As far as we know, we only get this one life. So, why not make the MOST of it? As we experience new things and grow through life there is always something we can be improving on; no matter what season we’re in. We talked in-depth about the importance of continuing to learn to improve your life in the most recent episode of the PUSH Podcast  and we decided we wanted to share 6 LIFE SKILLS you should focus on to live a RICHER life. Let’s dive in! 

1. Effective Communication

Communicating effectively is one of the GREATEST life skills to have and unfortunately so many people don’t know how to communicate effectively. Whether it’s to your spouse, children, boss, or friends- you have to be able to listen and articulate your feelings while taking into account the other individual. This is key to setting the foundation for a successful relationship. Some tips you should consider when communicating effectively is: Listen more than you speak, ask QUESTIONS to better understand where the other person is coming from, and be CLEAR and CONCISE. 

There is an art to communication and it’s something we can ALL continually improve on. Being an effective communicator will not only help you long-term but will help you succeed in all areas of your life. 

2. Leadership! 

Leadership is the end-all-be-all to living a successful life. If you aren’t the LEADER of your OWN life, meaning- you take responsibility for your actions, you focus on your well-being (mentally & physically), and focus on YOURSELF; then how can you ever expect to lead others. Now, you may not want to become a “leader” in your career, but what about as a leader or role model in your family. Possessing leadership doesn’t mean leading a team or guiding others all the time. It can in fact mean, taking ownership and following through with the plans and goals you have for yourself. Taking charge of your life is a GOOD thing. Embrace it. 

3. GOAL SETTING! 

No matter what you want to achieve in life, whether it’s getting out of debt, saving for retirement, or hitting a fitness goal, goal setting is essential for your success. 

It allows you to dream bigger and have a vision for your life and it drives you to do things that may be outside of your comfort zone. Without them, you can fall into a routine more easily and you’ll start to feel stuck. This is when you’re doing the same thing every single day with nothing to look forward to just waiting to die (a little morbid, but TRUE). It doesn’t have to be a HUGE, SCARY goal, but what we wanna challenge you to is to think bigger for your life. Go for the things you want and start dreaming! 

4. MONEY MASTERY 

Tackling those big dreams can often come with a price. This is when your money management is going to come into play. Money is a TOOL that can open new doors and opportunities for you. For us, we spent 10+ years rebuilding our finances after we filed for bankruptcy and now learning about money has been something we’ve focused on for a long time. Learning about money isn’t going to be a know all, one and done kinda thing. Learning about money takes a lot of TIME and a lot of IMPLEMENTATION. One book that really helped us along our money journey and helped us “gamify” it a bit is, “I Will Teach You To Be Rich,” by Ramit Sethi. If you’re struggling with your finances, wanna get out of debt,  start leveraging credit, and start SAVING for your dream life, check out our 90 minute money mastery workshop! We promise it’s a game changer and will help you get started on all things MONEY! 

5. RESOURCEFULNESS! 

Friend, this is a HUGE one for me (Janelle), specially! If you have an idea or a question about anything. Maybe you wanna start a business and don’t know how to begin… GOOGLE IT! The amount of times people have texted me, called me, DM’d me, or have come up to me with this idea and asking me how to start, I just wanna SCREAM at them because GOOGLE is right there. Being resourceful in life is gonna get you a lot farther than simply asking someone for all the answers. And to be completely honest, it’s kinda rude asking someone for all the answers they searched so hard for. I’m not saying, don’t ever ask questions because I am the FIRST person to ask questions; but what I’m saying is choose your questions more wisely. Do some research, figure out what you can on your own, and then ask an expert. It’s more courteous of their time and it shows drive on your part. 

6. Health & Wellness! 

This one is pretty self explanatory but when you make your health a priority, your entire well-being benefits (mentally & physically). Your health should always be one of your top priorities because friend, you only have this one BODY and this one LIFE; wouldn’t you wanna protect it, and nurture it as much as possible? Plus, it feels good to FEEL GOOD! So do something your future self and current self, will thank you for. 

We hope you found this blog helpful in highlighting the TOP 6 LIFE SKILLS that you should always be striving to improve. If you’d like more information on any of these topics, please leave a comment below and listen to this week’s PUSH Podcast  episode which goes into detail on the 12 life skills you should always be working on. And remember, it’s never too late to start improving yourself – so get started today!

Xo, Janelle & Eddie