Let’s face it, the world is changing faster than a politician’s soul on the highway to hell.
And if you want to survive, you’ll either have to adapt or… die!
Since you’re a smart cookie, you’ll choose to adapt. In which case, leveling-up your skills will become your number one priority.
In this post you’ll discover what skills employers want, and why it’s so important for you to develop them.
Let’s get to it.
High Demand Skills for The Next 10 Years
If you can master just a few of these skills, you’ll be able to achieve success in both your personal and professional life.
1. Selling
This is the single most important skill you can have… yet most people hate it. Why?
Because the word “sell” triggers thoughts of fast-talking sleazy salesmen at used-car dealerships.
But selling isn’t evil. Without it there’d be no businesses, no jobs, and zero ways for you to earn a living.
Selling is inevitable. It’s the lifeline of every company. That’s why they’re always hiring sales people.
Even if you decide to quit your job and become an entrepreneur, you’ll still have to do some form of selling.
The reality is, this skill will always be in high demand. So if you can learn how to sell, you’ll never have to worry about making money.
2. Marketing
Why do people love Tesla?
It’s not because of the science behind their products. That stuff only appeals to a few people (aka nerds like me).
But for the average person, being part of a hip brand and owning something that’s basically a status symbol is all that matters.
That’s the power of marketing. It’s a skill that involves storytelling to promote something and attract people.
By the way, it isn’t just for billion-dollar brands either. You can see it happening on platforms like YouTube, where creators produce content to build an audience.
Demand for people with marketing skills will continue to increase rapidly, especially as more businesses move online.
3. Coding
The cool thing about coding is you don’t need a fancy education to get started.
There are lots of free resources to learn from.
You can watch YouTube tutorials or join sites like freeCodeCamp.
And with the rise of no-code tools like Bubble, even the least tech-savvy person can learn how to code.
Being able to code can help you start a business, help others, or get cool tech jobs.
The best way to develop your coding skills is to choose one area to focus on. It can be making apps, developing websites, or creating software that solves a problem.
Mastering one area will increase your chances of success and unlock endless opportunities in the future.
4. Negotiating
This is one of those skills that has the power to influence both your career and life.
Almost everything you do involves some type of negotiation: buying a home, debating household chores with your kids, or deciding whether to get up on Monday mornings.
This isn’t a skill they teach you in high school or college. You have to develop it yourself.
Sure, you can read books like The Art of War and How to Win Friends and Influence People…
But the only way to become a smart negotiator is through practice.
So whatever ideas or techniques you learn, start using them in your daily interactions with your family, friends, and other people.
5. Communicating
Everyday the average person’s communication skill continues to decline.
You can tell by looking at how people interact with each other these days.
There’s a struggle to construct coherent sentences with simple words. The lack of social skills is disturbing. Relationships crumble because no one talks. And people withhold their opinions for fear of being cancelled.
It’s like society’s racing to catch up with Neanderthals. And that’s fantastic news for you!
Why? Because improving your communication skills will make you stand out like a unicorn.
And the companies and people who value that skill will swarm you like bees to honey.
6. Leading
This is another high demand skill that you can only develop through practice.
Great leaders have the ability to motivate, inspire, and steer people towards specific goals.
If you want to do that, you’ve got to study successful people and learn about human behavior.
Books like The Psychology of Persuasion can teach you about human nature.
As for successful people, you’ll have to consume content about them: books, videos, audio, etc.
Then you must take that knowledge and apply it in the real world.
Not only will leadership skills be in demand in the future, but developing them will have a tremendous impact on your life.
7. Problem solving
You probably think that you’re not smart enough to learn how to solve problems.
Well that’s not true. You ARE smart!
If you weren’t, you’d be binge-watching Netflix like everyone else instead of reading about the skills you need for success.
This is especially true for a skill like problem solving, which you need to get a job that pays well or start a business in today’s world.
But how do you learn this skill?
Well you could go get a college degree, but that’s too expensive and inefficient.
A better option is to learn from books or courses like this one.
Once you discover a replicable process for solving problems, you can start using it daily.
With enough practice, you can easily become a skilled problem-solver.
Final Take
You can’t predict the next decade. No one can.
But what you can do is arm yourself with the skills you need to succeed.
By doing that, you can protect yourself from the next recession or economic disaster.
While there are other skills that can help you in life, none are more important than the seven above. So focus on developing those and you’ll always be employable.
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