10 Things Every Woman Should Know How to Do

Don’t let another year pass without picking up new skills.

Upgrade You - With little luck, we all get better with age, so don’t let another year pass without picking up a few new skills. Every woman worth her fabulous heels should know how to…keep reading.By Kenrya Rankin Naasel (Photo:  Mango Productions/Corbis)

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Upgrade You - With little luck, we all get better with age, so don’t let another year pass without picking up a few new skills. Every woman worth her fabulous heels should know how to…keep reading.By Kenrya Rankin Naasel (Photo:  Mango Productions/Corbis)

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Say No - Without explaining yourself, without feeling guilty. Just say no when you don’t want to say yes. Then keep it moving. (Photo: Sam Edwards/Getty Images)

What’s Coerced Sex? - Coercion is a tactic that perpetrators use to intimidate and force you to have sex with them without using physical force. Manipulation, fear and threats can be used to coerce a woman into sex. A 2013 study found that almost half of Black women experienced sexual coercion in their lifetime.  (Photo: Steven Errico/Getty Images)

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Ask for What You Want in Bed - Ask, tell, show him every time without fear. Here’s how. (Photo: Steven Errico/GettyImages)

Binge on Good TV - You know that show you’ve been dying to watch, but have never gotten around to catching? Dedicate a weekend to just lounging around in front of the TV with your some yummy snacks, bubbly drinks and your favorite delivery service on standby. If you’d like some company, invite your friends or romantic interest over for an intimate screening.(Photo: JGI/Jamie Grill/Blend Images/Corbis)

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Be Alone - Time by yourself should be spent happily and without reservation. (Photo: JGI/Jamie Grill/Blend Images/Corbis)

Paint Your Furniture - Freshen up your wooden dresser or bookshelf and paint it a bold color. Or try glazing to give your wooden furniture a gloss that pops. (Photo: Tetra Images/Corbis)

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Paint a Room - Paint can transform a space, but hiring painters is expensive — you need to learn how to put your favorite colors on the wall so that it doesn’t look like a kid did it. Practice makes perfect. (Photo: Tetra Images/Corbis)

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Enjoy Your Last Days of Summer  - Summer ending can really make you feel a way, especially if you live in an area that gets brisk. So instead of being sad about it, enjoy every last minute of summer and the warm weather. Enjoy eating brunch outside, going to the beach or going to a BBQ with girlfriends. (Photo: Rainer Holz/Corbis)

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Change a Tire and Jump a Car Battery - Yeah, AAA is great, but sometimes you just have to handle things yourself. (Photo: Rainer Holz/Corbis)

Look for the Lesson - It’s hard to believe that everything happens for a reason when you’re dealing with a disaster, but you can get something out of it if you search for what you’re supposed to learn from the situation. Did you get passed over for your dream job because you weren’t able to effectively sell your skill set? Now you know what to work on for the next time an opportunity comes up. (Photo: Hero Images/Getty Images)

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Accept a Compliment - So often, we deflect when someone tells us they like our hair (“Girl, it’s time to wash it.”) or give someone else the credit when our boss pats us on the back (“It was really a group effort.”). Don’t do that. Just say “Thank you.” (Photo: Hero Images/Getty Images)

Give Help Before You Ask for It - Make sure your networking relationships are about give and take. Don’t offer up your entire Rolodex, but offer help before you go in on what you need. This is a way to help establish trust with others.(Photo: JGI/Tom Grill/Getty Images)

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Negotiate a Raise - Know what you’re worth and don’t be afraid to demand it. (Photo: JGI/Tom Grill/Getty Images)

Get in the Kitchen - Does your sister adore your grilled tilapia? Will your boyfriend do anything for red velvet cupcakes? Get to cooking!  (Photo: Hero Images/Corbis)

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Make an Amazing Dish Without a Recipe - Whether it’s something you picked up from your grandma or a Food Network find, you need to have a meal you can pull out your back pocket and impress everyone at the table. (Photo: Hero Images/Corbis)

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Buy a Perfect-Fitting Bra - Most women — some surveys say 80% — are wearing the wrong size bra. Don’t be one of those chicks.  (Photo: GettyImages)

Happy Days - Looking for an easy way to up your happiness quotient? Just do what you can to make others smile and, voila, you’ll have an instantly better day! Here are nine simple places to start. By Kenrya Rankin Naasel  (Photo: JLP/Jose Luis Pelaez/Corbis)

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Forgive Yourself  - Seriously, be nicer to yourself. If you don’t treat you well, who will?  (Photo:  JLP/Jose Luis Pelaez/Corbis)