{"id":2340,"date":"2014-11-20T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T17:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=2340"},"modified":"2014-11-20T07:58:53","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T12:58:53","slug":"trustgiving2014-trust-is-a-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=2340","title":{"rendered":"#TrustGiving2014 : Trust is a Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to\u00a0TRUSTGiving 2014<\/a>, our first annual weeklong trust awareness campaign. \u00a0Join the\u00a0Alliance of Trustworthy Business Experts<\/a>\u00a0as our members help our readers navigate the complexities of trust. We\u00a0will be blogging (several times a day) and posting on Twitter #TrustGiving2014.<\/p>\n

Giving your trust to others is a gift according to Susan Mazza<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Giving\u00a0the Gift of Your\u00a0Trust<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Trust is a precious gift not to be granted lightly.\u00a0 To give someone the gift of your trust you must be willing to take a stand that they matter enough for you to invest something with them that matters to you. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

It is a way to honor your belief in another and lift them up.\u00a0 If\u00a0you want to get in touch with just how honoring this can be,\u00a0think about a time when someone gave you the gift of their trust.<\/em><\/p>\n

To maximize the opportunity however, it is critical to be clear about what you are entrusting them with and why it matters to you.\u00a0 Only then can the gift truly be received based on a mutual commitment.\u00a0 There is no room for judgement based on expectations. Clear, open, honest and complete communication are prerequisites.<\/em><\/p>\n

Like any gift, giving someone the gift of\u00a0your trust is best given with no strings attached and<\/em>\u00a0without expectations.\u00a0 It may be risky, but giving someone the gift of your trust is one of the surest ways to forge a relationship that can be the source of something extraordinary.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Susan Mazza<\/strong> works with leaders and their organizations to transform their performance from solid to exceptional as a business consultant, leadership coach and motivational speaker. CEO of Clarus-WORKS<\/a>, Founder\/Author of Random Acts of Leadership<\/a>\u2122, and Co-Author of The Character-Based Leader<\/a>, Susan was named one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business<\/a> by Trust Across America in 2013.<\/p>\n

Barbara Brooks Kimmel<\/strong>\u00a0is the Executive Director of\u00a0<\/span>Trust Across America-Trust Around the World<\/a>\u00a0whose mission is to help organizations build trust. She is also the editor of the award winning\u00a0<\/span>TRUST INC.<\/a>\u00a0book series and the Executive Editor of\u00a0<\/span>TRUST! Magazine<\/a>. In 2012 Barbara was named \u201cOne of 25 Women Changing the World\u201d by Good Business International.<\/span><\/p>\n

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