"A firm belief or confidence in the honesty,integrity,realiablity,justice of another person". The opposite of trust-distrust is suspicion.
When you trust people, you have confidence in them - in their integrity and in their abilities. When you distrust people, you are suspicious of them-of their integrity,their agenda,their capabilities, or their track record. With me so far?? Kinda sounds like our current administarion to me so far.
We constantly have to earn Trust. In a sense, you could boil Trust down to confidence and reliablity. .
I recently read another definition of Trust, which clearly defines the impact of Trust. This brings it down to a personal level and describes why Trust is so hard to earn and so easy to lose. "Trust is knowingly placing one's self in a position of vulnerablity to another".
The Crisis of Trust
Ethics must be strengthened to rebuild peoples Trust and realtionships fall apart as Trust dwindles. Now, who do you Trust? In whom or what? Trust in the Lord with all your heart;do not depend on your own understanding.
Who among you fears the L
ord
and obeys his servant?
If you are walking in darkness,
without a ray of light,
trust in the Lord
and rely on your God.
There is great Trust in Faith because it is unseen.....Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you..
What you do has a far greater impact that what you say...usually. There are 12 behaviors of highly trusted people
Talk Straight - Be honest. Tell the Truth. Let people know where you stand. Use simple language. Call things for what they are. Demonstrate integrity. Don't manipulate people or distort fact. Don't spin the Truth. Don't leave false impression.
Demonstrate Respect - Genuinely care for others. Show you care. Respect the dignity of every person. Treat everyone with respect, especially those who may not respect you. Show kindness in the little things. Don't fake caring. Don't attempt to be "efficient" with people.
Create Transperency - Tell the Truth in a way people can verify.Get real and genuine.Be open and authentic.Operate in the premise of "What you see is what you get".Don't have hidden agendas. Don't hide information.
Right Wrongs - Make things right, when you are wrong. Apologize quickly.Demonstrate personal humility. Don't cover things up. Don't let pride get in the way of doing the right thing.
Show Loyaly - Give Credit Freely. Speak about others as if they were present. Respect others who are not there to speak for themselves.
Deliver Results - Establish a track record.Get the right things done.Make things happen. Don't make excuses for not delivering.
Get better- Contiuously improve. Increase your capabilities.Be a constant learner.Don't assume today's knowledge and skills will be sufficient for tomorrow's challenges.
Confront Reality - Don't bury your head in the sand....do ya hear this left wingers???? Take issues head on and address it directly. Acknowledge the unsaid.Don't skirt real issues.
Practice Accountability - Hold yourself Acoounatble.Hold others Accountable. Take resposiblity for your acrtions. Don't blame others or point fingers when things go wrong.
Listen before you speak - Understand. Diagnose. Listen with your ears, your eyes, and your heart. Don't assume you know what matters most to others. Don't presume you have all the answers- or all the questions.
Keep Commitments - Say what you are going to do, then do what you say you're going to do.Make commitments carefully and keep them. Make keeping commitments a symbol of your honor. Don't break confidences.
Extend Trust - Demonstrate and have a propensity to Trust. Extend Trust abundantly to those who have earned your Trust. Extend Trust conditionally to those who are earning your Trust.Don't withhold Trust because there is a risk involved.
These are all examples of Relationship Trust. You can use these as guidelines for just about anything, Personal,work related,Marraige.
How you look torward others, how you speak, what you do...has an impact on character. The next time you vote use these guidelines in you decision process.
Take a good look Congress, President, Vice President. How do you stack up here? We can see thru your disguises.Is it in your overall plan to remove to an extent , your Trust in the people?? We know you are trying to remove God, in whom we Trust.
"It is a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead and find nobody there" ...FDR
IN GOD WE TRUST !
Jason
see photo below
A father earning his daughter Trust, in a cold ocean of uncertainty.