Comments on: Achieve Success by Building Trust

By: Stephen - Rat Race Trap

Stephen - Rat Race Trap — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:12:43 +0000

@Marj, Stephen Covey is great. So is Stephen Jr. His book is high quality. I read Stephen Sr.’s book The Eighth Habit a few months ago and thought it was quit good.

@Jonathan, you are correct. This is such an important topic and it doesn’t get the air time equal to it’s importance in my opinion, especially in the corporate world.

By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills

Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:05:02 +0000

Trust is the foundation of all meaningful relationships. When trust proves valid the relationship grows. When trust is violated the relationship is damaged. You can build trust into a relationship and this will automatically strengthen it.

By: Marj Galangco

Marj Galangco — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:55:14 +0000

Mentioning Stephen Covey reminds me of something he said about the “Emotional bank account”. Most of the time we lose someone’s trust precisely because we make the mistake of making withdrawals from it more often than we make deposits.
In my experience, trust is quickly built when you sincerely give value to others first.

By: tom

tom — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:11:22 +0000

Stephen, here is another tip I gathered recently, when you are out with whoever. Especially with women it doesn’t matter what you do, make the decision to go here or there, and don’t depend on her to make that decision.

That is probably one killer for most guys and everyone in general. I mean you dont want to stand there and both of you will say, I don’t know.

By: Stephen - Rat Race Trap

Stephen - Rat Race Trap — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:56:33 +0000

@Tom, good luck on your dates

@Happiness is Better, “If you think about it, trust or fear is probably at the foundation of every action.” Yes, I think you are right. The idea may be that one thing that changes everything…

@Michael, I think the hardest part of every relationship is building trust. It must be earned, it is rarely given. I don’t think it is easy for anyone to simply grant trust to someone, even when they want to do so.

By: Michael | eVentureToday

Michael | eVentureToday — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:45:14 +0000

Great reminder.

I work a lot in sales, and we all know how many doors trust can open in sales. From introduction, the hardest part of selling is building trust. But once a prospect begins to trust you, because you have shown them that you are looking out for their best interests, getting pen to paper becomes the easy part.

Regards, Michael

By: Happiness Is Better

Happiness Is Better — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:29:57 +0000

Trust is necessary is every relationship we have. I really need to read Covey and Covey Jr.’s books.

If you think about it, trust or fear is probably at the foundation of every action. We go to certain restaurants or stores because we trust they are going to provide a certain level of product or service. We put money into the stock market because we trust that it’s going to provide a return.

Great post!

By: tom

tom — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:29:01 +0000

Trust is very important in the simplest things of life. Such as meeting new people, talking with a customer.

I mean I noticed improvement and more enjoyment in my job because I learned to be more confident in how I speak to customers on the phone. Actually confidence in how I talk and seem like an expert and being able to carry the conversation smoothly.

In fact, dating wise, i was told that they respect me more because i am open and honest with them without holding back.

So there you go, two great examples.