by Cassie Howard | Sep 22, 2016 | Business Basics |
I’m here in Kelowna, BC to support my friend Chantelle, who is hosting her Shine Live event and have h,ad lots of conversations with the women here and one thing that has come up a few times already is that Canadians are always “so nice”. I’ve never understood this, because I’ve always felt the opposite! We do say “sorry” a lot, though. That I will admit! I actually paid close attention all day yesterday, with all of the interactions I had with people, to see if I could get them to say sorry, even for something that was my fault. Yep. Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry. Fuck, we ARE nice! So I guess that’s a good thing. But what IS NOT a good thing, is apologizing for things you’re not really sorry for. And this can really be said for ANYONE who is an over-apologizer, Canadian or not. STOP apologizing for things you’re not, or you SHOULDN’T BE, sorry for! Stop apologizing for making money Stop apologizing for saying no Stop apologizing for buying yourself something Stop apologizing for asking for help Stop apologizing for disagreeing with someone Stop apologizing for calling someone out on their shit Stop apologizing for changing your mind FUCK APOLOGIES. You’re a badass bitch that can stand her ground, that has strong beliefs, that has a big opinion that you know MATTERS. You’re at the top of your class, you do what it takes to become BIG, a huge star in your industry. But you’re apologizing. And you need to stop. Your life is meant to be lived and loved by YOU, no one else,...
