TRUST

Wednesday, January 06, 2010


Stephen M.R. Covey writes, "Trust impacts us 24/7, 365 days a year. It undergirds and affects the quality of every relationship, every communication, every work project, every business venture, every effort in which we are engaged. ...While corporate scandals, terrorist threats, office politics, and broken relationships have created low trust on almost every front, I contend that the ability to establish, grow, extend, and restore trust is not only vital to our personal and interpersonal well-being; it is the key leadership competency of the new global economy."

With all the scandals and ethical violations in our society today we don't know what--or who--to trust anymore.

Our President told us many things during his campaign to get elected. Now today it is evident that he lied.

Mahatma Gandhi said, "The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted."

THAT IS SO TRUE!

I am sick and tired of just sitting around saying, "Well there is nothing I can do about it. The common people's hands are tied." I can openly talk about it and I am going to. I have never done anything like it in my life, but if joining some movement like the Tea Party will help--then I'm joining!

5 comments:

Heart2Heart said...

Clif,

It is true how so many people can promise things and have it recorded publicly and then claim that wasn't what they said or meant when confronted with the truth.

Time for tea?

Love and Hugs ~ Kat

Kelly said...

Good post, Clif. I have always and continue to stress to my children how important "trust" is, and it certainly is a problem in our world. We have a new little foster son, and trust is something we must work to earn from such a child who has not been able to trust other adults because if he did, he only got hurt.

Cheptoek said...

Trust, yes a very rare thing these days.

Mevely317 said...

Not so original ... but the cry from Goodyear rings, "Amen"!

aspiritofsimplicity said...

Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.