7 Skills For the Future

Hosted by international author and soft skills expert Emma Sue Prince, this podcast is all about bringing 7 key skills into your everyday so that you are strong and well equipped right now and for the future. These skills are Adaptability, Critical Thinking, Empathy, Integrity, Being Proactive, Optimism and Resilience.

Our world is changing - so fast, so furiously, so ferociously - that to stand out, to be happy and to feel calm, you need to tap into your own resources and competences. Doing this puts you firmly back into the driving seat of your own life, enabling you to be happier, find and do work you love and have a true sense of purpose.

In this podcast Emma Sue gives you great tips and ideas on how you can easily strengthen these skills - skills that we all have - and as a result, live your best life. She also talks to key influences and thought leaders for their take on these skills.

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Update frequency: every 9 days
Average duration: 20 minutes
Episodes: 117
Years Active: 2019 - 2023

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Season 2 Episode 6 Could you tell the Truth for a day? Why we lie each and every day but still have integrity

Could you tell the truth for a whole day? Why should you? Why would you? Is integrity about being honest and truthful? In this podcast I’ll be exploring why we lie each and every day and why that doe…

00:12:52 | Mon 29 Apr 2019

Season 2 Episode 5 - what can dogs teach us about empathy. Just about everything, it seems..

I used to have a deep fear of dogs. I avoided them all my life because as a child I was bitten by one. 3 years ago we acquired a Golden Retriever puppy named Oscar and I became a dog owner. Oscar has…

00:17:26 | Mon 22 Apr 2019

Season 2 Episode 4 How my Morning Routine saved my life, made me saner, happier and full of energy

What’s your typical morning routine like? How you start your day impacts every single part of your day. Once I realized that and changed how I began the day the effect was transformational. I’ll be …

00:17:29 | Mon 15 Apr 2019

Season 2 Episode 3 - I talk toThomas Kochs, Managing Director of London's Corinthia hotel on cakes, excellence and work ethic

London’s Corinthia 5-star hotel is home to one of the very best afternoon teas the capital has to offer. Thomas Kochs is the charismatic MD of the hotel. I talk to Thomas about optimism and his aspir…

00:18:50 | Mon 08 Apr 2019

Season 2 Episode 2 The Improvised Life - one where you are spontaneous, grab opportunities and always know exactly what to say

When we think of improv we think of jazz or comedy. In comedy improv the actors must work together to create a compelling story and plot without a script. Ingenious? Maybe – but these actors are high…

00:15:48 | Mon 01 Apr 2019

Season 2 Episode 1 Social Media - a critical rethink of how we use it and why we need to manage all our information consumption with care

Social media – we are all on it every day for better or for worse. How we use social media has a huge impact on our happiness and wellbeing levels. In this episode I explore some of the latest resear…

00:19:53 | Mon 25 Mar 2019

Season 1 Episode 11 Resilience - the art of bouncing back from setbacks and rejection, why you need a support network and why we need to fail every day

Do you rise or do you fall in the face of adversity? Resilience is a HUGE topic right now – really high on government and education agendas. It’s an interesting skill – linked strongly with optimism …

00:13:44 | Mon 18 Mar 2019

Season 1 Episode 10 Being proactive - practise this in every part of your life, why we procrastinate and navigate life from a strong internal locus of control

When we face uncertainty, so much uncertainty around us and circumstances that are definitely outside our control we can feel less in control over our lives. As a result many people struggle with anx…

00:16:23 | Mon 11 Mar 2019

Season 1 Episode 9 Dr Sarah Mercer on wellbeing, self-awareness, leveraging our strengths and the crucial role of mindfulness

I’m delighted to welcome Sarah Mercer to our podcast today. I first met Sarah at a conference for Business English teaching last November in Malta. And I really connected with her talk about socio-em…

00:19:35 | Mon 04 Mar 2019

Season 1 Episode 8 Optimism - a skill you can learn. Get happy fast and move through life with lightness and joy

People with optimistic explanations of life generally feel happier and more energised to cope with obstacles, seeing them as challenges rather than failure experiences. Although of course how you fee…

00:13:37 | Mon 25 Feb 2019

Season 1 Episode 7 Integrity - this is your number one skill for generating trust and always having direction for your life

We live in a world of fake news, in a world where we can reinvent ourselves online and fabricate our lives however we want to. If you are authentic in your actions and words, keep your commitments, t…

00:14:53 | Mon 18 Feb 2019

Season 1 Episode 6 I interview Nathan Martin, Director of Global Thought Leadership Pearson on the skills we need for 2030 and beyond

Nathan Martin is Director of Global Thought Leadership for Pearson. He’s one of the key influencers and voices behind Pearson’s 2030 research into the skills we need for the future. Today I’ll be tal…

00:20:37 | Mon 11 Feb 2019

Season 1 Episode 5 Empathy - your super power and the skill that can transform EVERYTHING!

Developing skills that are uniquely “human” such as active listening, caring and nurturing are key for the world of the future. These things can’t be outsourced or automated and are still going to be…

00:17:50 | Mon 04 Feb 2019

Season 1 Episode 4 Critical Thinking - why we need to make space to think, get more creative and become solution-seekers!

As a future skill critical thinking is about complex problem-solving, originality, fluency of your ideas and active learning. It’s also about leveragingy our brain’s capacity to be creative, have ide…

00:16:41 | Mon 28 Jan 2019

Season 1 Episode 3 Viv Groskop - what a joy to interview this talented comedian, journalist and author of the most fabulous book “How to Own the Room”.

Viv Groskop is a talented comedian, journalist and author of the most fabulous book “How to Own the Room”. This book has completed transformed the way I look at presenting and speaking publicly. Viv …

00:36:36 | Mon 21 Jan 2019

Season 1 Episode 2 Adaptability - find out how to nurture this skill so you can handle any change with ease and grace

Adaptability is an attractive quality. We all like to think of ourselves as being flexible and adaptable, a team player, “going with the flow”. It means that we are not rigid or stuck and that are op…

00:18:15 | Mon 14 Jan 2019

Season 1 Episode 1 The World We are Living In - why 7 skills really are all you need to get by

We are not well equipped to navigate our way through life given the unprecedented pace of change, complexity, technology shifts. We are overloaded with information, we pay attention far less and are …

00:15:45 | Mon 07 Jan 2019

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