Trust is built by small promises kept — start with 3 this week.

Within you are parts — critic, scared, child. Meet them one by one.

Beneath noisy parts is a calm curious compassionate "Self" — meet it.

Ask 3 who know you to tell you "who you are in their eyes" — discover forgotten self.

Draw self as symbol/animal/scene — discover self unconsciously.

Each month, write 3 behaviors to start, 3 to stop, 3 to continue.

Each day, tell one person about a specific act they did or a precise quality — no "you are great".

Trade six escalating-depth questions with a close person to deepen intimacy in 30 minutes.

When triggered, ask self: "what unmet human need?".

Disclose vulnerability across 4 escalating levels — full reveal follows proven trust.

After a deep talk, ask: "What do I need to ask that I haven't?" — a trust revealer.

When you err, confess before discovery — confession timing dictates the penalty.

Don't only guard what was labeled "secret" — guard all personal info shared without permission to share onward.

Before judging intent, call and ask — avoid 80% of misunderstandings.

To open trust in a new team, share your failure first — others will open up.

Audit your team across five layered levels: trust, conflict, commitment, accountability, results.

Before any major org announcement, brief your managers 48 hours ahead with a Q&A sheet so they're never surprised in front of their teams.

After any impactful announcement, deliberately pause 24-48 hours before extra detail — let people absorb before you flood them with more talk.

Use the side-by-side (not face-to-face) car ride to open doors to hard talk.

When an LLM helps you with content you publish or send, disclose it clearly.

Each month's start, search your name on Google and review the first 3 result pages.

1,000 who trust you > 100,000 who follow. Build trust, numbers follow.