Trust

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How To Have People Fall In Trust With You

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How To Have People Fall In Trust With You

I had just come back from the beach when the phone rang in my room.

I’m not even sure how he found me, hidden away at my favourite resort in Punta Cana with my wife. I guess I might have told him I was going. I couldn’t remember.

It was one my band mates back in Canada. 

He told me that one of my musical mentors (John Wyre) was putting together a concert in Germany for Expo 2000. The concert was in a few days and one of the acts couldn’t make it last minute and there was an opening for our group. The fees weren’t quite worked out yet but it would all be taken care of.

He said, “ Can you do the gig?” I said, “Absolutely.” 

A day later I flew from the Dominican Republic to Toronto, had a quick airport meal with my wife, and boarded an overnight flight to Frankfurt. I was picked up at the airport, whisked to Hannover, and showed up for the second last rehearsal before the show with my bags in tow.

Looking back now, it was pretty crazy. I dropped everything and flew over an ocean on a moment’s notice. 

Why would I do such a thing?

Because of trust.

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Why You Need To Think Twice Before Making Promises

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Why You Need To Think Twice Before Making Promises

Have you ever done any of the following?

· Said to someone “Let’s do lunch” and never set it up?

· Promised to have something done by a certain time but didn’t meet the deadline?

· Said you’d take a look at something for a colleague but never got around to it?

I know I have and I know I am not alone. 

Since the New Year is upon us I have been thinking about things I would like to be better at, and this intrigues me.

It intrigues me because not fulfilling promises like these chips away at trust. 

Not fulfilling promises chips away at our personal brand.