This document provides an overview of 10 core life skills as defined by the World Health Organization: self-awareness, empathy, critical thinking, creative thinking, decision making, problem solving, effective communication, interpersonal relationships, coping with stress, and coping with emotions. It then discusses each of these skills in more detail, providing definitions and strategies. For example, it describes self-awareness as recognizing one's own character, strengths, and weaknesses in order to develop effective communication and relationships. It also outlines tips for improving skills like critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and managing interpersonal relationships. The overall document serves as a guide for developing important soft skills to handle life's circumstances and challenges.
1. Skills that help you to deal with the
circumstances and challenges of everyday life
more effectively and efficiently
Prepared for workshop on “Development of Soft skills for Entrepreneurship among
Agri Graduates”
by Prof BN Neelima
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2. Ten Core Life Skills – World Health Organization
Self-awareness
Empathy
Critical thinking
Creative thinking
Decision making
Problem Solving
Effective communication
Interpersonal relationship
Coping with stress
Coping with emotion
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4. Self Awareness Includes:
•Recognition of self, character, Strengths and Weaknesses
•Recognition of skills
•Knowing when stressed/ under pressure
•Necessary for effective communication & interpersonal relationships
•For developing empathy with others
Why it is important:
•For better relationships & more fulfilling life at home and
workplace
•To make adjustments in our behavior
•By understanding what upsets us, we can build self-control
• By knowing our strengths, we can put them to the best possible
use
•By understanding our weakness, we can learn to manage them
and reach our goals despite them
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7. Be on a diet!
Away from:
Smart phone
Social media
Messenger
apps
Mainstream
Media
9. Problem Solving
• Identify the possible sources of the problem.
• Ask yourself questions like What, Why, How to figure
out the causes of the problem.
• Carefully outline the methods to tackle the problem.
There might be different solutions to a problem, record
them all.
• Gather all information about the problem and the
approaches.
• Choose the method viable to approach. Try discarding
the ones that have unseen consequences.
• Evaluate the outcome of the progress.
14. Steps to promote Creative Thinking
• Visualize
• Innovate
• Think differently
• Exercise
• Observe
• Use common sense
• Experiment
• Test new ideas
• Move away from
your comfort zone
• Brainstorm ideas
• Keep away from
your smart phone
• Read
• Spend time alone
15. Critical Thinking
• Objective analysis of facts and figures to arrive at an
inference
• Ability to think evidently and judiciously
• Being an active learner and not passive recipient of data
• Critical thinkers question ideas and expectations rather
than taking them at face value
• Critical thinkers recognize, examine and solve problems
methodically than by instinct.
16. How to think Critically in day-to-day
situations
1. Frame your question: Know what you are
looking for. E.g. dieting has several purposes,
weight loss, more energy, better nutrition.
What is it that you want?
2. Do it in the morning: to dodge decision
fatigue, do what troubles you more in the
morning.
3. Take a step back: Reflective judgment is an
essential part of Critical thinking.
17. How to think Critically in day-to-day
situations
4. Play devil’s advocate: Judge gut instinct and
past experience against rational decision
making.
5. Leave emotions behind: Do not let judgments
be influenced by principles, opinions,
attitudes, beliefs and experiences.
6. Use it judiciously: For issues that have
significant implications
22. • Practice active listening
• Speak pleasantly and to the point
• Don’t beat around the bush
• Take care of body language
• Speak sincerely
• Don’t talk is you are unsure of the information.
• Do not gossip
• Pause where necessary
• Vary tone, pitch and pace
• Stop for feedback
• Improve language skills
• Look in the eye while talking
Essential Tips to Improve Communication
24. What is Empathy
• The ability to understand the thoughts feelings or
emotions of someone else.
• Empathy is important because it helps us
understand how others are feeling so we can
respond appropriately to the situation.
• It is associated with social behavior and
greater empathy leads to more helping behavior.
25. Types of Empathy
• Cognitive empathy is basically
being able to put yourself into
someone else’s place, and see
their perspective.
• Emotional empathy is when
you quite literally feel the
other person’s emotions
alongside them, as if you had
‘caught’ the emotions.
• Compassionate empathy is
what we usually understand by
empathy: feeling someone’s
pain, and taking action to help.
Finding the Balance
Cognitive empathy can often be
considered under-emotional.
Emotional empathy, by contrast,
is over-emotional.
In exercising compassionate
empathy, we can find the right
balance between logic and
emotion.
At the same time, we can also
remain in control of our own
emotions, and apply reason to the
situation.
This means that we can make
better decisions and provide
appropriate support to them when
and where it is necessary.
26. Interpersonal skills are behaviors used when
communicating and building relationships with
others.
Some examples of interpersonal skills include:
•Active listening
•Teamwork
•Responsibility
•Dependability
•Leadership
•Motivation
•Flexibility
•Patience
•Empathy
Interpersonal Relationship Skills
“People skills,” –
incorporate your
innate personality
traits and how you’ve
learned to handle
personal interaction in
social situations.
27. 9 tips for improving your interpersonal skills
Cultivate a positive outlook. People gravitate
naturally towards a person who's upbeat and
optimistic. ...
Be open and honest……
Control your emotions. ...
Acknowledge others' expertise. ...
Show a real interest in your friends/
colleagues. ...
Find one good trait in every person. ...
Practice active listening. ...
Be clear in communicating……
Practice empathy.
Types of Interpersonal Relationships
Friends
Peers
Acquaintances
Family
Professional
Love
Marriage
Relatives
Social Media Relationships
Colleagues
Superiors
