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Law #92

Position Yourself To Be Trustworthy

Depend upon yourself. Make your judgment trustworthy by trusting it. You can develop good judgment as you do the muscles of your body - by judicious, daily exercise. To be known as a man of sound judgment will be much in your favor. (Grantland Rice)

Some Definitions

Depend - To rely; place trust. To rely for support, maintenance, help, etc.. See Law #23 - Position Yourself To Be Dependable.

Yourself - Your normal or customary self. You. Nobody else but you.

Make - To produce; cause to exist or happen; bring about. To cause to be or become; render.

Judgment - The ability to judge, make a decision, or form an opinion objectively, authoritatively, and wisely, esp. in matters affecting action; good sense; discretion.

Trustworthy - Deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable.

Trusting - Firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing.

Can - To be able to; have the ability, power, or skill to. To know how to. To have the power or means to.

Develop - To bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state. To bring into being or activity; generate; evolve.

Muscles - A tissue composed of fibers capable of contracting to effect bodily movement.

Body - The physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant.

Judicious - Having, exercising, or characterized by good or discriminating judgment; wise, sensible, or well-advised. Using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic.

Daily - Of, done, occurring, or issued each day or each weekday. Every day; day by day.

Exercise - Something done or performed as a means of practice or training. Bodily or mental exertion, esp. for the sake of training or improvement of health.

Known - To be perceived or understood as fact or truth. To be apprehended clearly and with certainty. To be established or fixed in the mind or memory.

Man - A member of the species Homo sapiens or all the members of this species collectively, without regard to sex.

Sound - Competent, sensible, or valid. Of substantial or enduring character. Having no defect as to truth, justice, wisdom, or reason.

Will Be - Recognized as.

Much - Great in quantity, measure, or degree. A great quantity, measure, or degree.

Favor - The state of being approved or held in regard. Friendly or well-disposed regard; goodwill.

Source: Dictionary.com

What’s The Difference Between Dependability, Reliability and Trustworthiness?

After all, I’ve already written Law #23 - Position Yourself To Be Dependable and on Law #82 - Position Yourself To Be Reliable. Why is there a need also for this Law #92 ?

They’re all very similar but they all have “slight” differences, which is why I included them as 3 laws.

Dependability has to do with always showing up. With always having your head in the game.

Reliability has to do more with consistency.

Trustworthiness talks about being worthy.

The bottom line is that we need to exhibit ALL 3 traits.

We need to:

• Always show up (be dependable);

• Always be consistent (be reliable); and

• Always be worthy of the trust we engender (be trustworthy).

What Is This Quote Suggesting?

It talks about the need to develop sound judgment.  When you begin to develop sound judgment, a few things begin to happen.

• You begin to trust yourself (in other words, you become worthy of your own trust);

• As you begin to trust yourself, you begin to trust yourself more (your trust builds upon itself);

• Other people will begin to recognize your sound judgment and as a consequence, they will begin to trust you more and more.

In short, you will become known (both to yourself and to others), as a trustworthy person of sound judgment who is dependable, reliable and trustworthy.

In other words, you will become known for having all 3 qualities.