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b'Trust. It certainly makes life easier when it exists. Instead of having to craft complicated contracts for a business deal, a simple handshake will do. Instead of surveilling your spouse like the NSA, you take them at their word.\\nBut trust, it seems, is in short supply these days. We\\u2019re afraid of trusting people and we have a hard time getting people to trust us. How can you establish trust in even the most toxic environments?\\nMy guest today thinks he has the answer to that question. His name is Robin Dreeke, and he\'s spent his career working in a field where trust is hard to get but important to have \\u2014 doing counterintelligence for the FBI. Robin\\u2019s recently published a book sharing how he has been able to gain the trust of people who aren\\u2019t very keen on trusting others. It\\u2019s called "The Code of Trust."\\nToday on the show, Robin shares the five rules of building trust with anyone \\u2014 no matter how suspicious they are of you. While these rules may seem like they\\u2019re an invitation to become a human doormat, Robin explains why that\\u2019s not the case, and how they actually make you more influential.\\nWhether you\\u2019re working with spies, like Robin, or just want to build more trust in your office or relationships, you\\u2019re going to find plenty of interesting and actionable advice in this podcast.'