Be a trustworthy human

Of course, being authentic requires both courage and humility. It means facing our fear of exposure, rejection, and being hurt again. Why would anyone take such a risk? Because it is the only way to grow spiritually and be emotionally healthy. The Bible says, “Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other s

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• B, boundaries. There is no trust without boundaries.


• R, reliability. I can only trust you if you do what you say you're going to do. And not once.


• A … Huge. Accountability. I can only trust you if, when you make a mistake, you are willing to own it, apologize for it, and make amends. I can only trust you if when I make a mistake, I am allowed to own

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Be someone others can trust – have integrity, and always be honest, ethical and well-mannered. And remember, it’s always better to under-promise and over-deliver than to over-promise and under-deliver. Be clear – communicate transparently and consistently in a way that’s always on-brand for you – whether in person, via email, on social media or in

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trust hierarchy to build relationships

Build trust with people before you need to have a difficult conversation with them.

There’s a hierarchy of steps that you can follow to build trust with anyone in your company. From the easiest to the hardest, these steps are:

Listen well

Show you care about them as a person

Seek to understand their point of view

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if you present yourself as someone who is genuinely earnest, curious, open to listening, non-judgemental, etc, people tend to share their thoughts and feelings. If you make an effort to perform little acts of service, encouragement, support, people will love you