— To follow is a bullet of wisdom on leadership. It comes from Tom’s rifle, named Shot, who has seen it all. You’ll get the drift by clicking Blog in the menu at www.tomnewhouse.com. —
I WAS AND AM TRUSTY—a trusty old rifle. Now, how did I get that way? I am predictable. I deliver the goods, time after time, all the time. I behave in a trustworthy manner (unless, of course, my handlers demand egregious acts—I am a tool after all).
In your finances would you like to avoid taxes? Aside from going to many worthy causes, taxes are burdensome. So too is mistrust. Mistrust is a tax. If trust is lacking, many steps, actions, minutes, hours are spent verifying and wondering if X is going to happen. Trust frees a relationship, a team, and an organization. To make things work smoothly, naturally, apply trust. Apply? Yes, be trustworthy and recognize that a single slip up results in a long period of earning trust back.