Can I TRUST You?

Can I TRUST you? is a question living at the heart of every relationship.  Trust is a precious and valuable state of being.  Trust in business is an essential and valuable character quality that pays dividends.   Squander your trust and your ruin your business.

By way of negative example, our dog, Hamlet (shown with Anne), is a great family dog, but a shining example of the cost of lost trust.  His intelligence surprises us regularly.  His one great flaw is being off a leash.  Within the home and fenced back yard, Hamlet will come when called.  Off the leash, however, at the dog park or when he escapes, Hamlet is a wild man.  He will be gone for hours.  Generally, he circles the house in large walk abouts through the neighborhood. 

This disobedience comes with a price.  He rarely gets to go to the dog park to play with other dogs.  When it is time to leave, he won't.  As a result of this distrust, Hamlet loses out on all sorts of privileges and benefits that a more trustworthy pooch would receive.  I hope today's On-Purpose Business Minute gives you paws for thought.