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Trust is a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.
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STATED another way, “Trust is a positive psychological state comprising the intention to accept vulnerability based upon positive expectations of the intentions or behavior of another.”
The level of trust one is willing to invest in a relationship relates to our perceptions and assumptions of how another person will act.
We accept a level of vulnerability when we choose to trust another.
Seven barriers to trust include: desire to control, dishonesty, self-centeredness, lack of openness, failure to communicate, lack of empathy, and lack of positive feelings.
Trust requires: integrity, loyalty respect reliability and consistency.
Building trust requires that we: Take time to read the other person’s signals. Are they sending signals of mistrust? Also be aware of the signals you are sending.