Taking Trust to the Next Level: The Four Pathways

Taking trust to the next level in your relationships and in your workplace means you must first strengthen the most important relationship you have—the one you hold with you. Your ability to trust others is directly rooted in your ability to trust yourself. When you enjoy a strong connection with you—with your physical body, your mind, and your spirit—you're more able to trust in yourself and extend your trust to others.

You deepen your Capacity for Trust through walking four pathways—Take Care of Yourself, Believe in Yourself, Make Room for Yourself, and Be a Friend to Yourself. Through these pathways, you learn to listen to the important signals your body is giving you about what it needs to be healthy. You learn to graciously accept and internalize the positive feedback you receive from others. You learn to claim the time and space you need to rejuvenate your mind and spirit. And you learn to extend the same kindnesses to yourself that you give so freely to those you most love and respect.

Through walking the four pathways, you deepen your connection with yourself and gain access to the energy, insight, and commitment you need to build, sustain, and transform trust in your relationships, both at work and at home. Trust begins with this connection. Trust begins with you.

Trust Building in Action

Reflecting on Your Experience

1. What extraordinary achievements have you seen made possible because people trusted one another?

2. How has betrayal affected your personal and professional aspirations? Can you identify any silver linings to these experiences?