I personally don't think of a magician as any better than any other artist or entertainer out there. Magic is just a different genre of art, nothing special here.
That being said, magic is many different art forms combined. You must be good at public speaking, dexterous with your hands, deceptive, graceful (depending on your style, but gracefulness goes hand in hand with dancing), have a good knowledge of psychology, know how people are misdirected, how the human eye perceives things, and many times magicians are good at comedy.
As you can see, a lot goes into magic, and makes it quite complex, which is why it's such a hard art form to pursue.
I think some people are over analyzing here though. As much as I would like it to be, I don't think a magician is "good at life". I know many magicians who are not even close to "good at life".
That being said, I do think magicians (with lots of experience) will have a much better understanding of humans than your average person. They will also (probably) be able to connect with people easier (because, as magicians, we have to learn how to do this).
But I DO NOT believe the magician is any better than any other artist. Magic is just a tiny category of the big category...art. All artists are in the same boat, trying to get across an emotion to the audience, or trying to tell them a story. Or simply trying to entertain them. We're all (or a lot of us) after the same thing, just like any other artist.
We are all artists, so I don't think there is any need to separate us from other artists. We are trying to separate ourselves from our own group.
Not pointing out anyone specifically, just saying we aren't any better than any other artist.
Cheers