Marble Jar Trust

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Marble jar trust.

We ve got to really share our stories and our hard stuff with people whose jars are full people who ve over time really done those small things that have helped us believe that they re worth our story. The anatomy of trust. For every marble that is in a jar people have earned your trust for that marble. Studies show it is the very small moments where trust is built.

So fast forward five years and i m clear about trust and i talk about trust as the marble jar. Privacy policy terms of use. That s what brene taught lesley when talking about her 9 year old daughter s teacher who kept a jar in her classroom and each time the class did something positive a marble went in the jar. She explained how trust is a lot like a marble jar which was a discipline and reward system her daughter s teacher used in the classroom.

If the class did positive things marbles went in the jar and there s a party when the jar is full. You could call one of these people at 2 am and he or she would come running. Trust and the marble jar. Trust is like a marble jar.

Trust is like a marble jar. In brené brown s novel daring greatly she shares a story of her young daughter losing trust in her best friends and her subsequent decision to never trust anyone again. What do your friends do to earn marbles in your marble jar. Tell the truth or defend a friend on the playground marble in.

In brené brown s concept of the marble jar these are your marble jar friends. Marbles are earned through small acts moments not grand gestures. These are the people who know you the best and honor your connection. Brené uses the analogy of a marble jar to help her daughter understand how trust is built.

Not the big moments the small moments. Treat each other with respect marble in. Trust in the most basic sense is placing confidence in another person and in return them placing confidence in you. In the following clip brené brown describes the concept of trust and the marble jar.

Some examples of small acts moments that build trust include showing up at a loved one s funeral and asking for help from friends. The trust marble jar is a powerful metaphor and tool used to teach how psychological safety is built slowly over time and based on small actions. It should never be used as a compliance tool to call out shame or humiliate students or to take marbles out as punishment.