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[00:00:30] This is Optimal Living Daily – 5 Core Skills Your Life Depends On by Angel Chernoff of markandangel.com. I'm your narrator, Justin Malik. I read to you every day of the year from the best articles and blogs I can find, with permission from the authors, of course. And it's all in an effort to make your and my days even a tiny bit better. So with that, let's get right to it and optimize your life.

[00:00:58] 5 Core Skills Your Life Depends On by Angel Chernoff of markandangel.com. Quote, I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I've ended up where I needed to be. Douglas Adams Life has no purpose. You have a purpose, and you bring it to life.

[00:01:21] There isn't one big cosmic purpose for everyone either. There's only the one you give to yourself, a personal purpose, an individual meaning, a distinct plot to the story that is your life. Often this plot is difficult to follow. It is never impossible to follow, and it's worth every bit of effort you can muster. Each moment, each situation, each turn of events presents you with an opportunity to build the self you are capable of being.

[00:01:51] It's just a matter of accepting opportunities, implementing ideas, taking action, and actively expressing the purpose that is uniquely you. You're stronger than any barrier standing in your way because you have a purpose that cannot be denied. You can be adaptable, innovative, hardworking, and tenacious. You can imagine the possibilities and then work to make them real.

[00:02:18] Here are 5 life skills that'll help you do just that. The real fundamentals of being an empowered, self-directed human being. Number 1. Curiosity Joy comes easy to us in our youth because we haven't become set too firmly in our ways. Our willingness to curiously assess new things and varying perspectives allows us to experience flashes of insight and beauty wherever we go.

[00:02:45] Those of us who fight the draw of our comfort zones as we age, who sustain our curiosity into our later years, learn a lot more and see far more beauty throughout our lifetime. Curiosity, after all, is a foundation of lifelong growth. It allows us to retain a beginner's mind even as our wisdom expands. In this way, an enduring curiosity permits our hearts and minds to grow younger, not older, every day.

[00:03:13] Always remain curious and teachable. Keep an open mind and do not stop questioning and learning. Look forward, open new doors, and experience new things. Do so because you're curious and because you know that today's journey is always just beginning. Number 2. Creativity When it comes to human growth, if curiosity is the engine, creativity is the steering wheel. Creativity is the most powerful instrument of progress.

[00:03:42] A mindset that endows resources with a new capacity to create possibility and growth. The world is moving so fast these days that those who say something can't be done are often interrupted by those who are doing it. This is precisely why it's important to exercise your creative mind on a regular basis. Ultimately, the creative learners inherit the world while the doubters and complacent minds find themselves perfectly suited for a world that no longer exists.

[00:04:11] Number 3. Resilience Except for your own thoughts, there's nothing that's absolutely in your power. Knowing and accepting this gives you the ability to cope proficiently with life's constant little inconveniences, a vital life skill we call resilience. Resilience is accepting reality even if it's less than the fantasy you had in your mind or the reality that was once yours. You can fight it, you can do nothing but complain about what you're missing,

[00:04:40] or you can accept what you have and try to put it together to create something good. As you progress, life will inevitably challenge you on a regular basis. No matter how much falls on you, keep your head up and plow ahead. That's the only way to keep the road to your dreams clear. It won't get any more forgiving, but it will get easier and easier to deal with because over time you'll grow stronger and more resilient. Number 4. Patience

[00:05:09] In the sweetest little voice, Winnie the Pooh once said, Rivers know this, there is no hurry. We shall get there someday. This is the power of patience. Patience is not sitting still, rather it's mastering your time by applying the right principles in the right way to attain a long-term desired result. It's moving forward steadily for as long as it takes to get where you want to go.

[00:05:35] Enduring the time between your departure and arrival requires a great deal of will. But no matter how tedious these moments of waiting are, you have to get used to the feeling knowing that what you're working toward is coming your way, even though it's not with you at the moment. Ultimately, the two hardest tests on the road to personal growth are the patience to wait for what you want and the courage not to be disappointed when it doesn't arrive as soon as you had expected.

[00:06:05] Patience can be bitter, but the seeds you plant now will bear sweet fruit. These fruits are worth waiting for. There's no advantage to our hurrying through life and never tasting their sweetness. And number five, self-reliance. Self-reliance is the most important of all life skills because without it, you can't practice any other life skill consistently. It's honestly a virtue that brings all the rest together.

[00:06:32] Quite simply, self-reliance is the unswerving willingness to take responsibility for your life from this moment forward, regardless of who had a hand in making it the way it is now. It's taking control of your life, finding your true self by thinking for yourself and making a firm choice to live your way. It's being the hero of your life, not the victim. Life constantly invites you to be who you are capable of being.

[00:07:00] Choosing to be self-reliant is accepting life's invitation. You just listened to the post titled, Five Core Skills Your Life Depends On, by Angel Chernoff of markandangel.com. I'll be right back with my commentary. The grind never stops as a business owner. When you're hiring, you need a partner that works as hard as you do, and that's where LinkedIn Jobs comes in. We've been lucky finding our team here at Optimal Living Daily,

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[00:08:28] and somehow it fit pretty much all of these areas that Angel talked about in this post. Work and life is not perfect by any means, but I'm really grateful that I've been able to do this as my job since 2015, a long time. And when the rare email comes in saying that it's helping someone, it really solidifies my purpose. Sometimes I can forget, especially when I'm a bit behind and need to record and edit a lot of episodes. It happens and should be expected.

[00:08:58] But again, I'm really grateful, and I'd probably agree that self-reliance is the one tying the rest together. It's that internal locus of control versus external. We can blame outside circumstances all day, but in reality, everyone has some kind of circumstance they can blame outside of themselves. We just have to do the best we can, given the circumstances, and then change what we can. Often easier said than done, but something worth thinking about for sure.

[00:09:28] So thank you, Angel, for this one. Thank you for being here and listening every day, allowing me to keep serving my purpose here. Wishing you a great rest of your day, and I'll see you tomorrow, where your optimal life awaits. Let's see you tomorrow.