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Are you looking to sharpen your personal development skills? You're in the right place.

Here you'll find a catalog of universal personal development skills. Some skills will come easier to you, some harder, and some near impossible. You might not need to learn every one of them, and then again, maybe you will?

Connectedness to Self

Self-Awareness

Physiology: Being in Your Body

• Breathing
• Sleeping
• Nutrition
• Autonomic Nervous System
  • Calm
  • Pain
    • Healthy Stress
    • Distress Tolerance
  • Pleasure
• Emotion Awareness
• Articulating Emotions

Metacognition: Being in Your Mind

• Mindfulness
• Articulating Your Values
• Emotion Tolerance - Avoidance, Procrastination,
• Suspending Judgement

Self-Consciousness: Seeing Yourself From Outside Yourself

• Self-monitoring
• Self-preoccupation
• Self-transcendence
• Self-forgiveness
• Self-effacing
• Self-surrender(ego death)

Self-Management

Peak Performance

• Stress Recovery

Managing Self-Concept

• Self-Acceptance - Self-Love, Letting go
• Self-Respect
• Self-Trust
• Self-Compassion
• Managing Self-Worth
  • Intrinsic Worth
• Managing Self-Efficacy

Managing Self-Direction

• Managing Attention - Focus
• Relaxation
• Self-Care
  • Emotional first aid
  • Self-soothe
• Self-Discipline
  • Delayed Gratification
  • Reducing Impulsivitiy
  • Essentialism
  • Asceticism
• Changing State (Generating Emotions)
  • Curiosity
  • Gratitude
  • Hope
  • Freedom
• Emotion Resilience
  • Shame Resilience
  • Guilt Resilience
  • Humiliation Resilience
  • Anger Resilience
  • Rejection Resilience
• Motivation Control
• Cognitive Control
• Improvisation
• Assessing Risk
• Decisiveness
  • Design Thinking

Self-Expression

• Articulation
• Eloquence
• Creativity

Learning Agility

• Learning How To Learn
• Repetition

Self Character Skills

• Adaptability
• Articulation
• Creativity
• Curiosity
• Calm
• Consistency
• Confidence
• Design Thinking
• Decisiveness
• Eloquence
• Objectivity
• Gratitude
• Play
• Zest
• Grit
• Self-compassion
• Optimism
• Humor
• Courage
• Patience
• Integrity
• Discretion
• Appreciation of beauty
• Hope
• Wisdom
• Love
• Love of learning
• Determination
• Flexibility
• Punctuality
• Imagination
• Naughtiness
• Learning Agility

Connectedness to Others

Togetherness

Attachment

• Intimacy

Communication

Listening

• Active Listening

Kindness

• Creating Acceptance
• Creating Belonging
• Helping Others Feel Seen
• Helping Others Feel Heard

Navigating Conflict

• Assertiveness
• Giving Feedback
• Setting Boundaries
• Nonviolent Communication
  • I-Statements
  • Observations, Feelings, Needs/Values, and Requests

Vulnerability

• Invulnerability
• Courage
• Interdependence

Responsibility

Leadership

• Influence
  • Persuasion
• Compassion
• Managing Change
• Delegation

Power

Power Dynamics

• Navigating Social Status

Social Character Skills

• Assertiveness
• Friendship
• Diplomacy
• Empathy
• Supportiveness
• Candor
• Kindness
• Forgiveness
• Modesty
• Humility
• Fairness
• Citizenship
• Leadership
• Social Intelligence
• Knowing Your Audience

Overcoming Obstacles

• Self-Reliance - Asking for help
• Seeking attention
• Procrastination
• Pain
• Self-hatred
• Fear
• Rejection
• Not enough
• Victimization
• Defensiveness
• Judgement
• Anger
• Sorrow
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Insecurity
• Fear of old age
• Fear of abandonment
• Fear of death
• Cynicism
• Self-pity
• Shame
• Self-Doubt
• Self-Criticism
• Reactivity
• Comtempt
• Defensiveness
• Criticism
• Stonewalling
• Self-Blame
• Self-Deception
• Feelings