Trust and

Trustworthiness

The Foundation Of Success In

Life
V.I.G.Menon
 What is Trust ?

 TheFaith or Confidence that

Expectations will be fulfilled
 What Is Trustworthiness ?
 Being worthy of Other’s Trust
 Trust is Everything
.The President Trusts his Aides and Staff .

People Trust (or are they made to trust ?)

the Leaders Of Various Causes

The Husband and Wife Mutually Trust Each

Other

The Customer Buys Goods On Trust From the

Shops in the Mall

People Withdraw Money From ATMs ,Trusting that

their Bank will not Put Counterfeit Notes in
 Trust is Everything
 Children Trust the Values Inculcated by
their Parents/Peers/Mentors.
 Governments,Businesses,Scientists and
Technologists Venture into High Risk
Projects Trusting the Source Of Their Data.
 Political Leaders Trust their Team
Members Who Have Been Mutually
Grooming Each others
 Trust Is The Basis
 Trust Is The Basis Of Spirituality/Faith
 Trust Is the Basis Of Social
Organisation
 Trust Is The Basis Of Humanity
 Basis Of Trust
How do we Trust People ?
Or,how do we Judge Trustworthiness
(Trustability) of the people who live
or work with us
 Consistency
 Consistency Of Words with deeds are a
very good measure of Trustworthiness ie
whether a person is worthy of our trust
. Eyemovements,Body Language
,Gestures,Posture ,Breathing Pattern Of
the speaker -All Help Point to the Trust
worthiness of What One Person says
Wise and Successful People use “Intuitive
Observations” about the Trustworthiness
Of the People They Deal with
 Measure Of
Inconsistency
In Speech:
 Lack Of Drive Or Direction Or,
 Pressing On an Issue (reveals an Agenda)
Contradictory Gestures /Facial Expressions (eg lips
widens to a smile when expressing Sorrow)
 Fast Talking
 Halting
 Lot Of Swearing/Negative Words
 Mostly Loud
 Measure Of
Inconsistency
In Eyes
Roving Eyes
Ferreted Looks
No Steady Gaze
Avoiding Eye Contacts
“Touch me not” Attitude
 Gestures
 Inconsistent
 Will
reveal the Mental Objects
(Money/Objects/Sex) to the
Observant Person
 Writing
 Handwriting :Rambling,Crude
 Undue Image “buildups”
 Not being Straight
 Often Verbose
 Claims Connections to Power

centres-though not called for

Threatening -Directly/Indirectly
 Behaviour
 Always Rude/Impertinent
 Impatient
 Often Makes Mistakes Such as
Hitting On the Table Forcefully,
Slamming the Door etc
 The “disrespect” to people is
revealed Often
 Always Lack the Sense Of Proportion
 Beware
 All
these or Some of these can be
shown by nervous individuals
 How To Be Trustworthy ?
 Understand that Trust is Built On
many many opportunities of proving
one’s worth wheras one instance can
spoil year’s of Trust and Goodwill .
 Of course Games and Smear
campaign by others can also mar
your reputation
 Stopping Others From Marring
the Trust You Enjoy in Your
Circle
 Do Your Daily Prayers
 Treat Every one with Love and
Respect
 Don’t Expect Anything For Anything
You Do-Other than What is Your Duty
To Expect
 Do Not Gossip
 Pray For Every One Generally or
Individually