Soft skills are non-technical skills relating to how one interacts and works with others, including communication, teamwork, time management, critical thinking, and stress management. This document discusses cultivating soft skills like adaptability, growth mindset, openness to feedback, and resilience. It advocates developing a growth mindset through videos, discussions, and self-compassion instead of self-criticism which can prevent growth. Myths about self-compassion being selfish or weak are addressed, and resources for learning more about self-compassion are provided.

1. SoftSkillsOrientation

2. What areSoft
Skills?
Soft skills are non-technical skills
that relate to how you work.They
include how you interact with
colleagues, how you solve problems,
and how you manage your work.

3. What areSoft
Skills
There are many skills that come
under the category of soft skills.
Some of them are given below

4. Communi-
cation
TeamWork
Time
Management
Decision
Making
Critical
Thinking
Stress
Management
Assertiveness
TeamWork
Work Ethic
Agency
Conflict
Resolution
Negotiation

5. Some
important
ones to
Cultivate for
this program
Adaptability
Growth Mindset
Openness to Feedback
Resilience
Non-judgemental Open Attitude to
others
Creative Problem Solving and
Self-Worth and Self-Compassion

6. Growth Mindset

9. Let us watch a
video
The Animal
School
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=o8limRtHZPs

10. Discussion
Points
Are we all the same?
Do we have the same abilities?
Do we know what abilities we have –
what we don’t?
Can we work from our strengths?

11. TestYourself
Take this simple test
https://www.londonacademyofit.co.
uk/blog/interactive-quiz-fixed-vs-
growth-mindset
Be honest on it if you wish to be truly
aware of your mindset
Whatever your mindset is, we can
help you
The Animal
School

12. Discussion
Points
Do I feel scared, overwhelmed,
inadequate?
How do I overcome this?
Most of us have spent most of our times
being self-critical
“I am not good enough” is something all of
us experience… almost all the time
This shame prevents us from growing
because no one likes to talk about shame…
But we can still help you work through
shame and be self-compassionate and
develop a growth mindset

13. The Power of
YET!

14. Let us watch a
video
The Power of
Belief
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=pN34FNbOKXc

15. Discussion
Points
Is a growth mindset healthy?
How could I develop it?
Who can help me, mentor me in this
journey?

16. Developing
theGrowth
Mindset

23. THINK
Walter DWintle

27. Let us watch a
video
Ish by Peter
Reynolds
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=QKuXo5cIRtI

28. Self-Compassion

31. Self
Compassion
Self pity
Self
indulgence;
selfish
Making
excuses;
weakness
Narcissistic
Motivation
needs self
criticism;
complacence
Time
consuming

32. Myth Fact
Self compassion is just a
grand name for self pity
Because it involves mindfulness and common
humanity it is not self-pity. It does not put us in a
victim role; rather it empowers us to
acknowledge the challenge so that we can move
past it
Self compassion is self-
indulgence; it is selfish
Self-care is not selfish, it is necessary. If we don’t
get the rest we need or eat the food our body
needs, we will not have energy to do physical
work. If we don’t get the emotional rest we need,
we won’t be able to handle emotional demands
and we will end up creating more emotional and
interpersonal problems for ourselves and others

33. Myth Fact
Self compassion is making
excuses, it is a sign of
weakness
Acknowledging our fears and failures will
actually help us put them in perspective and
move past them faster. Self compassion builds
resilience so we are more empowered to try
again in the face of failure
Self-compassion is
narcissistic
Self-compassion does not build narcissism;
rather it builds resilience and hope. Being
compassionate makes us less likely to think of
only ourselves and our needs; rather (because of
common humanity and mindfulness), it helps us
reflect on the picture more holistically and helps
us respond rather than react selfishly.

34. Myth Fact
Self compassion makes us
complacent, motivation
needs self criticism
Self criticism makes us fear failure and lose self-
confidence. Self-compassion is an honest
recognition of failure with acceptance and
support.This is more motivating because you
learn from the failure and try more effective
ways of meeting the goal
Self-compassion is time
consuming
During busy and stressful days, a few minutes of
mindful breathing can actually energise us and
prepare us for the stress… mindful breathing and
self compassion also bring in more oxygen to the
prefrontal cortex, making it more likely that we
will respond rather than react… thus saving time
in the long run by helping us make more
effective decisions

41. More Resources at
https://self-compassion.org/