A Fighter’s Grit: Emotional Intelligence & Resilience

by Delilah Matos, L.E.

Ever wonder how certain people just never stay down? No matter what they face, they keep getting back up over and over again; they seem to have something within themselves that just won’t back down.

What if I told you everyone has what it takes to keep getting back up too? What it takes is regulating emotional intelligence, refining resilience, and above all, having pure emotional grit. Emotional intelligence and emotional resilience are arts of living, and both are a way through which people empower themselves to perceive adversities as temporary while continuing to evolve through tough life challenges. 

The word “resilience” comes from the Latin word “resilio,” which means “to bounce back” or retaliate. Emotional resilience is not about winning the battle; it is about the strength to power through the storm and keep the sail steady. On the other hand, emotional intelligence is the ability to be aware of, manage, and express one’s emotions tactfully with respect to the emotions of others.

Delilah V. Matos is a master aesthetician that has been active in the beauty industry for over 23 years and a writer for one of the largest aesthetics magazines, DERMASCOPE. Matos is trained in oncology aesthetics and has worked in conjunction with cancer resource centers. She is a United States competitive boxing athlete who unleashes her fighting spirit and stays on her game. Additionally, Matos is a sought-after aesthetician, delivering quality facials while empowering clients to “face the fight beautifully.” Matos combines her worlds of aesthetics, boxing, and faith to uplift the human spirit, and she has packaged her message into the empowering lifestyle brand, Beautiful Fighter. Matos firmly believes that no matter what people face, they can face the fight beautifully and win.