There is a certain something required to make any
relationship work. We all know that; sometimes we know what it is that’s
missing, but don’t know how to get there, and sometimes we don’t even know what
it is that’s lacking.
Mac Richard, in his book The
Trust Protocol: The Key to Building Stronger Families, Teams and Businesses
(Baker Books, 2017) suggests that the key ingredient is trust. Without trust, we stumble through the trials
of life, often finding that it’s easier to bail than it is to stay and work on
the issues that are causing the problems in the first place.
Mac manages to incorporate any number of personal
experiences, ranging from football, to marriage, to parenting, to church, and
even a few interviews with some senior military officers. And in doing so he
makes a strong case for being willing to do what it takes to earn that trust
that all of us are so desperately seeking, and so passionately want others to
see in us.
As someone who has struggled with this issue in the past, I think
that this book has the potential to awaken an awareness in us: that we have to
be trustworthy in all our relationships; and that if we’re not willing to
demand that we can trust others than sometimes we might just have to settle for
less that we deserve.
I received a copy of this book from BakerBooks in exchange
for my review.
4/5
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