10 Things You Need To Know To Survive Life

There are a lot of ways to survive this life. But living is sometimes more than simply surviving. And survival can mean more than just breathing. It could mean living a full and meaningful life in pursuit of your dreams. Whether you attain them or not… it’s the journey that composes a life.

Take a look at the following 10 tips that will help you survive life.

1. Be able to tell a good story

If you open your mouth and people start playing with their phones, you probably could use a bit of help in the old storytelling department.

2. You should know how to swim

If you don’t know how to swim yet, you need to seriously consider learning. There are a number of emergency situations where you might need to swim in order to survive or help someone else in the water.

3. You should know how to manage your time

Time management is a precise art and science, and if you haven’t studied it yet, you should. Applying these principles of time management to your life can get you back precious hours you didn’t know you had, and completely eliminate much of your productivity destroying behavior.

4. You should know how to control your temper

Holding onto anger, as well as letting anger control your actions usually does more harm to you than good. Learn to let the anger dissipate before reacting. Many angry emails were regrettably sent because of the inability to control our tempers and let the passion die down a bit first.

5. You should know how to negotiate

Good negotiation skills can save you a ton of money. These skills can also get you that raise at your job you’ve been dreaming about. If you know how to negotiate properly, it means you’re holding all the cards and you’re prepared to battle it out.

6. You should know how to speak least one or two languages besides yours

Did you know that 99% of the world does not speak your language? That’s a lot of people you won’t be able to communicate with if you happen to be in an area where your home language isn’t their first language.  Expand your horizons and make an effort to communicate with the rest of the world.

7. You should know how to make money

Jobs and paychecks are not the only way to earn money. There are many entrepreneurs out there who know this, but there are just as many people who are wondering how it’s done while slaving away at jobs.

8. You should know how to be happy

There is a method to this, it’s not an automatically occurring thing- people who are genuinely happy are happy despite their circumstances, not the other way around.

9. You should know how to have a conversation with someone of any age

It’s a sign of true maturity and humanity when a person can hold a quality conversation with a 5 year old or a 92 year old person without flinching. You will also learn so much about life if you do this regularly.

10. You should know how to control your temper

Holding onto anger, as well as letting anger control your actions usually does more harm to you than good. Learn to let the anger dissipate before reacting. Many angry emails were regrettably sent because of the inability to control our tempers and let the passion die down a bit first.