You will never be successful in life without trust. You can not have true friendship without trust. You can not be a great leader unless the people you're leading trust you. You can not be a good parent if your kids don't trust you. You can not be a great athlete if your team and or coach do not trust you. You need trust, especially if you want to be successful.
Whatever you want give it away. I first heard this from Ian Percy, who gives a talk titled The 11 Commandments for an Enthusiastic Team, for which the 9th commandment is "whatever you want, give it to others. Since hearing this idea I've applied it as much as possible and most importantly with respect to trust. Giving away trust has done wonders for me and I would highly recommend giving it a try. Our world is getting more and more cynical everyday, where people almost instinctively do not trust others. I say buck the trend a start with trust. If someone hasn't given you any reason not to trust them, why not give away some trust?
The caveat to trust, I don't want anyone to be taken for anything, so you need to couple the trust with common sense and not become a victim of fraud, especially when it comes to investing or finances. If it seems fishy then it just might be, ask a lot of questions and understand.
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