How clear are you? Seriously, if someone took a look at you and had to describe your ‘personal clarity’ what would they give you on the murkiness scale. Are you cloudy water? Are you dark sludge? Are you sparkling see-through? We tend to trust things that we can see; things we name and identify. It’s… [Read more…]
December 19, 2011
Live it in a way that invites people into relationship. This is the start of trust. I once spent an a whole morning with a teacher who taught on the idea of ‘interest’. The idea of showing interest in someone or something – of being an interested person. He said that interest was a combination… [Read more…]
December 14, 2011
I’ve often spoke with Tee Turner, a seasoned veteran in the field of trustbuilding, particularly focused on the issues of race relations, healing history and reconciliation. He believes in principles because, he says, they are transferable. One of his principles for trustbuilding is simple: “Be who you say you are.” Whoa whoa whoa. Slow down.… [Read more…]
December 13, 2011
A wise man named Alex Birnberg once told me: “Trust is a choice. No one can ever prove themselves trustworthy enough. At some point you have to decide, will you trust them or not.” What is 100% trustworthy? Good question. Variation is the norm for life. It’s the expectation. Everything is changing. The saying goes,… [Read more…]
December 12, 2011
I’m idealist and an optimist. I hope for the best in people and feel grateful that my life experience (on the whole) has cultivated and supported this thinking. Much of this has little to do with me – its been given. My hope is to only be grateful and use it well. Unsurprisingly, many of… [Read more…]
December 9, 2011
Two quick thoughts on the paradoxes of trust. It’s one of the most powerful things in the world – but very fragile As discussed before, real, mutual trust is like pure possibility. With it, a team becomes incredibly powerful, able to tackle the greatest of challenges. In many cases this trust takes years to develop… [Read more…]
December 20, 2011
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