Every person on earth is imbued with personality traits, aptitudes and skills that make them unique. Some of these attributes are natural while others are learned, but they all work together to help us achieve our purpose in the world. Children spend years in school learning some of these skills and preparing themselves for a career or for entrepreneurship. 

Parents and mentors want their wards to survive the challenges of life through to adulthood. Being, successful is not about academic or financial performance but is related to fulfilment, joy and happiness in life. Therefore parents must focus on equipping their children with the required life skills to be successful.

Life skills refer to the “abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals to cope with the demands and challenges of everyday life.” It is a combination of emotional, social, and cognitive abilities. However, cognitive-based life skills such as decision-making, problem-solving, goal-setting and time management bring more purpose and order into the children’s daily and future life. Also, emotional intelligence is crucial to forming healthy relationships in their lives.

The goal is for the children to become well-adjusted, responsible, and positive-minded adults. This process begins at home and parents and mentors, have the responsibility to teach these essential skills to their children and model them consistently until they become part of their children’s habits and frame of mind.

This implies that children need to be proficient in varied abilities to navigate the technologically advanced and globalized world and the emerging Gig economy.