Trust is not built in a straight line.
We think of it as something you build once and keep forever. But in reality, it’s more like a savings account. Small, consistent deposits: showing up, being reliable, being transparent. And just one withdrawal — a moment of doubt, miscommunication, or inconsistency: can take you right back to square one.
The hardest part is explaining yourself.
Everyone sees life through their own lens, shaped by experiences, biases, and personal struggles. By the time you try to explain, most people have already made up their minds. Very few pause to ask, “What really happened here?” Is that selfishness, or simply human nature: that we’re too absorbed in our own lives to care deeply about someone else’s story?
Still, giving someone a chance to explain doesn’t cost much. But it says everything about you. It shows humility. It shows respect. And if someone can reshape the opinions others already hold about them, that’s not persuasion, that’s mastery. Because you can win negotiations with money, but winning over emotions is far harder.
Being stuck isn’t the enemy either.
It’s a signal. Usually, it’s pointing to a lack of clarity or a fear you haven’t addressed. If you sit with it and ask the right questions, stuckness will show you what needs to be articulated, where your priorities really are. You can’t chase everything. But if you choose one idea, own it, and go after it with focus, that’s when progress happens.
And then there’s karma.
Growth isn’t a straight line upward. It’s more like a helix. You climb, but you circle back. Mistakes pull you to square one, not to punish you, but to teach you. It’s tiring, yes. You’ll wonder, “Why do I have to go through the same thing again and again?” But that’s the cycle. You don’t skip it. You go through it, patiently and calmly, until you rise again.
That’s the loop of trust, regret, and growth. You keep coming back to square one. But each time, you climb with more awareness, more resilience, and more truth.
