Time management
Effective time management is one of the most highly valued skills by employers. While there is no one right way, it's important to find a system that works for you and stick to it
Ask For Help
Asking for help "I once was told in a job interview, 'You can't have this job if you can't ask for help when you need it,' "Naturally, I said I could. Later, I found out that the previous person with that job had screwed up big-time because he was in over his head but couldn't admit it and didn't ask for help."
When you need help and then asking for it is surprisingly difficult to learn and do because no one wants to be perceived as weak or incompetent.
But a recent study from the Harvard Business School suggests doing so makes you look more, not less, capable.
According to the study authors, when you ask people for advice, you validate their intelligence or expertise, which makes you more likely to win them over
People often stop working hard when they reach the top, he says, but to maintain that top position, they have to work harder and be more consistent in their work.
Consistency
Whether you're trying a new exercise routine, studying for the Competitive Exams, or working on an important project, consistency is vital to maintaining any kind of success.People often stop working hard when they reach the top, he says, but to maintain that top position, they have to work harder and be more consistent in their work.
Self-talk
Positive self-talk "Ultimately it doesn't matter what others think of you," Shobhit Singhal writes, "but what you think of yourself certainly does, and it takes time to build that level of confidence and ability to believe in yourself when nobody else does
Minding your business
"It takes ages to learn and master this,"
Sticking your nose into other people's work isn't helpful and wastes time and resources, You have no right to put forth your two or four cents, even if you are the last righteous person standing.
Knowing when to shut up
Knowing when to shut up — and actually doing it "You can't go around whining about every other thing that seems not-so-right to you in this world," writes Roshna Nazir. "Sometimes you just need to shut up." There are many instances when keeping to yourself is the best course. "When we are angry, upset, agitated, or vexed," ,"we blurt out anything and everything that comes to our mind." And later, you tend to regret it.
Keeping your mouth shut when you're agitated is one of the most valuable skills to learn, and of course, one of the most difficult.
Keeping your mouth shut when you're agitated is one of the most valuable skills to learn, and of course, one of the most difficult.
Listening
"Most of us in the workplace are so overwhelmed with things to do — instant messaging, phones ringing. I mean, our brain can only tolerate so much information before it snaps,"
One tip for active listening is repeating back what you heard to the other person. "It makes things so much easier when everyone is on the same page.
Resisting gossip
"The most important thing in life to me is relationships,". "And the most important thing about building and keeping good relationships is trust."
One of the easiest ways to lose trust, he says, is to gossip about people behind their back.
Learning not to gossip was hard to do because it meant missing out on possibly important conversations, distancing himself from influential people, and awkwardly having to tell people,
"Hey, sorry to interrupt but I really don't need to know that, could we talk about something else?"
"But press on and you will get your priceless reward. Trust,"
Staying present in the moment
According to research, we tend not to be very good at staying present in the moment, 47% of the time, people are thinking about something other than what they're currently doing. And this is hurting our happiness, he says:
"People are less happy when they're mind-wandering no matter what they're doing.
For example, people don't really like commuting to work very much. It's one of their least enjoyable activities, and yet they are substantially happier when they're focused only on their commute than when their mind is going off to something else. It's amazing."
"Some of it is just practice — just doing it and practicing," Buffett said. "And it worked. That's the most important degree I have."
"People are less happy when they're mind-wandering no matter what they're doing.
For example, people don't really like commuting to work very much. It's one of their least enjoyable activities, and yet they are substantially happier when they're focused only on their commute than when their mind is going off to something else. It's amazing."
Learning a new language
This skill wont just open you up to new conversations and professional opportunities.It will create a new mindset, a new set of emotions, and a new way of thinking
Speaking up
Speaking up in public can be so hard for many of us to do. Even the American business magnate Warren Buffett said that he was once so terrified of speaking in public that he would throw up. "In fact, I arranged my life so that I never had to get up in front of anybody," he told his biographer Alice Schroeder in "The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life."
"Some of it is just practice — just doing it and practicing," Buffett said. "And it worked. That's the most important degree I have."
