Dear brothers Scouts In the introduction of third issue of our Mundus Novus Bulletin, with which we are beginning this year, I would like to talk about a value within the Scout Movement that is very important, the value of the Trust. This important value is embodied in the first article of the Scout Law, formulated by our founder, Robert Baden Powell “Scouting for Boys”: The honor of a Scout is trustworthy. Being trustworthy for a Scout is an every day goal, because we know what is at stake is our honor. Our honor depends directly on us to be trustworthy. Our honor is all that really belongs to us, only each of us can make it grow and be honorable people, where others can trust blindly or completely lose it. Confidence is the result of character and competence, as stipulated by Stephen R. Covey in his book "The Confidence Factor." Both elements are equally necessary to build confidence and even more, to preserve it. Even these two elements are key for us to give confidence to someone or not. We could have the character to make and keep promises, starting with those that we promise to ourselves, but if we do not have enough capacity to carry that to which we commit, we will not be able to build confidence. Imagine that we had to undergo surgery and the doctor in charge, a few minutes before entering the operating room tells us that he is absolutely willing to do everything possible to have a successful surgery (character), but it is the first time that he is doing it and has no knowledge or the necessary experience (competence). Surely in that moment we get up to go in search of a doctor who we could trust our lives. In the same way we wouldn’t trust our lives to such a doctor, even though he or she has all the skills and knowledge to perform the surgery but keeping a non ethical background in his or her professional performance.
others trust us, is to generate confidence in the organizations we belong, whether in our family, our company, our Scout group, our National Scout Organization or our great World Organization of the Scout Movement, what is known as reputation. Reputation is the result of the confidence that inspires everyone who belongs to an organization, regardless of their size. In our hands, consider whether we have the character to build confidence and if we have the necessary competence to achieve it. Let us strive daily to make progress in one and other. Enjoy the satisfaction of being trustworthy when we achieve and strive to preserve. Now begins a new year, resolve to grow each day in the confidence level that we feel towards ourselves and others feel toward us. Be prepared to serve Raúl Sánchez Vaca Regional Director World Scout Bureau Interamerican Region
Building trust begins with us. We have to acquire the character and competency to fulfill the promises we make to ourselves. Once we trust in us and demonstrate to ourselves that we can accomplish what we promise, we can begin to become
trustworthy by others. The next step, once we know that
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