Fastest Way to Destroy Trust
There is one thing that destroys trust faster than anything else. Not mistakes. Not failure. Not inexperience. It’s inconsistency. People can handle imperfection. They can handle learning curves. But when your actions don’t match your words, trust disappears—quickly. A Hard Lesson Learned Early in my career, I took on too much and started missing small commitments. Nothing major— A delayed message here and there. A follow-up that came later than it should have. But small lapses create big problems. Clients feel it. Teams feel it. And once people question your reliability, everything becomes harder. The Rule That Changed Everything From that moment on, I set one simple standard: Only promise what I can deliver. And when I say I’ll do something, I follow through—no exceptions. Trust Is Built in the Quiet Moments The small moments no one celebrates matter most: • Answering when you said you would • Finishing what you start • Keeping your standard even when no one is watching You don’t need to be perfect. You just need to be consistent. If You Want More Trust… If you want stronger clients, better team culture, and bigger opportunities, start with the simplest habit in the world: Do what you say you will do!!