Be careful what you tell yourself

From the signs I hung on my office wall the day I moved in...

Positive attitudes lead to productive actions. Negative attitudes lead to unproductive actions. How are attitudes formed? 1.  You tell yourself something. 2.  Your state of mind becomes bias around that something. 3.  New actions stem directly from the biased state of mind. In other words... An attitude is a state of mind and a predisposition to actions based on what you tell yourself, so... Be careful what you tell yourself.

I've been thinking about these signs all week, after a conversation with Terri Williams at San Bernardino County. Her perspective on leadership and teamwork is very much like my own—guided by the words on these signs and supported by truth, trust, and transparency.

Following a recent visit with Terri's team, Geoff Marsh—from Sacramento County—described Terri this way, "She does things differently down there. She doesn't allow anyone on her team to have problems. They only have challenges."

I really like that!