Restoring Trust
\r\nThe idea that trust cannot be restored once it is lost is a myth. Though it may be difficult, in most cases, lost trust can be restored — and often even enhanced!
\r\nOne of the greatest obstacles to building and restoring trust is the superficial, two-dimensional paradigm that the ideal life is challenge-free. It's not. We are going to have challenges. We are going to make mistakes. And others are going to make mistakes that affect us. That's life. The issue is how we respond to those things — whether or not we choose to prioritize the enormous long-term dividends of trust over whatever temporary satisfaction we may get from doing things that break trust, trying to justify low-trust behaviour, holding grudges, or failing to forgive.
\r\nIn most cases, prioritizing trust — actively seeking to establish it, grow it, restore it, and wisely extend it — will bring personal dividends that far exceed any other path. So while trying to restore trust may be difficult, it is definitely worth it. Even if trust is not restored in the particular relationship you're working on, your efforts to restore it will increase your ability to build trust in other relationships.
\r\nAs in almost every other aspects of life, breakdowns can create breakthroughs. Challenges and mistakes can become some of our greatest opportunities to learn, grow, and improve.
\r\nCompiled From:
\r\n \"The Speed of Trust\" - Stephen M. R. Covey, pp. 301-303