S2 Eps 1 We Thought We Ran A Business. Two Freelancers Learning To Earn Trust

We dig into what trust really means in life and business, and admit where we fall short. Practical tools, real examples, and a clear path to build trust through small promises, honest repair, and visible process. • Reflection on 2025 lessons and a slow start to 2026 • Defining trust as predicted reliability and benevolence • Mismatched expectations and how to prevent them • Five tools: expectation audit, trust equation, small promises, repair protocol, measured vulnerability • Applying trust to client work and creative business • Showing process, mistakes, and specific social proof • Lowering self‑orientation and sharing value with zero ask • Micro‑commitments, discipline over motivation, public consistency Please, if you have any comments, just give us a thumbs up. I don't mind if you say it was crap, it was good or whatever the case is. Share it, like it, don't like it, leave a comment, and we'll see you in the next one.