Close Ad

Everyday Skills To Improve Yourself In 2017
climb mountain
Self-Development

Everyday Skills To Improve Yourself In 2017

Every day brings new challenges, which push you to acquire new skills to overcome them. Here are some of the everyday skills you can both learn and work on continuously to help you accomplish great things in 2017.


How To Improve Yourself For 2017

Be More Confident

People who are confident can achieve more in life. They command respect and may even be considered sexy. Be confident but don’t be insensitive.

Improve Your Daily Communication

Take your time when you’re speaking to others. You will have time to think about what you are saying and learn how to get your point across. The same applies to writing – by taking your time when you write, you will reduce grammatical and spelling errors significantly. Communication is important in every aspect of your life, so pay attention to how you speak and write.

Improve your time management

Stop procrastinating: Learn just to do without over thinking what you are doing. If you make a mistake, tell yourself, “so what if I made a mistake, at least it was mine and I learned something from it.”

Manage your time and organize yourself: Manage your time effectively. Make a schedule for your day on your mobile device and plan it so you are not caught off-guard and have a higher level of productivity throughout your day.

Learn or practice hobbies more intensively

Here are a few suggestions on various hobbies that can help you become a better version of you.

Read books: Books help you understand and find out what you don’t know. What better way to improve your writing than to read self-help books?

Learn about cultures and people: Understand and learn about people and the different cultures they embrace. This can help if you are planning to go and live abroad, you will have learned some basic of their culture and will settle in easier.

Learn a new language: If you are going to be traveling somewhere this year, it would be nice to learn the local language of the country you are going to travel to. The quality of your visit will improve drastically.

Learn basic marketing: Basic marketing helps people be aware of what others want from them. You can practice the skills you learn in your personal and professional life and notice a marked difference in yourself and your workplace performance.

Learn to Appreciate And Love Yourself More

Give yourself the time to love yourself. You work hard on a day to day basis, and you deserve to appreciate yourself for the hard work you put in. Here are some suggestions to help you appreciate yourself more.

Meditate: Take time out for yourself and try to take in your surroundings, pray if that’s what you’re into but have some sort of escape to release the stresses of everyday life.

Step away from multitasking: learn how to focus. Do a single task at one time. You will see the effects of better concentration when you do this.

Take time to relax: your body and mind need time to recover. Give yourself ample sleep and try and take moments in between what you are doing (related to meditation) when you feel the pressure of life getting to you.

Become More Approachable

Sometimes, without even noticing it, we can give certain bad energies to people and make it harder for people to approach you. Life’s too short to take it too seriously, so here are different ways to enjoy the presence of others in your life to help you enjoy life even more.

Smile more and learn how to tell a joke: Smiles are contagious and invoke a feeling of warmth in people. Jokes make people feel more relaxed. Try an amalgamation of these to improve your people skills.

Show that you care: Give, and ye shall receive. Show genuine interest in your conversations, and pretty soon you will find people to be more respectful and listen to what you have to say.

All In All, Just Have Fun

These are all suggestions, you know. At the end of the day, you choose what things you think will help you become a better self, and make you feel like you had a better year than you did in 2016. All in all, try to appreciate and enjoy every as much as possible. The most important thing is to have fun and to enjoy every day as though it's your last.

Hot Stories

Leonardo DiCaprio Told Kate Winslet To “Let The Fat Girl Thing Go”
Leo Dicaprio Told Kate Winslet To “Let The Fat Girl Thing Go” …

Forced to feel ashamed for her weight and appearance, Kate Winslet struggled with her body image for years. The media loved to tease her for being “the fat girl,” but there was ONE PERSON who saw the real her. What did Leo see in Kate? And what important message does Kate have for young women everywhere?


Keep ReadingShow less
Videos
Woman at a restaurant's window and two teen employees.

Teens Applauded For the Way They Handled This Angry Customer

Instagram/ @kekessnowballs

Working in customer service can be challenging, especially when you’re dealing with rude and demanding clients. That’s particularly true for some teens, who work these jobs for part-time money and are often bullied by adults. Perhaps that’s why people are applauding these teen girls for the way they expertly handled an over-the-top customer.

Keep ReadingShow less
Uplifting News
Man standing with two daughters, a black purse and a handwritten note (inset)

Grieving Daughter Finds Note In Fossil Purse While Thrifting

Courtesy Anna Harp and Courtesy of Abrielle Clausing (via People.com)

Thrifting can net all sorts of treasures. Shoppers can snatch up everything from vintage clothes to mid-century modern furniture to kitschy knick-knacks, all without breaking the bank.

But for one grieving woman, she found a hidden gem that was truly priceless.

Keep ReadingShow less
Uplifting News