Why take advantage of vacations to develop social skills?

Social skills are the set of skills and abilities that we put into practice daily to relate successfully with the people around us in contexts social.

These communication tools are both verbal and non-verbal and allow us to express our ideas, needs, opinions, objectives or preferences such as attending to the wishes of our interlocutors, always maintaining respect and cordiality with they.

On the other hand, social skills are developed by the person naturally throughout their lives. growth from the beginning of childhood, and thanks to education and learning processes when interacting with others.

However, some people may have certain deficiencies in some of them, or have lack of practice in deploying some of these skills in social contexts punctual. That's why, taking advantage of moments of the beginning of a new cycle such as summer vacations can be a very good strategy to train social skills.

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What are the most important social skills?

As has been indicated, social skills are a complex and varied catalog made up of diverse behavioral patterns, knowledge, practical strategies and tools that allow us to carry out satisfactory interactions with other people.

The most shared social skills among the majority of human beings and the most demanded in both personal and professional contexts They are: assertiveness (ability to express our desires, intentions or objectives without attacking those of others), empathy, active listening, negotiation, conflict resolution, self-assertion, the ability to communicate concisely and regulation emotional.

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Why is it important to enhance social skills?

Although in most people they naturally present these necessary abilities to function correctly in society, some others may need to be trained or developed with the support of psychology professionals or other experts in that field. area.

Below we present the main reasons why it is advisable to enhance social skills on a recurring basis.

1. They reinforce self-esteem

Have sufficient skills to maintain satisfactory and successful social interactions with other people It has a very positive influence on the person's self-esteem every time the interactions are effective..

Know how to hold conversations with anyone, be able to meet new people easily and be able to assert our opinion at all times is a source of self-esteem that will make us feel better about ourselves and have better health mental.

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2. They help resolve conflicts

It is clear that the more tools we have to communicate with people who are in our environment, the more capable we will be to avoid or solve conflicts of all kinds once they are resolved. present.

People with high proficiency in social skills tend to have fewer family or partner conflicts and they also show greater virtuosity when it comes to successfully overcoming and managing conflicts that may arise at work.

3. They provide learning to negotiate

Negotiation is an essential skill both in the daily social relationships that we can establish in the intimacy of the home with our loved ones as well as in work or professional contexts of all kinds.

Knowing how to give in when necessary, putting yourself in the place of the other person (empathy) and have enough authority to set limits in the middle of a negotiation of whatever type are some of the capacities that characterize the social skill of negotiation.

This ability can be developed and trained through conversations with close friends or relatives in which various fictitious or real negotiation scenarios are put into practice.

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4. They allow you to prosper professionally

Thanks to the advantages mentioned above, social skills also they allow us to prosper professionally and face ever greater challenges, responsibilities or demands at work.

There are many companies that are increasingly interested in learning social skills of all kinds in their workers, that is why it is very useful to carry out apprenticeships or training in social strategies concrete.

5. lead to deeper relationships

Learning social skills will allow us to relate in a deeper and more satisfying way, both with our partner and with friends, family or co-workers.

Learn to communicate, listen and understand our interlocutor at all times it is essential to weave deep and meaningful human relationships with the people we love.

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Why can it be useful for us to take advantage of vacations to develop social skills?

There are many training modalities that we currently have to learn to develop social skills, the most common are attending training courses or starting a psychotherapy or coaching process specialized in this field with a professional psychologist skilled.

Below we list the main reasons why it may be important to enhance these social skills during the vacation period.

1. More free time to dedicate to personal development

The most free time we have in summer it can be a great incentive to decide to start specialized training or apprenticeship in social skills.

In addition to that, learning social skills will allow us to invest a good part of the free time we we have to train ourselves in a series of tools that will be useful to us both in personal life and professional.

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2. Ease of meeting people

Summer is one of the best times to meet people and also to put into practice all the social skills that we are gradually learning.

The training of our social skills with real people in social or festive contexts It will allow us to gain greater confidence and gain experience in the application of the different strategies.

3. prevent isolation

Having so much free time in summer it is possible to fall into the temptation of staying isolated at home, that's why it is important to implement a series of activities to avoid a sedentary lifestyle.

Learning social skills allows us to prevent isolation at home and will help us have a much more active, satisfying and happy social life in the future.

4. Promotes psychological well-being at the end of the cycle

Training ourselves in specific social skills will allow us to improve in those specific areas in which we present greater deficits, counting on the support of other people, something that will have a positive effect when taking advantage of the end of the cycle (and start of a new one) that summer vacations mean to undertake personal projects that involve learning from our mistakes and leaving our comfort zone.

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Do you want to harness the potential of social skills?

If you are interested in training your social skills, get in touch with us; in UPAD Psychology and Coaching We can help you both from psychotherapy and from the support of a coach in a process of personal development.