We break our huddles in games and practice with "Trust". But, I don't know if we have painted a clear picture of what trust is. We are making a conscious effort to daily define how and what trust looks like, manifests itself and all the intangible that go with it.
The following thoughts come mostly from Stephen Covey's book, "The Speed of Trust"
The First Wave of Trust--Self Trust--is all about credibility.
It's about developing the integrity, intent, capabilities, and results that make you believable to both YOURSELF and to others. It boils down to two simple questions:
1.) Do I trust myself?
2.) Am I someone others can trust?
Trust in yourself begins with the little things.
Am I justifying myself for letting things slide "a little at a time?"
Goal is for our commitment to be clear and to act with integrity. Otherwise we continue to lose trust in our ability to do what we had made personal commitments to do.
Repeated failure to make and keep commitments to ourselves hack away at our self-confidence (confidence comes from demonstrated ability).
We cannot borrow strength from position or association. It's not real. It's not ours.
Jack Welch said that a huge part of leadership is building self-confidence in others.
A lack of self trust often limits our ability to trust others.
Cardinal de Retz, "A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyone else."
The good news is that every time we do make and keep a commitment to ourselves or set and achieve a goal we become more credible. The more we will trust ourselves.
"Self-trust is the first secret of success...the essence of heroism."--Emerson
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