Letter to the editor: Don't 'should on yourself'

Editor:

At a recent training the quote “I will not ‘should on myself’ today” was used. The whole point behind the quote is not to second guess ourselves in the decisions we make. This applies not only in our personal lives but applies if we are an elected official, business owner, a volunteer sitting on a board, or any job that we may choose to do.

As an elected official it is a given that on whatever decision we make it will be wrong in somebody’s eyes. Once we make that decision we need to be willing to stand up for it even if we have to take some heat for it. Some of the decisions we make a...