<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A community grows strongest when its founders... > A community grows strongest when its founders eventually loosen their grip. Constant steering exhausts the leaders and frustrates members who simply want to belong and be themselves, while a community trusted to govern its own life can develop the ownership no founder can impose. **Source:** [[livestreams/Adventure, Mobility, and Letting Go of False Milestones - Workbook|Adventure, Mobility, and Letting Go of False Milestones]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A community grows strongest when its founders eventually loosen their grip. Constant steering exhausts the leaders and frustrates members who simply want to belong and be themselves, while a community trusted to govern its own life can develop the ownership no founder can impose.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-community-grows-strongest-no-founder-impose ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->