Thursday’s Thoughts: TRUST Begins With Awareness “Who we are cannot be separated from where we’re from — and when we ignore that fact, planes crash.” — Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers Think about that for a moment. Then read it again. What does knowing yourself have to do with TRUST? More than we may realize. Each of us enters a room carrying experiences, values, cultural influences, strengths, assumptions, sensitivities—and yes, blind spots. Self-awareness asks us to become curio

Thursday’s Thoughts: TRUST What You Know—Question What You Assume “Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.” -Michel de Montaigne Good Morning, What are you assuming—and what do you actually know? Pause here for a moment and free yourself from distractions. -Take a deep breath in… exhale slowly… -Deep breath in… exhale slowly… -One more time… breathe in… -exhale slowly… Calm your mind. Be present. We make assumptions every day—about ourselves, other people, our t