| Skills | Competencies | Rank |
| Intrapersonal | Emotional self-awareness. Knowing how and why you feel the way you do. | |
| Assertiveness. Standing up for yourself when you need to without being too aggressive. | |
| Independence. Making important decisions on your own without having to get everyone's opinion. | |
| Self-regard. Liking yourself in spite of your flaws (and we all have them). | |
| Self-actualization. Being satisfied and comfortable with what you have achieved in school, work, and your personal life. | |
| Interpersonal | Empathy. Making an effort to understand another person's situation or point of view. | |
| Social responsibility. Establishing a personal link with a group or community and cooperating with other members in working toward shared goals. | |
| Interpersonal relationships. Seeking out healthy and mutually beneficial relationships —such as friendships, professional networks, family connections, mentoring, and romantic partnerships—and making a persistent effort to maintain them. | |
| Stress Management | Stress tolerance. Recognizing the causes of stress, responding in appropriate ways, and staying strong under pressure. | |
| Impulse control. Thinking carefully about potential consequences before you act and delaying gratification for the sake of achieving long-term goals. | |
| Adaptability | Reality testing. Ensuring that your feelings are appropriate by checking them against external, objective criteria. | |
| Flexibility. Adapting and adjusting your emotions, viewpoints, and actions as situations change. | |
| Problem solving. Approaching challenges step-by-step and not giving up in the face of obstacles. | |
| Resilience. The ability to bounce back after a setback. | |
| General Mood | Optimism. Looking for the bright side of any problem or difficulty and being confident that things will work out for the best. | |
| Happiness. Being satisfied with yourself, with others, and with your situation in general. | |