I didn't mean it that way...

What message did you communicate today?

I know, you probably expressed hundreds of thoughts and acted and reacted in at least that many ways. You communicated to your kids, your spouse, your boss, yourself, the dude in the car that cut you off this morning.

But isn't it true that more days than not, you have an over-riding message that you communicate to the world? If you are pissed off at the world, don't most people figure that out pretty quickly? The vibe you give off says: Stay away. Don't mess with me today. If that's the message you want to communicate -- and sometimes it is -- then that's fine. But it's probably worth a little consideration at the end of the day. Was I a good communicator today? If not, what message did I send my kids, or my employees that misrepresented the real me?