Absolutely. Using non-business skills at work is a powerful edge. You just gave a perfect one—**“approaching strangers in public”** applied to networking, prospecting, and client engagement. Here are **25 more examples** across categories:

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### 🔹 **Social & Personal Skills Used at Work**

1. **Storytelling (from hobby writing or public speaking)**  
Used to pitch ideas, build rapport, or present data memorably.

2. **Martial arts discipline and situational awareness**  
Applied to crisis management, conflict resolution, and leadership calmness.

3. **Gaming strategy skills (chess, StarCraft, D&D)**  
Used in project planning, anticipating client moves, or decision-making trees.

4. **Parenting or caregiving patience**  
Applied to difficult clients, junior staff, or onboarding slow learners.

5. **Stand-up comedy/open mic experience**  
Used in trainings, energizing boring meetings, or diffusing tension.

6. **Improvisation (theater or music)**  
Used in sales calls, support, or unexpected live troubleshooting.

7. **Street smarts or bar hustle experience**  
Used to read clients’ real intentions and navigate vague situations.

8. **DJing or live music experience**  
Used in event timing, crowd-reading, or product launch pacing.

9. **Flirting experience (non-manipulative)**  
Used in building social comfort, charm, and timing in high-stakes situations.

10. **Travel experience in foreign countries**  
Used to read people, adapt quickly, and remove assumptions in global work.

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### 🔹 **Lifestyle & Hobby Skills Used at Work**

11. **Cooking skills**  
Used in organizing processes, ingredient prep = resource planning, kitchen chaos = deadline pressure.

12. **Fitness and coaching (CrossFit, BJJ, etc.)**  
Used in team motivation, tracking progress, and building consistent routines.

13. **Street photography or visual art**  
Applied to branding, visual communication, layout feedback.

14. **Dog training or animal handling**  
Used in managing people who respond better to clear commands and consistency than nuance.

15. **Social dancing (salsa, swing, etc.)**  
Used to lead-follow dynamics, nonverbal communication, and group rhythm.

16. **Journaling or personal writing**  
Applied in project retrospectives, client reporting, or communication clarity.

17. **Tinkering with gear or tools**  
Used in diagnosing tech, understanding hardware, or optimizing workspaces.

18. **Fashion, grooming, or personal style awareness**  
Used in sales presentations, events, or confidence during client meetings.

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### 🔹 **Survival, Hustle, and Street Logic Used at Work**

19. **Negotiating in wet markets or street deals**  
Used to haggle contracts, pricing, or scope creep with clients.

20. **Budgeting as a broke student**  
Used to stretch small budgets in early-stage startups or nonprofit roles.

21. **Navigating toxic family dynamics**  
Used in managing office politics without losing your sanity.

22. **Volunteer experience (dog shelters, churches)**  
Used to lead without authority, resolve conflicts, and organize chaos.

23. **Freelancing without a safety net**  
Used to train initiative, self-marketing, and learning on the fly.

24. **Religious or spiritual leadership roles**  
Used to coach, listen deeply, or de-escalate group tension.

25. **Street-level sales (door-to-door, booths, street hustle)**  
Used to read body language, handle rejection, and find hooks fast.

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Want me to build a prompt format so you can log more of your own? Or turn these into bullet points for resume or portfolio storytelling?