You’re Entitled to a Bad Day... You’re Not Entitled to Give Someone Else One
We all have days when we wake up off, overwhelmed, irritated, anxious, or stretched too thin.
That’s being human.
But here’s the truth most people never pause long enough to realize:
You’re entitled to a bad day.
You’re not entitled to give someone else a bad day.
That’s emotional intelligence. That’s self-awareness.
That’s self-leadership.
And here’s the sticky part…A lot of people confuse authenticity with absolving themselves of responsibility.
They say,
“Sorry, that’s just how I am.”
“That’s my personality.”
“I’m being real.”
My response?
No ...that’s not how you are.
That’s how you’re behaving.
And behavior is a choice.
Every. Single. Time.
Authenticity was never meant to be a permission slip for bad behavior.
Authenticity is about alignment - showing up as the best version of who you came to be, not the worst version of who you’ve been.
And that requires a high sense of self-awareness.
Self-Awareness: The EQ Trait That Changes Everything
Self-awareness is the ability to notice:
What you’re feeling
Why you’re feeling it
And how those feelings might affect the way you show up, speak, and lead
You can’t control the emotion. But you can absolutely control the expression.
And that choice determines the experience you create ...for yourself and everyone around you.
3 Tips to Strengthen Your Self-Awareness Today
1. Pause Before You Project
Before you send the text, walk into the meeting, or react to your kids, ask yourself: “Is this about them… or is this about me?”
That one second of awareness prevents hours of cleanup.
2. Name What You’re Feeling
Frustrated? Overstimulated? Overcommitted? Exhausted?
When you can name it, you can navigate it. Unidentified emotion becomes unintended behavior.
3. Choose Your Show-Up
Feelings come and go. But your impact stays.
Decide who you want to be before you walk into the room.
Let that version lead.
Be Who You Came To Be
Self-awareness doesn’t mean you won’t have hard days.
It means you won’t hand those hard days to someone else.
Show up with intention.
Show up with ownership.
Show up in alignment.
Be who you came to be ...even on the days you don’t feel like it.
Keep Shining - the world needs your authentic, and positive, light!
