The Sign Said It All

A mentor once pointed to a sign in my office—“Opportunity is NOWHERE”—and gave me the feedback that changed everything. I thought it was clever. He saw something else: a signal that reinforced how people already perceived me—critical, negative, even if unintentionally.

That day, I started leading with a different mindset: positivity not as fluff, but as fuel for trust. Because the way people feel around you shapes what they believe is possible with you.