--- # Daily Inspiration: "Trust is an asset that can take decades to build but that can be incinerated in moments." **URL:** https://jimcarroll.com/2026/01/daily-inspiration-trust-is-an-asset-that-can-take-decades-to-build-but-that-can-be-incinerated-in-moments/ Date: 2026-01-22 Author: JimCarroll Post Type: post Summary: “Trust is an asset that can take decades to build but that can be incinerated in moments.” – Futurist Jim Carroll As a species, we seem to have an implicit ability to observe the issue of trust. And most of us know that a huge amount of ‘trust capital’ has disappeared in the last 48 […] Categories: Blog, Daily Inspiration Featured Image: https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Trust.jpg --- *"Trust is an asset that can take decades to build but that can be incinerated in moments."* - Futurist Jim Carroll ![](https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Trust.jpg) As a species, we seem to have an implicit ability to observe the issue of trust. And most of us know that a huge amount of '*trust capital'* has disappeared in the last 48 hours. The thing about trust? When it's gone, it's gone. It takes a considerable amount of time to build up trust. And when you work to destroy, it's gone faster than you think! The speed can be astonishing. ![](https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/LostTrust.jpg) Never forget - lost trust always means a lost future! 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