Trust on Demand: Why We’ve Been Thinking About It All Wrong
The Trust Problem
?We’re told trust is like a savings account—you deposit little moments over time until one day, you’ve built enough to rely on someone. ?But what if that’s not true? What if trust doesn’t need time? ?What if it’s more like an instinct—something that clicks in a moment, without years of history??
The Instant Trust Leap?
Rithvik Venkat (autistic), an elite marathoner and mountaineer, has spent his life in high-stakes situations. But here’s the paradox: His deepest trust wasn’t built with lifelong friends. It was with strangers.
?Take his climb up Goecha La Peak. Midway through the ascent, the terrain turned brutal—icy, steep, unpredictable. His survival depended on trusting people he had just met. There was no time to “build” trust. It had to happen instantly. And it did.
?What if we’re looking at trust the wrong way? What if trust isn’t about time but about showing up?when it counts?
?Who Really Shows Up?
Here’s where it gets interesting: The people you’ve known for years aren’t always the ones who catch you when you fall. Sometimes, the ones who truly have your back are those who just arrived.
?Would You Trust Faster?
Rithvik didn’t just learn to survive on that mountain—he learned to trust differently. When he met me, they had no shared past. But in moments of exhaustion, pain, and uncertainty, trust formed—not over years, but over decisive moments.?
So, here’s the challenge: What if we stopped treating trust like something that takes years to build? What if we measured it not by time, but by action??
Would you be willing to take the leap? Because trust isn’t something you wait for. It’s something you choose.