone. It will give
you a competitive advantage.
By asking questions, you will move a step forward.
Learn how to build and cultivate virtues such as compassion, self-control, friendliness, etc.
Learn techniques to help you solve problems and make decisions.
Develop confidence through by learning problem-solving abilities.
Work on your own projects.
Learn how to manage yourself, be free, and figure out the direction you need to take on your own.
2. Communication Skills.
Communication skills are vital and important life abilities. Are you an effective listener? Do you completely
understand the messages being sent to you? Or are you more focused on what you want to say next?
Learn how to use both verbal and non-verbal communication techniques.
Well-developed listening skills are key to understanding others.
Learn how to successfully negotiate in a variety of situations to avoid any conflict or argument, and work
towards an outcome that suits all parties involved.
Be aware of communication barriers and find ways to work around them.
Learn that differences are okay and should be celebrated. Variety is what makes life so beautiful.
3. Reading and Writing Skills.
All of us do communicate using written words by the like of letters, emails, stories, text messages, social network
feeds or other systems.
Learn to write clearly as it is a very powerful way to communicate.
Know and improve your written communication.
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3. Learn or refresh your knowledge by reading books more often.
Give yourself privacy and have alone time to read or listen to an audio book.
Self-education will make you a fortune while formal education will make you a living.
4. Survival Skills.
A survival skill set is a plus in case of disasters and emergency situations because they are an inevitable part of your
life. It is how you respond to such situations that plays a major factor on your survival. You can survive indoors but
what if you are forced to survive outdoors without any supplies.
Learn how to cultivate food and or find it.
How to find water and purify it, as it is impossible for you to survive without water.
Learn the skill of clothing repair, from basic sewing to making clothes.
Learn basic grooming skills as being healthy is one of the most important factors.
Learn first aid. It is important to know how to help yourself and others.
How to start and maintain a fire. It is one of the most essential skills you need to learn in order to ensure your
survival either indoors or outdoors.
How to defend yourself. These are necessary abilities to learn so you are able to protect yourself and your
family.
Condition yourself into a survival mentality. Having such a mentality increase your chances to find solutions to
problems.
5. Personal Skills.
Personal Skills are essential life skills to help you keep a healthy body and mind. How to manage and cope with
emotions demonstrates how important it is for you to be aware of your feelings.
How to manage stress is a key modern life skill.
Learn to battle low self-esteem or low self-confidence.
By improving muscle strength, exercise can also help you maintain your health, increase your energy levels
and improve your brain function.
Teaches you to adapt, to deal with change and to be prepared for anything.
Teaches you how to work and live in a world that never stops changing.
Learn to be independent.
How to be compassionate with others through small kindnesses. It will make you happier in return.
6. Mathematic Skills.
Improving, practicing or stimulating your mental mathematic skills can give you a genuine boost.
Practice calculation without the help of an electronic calculator.
Teaches you to get a better understanding of the world around you.
Improve your mental health.
Knowledge of the basic principles of arithmetic and mathematics help to open doors.
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4. Life’s most essential and vital skills are a fact that you can adapt, learn, solve anything or embrace new
opportunities coming your way as you really don’t know what the future may bring. Life is an adventure, and things
may go wrong, turn out differently than you anticipated, and disrupt whatever plans you made but this a part of life.
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Sergei VanBellinghen, Founder & CEO of First-Class Lifestyle and
sergeivanbellinghen.com, Success & Self-Improvement Coach,
Freedom entrepreneur & business partner of Stuart Ross, also
counselor in East Europe-West relationships, a passionate Globetrotter
and an avid audio booker
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