It's important to understand how personal culture and trust work together (or against each other), especially when we seek to make a change and lead.
Personal culture shares important information about an individual: personal values and beliefs that include our own definitions of success and power. It defines how we view ourselves and the others around us, and guides our decisions and choices.
It's not unusual that people think personal culture is only about our thoughts and consciousness, but it is more than that. It also includes our deep-rooted inherited family beliefs (success and power) and values, and social values in our subconsciousness - also called the invisible operating system.
A good example to demonstrate our personal culture is "talk the talk, walk the walk". Most of us are clear and aware of what we say and want to communicate with people. But when our words don't match up with our decisions, actions, and energy, they sell us out and create distrust in relationships, hence "say one thing but do another".
A solid way to build consistent and sustainable trust both internally and externally is to improve our self-connection and awareness of our personal culture.
Making a change in the world starts with ourselves first.
