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Consistency is essential in order for trust to be developed in any interpersonal relationships. Trust itself is the belief that a personal will honor their word once it is given. Without trust there is no reason for a person to remain in any type of personal relationship because they do not have security in the benefits of that relationship. Consistency allows the building of trust to take place because previous experience has shown the individual in question to be a person of integrity and also that their word is valuable when taken at face value. This takes time to develop and a commitment to believing the greater good about another person. Ultimately, if trust is violated it can be very difficult to restore. Consistency is a pattern of behavior that leads someone to have security in the knowledge, that the odds are in favor of a person following through based on previous history.

Approch each action that you take as an opportunity to prove yourself consistent. Never give your word when you do not have the ability to follow through on your promises. This will guarantee that you only have strong personal relationships, because you will be seen as a person of integrity. When you are required to break your word give sufficient warning that you will need to change plans and immediately have a solution and resolution to any problems that may arise because you are not following through on your promises. This will allow you the latitude to have unfortunate circumstances arise without them having a permanent negative effect upon your quality of relationships.The more open the person is about their limitations, the more successful relationships they will have. People that take on too much responsibility tend to spend more time fixing relationships than developing them. If you are capable of the action of understanding that you are not able to do everything for everyone, you will have more faith placed upon you then if you are constantly falling short of expectations.

Keeping your emotional reactions consistent is important when developing relationships. If someone is afraid that you will negatively react to something that they tell you, chances are they will not disclose complete truth to you, thereby creating uncomfortable circumstances when it is not necessary. People controlled by emotions do not live the best life available to them, they spend more time we acting then actually living in the moment. This is detrimental to the overall lifetime experience because opportunities sometimes need to be taken advantage of in the moment, and if constant analysis of emotions is going on, opportunities can be easily missed.

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