Life Skills

Life Skills

Thinking skills:

Negotiation/refusal skills

• Negotiation and conflict management
• Assertiveness skills

Empathy

• Ability to listen and understand another's needs and circumstances and express that understanding
• Refusal skills

Cooperation and Teamwork

• Expressing respect for others' contributions and different styles
• Assessing one's own abilities and contributing to the group

Decision making / problem solving skills

• Information gathering skills
• Evaluating future consequences of present actions for self and others
• Determining alternative solutions to problems
• Analysis skills regarding the influence of values and attitudes of self and others on motivation

Self esteem/confidence building skills

• Self awareness skills including awareness of rights, influences, values, attitudes, rights, strengths and weaknesses
• Goal setting skills
• Self evaluation / Self assessment / Self-monitoring skills

Skills for managing feelings

• Anger management
• Dealing with grief and anxiety
• Coping skills for dealing with loss, abuse, trauma

Skills for managing stress

• Time management
• Positive thinking
• Relaxation techniques

Social skills

Learning communication and conflict skills is a good place to learn to relate socially in a way that leads to true connection. As we connect, we can learn to work together as a team.

Financial

• Saving. Spend less than you earn. Set a savings goal, and save for it, and then purchase whatever is necessary.
• Budgeting. Learn how to allocate your income based on your priorities.
• Paying bills. Pay bills on time, online or in the real world. Learn how to write a check, paper and online
• Investing. Learn about various investment options.
• Charity. This should be not only a financial issue, but a social one. Show them how to volunteer their time and effort as well.

Practical

• Auto. How to buy a practical car, how to take care of it. How the engine works, what might break down, and how it’s fixed.
• Household. How to fix things around the house and keep things maintained. Plumbing, electricity, heating and cooling, painting, roofing, lawn, all that good stuff. The tools and skills necessary to do just the basic maintenance and repairs.
• Cleaning. Learn to do laundry, to clean a house properly, to keep the house uncluttered and  have a weekly and monthly cleaning routine.
• Organization. How to keep paperwork organized how to keep things in their place, to to keep a to-do list, how to set routines, how to focus on the important tasks.

Happiness

Find a higher purpose in life and learn to be satisfied and happy.