Be Easy To Trust, Hard To Distract

Here's the thing about trust... it's not built in grand gestures. It's built in the quiet consistency of showing up. Again and again. Even when nobody's watching.

I was talking to a friend the other day, and he was frustrated – felt like people didn't take him seriously, didn't follow through on opportunities he pitched. And I asked him one question: "When you say you'll call someone back, do you actually call them back?"

Long pause. You could see it hit him.

See... trust isn't about being charismatic or having the right words. It's simpler than that. It's about meaning what you say and doing what you mean.

Be easy to trust.

That means when you commit, you commit fully. No hedging, no maybes disguised as yeses. Your word becomes currency – and here's what I've learned: in a world drowning in noise and empty promises, reliability is revolutionary.

People are starving for someone who just... does what they said they'd do.

Wild, right?

But that's where we are.

Now, the second part – hard to distract. This is where it gets interesting.

We live in an economy designed to fracture your attention. Every notification, every scroll, every "urgent" email... it's all competing for the real estate in your head. And most people? They're renting out that space cheap. Giving away their focus to whoever shouts loudest. But you... you've got to be different. You've got to guard your attention like it's the most valuable thing you own – because it is.

I'll tell you what – being hard to distract isn't about being rigid or closed off. It's about knowing what matters. It's about having a compass that points true north even when the whole world's trying to spin you around. When you commit to something, when you give someone your word, you become immovable on that front.

The distractions can swirl around you like a storm, but you stay anchored.

Think about it like this: being easy to trust and hard to distract... they're two sides of the same coin. You can't have one without the other.

If you're easily distracted, people learn they can't count on you.

If you're hard to trust, well, your focus doesn't matter because nobody wants to work with you anyway.

But when you combine them? When you become someone who shows up consistently and stays locked in? That's when doors start opening. That's when opportunities find you instead of you chasing them. Because people know – really know – that when they invest in you, you'll see it through.

So here's my challenge: pick one commitment you've made recently. Just one. And for the next week, be absolutely immovable about it.

Guard your attention like a hawk. Show up like you promised. Let your actions do the talking.

Trust isn't given... it's earned in the small moments.

And focus isn't found – it's protected.