If trust is such a treasure, why is it so complicated? Why don’t we trust others?
Defined, “trust” means choosing to risk making something you value vulnerable to another person’s actions. It is the basis for everything we do. It’s the foundation on which we build. Trust affects family, friends, colleagues, employees, leaders, companies we work for, and companies we buy products and services from.
Trust is a two way street and being trustworthy requires intention and attention. Trust makes interactions flow more easily. In a trusting relationship, you have mutual support and speak freely, you communicate, show up for each other, try new things, come up with creative ideas, rely on consistency, and assume positive intent. When trust is lacking or absent it causes suspicion, fear of trying new things, hesitancy to share and speak, discomfort, distraction and even anxious feelings and heightened emotions.
Again, if trust is something we deal with every day in all aspects of life, why does it prove to be so rare? Can you be in a “healthy” relationship (of any kind) without trust? What are the elements of building trust? How do we get better at trust and, most importantly, how do we minimize mistakes that lead us into breaking trust?
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