Trust is Seldom Given, and Must be Earned

Trust is Seldom Given, and Must be Earned!

Trust is a word spoken so often, and used to imply good faith, but is a difficult word to keep. As children we know that the people around us can be trusted. Our parents, siblings, close relatives, are people that we need to trust to feel protected.

As we get older and become more involved with the people around us, we recognize that trust now has different meanings. We learn that there are degrees of trust just like there are many shades of gray.  We learn that some of the people we meet may not be concerned with what is good for us and may attempt to take advantage of our trust to benefit them.

As working professionals, we do our jobs with trust as the key element to a relationship. We presume that at first contact we should try to trust the person to whom we are talking, and at the same time try to earn their trust. This is a shade of gray that we try to develop into a comfort zone of mutual respect.

This does not always develop as hoped and can lead to negative feelings where the bond of trust is broken, and may never be returned to its original state.

• We use trust to get our clients to believe in us.
• We recognize that in business, trust is a dependency that we will provide proper information.
• We trust that clients will get to our appointments on time.
• We are given the trust of confidentiality when we are accepted into their homes, and given their homes to sell.
• We are entrusted with their financial information when attempting to get them the proper mortgage professional.
• They trust us to get them a qualified, thorough and fair inspector.
• We are given their trust that when our business is concluded, they were treated fairly and got the best representation possible.

If we fail to keep their trust, we not only harm them, but we harm our credibility as well.

TRUST is like a paper, once it’s crumpled, it can’t be perfect! You can flatten the paper and try to make it as straight as you want, but it will never be perfect again.  (Author Unknown)

Trust is Seldom Given, and Must be Earned

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