FIVE GREAT SKILLS THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE by Emmanuel Ayeni
A sage once said “The room of improvement is the largest room in the world”. This saying is true and it vividly reveals the need for constantly developing yourself. To be relevant in your world in these exponential times, there is a need to regularly evaluate your rate of personal development .These cogent skills will give your life a great lift, increase productivity and profitability in today’s world.
(A) Develop A Great Writing Skill :Either you intend to be a great writer or not, your ability to construct simple and correct sentences, or write compelling paragraphs is an invaluable skill that can advance your career and even make you more money today. Understand the art of writing, study grammatical principles and learn to write great articles, letters and proposals as the case may be. Books, courses and articles exist online and offline that will help you become a better writer. : rocket :
(B). Increase Your Reading Speed : We live in an age where most of the vital facts needed for our daily activities are found either in print or in electronic form e.g electronic books, mails or journals. The extent at which you are able to extract needed details will basically determine the level of your expected result or productivity. Therefore, in times like these when books are churned out in large volumes by the day, you need to not only have a good reading culture, but you also need to develop an accelerated reading speed to enable you keep abreast of relevant information in your field.
(C).Develop An Effective Communication Skill: You communicate effectively when you have successfully passed a message or an idea across to an intended receiver or audience through a particular medium. To achieve this you must develop a powerful communication skill. You need to understand the entire communication process, identify your specific audience, and have good grasp of the language and medium through which you intend to pass across your message. This skill is needed in several places in the world today.
(D)Improve Your Money Skill: Have you ever heard the cliché ‘Money makes the world go round’? Yes, probably a number of times. We all need money, we use and spend it every time. In fact, money drives the economy in every part of the world. Therefore, to live the life of your dreams you will need money; to earn and attract more of it, you need to learn how money really works. This skill is the major difference between the rich and the Poor. Acquire it!
(E)Develop An Exceptional People Skill: Learn to network. By this, I mean you should develop a strong personality and great character, through which you can relate with people from different backgrounds. Improve your capacity to accommodate, live or work successfully with people of varying views without any measure of difficulty. Life is all about creating and maintaining strong and positive relationships. Learn to understand people, make new friends at every opportunity and focus on how to help them achieve their noble dreams.
These skills will boost your confidence, and accelerate your growth. They will make you indispensable in your field and above all, a better citizen of the world.
