Trust and Honesty

1) Trust is being able to follow someone or something blindly because you truly believe that they/it will lead you well. You can have trust in skills, personalities, actions, and integrity. Each functions differently but is essentially the same consept.

2) True honesty is telling the truth all the time and not twisting facts or situations to fit an ulterior motive. However the degree of honesty or how you word it should depend on what you are trying to do and who you are doing it with. You are not going to tell someone that you know to be self conscious that they are terrible at what they are trying to do. Sugar coating is often necessary in order to preserve confidence. On the other hand, some people have some sort of wall built up in their head against what needs to happen and you may have to be brutally honest in order to get the point across.

3) Trust and Honesty do go together most of the time. You usually gain trust by being honest. However you can have one without the other. You can trust in someones abilities (their volleyball skills for example) but not trust them to keep a secret. Also you can have the most honest person in the world who you do not trust to get the job done. It just depends on whether or not you are referring to the same aspect of the person.

4) Trust and Honesty are key to leadership. People probably are not going to follow you if you are not honest with them or if they do not trust you. You cannot be a leader without some degree of trust from your followers. Why would they follow you if they do not trust that you will do what is best for them or the cause. If you are not honest with people they will not want to follow you for fear of being deceived.