Chapter 14
Ten Inspiring Soft Skills Phrases
IN THIS CHAPTER
Developing messages to motivate yourself and others
Finding encouragement as you build your soft skills
Sometimes a little inspiration helps when the going gets tough in the workplace and in life. In this chapter, I offer a list of ten popular, practical, and easy-to-remember soft skills phrases that can help you stay positive and motivated on your journey to career and life success. You can even use them to offer inspiration to others along the way.
These ten simple but very powerful and positive phrases can serve as daily reminders to help you create the job, life, and relationships you want. Write them down, pin them up, and give them a second look whenever you need a lift. I’m sharing them to help you get from where you are to where you want to be!
Soft Skills Make the Hard Skills Work
As I explain in Chapter 1, hard skills are what you do, and soft skills are how you do what you do. When you combine technical ability with strong interpersonal skills such as attitude, character, communication, time management, and a solid work ethic, your potential for career and life success grows by leaps and bounds.
Soft skills can be more difficult to acquire than hard skills because they’re more subjective and have more shades ...
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