"The Anatomy of Trust"

I think I do know what trust is.  I put together an acronym, BRAVING, B-R-A-V-I-N-G.

Trust is built in very small moments.

• 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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“I don't trust people who don't love themselves, but say I love you.” Maya Angelou

“There is the opportunity to build trust and there is the opportunity to betray.” Because as small as the moments of trust can be, those are the moments of betrayal as well. To choose to not connect when the opportunity is there is a betrayal.

Feldman says that distrust is what I have shared with you that is important to me is not safe with you. 

“Be wary of the naked man offering you a shirt.” Maya Angelou 

So, this BRAVING acronym works with self-trust too. So, when something happens … I just recently went through a really tough failure, and I had to ask myself, “Did I honor my own boundaries? Was I reliable? Can I count on myself? Did I hold myself accountable? Was I really protective of my stories? Did I stay in my integrity? Was I judgmental towar... See more

Trust is choosing to make something important to you vulnerable to the actions of someone else.”