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In a 60 Minutes interview with Peter Overton, Tom Cruise famously said to Overton “Put your manners back in”. At yesterdays’ Royal Commission, CBA chief Matt Comyn reflected on a ‘robust discussion’ he had with his predecessor, Ian Narev, on the practice of selling certain insurance policies to people ineligible to make a claim. Comyn revealed Narev’s response was to “temper your sense of justice”.

The Royal Commission into Banking and Finance, another announced for the Aged Care Sector and this week, and a call for another Royal Commission into the Supermarket and Petrol Station sectors, continue to send loud and clear messages about the level of distrust we have in some major institutions and industry sectors.

Your credibility is the perception that others form about the level of trust they can place in you to deliver on your promises in a specific area.

You are probably more creative than you think you are. The reality is you have an enormous capacity to create. You create with your thoughts, your words, your actions and your results. You create through your collaborative work with the various relationships you have in your professional and personal life.

Here’s a challenge for you. In this world of ‘tap and go’, take notice over the next few days how often you see other people being courteous to each other.

The reality is, the topic of trust, which includes trustworthiness and distrust, has always been a hot topic. It’s just one that’s been bubbling under the surface and over time, boiled over to the point where action is required to either earn, build, maintain or regain trust.

This is the seventh and final article in this series of seven reasons why science validates you ought to focus on Applied Positive Intentions because they can help you live an even more meaningful, flourishing and prosperous professional and personal life. In this article we focus on how applied positive intentions develop clarity, agility and resilience.

This is the sixth article in a series of seven reasons why science validates you ought to focus on Applied Positive Intentions because they can help you live an even more meaningful, flourishing and prosperous professional and personal life. In this article we focus on how applied positive intentions encourages curiosity and learning.

This is the fifth article in a series of seven reasons why science validates you ought to focus on Applied Positive Intentions because they can help you live an even more meaningful, flourishing and prosperous professional and personal life. In this article we focus on how applied positive intentions increase goal achievement.

This is the fourth article in a series of seven reasons why science validates you ought to focus on Applied Positive Intentions because they can help you live an even more meaningful, flourishing and prosperous professional and personal life. In this article we focus on how applied positive intentions build positivity.