A YouTube video transcript of Will Humphreys emphasizing the role of trust in delegation and leadership—how verbally expressing trust ('I trust you') helps create confidence and autonomy. He discusses trusting virtual assistants and teams with sensitive responsibilities (credit cards, social media, podcast editing) and poses a related prompt asking participants for their best sub-$100 investments that saved hours.
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Just get rid of it and go. I'm gonna trust, and I'm gonna use that language intentionally. And I do. I don't know if you guys ever hear that, but I. Every chance I can say, you've got this. I trust you. Yeah. It's not a manipulation. It's an actual, like, using my language as a way to help create that for me. Like, no, I trust them. I do trust them. That's right. I'm glad I said that. And then the other person receives it, how they're gonna receive it. So this thing called trust is a big thing when it comes to delegation. It can be applied to VAs, it can be applied to anything on a leadership scale. And I'm so glad to hear you guys talk about it, because you guys, 0 to 10, how much do you trust your team? I already know the answer, Kayla. 10. 10? Yeah, me. 10. To Kim, who has my credit cards, to my social media team and podcast team. That have everything to do with how I look. I trust them so much because they're putting content out there, and I'm trusting them to edit it. You can edit things down or up, and I trust that they're gonna make me look way better than I deserve. Right. So I think that trust is there. Let's talk about.
This is a fun question. What's the best investment under $100, whether personal or professional, that has saved you hours?