Designed to supplement already existing life skills instructional materials, this manual consists of 30 lessons to help students develop general, transferrrable skills in four areas--attending behaviors, cognition, self-management, and critical thinking. The following topics are among those covered in the lessons: eye contact, body posture, tracking, paraphrasing, and mirroring; portraying oneself; brainstorming; surveying marketable skills; nonstressful feedback; preparing a plan for acquiring a chosen life skill; setting goals; choosing a marriage partner; dealing with positive, negative, and neutral feedback; management; management of resources; cognition in listening; and critical thinking. Included in each lesson are the following: overview, resources required, objectives, stimulus, evocation, skill practice/objective inquiry, skill application, and evaluation. (MN)